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TP-LINK T882 droid heads to China, runs on vanilla ICS

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If you just looked at your wireless router, you are not alone. This isn’t even TP-LINK’s first attempt at a smartphone, but the previous ones never really gained traction.

The T882 runs on the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich – the vanilla version. Read more »

N.O.V.A. 3 enters the App Store, to hit Google Play soon

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Gameloft’s latest and greatest mobile game – N.O.V.A. 3 – has just entered the Apple’s AppStore.

The game was announced a few weeks ago for iOS and Android. It offers stunning graphics and engaging multiplayer. The single player story centers on a moment when humanity is returning back on Earth after a long exile. Read more »

Virgin Mobile pushes EVO V 4G, Boost Mobile launches EVO Design 4G

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Both Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile launched their own versions of Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D. They are both contract-free, and come with tempting, affordable 4G plans.

The EVO V 4G and EVO Design 4G are the same as the original HTC EVO 3D for Sprint, but have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC Sense 3.6 pre-installed, along with a bundled 8GB microSD card. Read more »

HTC releases the One X source code

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HTC just made the One X source code available to anyone who’s interested in it. The code should help developers to create custom ROMs, without having to rewrite all those drivers.

Unfortunately the released One X source does not include the AT&T’s version, which is based on a different chipset and requires different code to operate. We are not sure if that will be made at a later stage of if it will remain private forever due to some other “restrictions”. Read more »

Motorola Cliq 2 finally gets Android 2.3 Gingerbread update

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Motorola has finally released Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for its year and a half old Cliq 2 smartphone.

All T-Mobile users who are still holding on to their QWERTY-packing Cliq 2 handsets can now enjoy the goodies brought by the belated Gingerbread. Read more »

Verizon to launch 911 SMS service in 2013

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There have been talks for SMS/MMS service to the emergency 911 number for quite some time but Verizon is the first to actually do something about it.

A few days ago Verizon announced it is working closely with TeleCommunication Systems to provide SMS support for 911. Read more »

See the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III in 3D

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If you don’t feel like waiting a few more weeks for us to get the Galaxy S III in our office and do one of our live 360-degree spins, this is the right place for you.

The guys over at 3D-desk make 360-degree views of most popular phones and they were particularly quick with the Galaxy S III. The beast was announced just yesterday, but its 3D model is already available on their website for your perusal. Of course, we got it here as well, embedded for easy access. Read more »

HTC EVO 3D official ICS ROM leaks, you can try it right now

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A while ago HTC announced the EVO 3D was going to get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but the Taiwanese company is yet to provide the details on when exactly the the update will come.

The date might be close though, as an official EVO 3D ICS ROM just leaked. If you have the CDMA version of the device and you are feeling adventurous, you can go ahead and install it right now. Read more »

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GPU benchmark suggests a quad-core upgrade

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Remember those rumors about quad-core upgrades of the Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1? Well, Samsung denied the upgrade on the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and we already reviewed the retail unit. But so far we’ve heard no official statements about the yet-to-be-released Galaxy Note 10.1? Is Samsung taking a last-minute U-turn by pushing quad-core chipsets in them Notes?

Well, this might be just the case, according to a recently submitted NenaMark result. Read more »

Microsoft brings the Windows Phone Web Marketplace to 22 new markets

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If you are a Windows Phone user you are probably familiar with how the Marketplace works. In case you don’t want to browse apps from your Marketplace app on your phone you could only check them out via Zune or some third-party service.

That’s why last September Microsoft launched the Web Marketplace where you can browse and purchase apps directly from your browser. It’s a neat feature, much like the one Android users have been enjoying for a while now. Read more »

Motorola wins injunction against Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Windows 7 in Germany

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Motorola has just won an injunction against Microsoft in Germany. The ban covers the Xbox 360 console, the Windows 7 OS, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.

As you probably guessed, the suit was over patent infringement – Motorola claims Microsoft has infringed about 50 of its patents and demands billions in compensation. Meanwhile, Moto will have the right to ban the products using the questioned patents. Read more »

HTC One X for AT&T is faster than the international version

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The recently released HTC One X for AT&T is surprisingly doing better in most of the popular benchmark tests as compared to its international sibling.

The reason for the sometimes noticeable differences is quite simple: despite the similar look and name, they actually have completely different insides. Read more »

Android 4.0 ICS for Huawei MediaPad is now available

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Great news for all you MediaPad early adopters – Huawei has released the official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM.

The new ROM should make your MediaPad faster thanks to the ICS optimizations, and will also bring a few new features. Read more »

Open multiple iPad apps simutanelously on-screen as resizable windows with Quasar

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This is probably a dream come true for many iPad users – run apps in resizable windows. Thanks to this feature your iOS starts to look much like a desktop-like OS by finally breaking the one-app-at-a-time paradigm.

Using Quasar you can have multiple apps both running and available on the screen space at the same time (for example Skype and Safari). How about that? Read more »

Gameloft announces N.O.V.A. 3 for iOS and Android

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Gameloft announced the development of N.O.V.A. 3 – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance – the next installment to the highly popular mobile series.

The game will become available later this year for the two leading smartphone platforms – iOS and Android, but unfortunately that’s as specific as the official info gets. Read more »