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Problems with Apple Maps bring luck for other map developers

Since Apple’s iOS 6 has been released a lot has been said, written and shouted about the function of the Maps app. Some comments have been positive, others, eyebrows-lifting, yet a lot more have been ‘bitter’. Such a bad luck! Well … not for everybody! This problem has turned many to the App Store where they could purchase a third...

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Support document on the Apple iPhone 5 pictures “purple halo” now available

Recently users would report that some pictures taken with the Apple iPhone 5 were exhibiting a purple tint or halo in the corner. They were getting this discoloration when the light source for a given photo was outside the viewfinder. Apple however argued that the purple tinting was normal for such situations and in addition, this Sunday they also issued...

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Asus Padfone 2 gets “thumbs up” from the Global Certification Forum

Asus Padfone 2 launch is scheduled for October 16th and naturally the interest to it is high. Preliminary info has shown that this should be an impressively powerful device! The positive feedback scored impressive 13,950 points on the AnTuTu benchmark site, surpassing the Samsung GALAXY Note II by 450 points. So far the word has it that that the phone...

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It’s a goodbye for Webtop and Lapdock

It hasn’t been that long time ago when Motorola introduced the Motorola ATRIX 4G, claiming it to be “The world’s most powerful smartphone.”  And for its time it may have well be that! A dual-core processor, Webtop software which allowed the phone to be plugged into the lapdock accessory and be used as the brains for an 11.6 inch tablet...

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Windows Phone 8 event on October 29th

Microsoft is to hold a media event on October 29th in San Francisco, dedicated to their Windows 8 and Surface tablet. Finally, the world shall learn all details about the “mysterious” Windows Phone 8, so carefully kept in secret so far. Microsoft has also been very secretive of the latest iteration of its mobile OS, so it’s going to be...

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Lumia 920 and 820 in the USA in November through AT&T

The big end-of-the-year holiday season is fast approaching and a nice smart mobile device as a gift (both – to give and to get) seems a highly interesting idea. If  you go for Nokia’s latest Windows Phone 8 smartphones, in the States you can have any of them through the AT&T carrier. AT&T is going to offer the Nokia Lumia...

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Three UK PAYG pricing for HTC Windows Phone 8X

After the smart HTC Windows Phone 8X was officially introduced to the world, we learned that its SIM-free version might cost a rather hefty £399. However, the last word is that Three UK, will be selling the smartphone off-contract for the easier to swallow £350 ($564/€436). Here is a picture, sent to us by a source from Three UK, where...