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Samsung Ships 1 Million Galaxy Note Devices Worldwide

Sales and shipment numbers are two different things. With that, Samsung has been more vocal of specifying the other with its Samsung Galaxy Notes. Samsung has issued a statement saying that its Galaxy Note has already reached one million in units shipped since its release late October. The device is said to have successfully made [...]

January 4th, 2012 | Posted in Business,The Big Stories | Read More »

Verizon, AT&T Testing the New Nokia Lumia 800 4G LTE

Nokia has been on the outside for the past few years when it comes to the US phone market. However, things seem to be looking up for the Finnish phone manufacturer – or so we think. CNET has learned that US top carriers have been fiddling around in labs with the Lumia 800. Verizon and [...]

December 15th, 2011 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »

Panasonic to Enter Smartphone Market

Panasonic has recently made its intention of producing smartphones running on the Android platform known to the public. At the moment, they are specifically aiming their sights onto the European market with their own spin on the smartphone custom. Panasonic stated that “with the mobile phone market rapidly shifting to smartphone usage worldwide and a [...]

December 12th, 2011 | Posted in Business | Read More »

Unemployment Rate in the US Still High despite Government Efforts

It will be a happy holiday season for Americans this year since more jobs were created last month, analysts say. From a sudden drop in employment opportunities hitting a year low in the past few months, the US was already flirting with an economic uncertainty. However, thanks to the efforts of the government the unemployment [...]

December 8th, 2011 | Posted in The Big Stories | Read More »

GTA III for iOS and Android Set to Be Released Next Week

Last October, Rockstar Games told the media that it will bring the famous Grand Theft Auto III to smartphones. This is undoubtedly a wonderful news for GTA fans who were patiently waiting for the announcement of release date in the last couple of months. When GTA came out 10 years ago, reviews dubbed it as [...]

December 8th, 2011 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »

COLA, Inflation, Social Security and Medicare in 2012

With 2012 already just around the corner, the time has well and truly come to give realistic thought to some of the most important issues likely to face the average consumer in the new year. Inflation has maintained its annual rate of about 3.5% of late, while many businesses appear to be testing the water [...]

December 1st, 2011 | Posted in Finance | Read More »

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Prime Listed by Best Buy

Despite the fact that the elusive Samsung Galaxy Nexus is still to see the light of day on US soil, or even be privy to an official statement from the manufacturer, Best Buy already appears to be listing the device under the slightly different moniker of the Samsung Nexus Prime. Furthermore, the device has also [...]

November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Lifestyle | Read More »

Current Mortgage Rates Today: Bank of America Packages Retain Near Record Low Rates

With low mortgage rates having come to be expected as something of a daily certainty of late, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is today giving reason to believe that all time record lows may once again be well and truly on the cards. As can clearly be seen by the following figures, the lows hot in [...]

November 29th, 2011 | Posted in Finance | Read More »

iPhone 4S Success Likely to Delay iPhone 5 Release Date Significantly

When the iPhone 4S was initially announced prior to its arrival, it had in the minds of fans and critics alike already been dubbed something of a disappointment, given the fact that the expectation had been that of an iPhone 5 with a bigger display and revolutionary specs. Of course, there is no denying the [...]

November 28th, 2011 | Posted in Lifestyle | Read More »

iPhone 5 Release Date to Bring NFC Technology

For countless companies operating in the mobile technology sector, the future well and truly lies in near field communication, or NFC. This is the technology that allows smartphones and other devices to interact when situated in close proximity to each-other, which is already being utilized by Google for the Google Wallet service. In a nutshell, [...]

November 26th, 2011 | Posted in Lifestyle | Read More »