Apple’s iPhone saw the highest gains in post-holiday online traffic among the major smartphones, online ad network Chitika said on Thursday. Measuring the online ad impressions generated on the major smartphones and tablets across North America, Chitika found that iPhone use grew by 1.8 percent from Christmas Day through December 29. In contrast, Google-branded smartphones …
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iPhone and iPad users able to tap into Apple’s 12 Days of Gifts app can score a free film as Monday’s treat. Through the app, Apple has been doling out free downloads since December 26 and will continue playing virtual Santa until January 6. The gifts vary based on your country. People in the US or Canada can download “Hugo,” …
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Users of the Galaxy Note 3 can now protect and charge their phones courtesy of a new cover from Samsung. Selling for $70, the Galaxy Note 3 Wireless Charging S-View Flip Cover encases your phone, aka phablet, in polyurethane leather. When the cover is open, you can access the entire touch screen. When the cover is closed, you can still …
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You can now find out how much data is used by certain mobile apps before you download them. Served up by CTIA – The Wireless Association, a Web site dubbed KnowMyApp.org tells you how many megabytes — or gigabytes, even — are chewed up by key mobile apps during a typical month of use. The site calculates its figures by …
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iPhone and iPad users searching for Nokia’s Here Maps app in the App Store will come up empty. Nokia removed its maps app from Apple’s store earlier this week over issues related to iOS 7. Trying to access the app through the App Store now returns an error that it’s no longer available. Nokia initially didn’t reveal the specific causes …
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Samsung’s purported Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet may have just gotten its first bit of public exposure. A series of FCC documents published on Thursday point to a new device from Samsung with the model number SM-T320. A diagram shows a Wi-Fi-enabled device with a rear camera. One of the documents reveals other details, including a diagonal size for the …
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Need your mobile Facebook fix but don’t have any data coverage? T-Mobile has one option for you. T-Mobile has tweaked its GoSmart Mobile prepaid wireless plan to offer free Facebook and Facebook Messenger access for all customers starting in January. That means subscribers can use Facebook without chewing up their data allowance or without even needing a data plan. Related …
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Now playing: Watch this: Curved Samsung Galaxy Round surprisingly comfy 2:16 Consumers who want a little curve thrown in to their next iPhone or Samsung Galaxy phone may have to wait a while. The curved display found on Samsung’s Galaxy Round and LG’s G Flex won’t pop up in the iPhone 6 or Samsung Galaxy S5, according to The Korea …
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Samsung may be targeting a new lineup of Galaxy Pro tablets for the first quarter of 2014. Based on a tidbit from an unnamed insider, SamMobile said on Friday that Samsung is prepping three Pro tablets as well as a lite version of the Galaxy Tab 3. The pro lineup would include the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, the Galaxy Tab …
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Got a beef about your iPad, Surface, or Kindle tablet? Join the club. The new holiday report from Q&A site FixYa sifted through thousands of problems reported by its Web site users to determine the most common grievances. The tablets that faced the firing squad included Apple’s iPad Air and Retina Display iPad Mini, Microsoft’s Surface 2, and Amazon’s Kindle …
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