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HTC Plans to Show us “What’s Next” During February 19th Events
January 29, 2013 | Vincent MessinaWhile many OEMs plan on introducing their new wares during Mobile World Congress, HTC has planned an event for the week before to show us all “what’s new.” There will actually be two events taking place at the same time: one in NYC and one in London. Read More
Best Buy now Selling T-Mobile Nexus 4 Devices Online
January 29, 2013 | Vincent MessinaThanks to lack of supply, consumers have been frantically tossing money at their screens in hopes of scoring a Nexus 4. While T-Mobile sparingly stocks its shelves, Best Buy has joined in to help by adding its own supply for anyone looking to pick one up with or without a contract. Read More
Google Wallet Updated, too bad I Still Can’t use It
January 28, 2013 | Vincent MessinaIf you’re one of the very few able to use Google Wallet without some form of hackery, you’ll be happy to know there’s an updated version waiting for you in the Play Store. However, for the majority of us, the douchery continues as Google Wallet is still unsupported on our carriers. Read More
Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Available for a Limited Time
January 28, 2013 | Vincent MessinaIt’s the old “slap a fresh coat of paint on it” routine and Samsung is hoping to sell a few more Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 devices before the Tab 3 hits the market. At this point in time, I’m not sure painting the Tab 2 7.0 red is going to make any kind of difference, but if it does for you, then here’s what you’ll get: Read More
Sprint Rolls out 4G LTE to Additional Markets, Western Puerto Rico Included?
January 28, 2013 | Vincent MessinaTired of waiting for Sprint 4G LTE to hit your market? You might want to try moving to Western Puerto Rico. That’s right, as the state of California still waits on Sprint for some 4G LTE, those living on an unincorporated territory in the northeastern Caribbean are speeding through those downloads. Read More
A Moment of Silence as we Mourn the First and Last Nexus Device Verizon will Ever See
January 25, 2013 | Vincent MessinaThe Verizon Galaxy Nexus has reached end-of-life status, and as we take a moment to reflect on what could have been, I’d like to recap what actually was.
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Project WindowsAndroid Lets you run Android 4.0 Natively on your Windows PC
January 25, 2013 | Vincent MessinaYet another project to bring Android to your PC has cropped up, yet this one has an edge on the others since it appears to be full blown Android running natively. WindowsAndroid is a project by Beijing-based startup SocketeQ that’s been under development for years and looks quite promising. Read More
Chrome Beta for Android Updated to Include Support for chrome://flags
January 25, 2013 | Vincent MessinaChrome Beta for Android received quite an interesting update today. Users can now access all the experimental features within chrome://flags. Features and support for things such as WebGL, a JavaScript API for rendering accelerated graphics, disabling deferred 2D canvas, adding an FPS counter, and more are now available for you to experiment with. Read More
Samsung Q4 2012 Earnings: Smartphone and Tablet Demand Helps Drive Profits Past $8 Billion
January 25, 2013 | Vincent MessinaSamsung may have their hands in a large number of pots, but whatever they’re doing, they’re doing a good job as their profits for Q4 came in at around 8.27 billion dollars. In a brief summary, Samsung notes that both smartphone and tablet demand was up in Q4, helping to maintain solid earnings. Read More