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Samsung GALAXY S 4 shipments cross the 10 million milestone

By Robert Nelson
on 23 May, 2013

Samsung CEO JK Shin recently spoke at an industry event in Seoul and the topic of GALAXY S 4 sales came up. Shin touched on how GALAXY S 4 sales were closing in on the 10 million milestone and about how they expected that to happen within the next week. Well, flash forward till today and it looks like we have the official word from Samsung. Simply put, the GALAXY S 4 has officially "surpassed 10 million units sold."

HTC First ‘Facebook phone’ UK launch plans put on hold

By Robert Nelson
on 23 May, 2013

While there remains some debate over the success of the HTC First "Facebook Home" phone in the US market, it looks like the handset will not even be getting a chance in the UK. EE, who had already been accepting pre-orders for the handset has since confirmed they will not be launching the HTC First.

Google invites #ifihadglass applicants to try Google Glass

By Cory Gunther
on 22 May, 2013

The Google Glass Explorer program officially started last year at Google I/O where those in attendance were able to pre-order the next-gen wearable technology. However, for the rest of us we had to enter Google's popular #ifihadglass program on Twitter. Today brings good news as Google has just announced those winners will soon be getting their Glass.

Google Play Magazines updated with card UI to match Google Music

By Cory Gunther
on 22 May, 2013

This week the folks from Google have been on a roll with software updates. After having a pretty mild Google I/O that was aimed at developers, we're now seeing updates to many of their key applications for Android. Today Google Play Magazines has received a much needed update to the UI, which also brings it up to speed with Google Music and other recently updated apps.

Chrome for Android updated with fullscreen browsing and better search

By Cory Gunther
on 22 May, 2013

Today the Google Chrome for Android team pushed out a quick update that should make plenty of users happy. The update however, is essentially the same thing we saw a few weeks ago on the BETA version, which makes sense, and brings some much needed and requested features to the popular Android browser. The full changelog and download links are available below.

Coolpad Quattro II 4G and 8920 hands-on

By Robert Nelson
on 22 May, 2013

Coolpad is a name that may not be all that familiar for those in the US market, however the company has had some success. MetroPCS launched the Coolpad Quattro as one of their first 4G LTE devices and managed to sell more than 1 million units. Up for this year though, Coolpad has the Quattro II 4G which has been announced for C-Spire. The Quattro II 4G is running Jelly Bean and sporting a 4.5-inch (960 x 540) display and we recently spent some hands-on time with the handset during CTIA.

Apple claiming Google Now infringes on Siri patents

By Robert Nelson
on 22 May, 2013

We had known Apple was looking to include the GALAXY S 4 in the patent suit with Samsung. As of today however, it looks like Apple has filed a motion with the courts to include both the GALAXY S 4 and Google Now. Specifically, Apple is claiming patent infringement for a total of seven patents -- five of which deal with the GALAXY S 4 and two of which deal with Google Now.

Kyocera Hydro XTRM and EDGE hands-on

By Robert Nelson
on 22 May, 2013

Kyocera has been showing a pair of smartphones during CTIA, both of which will be coming available for those in the US market. These are both rugged devices and will be arriving as the Hydro XTRM and the Hydro EDGE. We spent some time with each of these handsets during the show and even managed to get them in some water. Of course, we also played with the Kyocera Torque not that long ago and did the same.

Verizon Wireless partners with Jennifer Lopez for Viva Movil

By Robert Nelson
on 22 May, 2013

The Verizon Wireless CTIA event has come to an end and while we didn't see any new devices announced, there was some big news for the Latino community. Jennifer Lopez was invited onstage to introduce Viva Movil, which is described as being a Latino-centric mobile carrier. Lopez took to the stage with talk about the Latino population in the US and about the Viva Movil brand.

Google Drive Android app update brings document scanning with OCR

By Robert Nelson
on 22 May, 2013

Google Drive for Android has been updated. This update brings a handful of new features as well as mention of bug fixes and visual improvements. Perhaps more exciting here though, Google is pushing this update as one that will "make creating and accessing your stuff on-the-go even easier." One of the new features is document scanning, which will allow you to 'scan' by snapping a picture using the camera on your device.