Instagram for Android Hits 1 Million Downloads

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/4/2012

Well, that was fast. The popular iPhone snapshot-taking and photo-sharing app, Instagram, was released for Android phones yesterday and hit a million downloads in less than 24 hours after it was available.

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iPhone 5 to Launch in June? A Foxconn Recruiter Says So

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/3/2012

In an interview with TV Tokyo, a Foxconn recruiter mentioned that the company is hiring more workers to prep for the iPhone 5 launch "scheduled" for June.

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Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus LTE to be Released on April 22?

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/2/2012

The Sprint version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus LTE is scheduled to be released on April 22, according to a leaked Walmart internal document.

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Samsung Offering Free Extended-Life Battery with Purchase of Galaxy Nexus

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/2/2012

Samsung is offering customers a free extended-life 2100mAh battery and a new back cover with the purchase of the Galaxy Nexus through Samsung Mobile.

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Sprint Rumored to Launch the HTC One X as the EVO One

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/30/2012

Though the device has already gone by two different monikers earlier this month, the HTC One X is now rumored to be called the "HTC EVO One" when it is released by Sprint in June.

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Reports Say Android Has Earned Google Less Than $550 Million Since Launch

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/29/2012

As a result of a settlement offer with Oracle, Google has released figures indicating that its Android operating system has made the company less than $550 million in revenues since its launch back in 2008 through 2011.

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Android 4.0.4 Rolls out to HSPA+ Samsung Galaxy Nexus and GSM Nexus S Users

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/29/2012

Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S users can now update their smartphone's software to the latest iteration of Android Ice Cream Sandwich, version 4.0.4.

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Dell Ends Smartphone Sales in the U.S.

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/29/2012

In a move to focus more on emerging markets and higher-margin products, Dell has announced that it has stopped selling smartphones in the U.S.

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Google Maps for Android Gets Updated to 6.5

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/28/2012

Google recently released an update for its Maps for Android app, bringing it to version 6.5 and providing users with a variety of enhancements and improvements.

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HTC to Challenge Apple With an iPod Touch-like Device?

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/28/2012

A patent filed back in 2011 shows that HTC may be designing a media player similar to the iPod Touch, challenging Apple in a market that remains almost untouched.

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Samsung Sells 5 Million Galaxy Notes [UPDATED]

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/28/2012

Though there were initially some translation issues with its press release, Samsung has announced that it has sold 5 million units of its smartphone/tablet hybrid device, the Galaxy Note.

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Apple Patents Ejectable SIM Card Tray

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/27/2012

In what seems like coincidental timing given its ongoing battle to have its nano-SIM design become the industry standard, Apple was just granted a patent for an ejectable SIM card tray.

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