Samsung posted the above image to go along with the following Tweet: “the countdown for #TheNextBigThing has begun. Who’s ready for the Global Unpacked Event on March 14?” Either Samsung is having some fun by showing an ambiguous shot of the year-old Galaxy S III, knowing perfectly well the public will assume it’s a...
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UPDATE: Winners have been selected and contacted by email! Congratulations to: S. Baranco, L. Imutan, S. Rener, Asa, A. Baroudi, D. Hansen, G. Ries, and R. Jeffries. Thanks to everyone who participated and stay tuned to our YouTube channel and smartkeitai.com for more giveaways. We, at SmartKeitai, want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas,...
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Rovio has started teasing its Angry Birds spin-off game, presumably called Bad Piggies. A new Facebook page and Twitter account of the same name appeared recently which suggests we could be playing from the pigs’ perspective sooner rather than later. Back in early July, we heard the game will still feature the usual catapult...
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Motorola is either teasing a new smartphone announcement or they’re inadvertently misleading their fans with a silly game on Facebook and Twitter. The handset manufacturer posted a mystery image saying, “Let’s play a game, Guess the Smartphone.” Motorola will give a clue each day, the first of which is “I have the power of...
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Early this morning, T-Mobile’s support account on Twitter confirmed to a customer that the Samsung Galaxy Note will indeed arrive on the network in due time. “We are excited to confirm the Samsung Galaxy Note will be coming to T-Mobile! More info to come,” said the T-Mobile representative. Not that we should be surprised,...
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After introducing expandable Tweets for select news partners on Twitter.com recently, the convenient new feature has now been added to the official Twitter apps for Android and iPhone. This allows users to simply tap on a tweet to get access to more content directly within the application, such as playing videos, reading summaries, or...
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Now that Verizon Wireless’ new Share Everything Plans are live, the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE launch should be just around the corner. If you recall, Verizon’s equipment guide leaked earlier this week showing a target release date of July 5th for the device. Today, HTC also dropped a not so subtle hint that...
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HTC teased a photo of a voice assistant app with the capability to translate a dog’s bark today. The image, which shows an elegant-looking Android application with Sense UI styling and Siri-like back and forth dialogue, was accompanied by the comment, “Ever wonder what your pet has been trying to tell you all these...
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Twitter.com and mobile.twitter.com received an update today that enables users to expand news links from popular websites within Tweets. When clicking on links from select partners, like The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, TMZ, Breaking News and Time, you can now access article previews, view images, play videos and...
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Apple took to the stage at WWDC 2012 today to announce new features in iOS 6, which will be available this fall for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch 4th generation, iPad 2 and the new iPad. While we typically focus on Android coverage, it’s always good to check out what...
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Heads-up, the hit iOS photo sharing and basic editing app Instagram is now available on the Android platform. For those unfamiliar with the app, the concept is simple: Snap a picture, choose a filter to transform it, then post to Instagram. You can also share it on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. The folks at...
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UPDATE: thanks to everyone who entered, this contest is now closed. The winners are: Adam Yamada-Hanff, Erinity3, Connor OMeara, David Butera, Rebekah Nazarian. I will contact each of you shortly. We’re giving away a handful of Cruzer Lite Androidified A2 cases for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Verizon SCH-i515/GT-i9250) and Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX! These...
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Last week, it leaked that the Galaxy S II would get updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich this past weekend, but that notion was quickly shot-down by Samsung through social media. Now, word is getting out that the upgrade will initially be released tomorrow, March 13 at 10AM local time, on SK Telecom...
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Twitter has updated their Android app to version 3.1.1 with some new features, improvements and bug fixes. Check out the change log below to see what’s different and head to the Android Market to grab the download. Twitter 3.1.1 Changelog: Swipe shortcut Improved scrolling and network performance Improved support for devices running Ice Cream...
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Twitter has released a complete redesign of their Android and iOS apps in an effort to further unify the experience across multiple platforms. Twitter.com and Tweetdeck will also see a refreshed look, but that will take some time to roll out. You will now find four new-look tabs to accompany the tweet button. These...
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