It's bad enough that when Kayak.com announced it was dropping support for its BlackBerry app that it said it was a "practical decision." That's gotta sting, right? (Even if it's true. Or especially if it's true.) But what rea…
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Kayak abandons BlackBerry, will support ‘Googlerola phone’ — or other Android devices
February 6th, 2012 
Phil Nickinson 
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Tags: Android, app, Applications, Apps, BlackBerry, google, googlerola, googmoto, kayak, motorola, smartphone, support 
No Comments »NPD: iPhone dominated in Q4, Android popularity grows among first-time buyers
February 6th, 2012 Zach Epstein Apple was the top smartphone vendor in the United States last quarter according to new data released on Monday. A new report from market research firm The NPD Group suggests that the three best-selling smartphones in America last quarter were all iPhones. Apple’s new iPhone 4S was deemed the top-selling smartphone this past holiday quarter, followed by the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 3GS, which is now free on contract from AT&T. Two versions of Samsung’s Galaxy S II smartphone rounded out the top-5. Read on for more. “Attracted by a faster processor, improved camera and the Siri speech-driven agent, most iPhone buyers paid a premium for the iPhone 4S, making it the top-selling handset in Q4,” NPD analyst Ross
Posted in News Tags: Android, Apple, Business, Galaxy S II, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, market share, Mobile, Samsung, Smartphones No Comments »Samsung’s quad-core Galaxy S III reportedly just 7mm thick, set to launch in May
February 6th, 2012 Zach Epstein Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S III will reportedly be one of the thinnest smartphones in the world when it is unveiled in the coming months. South Korea’s Electronic Times News on Monday cited unnamed sources in claiming Samsung’s upcoming flagship superphone will pack impressive specs into a case that is just 7 millimeters thick; the thinnest version of Samsung’s current flagship, the Galaxy S II, features a case that is 8.49 millimeters thick. The site also states that the Galaxy S III will feature an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front camera, a Super AMOLED Plus display and the Android 4.0 operating system. An earlier report claimed the Galaxy S III could launch as soon as April, but Electronic Times News claims
Posted in News Tags: Android, Android 4.0, Details, galaxy s iii, Ice Cream Sandwich, launch, leak, Mobile, Rumors, Samsung, Smartphones, specs No Comments »HTC slump continues in Q4; guidance misses Q1 estimates
February 6th, 2012 Zach Epstein HTC on Monday reported earnings for the fourth quarter last year along with guidance for the first quarter that missed analysts’ estimates. Further highlighting the slump that began in October with the launch of Apple’s iPhone 4S, the Taiwan-based vendor posted fourth-quarter revenue of NT$101.42 billion, or approximately $3.5 billion USD, down 2.5% compared to the same quarter in 2010. Gross profit slid nearly 12% in the fourth quarter to NT$27.5 billion, and HTC’s total assets on hand at the end of the year slid more than 33% to NT$254.59 billion. In the first quarter of 2012, the vendor expects the rough patch to continue ahead of new product launches due later in the first half. HTC said first-quarter sales
Posted in News Tags: Android, Business, earnings, htc, profit, revenue, Sales, Smartphones No Comments »SFR Reveals Existence Of Android 4.0.5, Confirms ICS Update Roadmap For Galaxy Nexus, Nexus One, Galaxy SII And HTC Sensation In March 2012
February 6th, 2012 Abhiroop Basu Just days after hearing about the leaked release of Android 4.0.4 for the Nexus 4G, French mobile phone company SFR has not only announced (Google Translate) which devices will be getting ICS in the coming months, it has also confirmed the existence of…
Posted in News Tags: Android, Android 4.0, android 4.0.5, defy, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Nexus / Nexus Prime, galaxy pro, Galaxy S II, Galaxy SII, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, ics, Mini Pro, motorola defy, Nexus S, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), ray, sensation, Sensation / Sensation 4G (Pyramid), SONY Ericsson XPERIA Arc, update, Xperia Arc (Anzu, X12), Xperia Mini / Mini Pro (Smultron / Mango), Xperia Ray (Urushi, ST18i) No Comments »SFR Reveals Existence Of Android 4.0.5, Confirms ICS Update Roadmap For Galaxy Nexus, Nexus One, Galaxy SII And HTC Sensation In March 2012
February 6th, 2012 Abhiroop Basu Just days after hearing about the leaked release of Android 4.0.4 for the Nexus 4G, French mobile phone company SFR has not only announced (Google Translate) which devices will be getting ICS in the coming months, it has also confirmed the existence of…
Posted in News Tags: Android, Android 4.0, android 4.0.5, defy, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Nexus / Nexus Prime, galaxy pro, Galaxy S II, Galaxy SII, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, ics, Mini Pro, motorola defy, Nexus One (Passion), Nexus S, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), ray, sensation, Sensation / Sensation 4G (Pyramid), SONY Ericsson XPERIA Arc, update, Xperia Arc (Anzu, X12), Xperia Mini / Mini Pro (Smultron / Mango), Xperia Ray (Urushi, ST18i) No Comments »SFR Reveals Existence Of Android 4.0.5, Confirms ICS Update Roadmap For Galaxy Nexus, Nexus One, Galaxy SII And HTC Sensation In March 2012
February 6th, 2012 Abhiroop Basu Just days after hearing about the leaked release of Android 4.0.4 for the Nexus 4G, French mobile phone company SFR has not only announced (Google Translate) which devices will be getting ICS in the coming months, it has also confirmed the existence of…
Posted in News Tags: Android, Android 4.0, defy, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Nexus / Nexus Prime, galaxy pro, Galaxy S II, Galaxy SII, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, ics, motorola defy, Nexus One (Passion), Nexus S, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), sensation, Sensation / Sensation 4G (Pyramid), SONY Ericsson XPERIA Arc, update No Comments »SFR Reveals Existence Of Android 4.0.5, Confirms ICS Update Roadmap For Galaxy Nexus, Nexus One, Galaxy SII And HTC Sensation In March 2012
February 6th, 2012 Abhiroop Basu Just days after hearing about the leaked release of Android 4.0.4 for the Nexus 4G, French mobile phone company SFR has not only announced (Google Translate) which devices will be getting ICS in the coming months, it has also confirmed the existence of…
Posted in News Tags: Android, Android 4.0, android 4.0.5, defy, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Nexus / Nexus Prime, galaxy pro, Galaxy S II, Galaxy SII, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, ics, Mini Pro, motorola defy, Nexus One (Passion), Nexus S, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), ray, sensation, Sensation / Sensation 4G (Pyramid), SONY Ericsson XPERIA Arc, update, Xperia Arc (Anzu, X12), Xperia Mini / Mini Pro (Smultron / Mango), Xperia Ray (Urushi, ST18i) No Comments »SFR Reveals Existence Of Android 4.0.5, Confirms ICS Update Roadmap For Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, Galaxy SII And HTC Sensation In March 2012
February 6th, 2012 Abhiroop Basu Just days after hearing about the leaked release of Android 4.0.4 for the Nexus 4G, French mobile phone company SFR has not only announced (Google Translate) which devices will be getting ICS in the coming months, it has also confirmed the existence of…
Posted in News Tags: Android, Android 4.0, android 4.0.5, defy, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Nexus / Nexus Prime, galaxy pro, Galaxy S II, Galaxy SII, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, ics, Mini Pro, motorola defy, Nexus S, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), ray, sensation, Sensation / Sensation 4G (Pyramid), SONY Ericsson XPERIA Arc, update, Xperia Arc (Anzu, X12), Xperia Mini / Mini Pro (Smultron / Mango), Xperia Ray (Urushi, ST18i) No Comments »Samsung airs 90-second Super Bowl Commercial with the Darkness and other celebs
February 6th, 2012 Seth Weintraub Samsung picked Bobby Farrelly, known for directing famous comedy films “There’s Something About Mary,” “Dumb and Dumber” and “Kingpin,” to direct his first ever TV commercial. The 90-second Galaxy Note Super Bowl commercial featured the infectious song “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” song by The Darkness, along with celebrity appearances by The Darkness’ lead [...]
