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First we saw a drop in voice messaging and phone calls in favor of text messages. Now we are seeing a decline in that area, too. One has to wonder, what are we using the phone for? A recent report shows that the number of texts sent by... Read more
Samsung Stops Supplying Batteries To Apple
Mobile November 23, 2012
The feud between Apple and Samsung has led to a loss of battery sales. According to a new report in China Business News Samsung has refused to supply Apple Macbook and iPad devices with its battery technology, instead forcing Apple to seek out new batteries from Chinese tech firms Amperex Technology... Read more
The three major players in our technology today, Apple, Google, and Microsoft have given us a lot to look at, think about, and own in 2012. Here is a look back, a glance forward, and wrap up of where the companies are at. Apple Apple has lived through some big... Read more
Papa John’s, the multi-chain pizza company, is facing a huge $250 million lawsuit for sending customers text messages. The company is accused of sending 500,000 unwanted texts back in 2010 as spam. They were deals for pizza, but some customers got as many as 15 or 16 in a... Read more
To say this has been an eventful year for Apple would be an understatement. The company has been in the news for all the right, and sometimes the wrong, reasons. Yet, it is becoming difficult to doubt its ability to recover from a tough situation. At the tail end... Read more
5-Hour iMessage Blackout Prompts Customer Backlash
Mobile November 22, 2012
While Apple was busy trying to restore investor confidence after the 28% drop in stock price, the users started facing a problem of their own. The iMessage, Apple’s flagship messaging service, faced an outage on Sunday 18th November, which lasted for around five hours. Starting at around 3pm ET,... Read more
AT&T Wireless Enabled FaceTime On All Data Plans
Mobile November 22, 2012
AT&T’s Facebook over cellular caused quite the stir when it was first revealed. In early 2012 the company announced that the program would only be made available to customers who switched over to a new AT&T shared data plan. That announcement immediately led to backlash from many consumer advocacy... Read more
The Tablet Gift Guide
Mobile November 21, 2012
So many options are available today in tablets that it’s hard to know the best one to buy for a holiday gift. If you haven’t gotten the details about which one your recipient wants, you may have to make the selection on your own. Here is a guide to... Read more
Smartphones are making shopping faster and easier this year as shoppers look for the perfect gift and the best deals. A study conducted by Deloitte shows that of the 46.1 percent of US consumers that own a smartphone, 70 percent plan to use it for their holiday shopping. More... Read more
It’s just a week away from the biggest shopping day of the year. And one of the best days to grab electronics for a great deal. Black Friday always offers some of the biggest discounts of the year in everything from housewares to clothing. Often the most anticipated deals... Read more
Could Google Wireless become a reality with the help of Dish Network? That is the newest rumor revealed by The Wall Street Journal. According to inside sources Google believes it can effectively take on AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless and other top tier mobile providers in the United States. In January 2011... Read more
Striiv: The Fitness App That Will Get You Addicted
MobileSoftware Reviews November 16, 2012
I don’t know about you, but if I shed pounds for every minute I play my game of the month (current addiction: Pocket Planes; you really should try it), I would be thinner than Kate Moss in her heyday. If engaging in fitness exercises were as addictive as these... Read more
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9-Inch Starts Shipping Today
Mobile November 15, 2012
Fans of the Amazon Kindle HD tablet line have reason to celebrate. The online retailer today announced that it has begun to ship the Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch. The Android powered device sells for $299 and will arrive at Best Buy locations by Friday. Amazon also plans to sell... Read more
The One Dock To Rule Them All
MobileSoftware Reviews November 15, 2012
How many mobile phones and tablets do you have at home? If your household is into gadgets – and what household isn’t these days? – then the chances are that you have at least one Apple device and one Samsung device. This is perfect especially for those who work... Read more
The holiday shopping season is heating up and it just got a little hotter thanks to the Google Nexus 4 Smarpthone and Nexus 10 tablet. Both devices went up for sale on Tuesday via Google’s Play Store. The Nexus 4 smartphone, the first Nexus device from LG, is... Read more
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Apple iPhone 5S December Production Test? [Rumor]
Mobile November 13, 2012
Remember when Apple released one new smartphone each year? Those days may be over. Apple is rumored to be preparing test production for its iPhone 5S, a device some experts believe could launch in early 2013. Chinese-language publication The Commercial Times was the first to report the rumor. While the... Read more
Rumors say that Apple is designing a service to compete with Pandora. The goal is to control the music people listen to in the car and make new releases available that much sooner. Considering the huge success of iTunes, it stands to reason that Apple would branch out into... Read more
Want to protect yourself from would be muggers, kidnappers and other unruly types? If you are the proud owner of an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S you can now keep hoodlums at bay with a pepper spray enabled iPhone case. The product, created by Spraytech costs just $40 and... Read more