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• HTC Desire Q and Desire P specs, pics pop up
• Kaspersky makes its mobile security apps available for free
• Jabra introduces trio of stereo headphones
• HTC One receiving software update in April to further improve camera quality, before and after samples are like night and day
• T-Mobile’s Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 receiving Jelly Bean?
• In what pocket do you keep your phone? [POLL]
• Sergey Brin talks about Google Glass at TED 2013 [VIDEO]
• Chromebook Pixel LTE shipping April 8th
• Purported render of the Motorola X Phone comes with new spec rumors
• Google+ update incoming; updated profiles, more community controls, and more
• Barnes & Noble Nook to get in-app purchasing soon
• Free-to-play PAC-MAN + Tournaments game arrives on Android [VIDEO]
• 300 million Android users in China projected by end of 2013
• Sony Xperia ZL up for pre-order in the US, unsubsidized at $760
• [Update] Is this screenshot of Google Babble legit? You decide

HTC Desire Q and Desire P specs, pics pop up Posted: 25 Mar 2013 04:09 PM PDT Just a few weeks ago, we heard about two possible new entrants in the HTC Desire series, the HTC Desire Q and the HTC Desire P. Today, it seems we have our first look at both devices. Starting with the Desire Q, this will be a smallish (by today’s standards) 4-inch handset that will don [...]

Kaspersky makes its mobile security apps available for free Posted: 25 Mar 2013 03:35 PM PDT Free is all the rage in mobile these days, whether it be because of ads or in-app purchases. The latest to jump on the bandwagon is, surprisingly, Kaspersky. The company has announced that its mobile security apps for Android smartphones and tablets are now available free of charge in the Google Play Store, bellowing the [...]

Jabra introduces trio of stereo headphones Posted: 25 Mar 2013 02:31 PM PDT Our friends at Jabra have just announced a trio of new stereo headphones for those who are looking for some quality audio. First is Jabra’s on-ear set of headphones called the REVO. Available in white and grey, these corded headphones include inline controls for volume and call management, dual jack connectors so you and your [...]

HTC One receiving software update in April to further improve camera quality, before and after samples are like night and day Posted: 25 Mar 2013 02:14 PM PDT When the HTC One was first announced, the Taiwanese manufacturer made a big hoopla over the handset’s “UltraPixel” camera tech with a sensor that was able to catch 10x’s more boomfeeds or something like that. Of course once the internet got their hands on the international version of the device, The reviews came pouring in: [...]

T-Mobile’s Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 receiving Jelly Bean? Posted: 25 Mar 2013 01:51 PM PDT T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is one of the last in the US to get Jelly Bean, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be any sweeter for people to finally get their hands on the upgrade. It seems the first user reports are rolling in regarding a possible rollout to Jelly Bean for the [...]

In what pocket do you keep your phone? [POLL] Posted: 25 Mar 2013 01:33 PM PDT Everyone has their own method to mobile phone madness, including a typical “go to” pocket. Sometimes it’s a right handed vs. left handed thing. Sometimes it’s an “any pocket except where my keys are” thing. Maybe you carry a purse, or a murse, wear cargo pants, or wear a fisherman’s jacket with seemingly infinite pockets. [...]

Sergey Brin talks about Google Glass at TED 2013 [VIDEO] Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:52 PM PDT While many of us — even those who pre-ordered at Google I/O or are waiting on the Early Explorers program — are still waiting on Google Glass to come to market, the specially privileged folks, like co-founder of Google Sergey Brin, are already walking around with the thing and talking about it. The aforementioned leader of El [...]

Chromebook Pixel LTE shipping April 8th Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:01 PM PDT While the Chromebook Pixel has been available since the day it was announced, the LTE-equipped version of Google’s ultra-slim, touch-screen Chrome OS notebook has remained elusive. It seems those who pre-ordered the device will be able to get the unit in just about two weeks’ time, though, as the Play Store listing has been updated [...]

Purported render of the Motorola X Phone comes with new spec rumors Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:40 AM PDT As Google I/O inches closer along with the potential unveiling of Motorola’s first smartphone designed under Google’s direction, the floodgates are opening when it comes to the rumored X Phone. Today we get a leaked render purported to be the handset along with a new take on the phone’s specs. The look of the phone [...]

Google+ update incoming; updated profiles, more community controls, and more Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:21 AM PDT Google has detailed a new app upgrade for Google+ that isn’t yet sitting in the Google Play Store. The upgrade touches on a few different areas, including controls for communities, new photo features, and new timeline customization features. Starting with communities, users can now adjust the amount of community posts showing up on their home-screen [...]

Barnes & Noble Nook to get in-app purchasing soon Posted: 25 Mar 2013 09:49 AM PDT The folks at NOOK Media/Barnes & Noble have announced that apps on the e-reading platform would soon be able to tap into an in-app purchasing engine that will allow developers to easily offer downloadables and unlockables to users within apps and games. It’s a necessary development in a time where folks are leveraging a growing [...]

Free-to-play PAC-MAN + Tournaments game arrives on Android [VIDEO] Posted: 25 Mar 2013 09:04 AM PDT PAC-MAN fans might like to know that a new free-to-play game has erected exclusively for Android. It’s called PAC-MAN Tournaments, and it’s a game largely driven by in-app purchases — you had to expect it, folks. The game delivers the classic PAC-MAN experience from 1980 as well as  anew experience fueled by tournaments, leaderboards, achievements [...]

300 million Android users in China projected by end of 2013 Posted: 25 Mar 2013 08:47 AM PDT At the end of 2012, China was host to roughly 224 million Android users. The number, which trumps that of US Android users by about three time, is expected to grow to over 300 million by the end of 2013 on a wave of low-cost options from local manufacturers, according to info from Chinese app [...]

Sony Xperia ZL up for pre-order in the US, unsubsidized at $760 Posted: 25 Mar 2013 08:00 AM PDT The Sony Xperia ZL is coming the US, but it won’t be available on the cheap. Currently up for pre-order and being offered without the aid of any carrier subsidy, the counterpart to the Xperia Z will ship April 8th. Interested buyers can reserve theirs now for $759.99. At least shipping is free… The Xperia [...]

[Update] Is this screenshot of Google Babble legit? You decide Posted: 25 Mar 2013 07:56 AM PDT [Update]: It looks like this is another fake, folks. (Not that we expected anything more.) The icon used is the same one that Google+ user Shen Ye created on his own. Alongside that, reader Alankrut Patel pointed out how some elements of this image prove this is likely just a mock-up thrown together by someone [...]

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