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Facebook bug re-adds users to groups they’d long since left

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [3]

If you're finding yourself waking up to massive amounts of notifications today after a nice afternoon nap, do not fret, it's just a Facebook bug. What's actually happening here is that Facebook is, as they're saying, experiencing a bit of a bug - one that signs users up for Facebook Groups sometimes even when they'd never been a part of those groups in the first place. As a result of this, some users are experiencing massive amounts of notifications from the groups that they up until today had no idea existed. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 7.8 due in early 2013

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [1]

Windows Phone 8 might be out in full force now, but the Windows Phone 7 series is still carrying on and will see an update to version 7.8 sometime early next year, according to Microsoft. The update will include resizable Live Tiles and new lock screen options. Microsoft says that the update will roll out "to as many devices as possible." Read The Full Story

Spammers fined $700,000 for sending out millions of spam text messages

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [4]

Spam is annoying, and we all do whatever we can to prevent it from getting to us, but sometimes it can still slip through the cracks, especially via SMS. UK residents Christopher Niebel and Gary McNeish have been fined £440,000 (about $700,000) by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office for sending out almost 800,000 spam text messages per day. Read The Full Story

Verizon HTC Windows Phone 8X Review

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [9]

HTC’s new Windows Phone 8X proves that the manufacturer is capable of building a solid Windows Phone 8 device. We’ve already taken a look at AT&T’s version of the 8X, as well as T-Mobile’s variant, but Verizon has the new device in its repertoire as well, and we’ve got it right here in front of us to see what this version offers. Since we already went over the basics as well as the more advanced stuff with the original full review, as well as dabbled around with T-Mobile’s version, I’ll just be briefly providing an overview of Verizon’s version for those who may be interested in grabbing the device from Big Red.

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Ballmer: Windows Phone sales “four times” greater than Autumn 2011

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [6]

It would appear that the Windows Phone universe is growing at a rate that's at least a little pleasing to the head of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, as he speaks this week at a shareholder meeting. This meeting was held at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington, with the vast majority of its listeners and speakers signing in remotely - as is the common practice for these types of meetings, for those of you unfamiliar. Thus far the response to Steve Ballmer's comment on Windows Phone selling "four times the rate" it was last year appears to be: without Y, we cannot have X. Read The Full Story

Google acquires marketing and coupon company Incentive Targeting

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today, Google acquired coupon targeting company Incentive Targeting. The company is responsible for partnering with retail stores to provide targeted marketing and coupon services to manufacturers of groceries and other products. Details about the price of the acquisition hasn't been disclosed, but Incentive Targeting raised $4.4 million in investment funding last year. Read The Full Story

Ballistic Every1 case goes top-class for Galaxy S III, iPhone 5, and Lumia 920

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [10]

If Ballistic cases are the gauge for how the industry is swinging, it's good news for Nokia and Microsoft's Windows Phone 8, because their newest and most hardcore unit is headed to all the heroes - including the Lumia 920. Included with the standard fare - that being the iPhone 5 first, then a Samsung device (the Galaxy S III here near the end of 2012), it's the Nokia Lumia 920 that's up for protection next. And this "Every1" case is a doozy, too. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile LG Nexus 4 Review

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [26]

The difference between the Google Play Nexus 4 and the T-Mobile Nexus 4 is neither in the hardware nor in the software, but in the cost and agreement you’ll be making with T-Mobile – but that doesn’t mean we can’t give some more time to Google’s own smartphone hero for Android 4.2 Jelly Bean – for science! First be sure to take a peek at our original full Nexus 4 review as done by our own Vincent Nguyen, then have another dive in with the slight differences between it and the T-Mobile edition – must be something for the massive difference in price, right?

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Apple parts providers to increase yields in Q1 2013

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [2]

Apple's supply chain has definitely seen plenty of issues recently when it comes to meeting demand. iPad minis, as well as the new iMacs aren't being manufactured fast enough due to low yield rates of displays. Both LG Display and AU Optronics are experiencing mass production issues, and they don't expect things to get better until Q1 2013. Read The Full Story

Will.i.am iPhone accessory line kicking off with three vintage models

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [8]

The i.am+ accessory line has begun with a set of three iPhone covers that convert the device into a much more high-powered camera than the smartphone is on its own. This lineup is being launched by Black Eyed Peas musician will.i.am and will be expanded upon via an ecosystem online and through high-end shops throughout the UK (at first, anyway.) This was announced with great glee by will.i.am in London this week with a full-on music video showing tonight with none other than Britney Spears. Read The Full Story

Grand Theft Auto series still “special” because of infrequent releases

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [1]

The Grand Theft Auto series has been around for more than a decade now, and it's still as popular as ever. With Grand Theft Auto V releasing this coming spring, fans of the series are as about as excited as they could possibly get, thanks to a bunch of teasers in the form of trailers and screenshots. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick says that the reason why the GTA series is still popular and "special" is that the game doesn't see annual releases. Read The Full Story

HTC hires new CMO to reboot marketing efforts

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Times are tough for HTC, but the company is looking to keep things alive with a little bit of reshuffling going on in the executive wing. HTC has announced that it has hired Benjamin Ho as the company's new chief marketing officer to replace John Wang, who will be leaving HTC next month due to an undisclosed reason. Read The Full Story
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