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Samsung Launches GALAXY Ace DUOS with “Always On Call” Feature

May 24, 2012
South Korean handset vendor Samsung has just announced the upcoming availability of Galaxy Ace DUOS Android phone. At first glance, this seems to be the GSM variant of the CDMA-enabled Galaxy Ace DUOS, which was launched back in February.The previously launched Galaxy Ace DUOS is dual-SIM and supports both CDMA ...

WikiLeaks launches encrypted social network

May 23, 2012
Backers of the whistle-blowing organisation WikiLeaks recently launched Friends of WikiLeaks (FoWL), an encrypted social network for like-minded individuals. “Friends of WikiLeaks is a network of people from across the globe who defend WikiLeaks, its people, its alleged sources and its mission,” the website’s homepage says. “We publicly and privately ...

Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) and (10.1) in UAE

May 21, 2012
Samsung has just announced the immediate availability of its new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) and (10.1) tablets in UAE. Both slates can now be purchased through leading authorized retailers across the country.In fact, the South Korean handset maker introduced all Galaxy Tab 2 series in UAE, including 3G and Wi-Fi ...

U.S. Cellular Launches Samsung’s SCH-LC11 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot

May 18, 2012
U.S. Cellular and Samsung have teamed to offer the customers the SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot device. The lightweight device provides customers with high-speed connectivity on U.S. Cellular’s 4G LTE network and enables them to share Internet to up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Samsung SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotsp... (read ...

SaskTel Launches HTC One S “Roughriders Edition”

May 18, 2012
While TELUS, Bell and other Canadian carriers are offering the standard HTC One S smartphone, SaskTel decided to set itself apart and make a nice surprise to its customers at the same time by launching a special edition of the handset.The regional carrier has just announced the upcoming availability of ...

Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G LTE launches May 18th for $199.99

May 9, 2012
Sprint on Wednesday announced that its upcoming flagship Android smartphone, the HTC EVO 4G LTE, will become available on May 18th for $199.99 on contract. While Sprint doesn’t yet have a nationwide 4G LTE network to support the new One-series smartphone, subscribers will find plenty of cutting-edge technology to tide ...

Virgin Mobile Canada Launches New Smartphone and Prepaid Plans

May 9, 2012
Canadian carrier Virgin Mobile is planning some changes on its smartphone and prepaid plans, which are rumored to make their way onto market tomorrow, May 9. The folks over at MobileSyrup have been tipped on the upcoming plans, which include various features such as: Unlimited Incoming Texts, Call Display, ...

Sega launches a new video game powered by… urine [video]

May 8, 2012
Sega exited the video game console business in 2001 after stiff competition from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo forced the struggling company to shift gears. Now, more than 10 years later, Sega is back with new video game hardware… but it’s definitely not the kind you might expect. Unveiled late last ...

HTC One-series launches couldn’t stop slide in April

May 7, 2012
HTC’s new line of One-series smartphones launched on April 2nd in Europe and parts of Asia, but HTC’s performance hasn’t yet caught up to the impressive earnings it managed last year. HTC reported six consecutive months of record revenue in 2011 before increased competition from Samsung and the launch of ...

Microsoft launches $99 Xbox 360 bundle

May 7, 2012
As previously rumored, Microsoft is now offering a subsidized 4GB Xbox 360 gaming console and Kinect for $99 with a monthly subscription option. The bundle requires customers to sign up for a two-year subscription to Xbox Live Gold Membership for $14.99 per month. The subscription plan is similar to the ...

Kindle Fire market share tumbles in Q1 as new iPad launches

May 3, 2012
Amazon’s Kindle Fire debuted and found rapid success, recording an explosive first quarter and capturing a 14% share of the overall tablet market. The latest numbers from comScore indicate the Kindle Fire had almost doubled its share of the U.S. Android tablet market over the past two months to 54.4%. ...

Nokia’s 41-megapixel camera phone launches this month

May 3, 2012
Nokia on Wednesday announced that its 41-megapixel camera-equipped 808 PureView smartphone will begin rolling out later this month in Russia, India and additional unnamed markets. Nokia unveiled the impressive camera phone in February during the annual Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, and BGR took a hands-on look ...