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Google Maps Covers Live Traffic In 13 European Countries

Just in time for the weekend, Google introduced its latest update to Google Maps. The map service will now cover live traffic in 13 European countries. The coverage will provide consistent updated information regarding major highways and roadways in countries like the Netherlands, Spain, and Germany in addition to displaying […]

Sony Ericsson Blames Japan Earthquakes For Q2 Loss

Not the news Sony Ericsson investors wanted to hear on Friday after the company posted a net loss of €50 million in the second quarter of 2011. Sony Ericsson cites massive supply restrictions resulting from the horrendous earthquake and aftershocks that shook Japan earlier this year. Shipments fell 31% for Sony Ericsson from the same

Motorola Atrix bootloader finally unlocked

Following the recent breakthrough with the AT&T Atrix 4G, where the bootloader was unlocked after snooping around the code in an official Gingerbread release, developers over at XDA have been hard at work to unshackle the international version of the Motorola Atrix. The efforts seem to have finally paid off

Droid 3 heads to Bell Canada, to be called the Motorola XT860 4G

A Droid version released outside the US is usually called the Milestone, but Motorola seems to have decided to drop the moniker in favor of a plain old model number with the Droid 3.  Called the XT860 4G, the device will soon be knocking on our neighbor’s door and will

iPhone 5 Launch Possibly Delayed Due To Overheating A5 Chip?

Apple consumers patiently awaiting to get their hands on the elusive iPhone 5 may have to wait a little while longer than expected. According to a Chinese translated report from Sohu.com, 9to5Mac reports the highly anticipated iPhone 5 may have caught its first road bump on the way to its expected

Samsung Continuum I400 Specifications

A phone you want us to add to this list? Notice an error on a spec page? Use this form to tell us. Samsung Continuum I400 Specifications User Ratings: [ratings] Network – GSM/CDMA: CDMA Carrier: Verizon 2G Technology (Frequencies): CDMA (800/1900mhz) 3G Technology (Frequencies): 1xEV-DO (2000mhz) 4G Technology (Frequencies): N/A

Samsung M110S Galaxy S Specifications

A phone you want us to add to this list? Notice an error on a spec page? Use this form to tell us. Samsung M110S Galaxy S Specifications User Ratings: [ratings] Network – GSM/CDMA: GSM Carrier: SKT (South Korea) 2G Technology (Frequencies): GSM (850/900/1800/1900mhz) 3G Technology (Frequencies): HSDPA (?) 4G

Hulu Adds Four Additional Android Devices To Lineup Of Supported Smartphones

Hulu announced today that they are proud to add four additional Android powered devices to their mobile supported lineup. Hulu enthusiasts can now take advantage of the service on the HTC Evo 4G, HTC ThunderBolt, HTC myTouch 4G and G2. The four new Android devices join the Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Droid

Spotify Official Launch, Now Available In The U.S.

Spotify, the extremely popular music streaming service in Europe, made its official debut in the U.S. today. An excerpt from their press release introduces the service, “Hello America. Spotify here. Spotify, the largest and fastest growing music service of its kind, is available from today in the US. We’re massively excited to

PayPal Shows Off NFC-Based Payment Widget On Nexus S

At the Mobile Beat 2011 Conference in San Francisco today, PayPal demonstrated its first Near Field Communications (NFC) widget for Android powered devices. Funds were transferred by simply running the widget and tapping two Nexus S devices together as shown in a demonstration. The NFC widget allows users to both

AT&T Confirms It Will Offer Sony S2 Tablet Exclusively

AT&T announced today that they will exclusively offer Sony’s S2 tablet for U.S. consumers. “We’re pleased to be working with AT&T on yet another unique mobile device,” said Mike Lucas, senior vice president of Networked Technology and Services Division at Sony Electronics. “AT&T provides the speed and coverage that are

T-Mobile Doubles 4G HSPA+ Speeds To 56 Markets

T-Mobile announced today that they have doubled their theoretical download speed ceiling for its 4G HSPA+ networks and 56 new markets will be able to take advantage of the upgrade. Currently the T-Mobile Rocket laptop stick 3.o is the only device that is capable of utilizing the 4G HSPA +42 service. The laptop stick

Sprint lowers price of Nexus S 4G, now only $100

With its 1GHz processor and Super AMOLED 4-inch display, the Nexus S 4G is marginally better than its wildly popular predecessor, the Nexus One, and comes off underpowered amongst the likes of the Sensation and the Galaxy S2 that are ruling the roost currently.  Still, the Android 2.3 device isn’t

Android 3.2 update ready for Motorola Xoom, more tablets to follow soon

It’s no Ice Cream Sandwich – you can taste that towards the end of this year – but it is an important update nonetheless.  While the Ice Cream Sandwich aims at unifying all Android devices under the sun to a common OS version, eradicating the word ‘fragmentation’ that has been

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play announced on AT&T, to be available in two colors

We expected much more fanfare than this subdued unleashing of the gaming-centric smartphone on AT&T.  The carrier has silently announced that the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will be available on its network soon, although it failed to reveal any substantial details on when exactly that’ll happen or for how much.