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Those who use Google Maps regularly may be oblivious to the existence of Nokia Maps — it’s a very useful navigation tool which, unlike Google Maps, supports offline navigation. So if you’re going on a long hike or drive, and you know you’ll little to no access to data connection, [...]

If you’re in a New York and just happen to have a Nokia Symbian device, there’s a chance you can use your phone to pay for your fare next year. Nokia and the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority have agreed to test the former’s NFC payment capability beginning with the [...]

If you’re yearning for some Mango (the Windows Phone kind anyway) know that you can get the first smartphone tailored for the Mango OS — the HTC Radar 4G — right now from the T-Mobile website. Just last week, it was revealed that the Radar is going to be launched [...]

With the bevy of tablets that’s making its way onto the market this coming holiday season, it’s easy to forget the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab — especially when Samsung’s come up with not one but several new tablets for the line. Sure, the Galaxy Tab AMOLED-equipped 7.7 and the Plus [...]

The Nokia Lumia phones were launched during Nokia World 2011, with Elop calling the Lumia 800 the “first real Windows Phone.” Design-wise, the devices aren’t anything new — the 800, in particular, looks like the brand’s ill-fated (and sole) MeeGo phone, the N9. The 710, on the other hand, looks [...]

It’s been a while since the iPhone 4S was launched, and a lot of people are now starting to recognize a problem with their batteries. Very early on, there were initial signs that the iPhone 4′s battery might be better than the newest iteration’s. And more lately, Apple’s engineers have [...]

Apple’s devices have been depending on Google for maps forever. But for quite a while now, Apple has apparently been looking to coming up with its own map for the iDevices, and has been acquiring smaller companies for years. Now with the acquisition of 3D mapping company C3 Technologies, Apple’s [...]

It’s no secret that the BlackBerry PlayBook isn’t doing well at all. In fact, sales were so bad, RIM decided to slash off as much as $200 from its price on various retailers across the United States. But it seems even the massive reduction in price isn’t enough to convince [...]

Google Music’s been making waves recently due to a prior announcement that Google will start selling MP3 tracks through the service soon. Then Andy Rubin announced at AsiaD that it will have a “a little twist,” that was later rumored to be the ability to share music tracks with your [...]

Preorders for the wafer thin Motorola Droid Razr on Verizon has begun, and with it comes free 500 MB storage through Backup Assistant+ that you can upgrade as you see fit. Backup Assistant+ backs up your contacts list as well as your media files (both pictures and videos) on the [...]