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Our Favorite Companion Apps For Instagram on Android
The popular photo editing-sharing app, Instagram, made its way to Android smartphones last April. Though it did not have support for Android tablets, it was quickly downloaded by fAndroids, which irked a lot of iOS users. They were enraged that the iOS-exclusive app was being infiltrated by Android users and deemed that the newbies were ...
The Best of Batman: Apps and Gadgets for Dark Knight Fans
Batman fan or not, everyone is excited to see The Dark Knight Rises, the latest of the Batman movie franchise. Unfortunately, the premiere of the movie ended in tragedy in a movie house in Aurora, Colorado when a masked man threw a smoke bomb and open fired on moviegoers. Twelve people died and 38 others ...
iPhone 5 Gets Nano SIM, Verizon Hints at Release Date
Rumors about the next iPhone, or iPhone 5 as the media has dubbed it, just keep piling up. Though some seem a bit far-fetched, many are hoping that the next iPhone would look drastically different from older versions. Still, other rumors seem more legit as new evidence surfaces. First, let’s look at what we think ...
HTC Devices To Get Android Jelly Bean
Today’s mobile news roundup features: Android Jelly Bean prepping to roll out in some HTC devices; Sony revives Walkman multimedia players; and Apple ‘quiet’ new iPad release in China. HTC devices to get Jelly Bean Taiwanese device manufacturer HTC confirmed that three of their devices, HTC One X, One S and One XL, will be ...
What Early Tablet Designs Were Conquered by the iPad?
Earlier this morning, I mentioned in our mobile news roundup how Nokia regrets not releasing their smartphone and tablet – if they had, there’s a possibility that Nokia would still be leading the tech race instead of losing out to Apple. But if any of you can remember back that far, several tablets emerged in ...
Verizon’s Stellar Q2: LTE On the Rise, FiOS Declines
Verizon Wireless released their impressively strong second quarter financial results. The company reported a 7.3% increase, at %15.8 billion, in year-over-year service revenues compared to the same quarter of the previous year; 8.6% increase, at $15.2 billion, in retail service revenue; 18.5% increase in data revenues; 30.8% in operating income margin; and 49% increase in ...
Judge Orders Apple to Advertise: “Samsung Did Not Copy iPad”
Today’s mobile news roundup features: the court ordering Apple to advertise that Samsung did not copy the iPad; Nokia’s regretful decision; and the Fake Skype app for Android. Apple to advertise “Samsung did not copy the iPad” Earlier this month, UK Judge Colin Birss ruled that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 did not copy Apple’s iPad ...
@faceboook.com (Three ‘O’s) Floats Malware, Sends Out Spam E-mails
Here at SiliconANGLE, we always remind our readers to be vigilant when opening e-mails from unknown sources as it could often contain links to malware laced sites. But what if you thought the source was from a trusted network, like Facebook? You’d open that e-mail, click on the link that says one of your friends ...
The Double X Factor: the Changing Landscape of Women CEOs
Yahoo! once again has a woman leading their company. The newly appointed CEO Marissa Mayer has a lot to prove and a lot of challenges to face since the last woman CEO of Yahoo, Carol Bartz, did not make investors happy. But enough about the strifes and tribulations of being Yahoo’s new CEO. What matters ...
Heated iPhone 5 Rumors Lead to Carrier Wars
July is already halfway over, September is drawing closer and closer – so the rumors regarding the new iPhone just keeps piling up. It’s still uncertain when Apple will be unveiling the next iPhone or the iPad mini, but sources say that the big reveal will happen in late September and would go on sale ...
