We all know that Android 1.6 isn’t getting any newer, but it’s now clear that customers pining for the I’m Watch will need to dig deeply and muster a final bit of tolerance. According to the Italian smartwatch creator, it’s made a few changes to the …
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I’m Watch creator explains order fulfillment process, offers 15 percent discount for your patience
May 17th, 2012
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Nielsen: Americans have 28 percent more mobile apps in 2012, look down on the web with disdain
May 17th, 2012
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It’s not hard to see that Americans love their mobile apps, and Nielsen can now tell us by how much. The average US smartphone owner circa mid-2012 now brandishes 41 apps, a pretty hefty 28 percent increase from a year earlier. They’re preferring nat…
HTC confirms One X multitasking tweaks in Sense 4
May 17th, 2012
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There’s been quite a bit of brouhaha over at xda-developers lately about changes HTC’s made to the way multitasking behaves on the One X compared to stock Ice Cream Sandwich. We’re not just talking about obvious UI tweaks here — Sense 4′s horizontal…
LG’s Optimus LTE2 ships this week in Korea, nails down a few more specs
May 17th, 2012
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Just in case the world forgot which phone was first with 2GB of RAM, LG has pushed out another press release for its Optimus LTE2 which ships this week in Korea, just as promised. The detailed specs reveal this version ships with a 4.7-inch True HD I…
Sprint’s Android users get carrier billing in Google Play
May 17th, 2012
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American Android users started getting carrier billing in Google Play early this month through T-Mobile (and later AT&T), and now Sprint can join the party. Any app, book, music or video purchase can be tacked on to the monthly bill for your EV…
Visualized: Android’s device diversity cut up into 3,997 little pieces
May 16th, 2012
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Some call it diversity, some call it fragmentation. However you slice it, there’s a lot of Android devices out there. OpenSignalMaps has tracked a staggering 3,997 unique phones, tablets and other Google-powered gadgets, and has put them into a chart…
Viacom and Time Warner Cable call truce, TWC TV mobile apps will stream Colbert after all
May 16th, 2012
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Good news ahoy if you’ve liked Time Warner Cable’s TWC TV streaming app but were frustrated with content providers pulling channels over licensing rights: the cable giant and Viacom have reached a settlement that will see Viacom’s channels return to …
Motorola Droid 4 gets leaked ICS build, official Android 4.0.4 may soon follow
May 16th, 2012
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We’ve known for quite some time that Motorola intended to push Ice Cream Sandwich to the Droid 4, but until now the waiting game continued, with no end in sight. It now appears that the smartphone maker is making serious progress on its own Motoblur-…
Motorola Motosmart Mix XT550 masks its middling specs with a set of nice headphones
May 16th, 2012
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HTC may be over the idea of including premium earbuds with its smartphones, but Motorola is stepping up to give it the ol’ college try with its Motosmart Mix XT550. The phone will sell in China for ¥1,699 and is targeted at “people who really car…
Evernote 4.0 for Android sweeps in new home screen, list UI (video)
May 16th, 2012
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‘Tis the season for major Android app remakes, this time with Evernote going for a much appreciated adaptation to a more swipe-friendly universe. The 4.0 update of the note-taking app has a new home screen that lets you swipe out a hidden menu to ge…
LG shows off UI 3.0 for Ice Cream Sandwich devices, says it’s ‘unobtrusive and simple’
May 16th, 2012
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Love them or hate them, those ubiquitous Android skins aren’t going anywhere any time soon. Now the latest one to make an entrance to the overlay game is LG’s UI 3.0, which the Korean outfits says will make the overall experience of its handsets easi…
Xiaomi Phone gets a Youth Edition, a less powerful, cheaper alternative for students
May 16th, 2012
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Many of you are already familiar with the Xiaomi Phone and its reverence in the MIUI community, but now the Chinese manufacturer has introduced a less expensive counterpart to the original, which is aptly known as the Youth Edition. Priced at 1,499 y…
Russian researchers build partial android for bizarre mind-transfer project (video)
May 16th, 2012
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A Team of Russian researchers are building a conceptual mind-transfer android, and we’re definitely not talking about Ice Cream Sandwich. However bizarre, their goal is to help mankind achieve immortality using a combination of humanoid robots and in…
iPhone waltzes into top spot of US phone satisfaction index, small carriers trump the giants
May 16th, 2012
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We know almost too well how smartphones perform in US market share; what we don’t usually see is how happy customers are once the shrink wrap’s off. Going by a newly-expanded American Customer Satisfaction Index, it’s the iPhone that most scratches t…
Panasonic gifts NTT DoCoMo with Eluga V, Eluga Power smartphones and Eluga Live tablet
May 16th, 2012
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Among the slew of new Android 4.0 devices unveiled by Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo today were a trio from Panasonic, including the Eluga Power phone we’d seen before and a few new entries in the Eluga V phone and Eluga Live tablet. We’ve already gotte…
Kantar: Windows Phone clawing back share thanks to Nokia, but Android still rules the roost
May 16th, 2012
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It’s seldom the case that we get to look at world smartphone market share on a national level, but Kantar WorldPanel has given a rare peek that might give Windows Phone fans some good news to crow about. Even though things haven’t always gone well fo…
NTT DoCoMo launching 19 new devices this summer, brings Galaxy S III to Japan
May 16th, 2012
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If you aren’t already accustomed to Japan’s regular deluge of device announcements, brace yourself: NTT DoCoMo just stepped forward with 17 new phones, as well as a mobile WiFi hotspot and a tablet. Throw a stone at the pile of hardware, and you’re l…
HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE delayed at customs due to ITC exclusion order
May 16th, 2012
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We’ve just received a statement from HTC indicating that two of its flagship devices — the One X for AT&T and the EVO 4G LTE for Sprint — have been delayed at customs due to an ITC exclusion order that was handed down last December at Apple’s b…
Google reportedly planning stable of Nexus devices with Android 5.0, will sell ‘em direct
May 15th, 2012
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Hand firmly grasping hat? Good. The Wall Street Journal is reporting on quite the bombshell today, noting that Google is about to cause its carrier partners in the States all sorts of grief — indirectly, of course. Just weeks after placing its heral…
