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The Samsung Galaxy S3 has been one of the most popular smartphones of 2012 and its successor, Galaxy S4, is one of the most-anticipated smartphone for 2013. Rumors of the Galaxy S4 have already started to surface and the latest buzz is that the Galaxy S4 will support wireless charging.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 started to get the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update in October last year with Sprint getting the first honors to roll out the update over-the-air (OTA). However, Galaxy S3 users on AT&T had to wait till December before the update was finally pushed out only via the Samsung Kies software, but now AT&T Galaxy S3 owners can update their handsets to Jelly Bean, OTA.
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The rumor mill for the next-generation iPad has already started churning and many speculations have already been made regarding the hardware specifications. Now, a concept design of the iPad 5 has emerged and shows what the next-gen Apple tablet will probably look like.
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Sony recently released its Xperia Z flagship smartphone now it seems that the Xperia Tablet Z may soon make its appearance packed with 10.1-inch display, 8-megapixel camera and more.
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Nokia launched its Windows Phone 8 (WP8) smartphones the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 in November last year. They turned out to be among the most popular and best known WP8 smartphones available today. However, the Finnish smartphone maker isn't resting on its laurels - to increase the popularity of its WP8 smartphones further, Nokia has launched a TV advert which says to users "it's time to switch".
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Samsung's mid-range Galaxy Rugby Pro has started to get the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update over-the-air (OTA) from AT&T or via the Samsung Kies content sync and software application.
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Recent rumors suggested that LG halted the production of its Nexus 4 to focus on its upcoming smartphones (probably Nexus 5), and now reports point towards the specifications and prices of the rumored Nexus 5 smartphone and Nexus 7.7 tablet.
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Research In Motion (RIM) recently hosted its Port-A-Thon event where the company invited developers to submit their apps for its latest BlackBerry 10 OS, and the company disclosed that it has received 150,00 apps within just 37.5 hours.
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Last week, news that Google's Nexus 4 was being upgraded to the latest Android 4.2.2 in Brazil and Malaysia did the rounds. Now, yet another video, that made an appearance in the Czech Republic, shows the smartphone running on Android 4.2.2.
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Sony recently launched its flagship Android smartphone at the 2013 International CES, the Xperia Z, which packs in top-end features that are enough to compete with any other high-end smartphone available in the market. Samsung Galaxy S3 is one of the most popular top-of-the-line smartphones around and it seems that the Xperia Z may give stiff competition to the Galaxy S3.
Sumit Passary email: s.passary@mobilenapps.comPer a report by 24/7 Wall St., T-Mobile USA, which is also amongst the top four mobile carriers in the U.S., has been rated as the third-most hated company in the country.
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Nokia Lumia 920 is still amongst the most popular Windows Phone 8 (WP8) smartphones in the U.S. and AT&T has extended the offer for a free wireless charging plate with Lumia 920 until February.
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iOS has been jailbroken by many hackers in the past to customize the way an iDevice works. The latest iOS 6 released in September last year has still not been jailbroken and a recent report suggests that an online vendor is offering iOS 6 untethered jailbreak for iPhones 5/4/4S/3G; however, is the jailbreak real or a scam?
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