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Leak gives T-Mobile release dates for Samsung Galaxy S III, Note and Huawei myTouch

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:16:00 -0500

Summer is shaping up to be pretty good if you're a T-Mobile customer looking for a nice Android device, because a new leak has outed the possible release date for the Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note, and Huawei myTouch...

Cisco kills off their Cius business tablet, cites competition from BYOD consumer tablets

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:12:00 -0500

After two years of poor market uptake, Cisco announced they will be exiting the enterprise tablet field due to competition from consumer products...

ViewSonic to show off 22 inch Android tablet at Computex

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:04:00 -0500

ViewSonic is teasing a 22" Android "tablet" they will be offering for business collaboration in a couple weeks...

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It's the end of the line for the Google Nexus S 4G at Sprint

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:48:00 -0500

Launched May 8th of 2011, the Google Nexus S 4G now joins all of those other dearly departed handsets who have moved on to that great bargain bin in the sky; the handset hits the EOL even though it recently was updated to Android 4.0...

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Google Nexus tablet details leaked, will be quad-core and may include Jelly Bean

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:56:00 -0500

Details are leaking out on the tablet Google will be giving away at I/O this year, and it looks to be a sub-$200 quad-core powerhouse that may even have the next version of Android installed...

Mobile Browsing accounts for 20% of North American web traffic according to new report

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:15:00 -0500

Mobile browsing is responsible for 20% of web traffic in the U.S. and Canada according to a survey compiled by advertising network Chitika; that 20% can be broken down even more with 14.6% of the mobile traffic coming from smartphones and 5.6% from tablets...

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Samsung contest offers 6 winners a Samsung Galaxy Note for them and four friends

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:28:00 -0500

To celebrate the 6 million "Likes" on Samsung's Facebook page, the Korean based manufacturer is giving away to 6 lucky winners a Samsung GALAXY Note, a $100 concert gift card, and the same thing to four of each winner's friends...

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WireFly's Memorial Day promotion brings the price of T-Mobile's HTC One S to $125 on-contract

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:47:00 -0500

Seeing that we’re striding into the Memorial Day weekend, it’s looking to be the perfect time to finally make the jump with the HTC One S. In fact, WireFly has a neat promotion right now until May 28th that brings the price of the smartphone to $124.99 on-contract...

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PayPal expands its mobile payments presence into 15 more new retailers

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:12:00 -0500

In a deal that’s sure to make its presence known even more in the retail landscape, PayPal announced that it has landed deals with 15 retailers to start allowing consumers to pay for purchases with PayPal on their mobile devices. No doubt a big win for PayPal...

Fraudulent British app seller fined $78,000 and told to refund money

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:09:00 -0500

Android owners who thought they were legitimately buying certain apps from third party Android app stores and ended up with fake version's of certain titles, will be getting their money back after U.K. phone regulator PhonepayPlus took action against A1 Agregator Limited...

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Pandora announces record marks with its first quarter earnings report

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:47:00 -0500

During its first quarter 2012-2013 fiscal year, the music streaming giant manage to grow its business by adding on a record 51.9 million active users, which is an impressive 53% increase from last year. As much as that 71.5% market share sounds really nice...

T-Mobile UK customers can snag a free Sony Xperia U on monthly plans that start at £15.50

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:24:00 -0500

Today, the network operator announced the availability of the Sony Xperia U for the always lovable contract price of free on monthly plans that start at £15.50 ($24). In contrast, you can still nab a free Xperia U with Three UK’s deal, but as we’ve mentioned already...

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What's in the Glass: more details about Google's Project Glass surface

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:19:00 -0500

Google’s Project Glass has captivated our imagination recently with the amazing photographic options a wearable display provides and the unique point of view…

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablets also get in with free 50GB of Dropbox storage for the year

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:06:00 -0500

Far from being the single biggest standout feature on Samsung’s latest tablets, it seems that it’s not only the Samsung Galaxy S III getting the love when it comes to free Dropbox storage. In fact, both versions of the recently available Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, 7.0 and 10.1 models...

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RIM patent application reveals work on possible uninteresting feature, device unlock

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:12:00 -0500

In case you're wondering if they're sleeping up in Waterloo in RIM's R&D center, the answer is no. They're busy developing uninspiring technology as evidence by a recent patent filing for a new mobile device unlock alternative...

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Alarm Clock Ultra is the Swiss knife of alarm clocks for Android

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:12:00 -0500

Alarm Clock Ultra is one of the best relatively new additions to Android’s Google Play – it gives you plenty of options to customize your alarms, but its depth doesn't affect its simplicity…

BlackBerry Messenger to remain exclusive to BlackBerry devices reports WSJ

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:58:00 -0500

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that contrary to rumors, BlackBerry Messenger is going to remain exclusive to Blackberry devices...

Did 100 iPads save Greece from financial collapse?

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:54:00 -0500

Greece finance group used 100 iPads and a custom finance app to put together and get sign offs on the restructuring plan that may have saved Greece from financial ruins...

Google Executive Eric Schmidt tells graduates to go offline for a an hour per day

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:49:00 -0500

In a commencement address at Boston University this week, Google's Eric Schmidt gave some sound advice to the graduates, to unplug from the internet world and live life off of a screen, if even for just an hour per day...

Absinthe 2.0 released: jailbreak Apple iOS 5.1.1 devices

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:21:00 -0500

Absinthe 2.0 has finally arrived - the latest jailbreak will set your iOS 5.1.1 devices free in a simple way…

Facebook offers its own Instagram-like features in new camera app for the Apple iPhone

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:19:00 -0500

Available for free from iTunes, Facebook Camera allows users to slide through a series of pictures from their Facebook friends and if the user wants a particular picture enlarged, he simply taps on it; the app allows for the user to send multiple pictures at once rather than photo by photo...

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Tim Cook's more communicative, amicable personality is transforming Apple's image

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:31:00 -0500

More than a half a year ago, Steve Jobs passed away but he prepared his successor before that – Timothy D. Cook took over Apple in the summer of 2011…

Apple yanks Airfoil Speakers Touch from App Store

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:34:00 -0500

Airfoil Speakers Touch by Rogue Amoeba has been in the App Store for three years, offering an easy way to send audio from your Windows or Mac computer to iOS devices…

Toshiba AT300 announced: 10.1-inch ICS Tegra 3 tablet clad in aluminum

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:33:00 -0500

The Toshiba AT300 is the latest tablet to feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and with a 10.1-inch display, a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 chip and a thin, aluminum body…

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New Apple iPhone 4S ads creating a positive buzz for the device

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:06:00 -0500

According to the YouGov BrandIndex, the new celebrity ads for the Apple iPhone have created a positive buzz for the iconic smartphone among young adults; the new spots feature movie stars Samuel Jackson and John Malkovich and television star Zooey Deschanel...

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Sony ST26i leaks out, spotted in benchmarks

Fri, 25 May 2012 03:24:00 -0500

We've heard about the Sony ST26i, a mysterious handset existing only in rumor-land, but that's not really something that would make us seriously think it's real…

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Essential part of HP's webOS Enyo team goes to Google

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:58:00 -0500

What would happen if you merge the best of webOS with Google’s Android? Our guess - something great, and we’ve already seen the first results of that collaboration…

Apple CEO Tim Cook turns down Restricted Stock Unit dividend worth over $75 million

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:41:00 -0500

Apples 8-K filing with the SEC shows that Apple CEO Tim Cook turned down a dividend offered to those who own Restricted Stock Units, valued at more than $75 million; RSU owners have been awarded the same $2.65 a share dividend that public stockholders receive...

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HTC EVO 4G LTE out of customs and now in some customers' hands

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:45:00 -0500

We were informed by many who had pre-ordered the HTC EVO 4G LTE that they had received the notifications that their phones were being shipped and sure enough, many received their brand spanking new smartphone on Thursday, right on time...

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New plasma display by Panasonic allows four people to draw at same time

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:48:00 -0500

Panasonic's new plasma-based touchscreen can handle the touch of as many as 4 people at the same time although there is one caveat as a stylus has to be used for input; as a result, the company is focusing on using the screen for devices used in schools and for business presentations...