Angry Birds players tend to skew Republican, while Words with Friends players tend to make more money. That’s according to a recent study by JumpTap, which provides targeted mobile advertising and collects trending data. Another finding: the new iPad has exceeded sales expectations, even if its traffic levels are lower than prior versions of Apple’s …
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10 April
LG is making a phone that thinks for itself
LG is looking to take the whole ‘phone as a personal assistant’ thing to a completely new level. The South Korean company is hard at work on a mobile that can think for itself, The Verge reports. Let’s hope it doesn’t include an ‘overthrow humanity’ mode. Kwon Bong-suk, LG Mobile’s managing director, told South Korea’s iNews24 that LG was in the …
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10 April
The Toshiba Excite 13 sports the largest tablet screen yet
The behemoth. Big Daddy Don Bodine (look it up, kids) would be proud. Donald Bell/CNET Tablet screens are evolving. So far in 2012, we’ve seen the iPad double its resolution to 2048×1536 and the AMOLED-based Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 reach black-level depths that were previously unheard of (but, thankfully becoming more common) on a tablet. So where do we go …
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10 April
HTC One S owners report chipped casing gripes
Reports are surfacing online that the HTC One S could be suffering from an issue that causes the black casing to become chipped, leaving unattractive silver marks all over the device. The problem, spied over at MoDaCo, concerns the black version of the One S, the ceramic finish of which is crafted using a process called micro arc oxidisation. MoDaCo founder …
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10 April
Best Buy’s silver lining: Its mobile business
At least Best Buys still has its cell phone business. On the heels of a disappointing quarterly report and today’s resignation of CEO Brian Dunn, it’s easy to think the entire company is doomed to follow in the steps of fallen electronic chains Circuit City and CompUSA. Yet its mobile devices business — cell phones in particular– has been impressively …
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10 April
Want to lower your cell phone tax rate? Consider moving
Death and taxes are the only thing certain in this life. And when it comes to cell phone taxes, the fees just keep climbing. Most wireless subscribers are annoyed by the extra taxes and fees slapped onto their monthly wireless bills. But few likely realize how different the rates can be based upon where they live. Not only can states …
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10 April
Sony losing 10,000 jobs, Japanese newspaper says
Looks like HTC isn’t the only one having a tough time of it at the minute. Sony is planning on cutting 10,000 jobs from its global workforce, possibly before the end of the year. That’s 6 per cent of its total employees worldwide. But that’s not all. It may also ask its seven executive directors — including chairman Howard Stringer …
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10 April
AT&T not spending $150M to push Lumia 900, source says
AT&T’s marketing clout for the Lumia 900 isn’t quite as hefty as initially thought. The budget to push Nokia’s smartphone is significantly lower than the $150 million that Ad Age had reported yesterday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Verge reported that the actual budget is more in line with a typical high-profile launch. Related stories Your …
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10 April
Instagram scores 5M downloads in six days on Android
Facebook’s got to be happy about Instagram’s recent momentum on the Android platform. The app has seen 5 million downloads in six days on the Android operating system, according to The Next Web. The site noted it took the iOS version six months to hit that benchmark. Related stories Instagram Phishing Scam Exploits Users’ Desire to Be Verified, Report Says …
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10 April
More Galaxy S III rumors emerge: Home button sticking around
Samsung’s Galaxy S III has yet to be revealed. But that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from churning out new reports on what the device might offer. South Korea newspaper Korean Digital Daily is reporting today (Translate), citing sources, that the Galaxy S III will come with Samsung’s familiar home button under the display. There has been some speculation that …
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