Archive for July, 2011 - Page 3

Vodafone UK Launches 555 Blue Smartphone With Dedicated FaceBook Button [Vodafone's New Device Caters To UK-Based FaceBook Addicts]

By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

UK already has FaceBook phones in the form of the HTC ChaCha and the HTC Salsa. Adding to the list is Vodafone’s new 555 Blue. And just like the aforementioned HTC phones, the 555 Blue comes equipped with a dedicated [...]

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Google Executive Chairman Seen Using A Blackberry Instead Of An Android [Is Brand Loyalty Not Important At Google?]

By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

When asked if his children owned iPods, Bill Gates found the question amusing and simply stated they were Zune users. This type of brand loyalty is usually important to companies showing the world how they feel about their own products. [...]

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Foursquare & Groupon Come Together To Offer Users Timely Deals Nearby [Groupon Deals Are Showing Up In Explore Tab In FourSquare App]

By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

Foursquare users are keenly aware of the usefulness of location-based networking and how GPS can benefit their everyday life experiences. Now Foursquare is adding deals to the mix making the experience that much more useful and interesting via the addition [...]

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U.S. Prepaid Cell Phone Market Shows Promise [3 Out Of 5 Subscriptions From 2010 Were Prepaid]

By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

According to data released by the New Millennium Research Council (NMRC), three out of five new wireless subscriptions in the United States from 2010 were prepaid. And to use NMRC’s words, this “penny pinching” trend will continue, and even see [...]

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Skype Releases Version 5.5 For Windows [New Skype For Windows Features Deeper FaceBook Integration]

By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

Skype announced version 5.5 rollout of the chat program that features “deeper FaceBook integration.” If you recall, FaceBook announced a free in-browser Skype-based video chat support just some time ago. Conversely, the latest version of Skype allows you to perform [...]

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Amazon Tablet 7 & 10-Inch Variants Reportedly In Production [Report Suggests Amazon Is Readying Its 7 & 10-Inch Tablets For Release This Q3 2011]

By on Friday, 29. July 2011

Word on the street back in June is that Amazon isn’t getting enough parts for the production of the company’s upcoming tablet devices. But Amazon seems to have found the right suppliers as it’s reportedly buying all parts that it [...]

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ARMA 2 Mobile Game Added To Android Market [Realistic Battlefield Simulator Gets Mobile Android Version, But Only For NVIDIA Tegra Phones & Tablets]

By on Friday, 29. July 2011

The ArmA series of video games is one of the most accurate battlefield combat simulators out there. So what does it need? A mobile phone version, of course! Android devices which are powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset can now [...]

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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Will Run At 60 Frames Per Second [Kojima Confirms To Twitter Followers That The HD Remakes Of Metal Gear Solid Will Be Smooth, We Wonder Why There's No MGS 1]

By on Friday, 29. July 2011

At E3 this year, Konami announced that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 would be getting a Metal Gear Solid HD collection, which would include HD remakes of Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, and 2010’s PSP game [...]

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Apple Seeking To Improve Lithium Batteries For Longer Battery Life [New Patent Shows Apple Is Working On A "Battery with Multiple Jelly Rolls in a Single Pouch"]

By on Friday, 29. July 2011

After the discovery of an Apple patent for a key-less keyboard with haptic feedback a few days ago, another Apple patent application popped up, this time seeking to improve upon current lithium battery technology. The patent called “Battery with Multiple [...]

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Driver: San Francisco Delayed One Week [Ubisoft Announces That Tanner's Next Adventure Too Be Delayed, That's In Addition To The Horrible DRM & Project Ten Dollar]

By on Friday, 29. July 2011

Were you expecting to cruise around San Francisco with secret agent/cop Tanner in Driver: San Francisco? If so, you’ll be waiting one week more. Ubisoft was unpopular with gamers for announcing the game would need a $10 online pass for [...]

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