New Google Glass users will no longer need to head to one of the company’s offices to pick up the eyewear, but they will need to sit through a Hangout session before they can use it. According to Android Central, folks who join the Google Glass Explorer Program and purchase the eyewear will now have …
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Samsung will again license key mobile patents from Nokia, the companies announced on Monday. Nokia said that Samsung will license and pay the handset maker for certain patents for a period of five years. The deal kicks off on January 1. Samsung and Nokia’s current relationship expires at the end of this year. Interestingly, Samsung and Nokia weren’t able to …
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone is starting to gain popularity in Europe. Windows Phone now accounts for 10 percent of smartphone sales in Europe’s five biggest markets, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said Monday. Windows Phone has performed so well in Italy that it’s now more popular in that country than Apple’s iOS. “Windows Phone, driven almost entirely by Nokia sales, continues …
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Path, the private, mobile social network for friends and family members, has its eye on BlackBerry, but apparently no decisions have been made just yet. Speaking to a news outlet in Indonesia this week, Path CEO Dave Morin seems to have said that his company would be bringing its application to BlackBerry in 2014, according to Crackberry. He didn’t specify …
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If a recent Twitter leak proves accurate, Verizon could be making its own tablet. EVLeaks, a Twitter page known for its accurate product image leaks, published a photo on Wednesday of what it claims, is a tablet Verizon is working on. The device appears to be running Android and comes with a 7-inch screen. It’s known as the Ellipsis 7, …
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BlackBerry’s messaging platform had a strong first week on Android and iOS. The company announced on Tuesday that 20 million new users have signed up for BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), bringing its total monthly active users to more than 80 million. According to BlackBerry, it defines monthly active users by those who “send or receive any data through the BBM service …
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One year after Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the Eastern Seaboard, Google has donated tablets to the victims. Google donated 17,000 Nexus 7 tablets, valued at over $2.7 million, to New Yorkers who were affected by the storm, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday. The tablets are being placed in libraries, senior centers, business, and community centers, according …
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Just about everyone has leaked details on the Nexus 5. Canada-based carrier Wind Mobile on Monday temporarily posted a Nexus 5 preregistration page to its Facebook profile. The page, which since has been taken down but was snapped by Mobile Syrup before it was removed, allowed users to sign up for information on the device. It also included the tagline, …
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A man has been arrested for allegedly hauling more than $12 million in stolen smartphones, Kentucky State Police announced. Juan Perez Gonzalez was arrested on Monday in Louisville after he crashed his tractor trailer into a utility pole. The truck was found to be carrying more than $12 million in LG G2 smartphones. CNET reported last week that 22,500 LG …
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Sprint launched a major expansion of its 4G LTE coverage, the wireless carrier announced Tuesday. Sprint rolled out it’s high-speed service in 45 new markets, bringing its total coverage to 230 markets. Sprint’s rollout included parts of Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, which finally brings its 4G LTE coverage to all five boroughs of New York. Other areas to see …
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