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Verizon blocking Google Wallet app on Galaxy Nexus
It appears as though Verizon would rather you not make payments through a Google app. Even with a Google phone. That’s right, Verizon Wireless has announced that despite being a joint creation between Google
Read More »You Are Here: Google Maps 6.0 launches indoor maps and directions
Google launched Google Maps 6.0 on Tuesday and introduced indoor directions. Google Maps can now be used indoors the same way it is outdoors: to find directions to your destination, whether that be an
Read More »Android activations hit 200 million, near a growth ceiling?
Google announced at a press conference on Wednesday that over the course of the last six months, the number of activated Android devices has doubled. That means nearly 200 million Android devices are running
Read More »Apple OS safer than Android, may be temporary
Apple computers have gained the reputation of being safer from virus than their counter parts in the PC market. The same may be true for its mobile OS. According to Juniper Networks Inc., Google’s
Read More »Droid Razr launches, $111.11 at Amazon for launch day only
Verizon Wireless launched the Droid Razr today, 11/11/11, at exactly 11:11 am. This in its self is pretty playful but Amazon just upped the ante. If you go over to Amazon Wireless today you
Read More »Republic Wireless launches unlimited voice, data and text for $19 a month, relies on Wifi
Republic Wireless, a division of Bandwidth.com, is launching a potentially, highly disruptive service today for beta testing. It’s called “Hybrid Calling” and could completely change the business models for wireless carriers. Customers who choose to
Read More »Nokia’s First Windows Smartphone announced, Lumia 800
Due to growing competition from Apple’s iPhone and the many Android powered devices on the market, Nokia has needed to step it up for a while now. So it should come as no surprise
Read More »Pantech Crossover Review
All the latest buzz about smartphones has been strictly about Apple’s new iPhone 4s. However, despite Apple’s recent prominence in the tech news media with their iPhone 4S launch, Android-powered smartphones have quietly steamrolled
Read More »Android App Market’s All time high, 500,000 apps
A new report from Research2Guidance, a mobile market research firm, states that the Android Market is closing the gap on its counterpart, Apple’s App Store, by reaching an all-time high of 500,000 app submissions.
Read More »iphone vs android: Numbers Don’t Lie… or do they?
The research institution Nielsen released some pretty interesting data on the trend in smart phone sales over the summer. Apparently, in the US, there were two Android supported smartphones purchased for every one iPhone over the
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