As expected, the HTC One is now free-for-all. Those on AT&T and T-Mobile can grab the new device starting today either online or at a handful of retail stores, including Best Buy, Radio Shack, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target, Costco, and Car Toys. The phone will also be available on Amazon.com, as well as at carrier stores.
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HTC One now available on AT&T and T-Mobile
Lookout security announces “BadNews” Android malware family discovery
In an announcement that should have Android users having a double-check of the applications they've downloaded in the recent past, the mobile security group Lookout has identified what they call the "BadNews" malware family. The applications affected by BadNews have, according to Lookout, potentially affected between 2,000,000 and 9,000,000 users due to the number of downloads recorded in the apps that have been tagged. Lookout has made it clear that not all downloads of these apps (especially early versions) contained malicious code, all those on the list should be cautious.
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Yahoo interview tips future with full mobile engagement
This morning Yahoo heads Marco Wirasinghe and Lee Parry spoke in an interview about the future of the company - specifically on how they'll be making a major push for mobile device engagement starting immediately. Wirasinghe works with Yahoo as their mobile and emerging products director while Parry is senior director. Both made it clear today: Yahoo is headed to a place full of high-level engagement for mobile users, apps first.
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Google’s Larry Page hints at upcoming rugged Motorola devices
Google announced their latest quarterly earnings yesterday, and the company had another good three months in the black, earning a revenue of $14 billion, with $3.35 billion of that as cold, hard income. However, Google's recently-acquired Motorola Mobility is struggling, losing $271 million, but Google CEO Larry Page seems to have big plans for the subsidiary, and teased some of the features we may see on upcoming devices.
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HTC Desire L surfaces in Taiwan
HTC has gone official with a new Android-powered smartphone in Taiwan called the Desire L. The smartphone offers modest specifications, which would seem to indicate that it will be a budget offering. The device will also be available in multiple colors including pink, white, and black.
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Google Profits sag at Motorola losses
While the final outcome for Google is another massively successful quarter with $3.35 billion net income, Motorola has once again turned up as a sore spot. Motorola's losses this quarter totaled a staggering $271 million, this comparing to a losses one year ago this same period set at $86 million. While it would, given just those results, appear that Motorola is a whole lot worse off with Google at the helm, the quarter immediately preceding the one just reported sits right up at the top with $353 million lost.
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LG Optimus G2: so thin it can’t use buttons
If you weren’t excited about the next edition of LG’s hero device by now, the following news should spark your interest: apparently this smartphone is going to be so thin that it wont have room for a power button or volume buttons around its sides. With news of the LG Optimus G2 coming in from South Korean news sources that may or may not be entirely reliable, the concept certainly seems intriguing enough to be possible: could it be? The framework of this next-generation device is said to be such that the left, right, top, and bottom will have a completely non-traditional button layout.
Amazon blocks Apple in Goodreads purchase
Today it's become apparent that Amazon's recent purchase of the social networking website Goodreads has blocked another heavy hitter from teaming up. The report comes from a source who says none other than Apple was about to sign a deal with Goodreads for book recommendations with their iBooks program through Goodreads when Amazon showed up with a large sum of cash. This breakup is said to have knocked out a deal that was in the works for over a year.
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Iron Man 3 game trailer shows off in-app purchases
The release date for the official Iron Man 3 game is quickly approaching. The game will launch next week on April 25, but in the meantime, Gameloft has been teasing us with various teaser trailers of the game, and today they released another one that shows off some of the various Iron Man suits you can strap on, as well as other in-app purchases.
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Facebook Home hitting Jailbroken iPhones: Chat Heads first
Today it's been announced that those working with a Jailbroken iPhone out there in the wild may soon be able to work with the still limited-to-Android Facebook Home feature Chat Heads. While the newest version of Facebook for iOS does include an in-app iteration of the Chat Heads feature for messaging, the build announced today (by unofficial sources, of course), will allow Chat Heads to appear universally, just as it is with Android.
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MOGA Pro Controller for Android Review
Today we’ve gotten our hands on the MOGA Pro controller in its final market iteration, taking a peek at how it works right here in the real world. With the MOGA Pro controller you’ve got everything that made the original MOGA gaming controller great with the added benefits of a completely refined build, a tablet stand for extended display size options, and a massive amount of games in the MOGA app store environment!
Archos 53 Platinum makes massive smartphones inexpensive
With the Archos Platinum smartphone lineup revealed today, we've gotten a taste of what it means to this company to present a smartphone that appears to present value at the same time as it does high-quality specifications. With the Archos 53 Platinum, we're seeing what the company's new hero phone (the 50 Platinum) looks like when it adds another 0.3-inches to its face. This device rounds off the Archos smartphone collection presented today with a cost of a mere $249.99 off-contract.
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