Instagram has been around since 2010, available only to iOS devices. Android users have been waiting patiently, with repeated promises of an Android version arriving soon. Related stories Instagram for Android first look: The good, the bad, the ugly Android version of Instagram grabs 1 million downloads on first day Download Instagram for Android Getting …
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One of the first apps that showed off the power of early iPhones was Shazam, the app that let you hold up your iPhone to “listen” to music playing and could identify the artist and offer you options to buy that music. Today, Shazam Entertainment announced a new update with Shazam 5.0 that makes the app even better than before. …
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By the time you can finally buy the eye-popping Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone on AT&T on Sunday, it will be one of the first two Windows Phones, ever, to surf 4G LTE. (The HTC Titan II, also a Windows Phone, will be the other.) It’s one thing to claim lightning-fast data speeds and another to actually produce them, so …
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Research In Motion got slapped with a patent lawsuit by NXP Semiconductors, Reuters reported today. The lawsuit deals with patents that relate to design, data transmission, and other features found on RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablet, Reuters said. A RIM representative declined to comment to CNET. It’s just the latest problem for RIM, which last week reported another set …
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Amazon is holding trials for a service that lets consumers pay for additional services or features through a mobile application, a burgeoning business called in-app purchases. The service is being tested by Skimble, which sells physical fitness programs and has been involved with the pilot program for about a month, according to Bloomberg. Such a move would put Amazon even …
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is slowly becoming more popular, and is now sitting pretty on 2.9 per cent of Android devices, according to stats published on Android’s developer site. You’d be correct in thinking that 2.9 per cent doesn’t seem like a whole lot, but at least it’s progress. In the first week of March, we reported that the …
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The iPhone 5 could be on course for a June release, if comments let slip by a Foxconn recruiter are to be believed. In an interview on Japanese TV, a recruiter with the factory that makes Apple gadgets said the company needs to hire 18,000 people to build the iPhone 5, “because it seems it will go on sale in …
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The second most powerful Android smartphone in HTC’s new lineup, the international HTC One S, boasts a 1.5GHz dual-core chip, an 8-megapixel camera, Ice Cream Sandwich, and the company’s freshest version of its Sense UI (4.0). According CNET UK, it all adds up to one delectable device. Even though the HTC One S doesn’t flaunt a full-blown Tegra 3 quad-core …
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Now playing: Watch this: Phone News: HTC One series released 2:39 Welcome along to this week’s episode of Phone News, the video show that does what it says in the, er, title. Jason begins with the glorious news that HTC’s One range will be available to buy from Thursday. Even better is the news that, unlike last year’s HTC phones, …
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Sprint is preparing to strike out with 4G LTE, and when it does, the LG Viper will be ready to receive it. Today the carrier announced that the Viper, which we first met at CES, will be available for preorder on April 12 for $99.99 after a new, two-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate. It will be ready for …
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If AT&T’s marketing of the iPhone 4S as a 4G phone has left you scratching your head in confusion, you’re not alone. AT&T has ramped up its marketing efforts lately, airing commercials on TV that highlight the iPhone 4S as a 4G device. The TV ads emphasize that AT&T’s version of the iPhone 4S can download Web content three times …
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The Sony PS3 has added an Amazon Instant app to its suite of streaming-video services, letting you streaming purchased and rented content, as well as letting Amazon Prime subscribers stream free Prime TV shows and movies. Amazon Instant joins Netflix, Hulu Plus, CinemaNow, Vudu, NHL, MLB.TV, NFL Sunday Ticket, SEC college sports, XOS college sports, and Sony Video Unlimited in …
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When a young upstart picks a fight with an undisputed heavyweight champion like Apple, you’d better pray the plucky underdog has been chasing chickens and punching enough cow carcasses to be primed for the pummeling. In this media streamer dust-up, the rookie Roku 2 XS is pitted against the Apple TV. Both of these players are designed to let you …
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The BBC will be broadcasting live Olympic action this summer through 24 new high-definition channels, available through the Beeb’s red button service or to those watching on Sky or Freesat. That means you’ll be able to watch any sport from any venue, and you’ll be able to follow any particular sport through the day. So if you’re a huge dressage …
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It appears Nokia isn’t going to be shy about picking a fight with Apple and its iPhone. Popping up recently is the Smartphone Beta Test website, which include several “hidden video” clips that poke fun at the iPhone, including a jab at the iPhone 4’s “death grip controversy.” The implication: that all preceding phones, including the iPhone, were beta tests …
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