iPhone 5 Rumor: 3.95-Inch Model One Of Several In Testing

The torrent of iPhone 5 rumors continues today. Last week we brought you a series of reports that appeared to confirm that the next iPhone will have a 4-inch display. Yesterday came a report that the new iPhone will be …

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Solid Explorer is the best looking Android file explorer around, and it may be the best overall soon [Beta App Review]

I’ve often overlooked ugly Android apps because they performed well enough. But as time passed and more apps emerged that are just as pretty as they are functional, it’s become hard to put up with apps that aren’t easy on the eyes. Solid Explorer has found that balance between beauty and power to quickly become my favorite Android file explorer, and it’s not even out of beta yet. Solid Explorer is an Android 2.2+ app that looks incredible. The app features a white-to-gray gradient design with great icons and sensible menus that put the cluttered look of other apps to shame.

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New iPhone 5 Rumors Surfacing

The Liquidmetal iPhone 5 concept might not be real, but there are some substantial next iPhone rumors surfacing today. The Apple news site iLounge says it has heard from its own sources that the next version of Apple’s phone will have a larger 4-inch screen (the current…

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Apple, Samsung put hammerlock on smartphone profits

(Credit: Asymco) Apple and Samsung essentially own the entire mobile phone market now, leaving nothing but scraps for the rest of the pack. Tracking the industry's various players , Asymco analyst Horace Dediu found that Apple now holds 73 percent of all operating profits and Samsung 26 percent, leaving HTC with just 1 percent. Some mobile phone makers, such as Motorola and Sony Ericsson, haven …

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Apple vs. Samsung: Who's the king of the smartphones?

Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S II (Credit: Samsung,Apple) In this corner Apple; in that corner Samsung. Who's the smartphone champ? Apple is still the dominant smartphone maker, at least in the U.S., according to stats out today from NPD Group. The research firm pegged Apple's U.S. market share at 29 percent for the first quarter, up 7 percent from a year ago

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iPhone 5 Rumor: WWDC Logo Provides Clues?

When Apple announced the details about the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference on Wednesday, it set tongues wagging – or, more accurately, keyboards clicking – all across the internet. While Apple’s announcement all but confirmed that iOS 6 would be announced …

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