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by Staff on Tuesday, November 04, 2014

It appears that HTC is jumpstarting the holiday season. Starting today, HTC is launching its Hot Deals program, a promo that will allow customers to purchase an HTC device for a discounted price.

Appears in: deals, Holidays, Mobile, Special Offers

Is the US Paying More for Internet?

by Yael Kent on Tuesday, November 04, 2014

When it comes to Internet service, consumers in the United States pay a much higher cost than other countries. The problem is that despite the astronomical rates, the service is much slower in the US than what can be found internationally. However, some small towns are looking to bring about a change.

Appears in: Internet, internet service

Google Nexus 9 Now Available For Purchase

Google’s Nexus 9 Now Available For Purchase

by Staff on Monday, November 03, 2014

The wait is over. Google's latest tablet offering, the Nexus 9, has finally been made available on the Google Play Store. The device is priced at $399 for the 16 gigabyte Wi-Fi edition and $479 for the 32 gigabyte Wi-Fi edition. Two business days is allowed for shipping time.

Appears in: android

Blackberry’s BBM Now Has Message Retraction And Timed Messages

by Staff on Sunday, November 02, 2014

Blackberry recently introduced an improved version of the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), the instant messenger and videotelephony app built in BlackBerry devices. The updated BBM now comes with new features that include message retraction, timed messages, and HD picture transfer, just to name a few.

Appears in: blackberry, Cell Phone, Cell Phones, smartphone, Smartphones, text message, text messaging

Sprint Launches Rental Program For Samsung Galaxy S5 and S5 Sport

by Staff on Friday, October 31, 2014

Earlier in the month of October, Sprint introduced a rental program that lets its customers lease the new iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus for a flat monthly fee.

Appears in: Cell Phone, Cell Phones, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, smartphone, Smartphones, sprint

All About Pay TV Services

by Yael Kent on Friday, October 31, 2014

Because people have complained that cable services forces them to buy channels that they don't watch, reform has been requested and initiated. In response, many have proposed pay-tv services to keep customers happy. Here are some ways that pay-tv services will change the way we view television today.

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Nexus 6 Sells Out Immediately After Pre-Orders Begin

by Staff on Thursday, October 30, 2014

Google made the Nexus 6 available for pre-ordering last Wednesday in the United States through the Google Play Store. But within minutes, the device has apparently sold out. The Nexus 6 is slated for wide release in November, but fans who wanted to get the phablet before its launch date but failed to pre-order it, may have to wait a while before they can get their hands on the device.

Appears in: Cell Phone, Cell Phones, smartphone, Smartphones

Google’s Fit App Now Available For Android Users

by Staff on Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Google has just released its Fit app. For those not familiar with this application, the Fit app serves as a central repository for every health and fitness data recorded by your Android device. It can also store information collected by any app that uses the Google Fit SDK introduced earlier this year at the I/O developer conference back in June.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Sprint Spark LTE Service Expands To 17 New Markets

by Staff on Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Sprint recently announced that is has expanded its Spark LTE service to 17 new markets. Spark is the carrier's brand name for its enhanced 4G LTE service, which delivers wireless speeds of 50 mbps to 60 mbps, with potentially incrementing speeds over time. With its spectrum and technology, the carrier could eventually offer speeds of up to 2 Gbps.

Appears in: 4G, sprint

Android 5.0 Lollipop: What You Need To Know

by Staff on Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Android 5.0 Lollipop is the latest version of Android, the mobile operating system developed and created by Google. The tech giant had officially announced this newest Android version earlier in October, and has since stated that the smartphone OS will be available to all consumers by November 3rd.

Appears in: android, Cell Phone, Cell Phones, smartphone, Smartphones

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