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Sprint Now Fully Supporting Carrier Billing On Google Play

Google Pleased To Announce That Sprint Customers Can Bill App, Book & Music Purchases To Their Phone Bill
By on Friday, 18. May 2012

Carrier billing has always seemed to me like a slippery slope. I understand some folks like the idea of charging their app purchases to their monthly phone bill instead of a credit card, but it just to me seems like an easy way to be shocked when you have a [...]

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DoubleTwist Touting 2 Million Daily Users

DoubleTwist Celebrates Reaching The 2 Million Daily User Mark By Having An App Sale, All Apps Are Currently 50% Off
By on Friday, 18. May 2012

It looks like the team over at DoubleTwist have begun to celebrate. They have recently announced a new milestone — they are now seeing 2 million daily active users. And to celebrate, they are offering all DoubleTwist apps at 50 percent off.

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Virgin Mobile Reminds LG Optimus Elite Users They Can Get A $25 Google Wallet Credit

Buy An LG Optimus Elite With Virgin Mobile, Then Activate A Google Wallet Account To Get A $25 Credit, Offer Valid Only For A Limited Time
By on Friday, 18. May 2012

Virgin Mobile launched the LG Optimus Elite smartphone a few days back. And well, as of today they have come back reminding everyone that there is a special offer available for those who make a purchase. The carrier is touting the handset as being “the ultimate pay phone” and while [...]

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Samsung Has Reportedly Received 9 Million Galaxy S III Pre-Orders

Samsung Galaxy S III Living Up To The Hype, Has Gotten A Reported 9 Million Pre-Orders Thus Far
By on Friday, 18. May 2012

The Samsung Galaxy S III pre-announcement and then later, the announcement periods were subject to large amounts of hype. And since that point, the coverage and hype has only continued as news of pre-orders coming available started to surface. And well, given that, we suppose many were wondering just how [...]

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Microsoft Reminds Windows Phone Users They Need To Upgrade To Mango

Using Windows Phone? Then You Will Need To Upgrade To WP7.5 In Order To Continue Using The Marketplace
By on Friday, 18. May 2012

We had known that Microsoft was getting ready to put a new restriction in place for using the Windows Phone Marketplace. But on the flip side of that, Microsoft has yet to mention anything in terms of a firm date. That new restriction — Windows Phone users will need to [...]

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Aaron Sorkin Details Steve Jobs Biopic Progress, Reveals Steve Wozniak Involvement in Sony Project

‘The Social Network’ Writer Hints Steve Jobs Sony Movie Will Not be Just a Straightforward Biography
By on Thursday, 17. May 2012

Apple fans are probably well aware by now that Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and former CEO of the company, will be the subject of not one but two distinct motion pictures. One of them is an independent movie starring Ashton Kutcher as the young Jobs, with filming reportedly already [...]

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T-Mobile & AT&T Galaxy S III Versions Leaked, Release Dates Unavailable

2012 Samsung Flagship Versions for T-Mobile & AT&T Revealed: SGH-I747 & SGH-T999, Both New Galaxy S III Models
By on Thursday, 17. May 2012

The Galaxy S III, Samsung’s 2012 flagship smartphone that was unveiled just a few weeks ago, is going to be soon launched in certain European markets but U.S. customers will have to wait until later this summer to get their hands on the handset.

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Bigger iPhone 5/6, a Project Steve Jobs Worked Closely On Last Year

Third Major News Publication Says Apple Will Overhaul the Look of the iPhone, Larger Model Coming This Year
By on Thursday, 17. May 2012

After the Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported on Apple launching a bigger iPhone this year, it’s now time to look at a third major news publication confirming such rumors. Bloomberg now says that Apple “is preparing to overhaul the look of its iPhone,” and by that it means to [...]

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Cheaper iPhone 4S & iPhone 4 Available from Sprint & Best Buy

iPhone Deals: Sprint Offers Trade-in iPhone Incentive While Best Buy Discounts 2010 iPhone 4
By on Thursday, 17. May 2012

Are you looking to buy a new iPhone right now? Even considering that Apple will launch the brand new model in a few months? In that case you don’t have to pay the full price for some of the existing iPhone models out there, especially if you plan to purchase [...]

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2012 MacBook Pro to Get Samsung 830 Series SSDs

Upcoming MacBook Pro Laptops Expected to Pack Faster Samsung SSDs, Just Like New MacBook Airs
By on Thursday, 17. May 2012

In less than a month, Apple is expected to announce the new MacBook Pro models at WWDC 2012, possibly alongside new Airs and iMacs, but the Pro is going to be the most interesting of the three, considering recent rumors.

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