Articles By: Syuzi
The iOS App Store Is Just About To Pass 10 Billion Downloads
Holy crap; remember when the App Store surpassing 1 billion downloads was a nearly mind-blowing feat? Less than 2 years later, Apple is just a few million copies of Angry Birds away from cracking past 10 billion.
As with the 1 billion download landmark, Apple’s going to give away a $10,000 giftcard...
January 18th, 2011 | Software | Read More
Vodafone Germany’s inventory system reveals a white iPhone 4 model
The never ending saga of the mythical white iPhone 4 model continues as Vodafone Germany’s inventory system recently listed the smartphone in its inventory. With it, the only concrete information that can be gathered from it all is that it obviously exposes the reality of both 16GB and 32GB versions,...
January 18th, 2011 | Industry | Read More
Netflix removes ‘add to DVD queue’ option from streaming devices
News isn’t always happy news and now Netflix has told users that it will be ditching the “add to DVD queue” option from all its streaming capable devices. This means that users who use Blu-ray players, game consoles and most likely iOS apps will now have to visit the regular website to add any...
January 18th, 2011 | Industry | Read More
Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 and Galaxy Suit S5670 pop up
Official photos of a couple of Samsung Android smartphones just appeared. The Galaxy Ace S5830 makes its second public appearance, while the Galaxy Suit S5670 is only now taking its first trip through Rumorland.
Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 was initially known as Galaxy Mini, when it leaked a couple of days...
January 18th, 2011 | CellPhones | Read More
Apple patent for new capacitive touch nodes may result in thinner iPhones
What does the world want? Thinner phones, apparently. The iPhone has already grown thinner than ever, but a new patent application by Apple could mean even thinner devices. When will it ever end?
AppleInsider reports:
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week revealed a new patent application from...
January 17th, 2011 | Industry | Read More
What does Verizon’s elimination of “New Every Two” and “Annual Upgrade” mean for you?
Earlier this month we got wind that Verizon was eliminating their popular New Every Two (NE2) program and Annual Upgrade program on January 16th. Then yesterday this was confirmed as was reported by the Wall Street Journal. So what does this mean for you…if you are a current Verizon customer,...
January 17th, 2011 | Software | Read More
Google TV ARMs itself to compete with Apple TV
We all know that Google TV didn’t do too well when it was launched last year- networks were blocking it from accessing their content, and OEMs taking their sweet time to embrace the platform. But this year, it has been reported that Google will be making some significant changes in order to...
January 17th, 2011 | Gadgets | Read More
Images of Samsung’s S5830 hit the web; Galaxy S Mini?
The Samsung hardware ship has been leaking like a sieve over the last several days. Following yesterday’s outing of the Forte LTE handset destined for MetroPCS, images of a new device, the S5830, have popped up on the web. Being referred to as the “Galaxy S Mini” by some, the device does look...
January 17th, 2011 | CellPhones | Read More
Virgin Mobile abandons unlimited data in favor of throttled 5GB plan
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but it looks like Virgin Mobile customers in the US will soon have to make do without their truly unlimited $40 data plan. Starting on February 15th, that will be replaced with a new plan that gives you 5GB of unhindered data use, and throttled bandwidth for anything...
January 14th, 2011 | Industry | Read More
Acer Liquid Mini clears FCC with AT&T 3G
Acer Liquid Mini (or that’s Liquidmini, we’re not sure) has cleared the FCC all with the 3G bands compatible with AT&T’s network. That fact, however, doesn’t mean the carrier will add it to its growing portfolio of Android smartphones – it only means that Acer did its homework and is...
January 13th, 2011 | CellPhones | Read More
