Vampires are so damn serious. That’s probably why there are so few iPhone games about them. Plus, they’re usually loners. When you’re in the mood for blasting, clubbing, eviscerating, and decapitating with soccer balls, you need hordes. You need zombies. If you’ve checked the App Store recently, you might think we’re experiencing a zombie invasion. …
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O2 has revealed its prices for the iPhone 4, a day after Orange went public. O2’s up-front cost of the phone is the same as its bright-futured rival for the 16GB model, but a tenner cheaper for the 32GB model. Although that’s not counting the number of minutes, texts and data you’ll get — uh-oh, our head is hurting already. …
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We’ve heard that T-Mobile will be offering every single phone in every T-Mobile store for free this Saturday, June 19th. Well, RadioShack has decided to join in the fun as well — all T-Mobile phones in its stores will be free, also for this Saturday only. But RadioShack offers a few perks that make shopping at their stores a better …
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The iSkin Duo retails for $49.99. iSkin iSkin makes some pretty popular iPhone cases, so we’ve been waiting patiently for the company to bring out its iPad covers. While it doesn’t have anything yet that features a kickstand option, the two new cases–the Vu and the Duo–offer some similar design traits to iSkin’s line of iPhone cases, including a layer …
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You’ve got a 3D TV and compatible Blu-ray player and now you’re looking to get a surround sound system to add 3D sound to your 3D vision. Onkyo can help with that quest, because the SR608 is HDMI 1.4 capable, and that means it can pass 3D video to your TV without removing the signalling that tells your TV that …
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SINGAPORE–Samsung announced a slew of new handsets at this year’s CommunicAsia trade show in Singapore. In addition to the Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 Android entrants, the company expanded its Omnia and Wave portfolios with new Windows Mobile and Bada devices. When it first announced its Bada mobile platform last November, Samsung said it was meant for low- to midrange …
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With the launch of the iPhone 4just two weeks away, potential consumers are wondering if AT&T’s wireless network is up to the task of handling what is expected to be another record-breaking launch for the latest version of the popular iPhone. The company says it’s ready. But AT&T keeps giving its critics–and its own customers–reasons to doubt that it’s on …
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It’s all go in the mobile phone section of Crave today, innit? Nokia is piling in with the X5 and X6 8GB, a teen-aimed 3G social networking handset and a memory-boosted version of the Nokia X6. The X5 is a square phone with a slide-out qwerty keyboard and dedicated music key. Well, square-ish, measuring 74mm x 66mm and 17mm deep …
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On Wednesday, Sony Ericsson introduced the latest member of its Xperia family, the Xperia X8. The company did not release specific launch dates but it did say that the Android-based smartphone would sell for less than 200 Euros (about $250), so it will offer customers in Europe a more affordable choice than the pricier Xperia X10. Given the lower price …
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HTC Hero owners have been waiting patiently, then less patiently, then with some significant irritation for an update to bump their beloved phones from Android 1.5 to the latest version currently on shelves, Android 2.1 HTC has been saying that the update will happen this month, and — well, it’s still saying that. The end of June is the deadline …
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IBM wants to be the behind-the-scenes software provider of the mobile phone market, the company said Wednesday as it discussed its mobile enterprise strategy and opened a new software research and development center in Massachusetts. The facility based in Littleton, Mass., is Big Blue’s largest campus in North America devoted to software development with roughly 3,400 employees. The new campus …
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Nokia expects market conditions to impact its annual and second-quarter financial results, forcing the company to trim its sales outlook. The handset maker said Wednesday it now anticipates second-quarter sales for its mobile devices and services division will be at the lower end of, or slightly below, its previous forecast of 6.7 billion euros to 7.2 billion euros ($8.2 billion …
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T-Mobile USA on Wednesday announced 25 new cities that will get its fastest 3G wireless service using a technology called HSPA+. Some of the new markets getting the speedier technology include Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and New Orleans. T-Mobile has already deployed the technology in nine other metropolitan areas, including New York, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia. T-Mobile claims …
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Motorola has big plans for its iPhone 4 killer, including a 2Ghz processor. Norton Security is out to defend against Android viruses, but do they exist? What’s the deal with the Droid 2, the Droid X, and the HTC Aria? Join Justin Eckhouse along with guest hosts Bonnie Cha and Wilson Tang for a special Android Atlas Weekly from New …
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The other night I watched the last half hour of “Toy Story 2” on TV. So what if the children were in bed? It’s one of my all-time favorite movies–go ahead and laugh–and I can’t wait for “Toy Story 3,” which opens Friday. Needless to say, I was jazzed when Disney’s free “Toy Story 3” app arrived yesterday. That is, …
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