We knew that in January LG was testing Android 4.4 KitKat for both the Optimus G Pro and the G pro 2. Now, two months down the track, the former Lucky Goldstar group out of South Korea is looking after […]
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Vodafone, Telstra & Optus HTC One Gets Android 4.4 KitKat
Australia is frequently a tad behind the times and the same can be maintained for Smartphones that are becoming older. It may come as a wonderment that even last years HTC One hasn’t received Android KitKat yet from any of […]
2014 HTC One Verizon Back Cover Has Leaked, Stamped with Verizon
We already know that the 2014 HTC One was going to get much coverage by all the major US phone carriers, and now we can confirm that it will also be coming to Verizon. Because it is HTC’s flagship there […]
Apple Releases iTunes Festival 5.0 Revamped To Better Suit iOS 7 Before The SXSW Music Festival Begins March 13
Nobody can break their own rules like a company that makes the rules. Apple gave all apps a deadline to be updated for iOS 7, and while the iTunes Festival application was working fine on the newest Cupertino company firmware, […]
AT&T Galaxy S4 Gets Official Android 4.4.2 KitKat Today OTA
The Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 LTE received the Android 4.4.2 yesterday and today it’s the AT&T Galaxy S4’s turn to get the Android 4.4.2 firmware that has the build number KOTH49H. Samsung has a very busy week unveiling many products […]
Android 4.4.2 I337UCUFMLD For AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 Now Available Online
Whether you love it or hate it, nothing is going to change that Android always has different firmware versions being released at different times for all different devices. Even though Kit Kat was officially released several months back, the fact […]
Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 Gets Android 4.4.2 KitKat
Whenever we jump up completely to a new name included in an Android operating system you can bet it will be worth noticing and taking a good hard long look at. Don’t be fooled into thinking that we only jumped […]
Apple Uses The Dead Poet Society In This New “Your Verse” iPad Air Advertisement
Dead Poets Society might be a movie you aren’t very familiar with, but if you’re a fan of Apple, then you may wish to change that soon as they have now featured segments taken from the movie on several occasions. […]
New Build I9305XXUEML8 For Samsung Galaxy S3 Released
By now we all know what Android 4.3 has in store for us: A smooth Rom, smoother than any other before it, some extra features like Google Now and Google wallet, plus a few secret and hidden cool things you […]
Android 4.3 10.4.B.0.569 Leaked Update for Sony Xperia Z & ZL
This Android 4.3 10.4.B.0.569 is only what is known as a file that has leaked which means that it is regarded as unofficial because it really has nothing to do with Sony at all, or the carrier for that matter […]
iOS 7.1 Beta 2 Has Seeded To Developers, Comes With New Car Display Option
People using Apple products can now be happy that a new bit of software in iOS 7.1 beta 2 has been seeded to developers. In order to see it and use it you will need to be signed up as […]
Verizon Galaxy S4 Gets Updated To JSS15J.I545VRUEMK2, Fixes Email, Charging And More
Only weeks after the FCC has approved the Verizon buyout of Vodafone, the Galaxy S4 version has received a new update to build number JSS15J. This is a small upgrade over the standard Android 4.3 that was already out. After […]
More App Exposure For Windows Phone, Discounts Many Titles In WP Store
In the last two weeks alone there have been lots of signs of life in the Windows Phone store for applications. It’s no surprise either, as they continue to attempt to make in grounds on the competition, one of their […]
Android 4.2.2 For Nexus 4,5,7 And 10 Is Now Live To Download Manually
Google keeps delivering the goods for Nexus owners. All consumers who have their hands on a Nexus 4,5,7, and 10 can upgrade to Android 4.4.2 KitKat before the rest of the world does. It serves as a constant reminder about […]
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour GiveAway For Nokia Asha Owners
To help boost Windows Phone application awareness, Gamesloft — who are the creators of this game — and Nokia will be giving away 1 copy each week to a random winner of the hit game Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour. […]
Amazon Selling The Nokia Lumia 521 For $79.95, Walmart Also Offer Same Deal
Now that we know how Nokia loves to do its numbering schemes we know that anything listed around the 500’s will be in the mid-range category. So with knowing that, we know that the 521 will be right there, and […]
GDR3 Update For Telstra Windows Phone 8 Models Like Lumia And HTC Coming Now
The largest phone carrier in Australia, Telstra, is looking to bring out the GDR3 update to Windows Phone 8 within the land down under. This is the same update that we have covered a bit when it was originally released […]
Bing Local Search Results Are Now Running Again, Will Likely Stay For The Long Haul
Another day and another step forward in what seems a common trend now-a-days for Microsoft. This time it’s for their very own search engine, Bing, who is getting an update that will put back the local results pages. The whole […]
Android 4.4.1 Is Now Live To Download On The Nexus 5
This one took us by surprise, but the new firmware of Android 4.4.1 is now out and readily available for installing on the Nexus 5. The Nexus 5 was of course the first handset that users could experience the KitKat […]
OS X Mavericks Has Less Users Than Windows 8.1
While Apple has a firm grasp over Microsoft when it comes to mobiles, the Redmond company has done a mighty fine job coming back at them lately. They have taken record market shares across Europe and other places in the […]
Nokia Lumia 929 Shipping Date Is December 20 For Screen Protectors, Could Lead To Actual Launch
While it isn’t going an exact match because that would be cutting it very thin in terms of being organized, there has been a shipment date matching up as the 20th of December for at least two different retail outlets. […]
Nokia Lumia 1320 Advertisement Is Strictly For The Younger Generation
I’m not really sure if this kind of marketing is a good idea for an expensive handset, but it comes with a groovy tune playing in the background none-the-less. The Nokia Lumia 1320 has released an advertisement before the up […]
This App Went To Windows Phone First, Before iOS And Android
Anything with the word Serpent in it has an element of mystique to it, so when we see a puzzle game with that name in it, it’s got to be good right? Well, no, not necessarily, but in this case, […]
Nokia Lumia 520 Being Shopped for $49.99 From AT&T
As long as you don’t mind going off contract, all you will have to fork out is $49.99 for a brand new Lumia 520. The other condition is that you don’t mind being with phone carriers, AT&T. Windows Phones are […]
Microsoft Surface 2 And Surface Pro 2 Don’t Work Properly, According To Reports
The Microsoft Surface 2 and Pro 2 launched over the summer holiday period in the United States, and they’ve been called not very good by the time thanksgiving has come around. The new Microsoft Surface tablet models have had some […]
If Your Xbox One’s Faulty, You Can Get A free Digital Download
Since its launch, we have seen another problem with the Xbox One gaming console. It’s very much the same as the last that were along for the ride in the Xbox 360. The problem I’m talking about is the “cannot […]
We Could Be Getting An Xbox One Smartphone Soon
Since starting up, being mobile only, we have had to pass up on covering consoles like Xbox and PlayStation a lot more than we would have liked. Occasionally there is a relationship there via applications, but that’s about as far […]
Intel Bay Trail Will Make 64-Bit Processors For Windows Tablets Starting 2014
Since Apple had brought about the 64-bit processor, we have seen some others like the Snapdragon 800 offer a bit of competition, but not much more than that. That was soon followed with a rumor that Samsung would be next […]
Nokia Renames Music App To Nokia MixRadio, Download It Here For Windows Phone
It’s safe to say that Nokia didn’t do a very good job at coming up with a name for their music service when it first arrived. Without any creativity bone inside, they decided to simply call it “Nokia Music”. Now […]
UI Features Make Up Most Of What’s New In iOS 7.1 Beta 1
Now that we have risen up to the iOS 7.1 it now gets reset back to the beta versions, hence the number 1 all over again. For those of you interested, this one carries the build number of 11D5099e with […]