February 3, 2015
HTC America Just Did This… Take A Bow Peter Chou
Being the plucky mobile underdog in the fiery caldera of the smartphone market means HTC absolutely has to do things differently to grab some attention. So that means…
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February 3, 2015
Lenovo Says Motorola Will Be Profitable Within 18 Months
Motorola looks like it is off to a promising start under the ownership of Lenovo. The Chinese firm revealed that its new phone business — acquired from Google…
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Samsung Looks Set To Unveil The Galaxy S6 On March 1
It’s February, which means Samsung is back in tease mode as it prepares to introduce the latest smartphone in its flagship Galaxy S family. That device looks like…
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Less Than 2% Of Android Devices Are Running Lollipop, Three Months After Launch
I really, really like Android 5.0 (or “Lollipop”, as it’s known by those of us who probably care too much about these things.) It cemented my preference for…
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Tinder Plus, The Paid Version Featuring An Undo Button And More, Arrives In U.S. Next Month
Tinder Plus, the long-awaited “premium” version of Tinder’s service, offering features like an Undo button for errant swipes and a Passport option for searching outside your current geographic…
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YellowPepper’s Mobile Wallet For LatAm Draws Another $19M From LIV Capital And Others
YellowPepper, a mobile virtual wallet startup aimed at the Latin American market, has closed $19 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to $34…
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WhatsApp Voice-Calling Feature Spotted In The Wild
Select Android users are reporting they’ve happened upon a new voice-calling feature in their WhatsApp mobile applications, indicating that the company is testing the addition ahead of its expansion into…
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Here’s How A To Do App Will Work On The Apple Watch
Apple’s first wearable arrives in April, but developers are already being told to have software ready to ship by February. Apple probably wants plenty of time to make…
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Google Now Gets Upgraded With Cards From Your Favorite Apps
Google Now, Google’s service focused on bringing you real-time information to your mobile device – including things like traffic updates, scores, stock changes, travel times, your flight status,…
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“Zombie” Apps On The Rise – 83% Of Apps Not On Top Lists, Up From 74% Last Year
With the app economy showing no sign of slowing, the iOS App Store, too, continues to grow, and has now reached over 1.42 million apps, according to a…
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