Samsung Galaxy Note II US launch gets set for October 24

The formal announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Note II in the United States just got itself an official date. Samsung sent out seriously suggestive invitations for an event in New York City, which will take place on October 24. As you can see above, the image of an S-Pen in the invitation leaves no room to wonder about what the event will be all about. The Samsung...

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Moo adds ‘third side’ to business cards with embedded NFC chips

Online printer Moo has just started trialing a new kind of business card that 'links to your digital world' by way of an embedded NFC chip. Any takers? Online printing company Moo.com has come up with an idea to jazz up its business cards by adding what it calls a “third side” in the form of a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip. The card looks like a regular...

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Woman falls off cliff while texting

Despite various incidents of injuries related to texting while walking, some people still don't understand the potential danger. Detailed in the Anchorage Daily News, a young woman named Maria Pestrikoff plummeted sixty feet off a cliff when she was walking while texting. According to the account of the incident, she was attempting to write a text on...

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RIM: No BlackBerry 10 handset announcements this year

Handset reveals coming closer to on-sale date BlackBerry loyalists eager to get a sneak peak at the new BB10 handsets will have to wait until 2013. Frank Boulben, RIM's chief marketing officer, told CNET that the company will resist the temptation to parade the new smartphones until closer to the on sale date, expected in the first two months of next year....

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Facebook Gifts could be the social network's gift that keeps on giving

FROM: Facebook, TO: Facebook's mobile profits (finally) For those special moments when "likes" aren't enough for your closest Facebook friends, the social networking website has introduced a new gifting program starting today. Different from the virtual gifts program introduced a couple of years ago, Facebook Gifts enables users to easily ship physical presents...

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RIM posts big loss, shares surge 18 percent

Research In Motion posted a second-quarter loss of $235 million on Thursday. It's not good, but analysts had been expecting worse, with shares surging as a result. On many occasions when a company posts a big loss in its quarterly report, its shares tumble like a sandbag-laden lead balloon, but when struggling mobile maker Research In Motion on Thursday announced...

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OAuth tools coming to Android through Google Play Store

No need to remember all those passwords Google has released tools to allow developers to begin integrating the OAuth user authorisation technology for Android apps. The tech, also used by Facebook and Twitter to allow users to connect with external apps and services, may eventually replace the need to type in multiple passwords for apps on Android devices....

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iPhone 5 Lightning cable clones will be awhile coming, suppliers say

Likely won't get a knockoff for Christmas Third-party manufacturers in China are still attempting to clone Apple's new Lightning cable, but supplies are unlikely to hit before Christmas, according to reports. The new reversible syncing and charging solution for the iPhone 5, iPod touch, and iPod nano has replaced the tried and tested 30-pin cable used with...

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RIM reports $235M in losses, remains confident in BB 10 turnaround

A little tart now, but BB 10 could help RIM revealed its fiscal year 2013, second quarter financial results to investors Thursday, outlining where the makers of BlackBerry-branded products stand. The quarter covers the past three months ending on Sept. 21. BlackBerry, while in the midst of a turnaround and transition to the BlackBerry 10 operating system,...

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Google releases Field Trip, a new guidebook app that tips you off

Go on a trip with Field Trip (credit: The Verge) There are dozens of apps that individually inform users of good places to eat, where a movie is playing, if a band is jamming in town tonight, or where the best places to shop are located. But what if there was one single app that did all that, while also providing interesting and unique information about...

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Google releases Field Trip, a new guidebook app that automatically tips you off

Go on a trip with Field Trip (credit: The Verge) There are dozens of apps that individually inform users of good places to eat, where movie is playing, if a band is jamming in town tonight, or where the best places to shop are located. But what if there was one single app that did all that, while also providing interesting and unique information about...

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Report: Browser-based Google Street View only 2 weeks away

Come and get your Street View Apple iPhone 5 and, more generally, iOS 6 users up in arms over its rebooted Maps app may be getting some relief in the form of Google Street View, thanks to Mobile Safari. On Thursday, reports surfaced that Maps app users won't have to wait long to get Street View back on their devices, a feature that's said to be part of a...

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Foursquare iOS update gets more personal with tailed results, also adds iOS 5 compatability

Foursquare has pushed an iOS update, offering a robust social recommendation engine, iOS 6 and iPhone 5 compatibility, and faster map. Foursquare has pushed its latest update, bringing a few back end and front end changes in addition to compatibility with the iPhone 5’s larger screen size. Simply put, the app offers a faster browsing experience and uses...

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HTC One X+ makes an appearance in an O2 UK brochure

The previously rumored HTC One X+ seems to be right around the corner, folks. The upcoming smartphone has made an appearance in a brochure for UK's wireless carrier O2. The newcomer boasts a notable bump in specs over the original HTC One X. The plus version will pack a speedier quad-core CPU, clocked at 1.7GHz and 64GB of built-in memory. Additional 25GB of Dropbox...

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Instagram is beating Twitter on mobile, proving a picture is worth… 7.3M daily active users

The little app that could, Instagram, keeps on showing veteran networks who's boss and bests Twitter on mobile reach for the month of August. According to the latest comScore report, Instagram was a bigger mobile drawn than Twitter was during the month of August. AllThingsD reports that smartphone users visited Instagram more often and for longer periods of...

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Qualcomm comes through with 3 new processors for entry-level phones

Throw three more in the bag for Qualcomm Qualcomm unleashed a trio of Snapdragon S4 mobile processors Thursday, all of which aim to endow entry-level smartphone’s with the company’s signature processing power. The MSM8225Q and MSM8625Q Snapdragon S4 Play both belong to the S4 Play processor tier and are optimized for a broad range of users. “Play processors...

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Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 pricing in Europe confirmed

The recently unveiled Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 are shaping up to be two of the hottest smartphones of the season, but until now we didn't know much on their availability and pricing. Now, that questions finally got its their answers. In Germany, the Lumia 920 will retail for €649 ($836), while the Lumia 820 will go for €499 ($645). However, if you are living...

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TI says it's not giving up on OMAP chipsets, OMAP 5 on track

Texas Instruments is revamping its strategy regarding its OMAP chipsets and announced that it considers the smartphone and tablet market less attractive and will focus on bringing OMAP to more platforms than wireless gadgets. Reuters, citing various analysts, reported that it's quite likely that TI will be quitting the smartphone and tablet business altogether. Today,...

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SportStream brings its second screen app to the iPhone

SportStream continues its mission to connect fans with socially-sourced sports data with its new iPhone app. If there’s any market that’s primed for the social, second screen experience, it’s sports. What with the stats, player news, fantasy teams, and of course, heavy dose of trash talking, the two are made for each other. That’s not to say there isn’t still...

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HTC announces the Snapdragon S4-powered One XC

At Chinese Telecommunications Fair today, HTC unveiled its latest dual-core monster dubbed the One XC. It's powered by a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5Ghz coupled with 1GB of RAM. It's built around a 4.7-inch display of HD resolution and has an 8MP camera at the back, which is identical to the one found in the One X. The HTC One XC runs Android...

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean release date: when will you get it?

Are we going to have to wait months again? Google has announced the latest version of its mobile platform, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, at its annual I/O event in San Francisco, with it appearing alongside the first device to run it, the Google Nexus 7 tablet. However the Nexus 7 won't be the only device which will end up running the sugary named update, with...

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Spotify vs Rdio vs Deezer: battle of the streaming services

Deezer enables you to manage a collection of your favourite artists, albums and tracks After the CD came the MP3, then the streaming subscription -- but where should you spend your £10 a month? For UK music lovers old favourite Spotify has recently been joined by the US-based Rdio and the France-based Deezer. Which offers best value for money? We tested...

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iPhone 5 processor faster in US than UK?

iPhone 5 - faster than you think The A6 processor in the iPhone 5 apparently clocks at 1.3GHz, not 1GHz as was originally thought. If you've been lucky enough to get your hands on an iPhone 5 you'll know that it's a smooth operator, no doubt thanks in part to Apple's own dual-core processor housed inside. Primate Labs reckon the A6 chip actually runs a...

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Goodbye OMAP? Texas Instruments to stop investing in mobile processor business

Texas Instruments has announced it will stop investing in mobile chips, and turn its attention to the "embedded processor" market instead. The saying goes “when the going gets tough, the tough get going,” however it appears Texas Instruments took it in a slightly different way to the rest of us, as it has announced it’s taking a step back from the incredibly...

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Google brings Chrome browser to Intel smartphones

Chrome has made friends with Intel You can now enjoy Chrome for Android on your Intel-powered smartphone, as the browser now supports x86 devices. In the UK, the Motorola Razr i will be the first phone to take advantage of the new app, as its Ice Cream Sandwich software is compatible with Google's own-brand browser. However anyone with an Orange San Diego...

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Samsung launches Galaxy Note II in India and Germany

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note II in India and Germany. In India the phone is being priced at ₹39,000 whereas in Germany the phone will be sold for €599. In case you're not aware of this device, the Galaxy Note II is an updated version of last year's Galaxy Note and is basically a stretched Galaxy S III. It has a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display,...

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LG announces the Optimus Vu 2

LG has announced the Optimus Vu 2, which boasts an upgraded processor, more RAM and the addition of VoLTE too. The LG Optimus Vu was officially announced back in February, but has only recently reached the US as the LG Intuition, released on Verizon at the beginning of the month. Still, that’s more than many other countries can say, as LG decided not to launch...

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