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AT&T has started rolling out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the Pantech Flex. Few owners of the everything-but-popular device will get to benefit from all the improvements and tweaks introduced in this software release, including Google Now, fancier and actionable push notifications, and Project Butter enhancements. According to AT&T’s blog post, Flex owners will…
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has been leaked, again. This time the leak comes from China, showing the upcoming phablet from two different angles. We already know pretty much all there is to know about the Galaxy Note 3: it will pack a large full HD screen, super-fast Snapdragon 800 processor (or Exynos 5 Octa), a…
The Federal Aviation Administration may finally allow users to use their tablets and e-readers during takeoff and landing. Mobile phones are not included in this proposal as they may interfere with the RF equipment in cockpit. Using electronics during ascent and descent of commercial flights has been banned back in 60s, and has been challenged…
And yet again we have an “in the wild” photo of the upcoming iPhone 5S to show you. The new leak, provided by MacRumors, shows that the next Apple smartphone will add dual-LED flash to the mix to make for better photos when you take them in low-light conditions. MacRumors also noted that the main…
Looks like Sony is preparing to unveil a new SmartWatch this week at Mobile Asia Expo 2013 in Shanghai. The company has tweeted a few messages saying that “one in three smartphone users want smart wrist wear” and that wearable tech is their DNA. All this is followed by #itstime and #MAE13 hashtags, the latter…
Mozilla won’t follow Google’s footsteps and launch its own-brand Firefox OS smartphones. In an interview with DigiTimes, the company’s SVP of Mobile Devices and President of Mozilla’s Asia Operations, Li Gong, confirmed that we won’t be seeing anything like the Nexus series. Rather the popular browser maker may work on “reference models” that could be…
Samsung has infringed on Apple’s patent covering a “bounce-back” feature, a Tokyo court has decided. The Korean company reportedly copied the feature in which icons on smartphones and tablets quiver back when users scroll to the end of a document. The decision comes on the heels of USPTO’s ruling in April which said that Apple’s…
Guess who will help HTC increase sales? Robert Downey Jr. aka Iron Man, who has apparently signed-up with the Taiwanese company for a 2-year global marketing campaign worth some $12 million. The deal is still not official, but the speculation is that actor will have final creative say over the campaign and will be playing…
We’ve already told you that AT&T might get the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. Well, the version of the device (marked as SGH-i527) with all the right bands has been caught at the FCC, making the phablet ready to be sold on the U.S. soil. Aside from that, we’re still not sure when AT&T will start…
After the US and UK, Google Play Store gift cards are now available in two additional countries – Germany and France. Those of you interested to share some mobile app/content love with others can choose between 5, 25 and 50 EUR cards and let the recipient choose what he/she will be doing with all that…