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Ever so popular Skype has been updated to 4.0 for iOS.
the newest key features are the ability to move your own video preview and the App will restart if it crashes.
Of course there are the usual "stability and bug fixes"
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Here’s our review of the HTC One X on Rogers. The Rogers version is the North American One X variant which only has a dual core processor while the rest of the world gets a quad-core processor. 4 > 2 right? Let’s find out.

Last year was a banner year for Android hardware. It started off with the Motorola ATRIX. The ATRIX was my first dual core phone, plus it was the first one to have a 960x540 display. Its problem was that it didn’t seem fast for a dual core phone and its display and camera were lackluster. We also got the LG Optimus 2x. It had a beautiful display but also wasn’t very fast, also had a lackluster camera and it also shipped with an outdated version of Android. The Samsung Galaxy S II was a strong package but most variants had a lower resolution display (which looked outstanding). But there were also too many versions, if you wanted LTE you had to get one version, if you wanted penta-band then another. Choice is good but too much choice is confusing. The HTC Amaze and Raider where strong offerings but again you had to pick and choose. the Amaze had a penta-band radio but was stuck with a cheap looking display. The Raider had LTE but a slower processor.
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Hot off the Twitter Blog Twitter has received an update for iOS and Android.

New Discover features as well as a much improved Search field have been added.
on top of this you can now have push notifications for interactions so if someone follows you, retweets you or favorites one of your posts you can monitor those facets as well.

Happy updating!
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Probably one of the most influential game series of out time, love it or hate it, is Angry Birds.
With that being said Angry Birds Space got an update today:
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Today in the Google Blog a very interesting post popped up:

We started shipping Nexus phones more than two years ago to give you a pure Google experience and access to the latest Android updates. Today, we’ve started selling Galaxy Nexus (HSPA+) from a new Devices section in the Google Play web store, so you can quickly and easily purchase an unlocked version of the phone. We want to give you a place to purchase Nexus devices that work really well with your digital entertainment.
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With all Galaxy S III rumors floating around I was a little caught off guard with the announcement of the Galaxy S II HD LTE on Bell. The S II HD LTE is going to be a Bell exclusive. It has a 720p HD Super AMOLED display, dual core 1.5Ghz processor, 16GB of storage, 1GB RAM and of course LTE. It's running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with an Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgrade coming out later.

Compared to the HSPA Galaxy Nexus you lose Android 4.0 (for now) but you gain LTE, a 8 mp camera (instead of 5mp), a slightly bigger battery and most importantly you get a microSDHC card slot. While the Nexus' processor is clocked at a lower speed from my testing it has similar performance to the S II HD LTE's 1.5Ghz processor. I'm presuming that it's a 1.5Ghz Snapdragon.

Compared to the Galaxy S II LTE you gain slightly bigger 720p display and a slightly bigger battery.

Processor-wise

Really, it's like a Galaxy Note sans the S-Pen in a smaller package. It's actually a pretty sizeable upgrade from the the S II LTE.

You getting one or are you waiting for the SIII? ...

I read today over at MobileSyrup that Samsung is announcing the next Galaxy class smartphone on May 3rd.
Many are wagering it will be the Galaxy S III that many have been waiting for.
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I'll admit, I love toys. I've always wanted a half decent watch to pair with my smartphone but the models offered in the past just left little to be desired. I Remember the Sony Ericsson attempts co branded with fossil, which were great at the time but just fell short in so many areas.

This new watch that I saw on iMore may actually be a decent watch paired with an iPhone or Android device that will work, give some functionality and have decent battery life.

It's on Kickstarter and has more then received it's initial $100000 of pledges needed.
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