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Nexus edition of Samsung Galaxy S4 is real, coming on June 26 in Google Play
Need a mainstream Nexus device; it is coming soon. Google has announced the Nexus edition of Samsung’s hugely popular Galaxy S4 smartphone today. It runs on stock Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and will be sold via Google Play.
It is initially going to be available in the United States at a price-tag of $649. Google is yet to reveal plans for other countries.
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Amazon launches virtual currency ‘Coins’ for Kindle Fire users
Amazon has announced the launch of its virtual currency – Coins for the Kindle Fire users in the United States. The Fire users can now use Coins to purchase apps, in-app items and games in the Amazon Appstore. The company is also giving 500 Amazon Coins worth $5 free to the Kindle Fire users in the US. The promo Coins will automatically be added to the user accounts.
According to a press release issued by the company, customers will also be getting discount up to 10 per cent when buying Amazon Coins in bulk, which will in turn make their app, games and in-app content purchases cheaper. As the Coins can’t be used for any other purpose right now, buying Coins in bulk is not really a good idea unless you are planning to buy lots of apps/ games from Appstore.
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Report hints at impending HTC First demise, AT&T feels different
BGR is reporting that it has heard its “trusted” source that HTC First has been a huge failure and AT&T (sole telecom operator in the US selling this phone) is planning to discontinue it.
“Sales of the HTC First have been shockingly bad. So bad, in fact, that AT&T has already decided to discontinue the phone,” the source told BGR.
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B&N Nook HD, HD+ now officially have Google Play support
No more loading up a custom ROM or rooting your Barnes & Noble Nook HD and HD+ devices, the company has just announced that Google Play is officially landing on the two tablets. A very surprising yet wise move from B&N shows the company’s desperation.
Despite being one of the first companies to launch a decent tablet with an aggressive pricing in the form of Nook Color, B&N was left behind in the market thanks to debut of Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire tablets, which have a more robust content ecosystem. Although Barnes & Noble tried hard and hard, the company’s content ecosystem wasn’t just growing at the right pace and consumers were going to the competitors to get a better value for money.
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Verizon Galaxy Note 2 getting Android 4.1.2 update
Verizon has started rolling out a software update for Galaxy Note II users in the United States. The update is now available over-the-air (OTA). 246MB in size, this update brings many new features including support of multi-window in more apps.
The Android version is also getting bumped to Android 4.1.2 with this update.
Here are the update details: Baseband version I605VRAMC3, Kernel version 3.0.31-1098177 and Build number JZO54K.I605VRAMC3
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LG announces Optimus G Pro for US, to sell via AT&T
As promised, LG has officially launched the Optimus G Pro in United States today. The phone will be released via AT&T telecom operator in the country. According to a press release issued by AT&T, LG Optimus G Pro will be available beginning May 10 for $199.99 with the usual two-year contract. Pre-orders will start on May 3.
The specifications are same as the Korean version of Optimus G Pro, which include 5.5-inch 1080p display, 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor and 2GB of RAM. You can check out the detailed specifications later in the post.
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HP Slate 7 is now on sale online for $170
HP has finally started selling its seven-inch Android tablet Slate 7 in the United States. Apart from the branding of HP and Beats Audio presence, there is hardly anything interesting about it. With Nexus 7 tablet as its competitor, it has a tough road ahead. If only the company had opted for a HD display, it might have emerged as a decent tablet.
The tablet can now be ordered from the company’s online store in the United States for $169.99. To remind you, HP Slate 7 was originally announced at Mobile World Congress and US is the first country to see its launch.
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Sprint, T-Mobile Galaxy S4 delayed, as Verizon set to begin pre-orders
All is not well with Samsung Galaxy S4 inventory in the United States. At least two telecom operators have revealed that the availability of Samsung Galaxy S4 on their networks will be slightly delayed. These telcos are T-Mobile and Sprint.
Sprint stated on its community website that it is not ready to release Galaxy S4 on the previously announced date of April 27 in its retail channels, however the phone will still go on sale via its website and tele-sales as scheduled. It seems Sprint is getting a very-very limited inventory, so instead of passing one-two phones to the retail stores, it is keeping the inventory for online and tele sales and retail channels will get the stocks as soon as Samsung gives more to the telecom operator.
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LG Optimus G Pro confirmed to launch on May 1 in US
LG has confirmed that it will be launching Optimus G Pro smartphone in the US market on May 1. The company has sent out another invite to the tech press in the country, revealing the phone launch and other details.
There is no word on which telecom operators in the country will be getting this 5.5-inch phablet that will compete with Samsung’s Galaxy Note II and HTC’s Droid DNA. USA will be the third country to get the phone; South Korea and Japan are the other two countries.
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HTC One goes on sale in United States today
HTC USA has announced that its flagship smartphone HTC One will be available nationwide beginning today. The smartphone can be purchased from AT&T, Sprint, Best Buy, Radio Shack, Walmart, Target, Amazon.com, Costco, Car Toys, Sam’s Club, HSN.com, and HTC.com.
HTC also revealed that HTC One is coming soon to T-Mobile in silver with 32GB of memory.
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