Friday, April 19, 2013

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LinkedIn for Android gets brand new user interface

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 05:28 PM PDT

LinkedIn for Android gets updated with a card-ified Holo user interface, more languages, and an emphasis in LinkedIn Influencers blogs.

Verizon adds 4G LTE in five new cities

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 04:40 PM PDT

Verizon has launched its 4G LTE network in five new cities bringing the carrier's totals up to 491 markets and 287 million Americans.

Archos introduces line of affordable Android phones

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 03:57 PM PDT

Archos has announced a new trio of affordable smartphones. See if these pocket-friendly handsets are cheap enough to make you forget about their lack of spunk.

Facebook voice calling makes its way to US Android users

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 03:23 PM PDT

Americans aren’t quite used to getting the shaft on apps and games to start, but we see just how much it hurts when it happens. Our international friends have had the chance to point and laugh at us for not having access to Facebook VoIP calling for quite some time, but we can finally can [...]

Verizon confirms May release date for Samsung Galaxy S4

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 02:57 PM PDT

Verizon has removed at least some of the mystery surrounding the release date for its version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The company took to Twitter to confirm that the Galaxy S4 wouldn’t be arriving on its store shelves until May. Players like Sprint and T-Mobile have committed to late April for their respective launches, [...]

Sprint lights up 21 new markets with 4G LTE, adds 34 more prospects

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 02:48 PM PDT

Last week, it was rumored that Sprint would be bringing 4G LTE to 21 new markets. It turns out that rumor was spot on, actually, as the company made the announcement earlier today. The list of new cities include known towns like Charlotte, Bloomington, Los Angeles, Memphis, Mankato, and more. Here’s the full list for [...]

Larry Page enthusiastic about Motorola’s upcoming products

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 02:11 PM PDT

In Google’s earnings call for Q1 2013, CEO Larry Page touched on Motorola Mobility’s progress on new device development after the company got through the majority of its 2012 pipeline. Page noted that he’d just taken a look at some of Motorola’s upcoming products for the first time, explaining that he was “pretty enthusiastic” about [...]

Iron Man 3 trailer shows glimpses of micro-transaction misery [VIDEO]

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:58 PM PDT

Gameloft's Iron Man 3 for Android is releasing April 25th for free in the Google Play Store. Watch the latest trailer to see what you'll be spending your money on.

Google’s Q1 raked in $14 billion, but Motorola still leaking money

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:37 PM PDT

Google has released its earnings report for the first quarter of 2013, which included performance reports about Motorola.

Verizon plans “special announcement” for May 22nd — what is it?

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:17 PM PDT

Verizon Wireless is scheduled to hold an event to make a "special announcement" at CTIA in Las Vegas. What, exactly, could Big Red have up its sleeves?

ASUS CUBE with Google TV unboxing [VIDEO]

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:01 PM PDT

If you’re waiting to purchase ASUS’ unique crack at the Google TV game — the ASUS CUBE — listen up. The ASUS CUBE release date is set for April 23rd (for $140, mind you), but you won’t have to wait quite that long to see the device unboxed on video. Edgar from GTVSource.com has the [...]

Amazon buys Siri competitor Evi, could hint at smartphone plans

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 08:18 AM PDT

Amazon might be showing a bit of their hand after acquiring natural language search companion Evi. The Siri-like voice search app and the company behind cost the retail giant $26 million, according to reports. Though the company’s specific plans for the Evi are not known, the takeover could hint at functionality to be included in [...]

Samsung requests stay of trial as USPTO reexamines Apple’s pinch-to-zoom patent

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 07:48 AM PDT

As the US Patent Office starts a reexamination of two Apple patents, including one covering pinch-to-zoom, Samsung has requested a stay of the pairs’ 2014 trial pending the completion of the USPTO’s review. Apple has responded saying that such a delay in the trial would be “unwarranted and prejudicial.” While Samsung believes the whole process [...]

Pantech Vega Iron announced, features 5-inch ‘bezel-less’ display

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 06:56 AM PDT

Pantech has just outed their latest Android smartphone, the Vega Iron. The new phone is jumping on board the zero-bezel bandwagon, touting a nearly edge-to-edge 5-inch display. It’s not quite full-frontal glass, as a 2.4mm gap is present on either side of the 720p screen. That’s less than a tenth of an inch and equates [...]

Twitter Music debuts without Android app

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 06:23 AM PDT

Today on Good Morning America Twitter officially unveiled their new #Music service. More of a recommendation engine than a competitor to streaming services like Spotify and Pandora, the app is the direct result of Twitter’s acquisition of startup We Are Hunted. Twitter Music uses the people you follow to help provide recommendations on new artists and [...]
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