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All eyes are on Samsung, as we tick down the hours to the S3’s unveiling. Here’s why it promises to smash records and tear up the smartphone market rulebook forever… 1 Simultaneous international launch means its impact is undiluted The S2 managed to annex magazine, tech site and newspaper column inches and rack up over 20 million sales despite a botched, staggered release that meant it landed on some US carriers six months after it debuted in Europe. This time Samsung is giving its flagship a simultaneous global release. With no dilution of its impact at launch, that ought to equate to the Galaxy S3 making a massive splash early on. Team this with Sammy's rumoured vast ad-spend and the resulting massive visibility for the S3 and it means it’s odds-on to power to a sales record for an Android phone and come close to the kind of numbers usually reserved for iPhones. 2 It’ll engender an age of quad-core apps The huge sales that the Galaxy S3 is set to rack up will p...

iTunes Store now offering Blacklist for iPhone - Unwanted Call Blocker (iPhone) App on sale for $0.99 .  This is a savings of $1 off the previous price, though it was recently (and briefly) free.  iPhone apps are also compatible with iPad/iPod. Blacklist for iPhone - Unwanted Call Blocker is a powerful tool to block unwelcome calls and messages.  After installing this app, you will get rid of boring advertising, commercial agents with attracting offers and phone hackers once and for all.

Since its inception,  Mozilla  has been a champion for the open web. Many of the advances that have been made on the web over the last year have been largely in part to encouragement, development, and lobbying from Mozilla. As such, the modern web has enjoyed things like HTML5, and the promotion of open source on the web as a standard. As the technology ecosystem has grown, many users have added smartphone use to their daily web access methods. As Mozilla watched the smartphone ecosystem grow, it became clear to them that they needed to help foster the same sense of openness enjoyed by today’s web users on the mobile landscape. To accomplish this, Mozilla announced project Boot to Gecko. Boot to Gecko , which we are told is just the project name, and will not be the name of the OS when released, is an open source operating system Mozilla hopes to put on smartphones. The Linux-based OS focuses on a mostly HTML5 driven environment, where everything you do exists on the we...

Curious how to update to iOS 5.0.1 -- or any future iOS update -- over-the-air (OTA) directly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Yes, Apple finally pulled the big switch in the cloud and you can go from one software version to the next, OTA and in-place faster than any iTunes restore past. We'll show you how, after the break! Initiating an OTA update for iOS is really easy. You might see a red notification badge on your Settings app to alert you to an update, or get a popup notification telling you it's ready to install, but you can always check on your own, at any time. Launch the Settings app Tap General Tap Software Update If there's nothing new, you'll be told just so. Otherwise, you'll be presented with all the details about the update. Tap Download and Install Agree to the Terms and Conditions IMPORTANT! If you're low on juice, make sure you plug in! You don't want your battery to die mid-update! Watch the progress bar! (This part d...

Jailbreak  apps and tweaks have to updated just like apps you buy from the official App Store. While the process is a bit different,  Cydia , the jailbreak app store, makes it pretty simple. Much like the App Store, Cydia will let you know when you've got updates available for any apps installed on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. If you see a little red badge on your Cydia icon, it probably means you've got updates waiting to install. To install jailbreak app updates: Launch Cydia Tap on the  Changes  tab. Look for  Available Upgrades  to see what's pending. Tap on the  Upgrade button  at the top right to begin. Restart your springboard, if needed, or return to Cydia All of your apps and utilities should now be up to date and ready to go. Note: If developers provide them, always check out the change logs before doing an update. There have been certain situations where an update may only be recommended for a certain device or...

Like Find my iPhone, Find my Friends is a free from Apple and available on the App Store. Download now Once Find my Friends is installed, it's easy to use. Launch  Find my Friends Login with your Apple ID Agree to  Push Notifications  and  Location Sharing  (Find my Friends is not much good without them). How to add friends to Find my Friends Before you can use Find my Friends on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, you need to add some friends. Launch  Find my Friends . Tap the  + button  to add friends. Enter the  email addresses  of friends you want to add and each will be sent a message Once a friend accepts your invitation, you can always see where they are and vice versa How to add temporary friends to Find my Friends If you only want to share your location with a friends for a limited time, use the Temporary option Launch  Find my Friends Tap on the  Temporary  tab at the bottom. Choose h...

When going out-of-town or overseas, one of the first things you take note off is the lodging. Travelers, in many cases, go around town to find places to stay, and this can be quite a hassle, especially if most of the places are fully booked. This concern is readily addressed by an iPhone application that acts as an  online booking  and rental solution for bed and breakfasts: Airbnb. The Airbnb application, just like its website , lets users book and reserve their accommodations on the Internet, with the use of their mobile phone. The repository of rooms and bed and breakfasts is massive, providing you at least a decent number of  lodging  options all across the globe. This bodes well for practical travelers, as they won’t be forced to spend several nights at a pricey hotel. Airbnb’s listing of bed and breakfasts is well organized. You can zone in on particular lodging types, such as Shared Room, Entire Place and Private Room. Booking a reservation is as...