Apples iPhone 5c might be the cheaper alternative to the iPhone 5s… but it’s not exactly the low-cost, budget iPhone that many people had been expecting before Apple launched its latest smartphones in September. But now it looks like the company is planning to launch a new model that’s at least somewhat cheaper. Update: Yup. […]
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IDC: 1 billion smartphones shipped in 2013, most running Android
Remember when BlackBerry and Palm dominated the fledgling smartphone market? Things have changed a lot in the past decade. Research firm IDC reports that a billion smartphones were shipped in 2013, and 80 percent of them were running Google’s Android operating system. Apple’s iPhones come in second at just over 15 percent, and everyone else […]
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Google Play Movies & TV now available on iPhone and iPad
Google’s online movie and TV rental service is now available for iOS. Up until now if you’ve wanted to view content you’ve purchased from Google you’ve needed an Android device or a PC with a desktop operating system. Now you can access your Google Play video library on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad using […]
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Razer “Kazuyo” could turn iPhones into mobile game consoles
Gaming peripheral maker Razer may be working on an iPhone accessory that turns Apple’s smartphone into a handheld gaming system, complete with direction pads and shoulder buttons. According to a tip sent to @evleaks, the upcoming  will have pressure-sensitive buttons and a hinge that lets you rest the phone flat against the controller or tilt […]
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Lilbits (10-09-2013): Running full Android apps on Samsung’s smartwatch
The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch may be designed as a device that you pair with an Android phone to act as a sort of remote control and display. But it actually has the guts of a tiny Android smartphone… so it should come as no surprise that you can get real Android apps to run […]
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Apple sells 9 million new iPhones in 3 days
Apple appears to have a winning strategy on its hands. After launching the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Friday, Septmber 20th, the company says 9 million units were purchased over the weekend. What the company isn’t saying is how many people spent their money on an iPhone 5c and how many spent a bit […]
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Lilbits (9-20-2013): A little taste of KitKat (or Key Lime Pie)
Someone at Google uploaded a few new screenshots of the Korean IME keyboard input app to the Google Play Store… and accidentally gave us a first look at Android 4.4. The images have since been removed, but in the left corner where you’d normally find a Jelly Bean debug icon when running Android 4.1 or […]
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Apple introduces the iPhone 5S
Apple’s newest flagship smartphone is gold… literally. For the first time, Apple will offer an iPhone in gold, silver, or gray colors. The iPhone 5S has an aluminum case, and has a premium look and finish when compared with the cheaper iPhone 5C. The iPhone 5S is also the first phone to ship with Apple’s […]
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Apple introduces the iPhone 5C: The first budget iPhone
Apple has been offering iPhones and entry and mid-level prices for years… but usually by continuing to sell a year-old model at a price cut every time a new phone was ready to launch. Now Apple is taking a new approach by introducing both an iPhone 5C and an iPhone 5S. The company says the […]
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Apple iOS 7 coming to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on Sept 18th
Apple has announced that iOS 7 will be available starting September 18th. The latest version of iOS features a dramatically different user interface with new, flat graphics, icons, and other elements. It also introduce a new Control Center, notification center, and more. Like most updates, iOS 7 will be available as a free update for […]