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• Nokia NFC Writer shows how to create NFC tags on Lumia devices for faster sharing, settings, and more [Video]
• Chrome Android browser gains background audio and is now faster and smoother
• Spotify iOS app redesigned with new sidebar navigation and Now Playing screen
• Clearwire takes $80 million Sprint financing that may threaten DISH pursuit
• Adobe Photoshop Touch comes to iPhone and Android smartphones
• Samsung Wallet announced as an Android alternative for Apple Passbook

Nokia NFC Writer shows how to create NFC tags on Lumia devices for faster sharing, settings, and more [Video] Posted: 27 Feb 2013 01:38 PM PST NFC is capable of a lot more than using a phone to pay for coffee each morning. The new Nokia NFC Writer app for Nokia Lumia Windows Phone handsets can create shortcuts on NFC stickers. Read the full story here.

Chrome Android browser gains background audio and is now faster and smoother Posted: 27 Feb 2013 12:32 PM PST Chrome for Android has been upgraded to have several new performance enhancements. Aside from becoming much faster and more ready to handle modern websites, the app has also added a couple of media features that will come in handy. Read the full story here.

Spotify iOS app redesigned with new sidebar navigation and Now Playing screen Posted: 27 Feb 2013 07:33 AM PST The Spotify iPhone and iPad app has been updated to spruce up the design and add new features for Spotify members who want a smoother listening experience on Apple iOS devices. Read the full story here.

Clearwire takes $80 million Sprint financing that may threaten DISH pursuit Posted: 27 Feb 2013 07:12 AM PST Clearwire will accept $80 million in new financing from Sprint, the majority shareholder in Clearwire that has also made attempts to acquire full ownership of the struggling wireless company. That could put an end to DISH Network's counter-offer. Read the full story here.

Adobe Photoshop Touch comes to iPhone and Android smartphones Posted: 27 Feb 2013 06:04 AM PST Adobe Photoshop is the most used graphic editing desktop app, and the new Adobe Photoshop Touch app for iPhone and Androids wants to bring the power of its graphic and photo editing to smartphones. Read the full story here.

Samsung Wallet announced as an Android alternative for Apple Passbook Posted: 27 Feb 2013 05:40 AM PST Samsung will enter the mobile ticketing game and release an Android app that can save boarding passes, coupons, membership reward information, and more. It's pretty much Passbook for Samsung's Android smartphones. Read the full story here.

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• Do ASUS and Samsung really think people will want to make phone calls on a tablet? Yes.
• Instagram reaches 100 million user milestone, 3X number of users reported a year ago
• Twitter Windows Phone app gets new navigation bar and new Live tile options
• Google+ Sign-In lets users connect to Android apps with Google instead of Facebook
• Nokia debuts a camera trick in its feature phones that could also enhance Lumia smartphones

Do ASUS and Samsung really think people will want to make phone calls on a tablet? Yes. Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:49 PM PST Smartphone screen sizes have reached ridiculous levels since the so-called "phablet" era began, but few sights are as bizarre as the idea of making phone calls on a tablet. That doesn't mean that making phone calls on an ASUS FonePad or Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 are as crazy as you think. Read the full story here.

Instagram reaches 100 million user milestone, 3X number of users reported a year ago Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:18 PM PST Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service Facebook acquired for $1 billion last year, has just announced that more than 100 million people access Instagram every month. Despite previous suggestions that the post-Facebook acquisition and a proposed change to its terms and conditions may have led to an exodus of users, Instagram's active audience is more than three times greater than the total number of users reported 10 months ago. Read the full story here.

Twitter Windows Phone app gets new navigation bar and new Live tile options Posted: 26 Feb 2013 11:56 AM PST The official Twitter app for Windows Phone was overdue for an update, and that update finally arrived today as Twitter has upgraded its design and features. The results of some changes were better than others. Read the full story here.

Google+ Sign-In lets users connect to Android apps with Google instead of Facebook Posted: 26 Feb 2013 09:29 AM PST Facebook Connect has become an almost standard way for developers to let users sign-in to mobile apps without having to create new user accounts. Google today announced that it will provide that same option to Google users looking to connect with new Android apps. Read the full story here.

Nokia debuts a camera trick in its feature phones that could also enhance Lumia smartphones Posted: 26 Feb 2013 07:33 AM PST The Nokia Lumia 920 has one of the best smartphone cameras on the market. Surprisingly, the Nokia 301 feature phone has a new camera mode that could enhance the picture-taking process if were to be implemented in the camera for the Lumia 920 and other Nokia Windows 8 smartphones. Read the full story here.

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• Galaxy Note vs iPad Mini vs Nexus 7 vs. FonePad vs Kindle Fire HD - tablet spec comparison
• Firefox OS will debut in U.S. in 2014, Sony and Telefonica announce partnership to develop for the OS
• Virgin Mobile gains first 4G LTE smartphone with the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE
• Samsung Bada will go bye-bye as company focuses on Tizen - just as it said it would a year ago
• BlackBerry beware: Samsung Knox brings NSA-level security to enterprise
• Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet packs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and S Pen
• ASUS PadFone Infinity converts a 5-inch Android phone into a 10.1-inch Android tablet
• ASUS Fonepad 7-inch Android tablet can also make phone calls if the mood strikes
• All Windows Phone 8 smartphones can use Nokia Maps, Drive+, City Lens, and Transit as part of HERE rebranding
• HP Slate 7 Android 4.1 tablet coming soon for $169
• Samsung Galaxy S IV officially debuting March 14
• Nokia Lumia 720 announced as Nokia's next midrange in the Lumia 920's shadow

Galaxy Note vs iPad Mini vs Nexus 7 vs. FonePad vs Kindle Fire HD - tablet spec comparison Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:53 PM PST What's the best tablet with a smaller screen? With today's announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and the ASUS FonePad, the Apple iPad Mini, Google Nexus 7, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD have some fresh competition for the title of best portable tablet. Read the full story here.

Firefox OS will debut in U.S. in 2014, Sony and Telefonica announce partnership to develop for the OS Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:35 AM PST Mozilla Firefox OS, the web-based smartphone operating system developed by the same folks responsible for the popular Firefox web browser, will not challenge the likes of Android and Apple iOS until 2014. Sony today said it's exploring it will tinker with the OS for a possible smartphone launch next year. Read the full story here.

Virgin Mobile gains first 4G LTE smartphone with the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:05 AM PST Virgin Mobile has joined the ranks of 4G LTE cellular service providers with the release of the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE. Virgin, an MVNO's that operate on Sprint's network, revealed that it is now selling the Galaxy 4G LTE online ahead of a mid-March in-store rollout. Read the full story here.

Samsung Bada will go bye-bye as company focuses on Tizen - just as it said it would a year ago Posted: 25 Feb 2013 10:34 AM PST Samsung will abandon its own Bada OS in favor of Tizen, the Linux-based smartphone operating system the company has been developing with Intel. The low-end market will lose one OS and gain another with its best features later this year. Read the full story here.

BlackBerry beware: Samsung Knox brings NSA-level security to enterprise Posted: 25 Feb 2013 08:13 AM PST Samsung was rumored to aggressively compete with BlackBerry for mobile device management in the enterprise market, and Samsung confirmed that with today's announcement of KNOX, a new feature that incorporates the Security Enhanced version of Android developed by the National Security Agency. Should BlackBerry be nervous? Read the full story here.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet packs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and S Pen Posted: 25 Feb 2013 07:40 AM PST The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has arrived to fill the gap between Samsung's smartphones and larger screen tablets. Packing a quad-core processor and S Pen features found in the other Galaxy Note devices, Samsung's latest tablet is out to compete with the iPad Mini. Read the full story here.

ASUS PadFone Infinity converts a 5-inch Android phone into a 10.1-inch Android tablet Posted: 25 Feb 2013 07:21 AM PST ASUS PadFone line of Android phones have always been transformative devices capable of docking into special shells that run a tablet mode on a larger screen. The new ASUS PadFone Infinity does that with a huge upgrade to its screen and processor. Read the full story here.

ASUS Fonepad 7-inch Android tablet can also make phone calls if the mood strikes Posted: 25 Feb 2013 06:31 AM PST ASUS already has a PadFone that can be a Android phone or a tablet when connected to a smartphone accessory, but the company today announced the Fonepad, an Android tablet that's capable of making phone calls without any add-ons. Read the full story here.

All Windows Phone 8 smartphones can use Nokia Maps, Drive+, City Lens, and Transit as part of HERE rebranding Posted: 25 Feb 2013 06:09 AM PST Nokia Maps, and its companion apps Drive+, City Lens, and Transit, set the bar for location apps on Windows Phone 8. Those apps can now be enjoyed on any Windows Phone 8 smartphone now that Nokia has ended exclusivity of its rebranded Maps suite in select markets. Read the full story here.

HP Slate 7 Android 4.1 tablet coming soon for $169 Posted: 25 Feb 2013 05:40 AM PST An HP Android tablet? Yes, it's more than a rumor that makes sense; it's now officially happening with the release of the HP Slate 7. HP confirmed that its second foray into tablets will feature Android 4.1 software rather than its own webOS. Read the full story here.

Samsung Galaxy S IV officially debuting March 14 Posted: 25 Feb 2013 05:29 AM PST The Samsung Galaxy S IV is the elephant that's not in the room at Mobile World Congress; every smartphone at the trade show is sure to be compared to a device not present or even officially announced. Samsung today confirmed that it won't wait much longer to stoke the competitive flames when it officially debuts the Samsung Galaxy S IV at a press event to be held March 14 in New York. More details will be available closer to the event date, but Samsung teases that it's "Ready 4 the Show" and will unveil its smartphone at a Samsung Unpacked event to take place next month. Read the full story here.

Nokia Lumia 720 announced as Nokia's next midrange in the Lumia 920's shadow Posted: 25 Feb 2013 05:12 AM PST Nokia made the Lumia 920 its top of the line Windows Phone 8 smartphone and choose the Lumia 820 as its midrange last fall. Nokia today announced the Lumia 720 as a phone that's not quite the 920 but has very good midrange specs. Read the full story here.

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