TECHPULSE week of July 15, 2012

Lenovo teams up with National Academy Foundation, teaches high schoolers about app development

New Gadgets Spotify tops three million paying subscribers, 20 percent of its active user base It hit two million paying subscribers in September of last year and 2.5 million in November, and now Spotify has hit another big milestone. According to the Financial Times, it now has three … [Read more...]

TECHPULSE May 19, 2012

New Gadgets Facebook likes Karma app, buys the whole darn thing What does one do after generating billions from an initial public stock offering? Go shopping, of course. After falling short of expectations following its somewhat helter-skelter IPO debut, Facebook simply shook off the whole thing … [Read more...]

GameStop’s Android gaming tablets get official at 200 stores in soft launch

Gamestop Android gaming tablets

Android slates gussied up with pre-installed video games? We must be talking Sony here, right? Wrong. Turns out, this is what GameStop's prexy had in mind when he spilled the beans about the company's plans for a certified gaming tab. Making good on that word, but falling short of actually … [Read more...]

Report: Motorola Offers Unlocked Bootloader Tool For Droid RAZR

Motorola Spyder, Droid RAZR

Motorola Offers Unlocked Bootloader Tool For Droid RAZR, Verizon Removes It. Soon-to-be Droid RAZR owners, this one’s for you. If you’re looking for a reason to be angry this Monday morning, I’ll do you one better with a reason for anger and a target toward which you can direct that … [Read more...]

Verizon Wireless releases 4G LTE upgrade for Motorola XOOM

motorola xoom 2 device

Users of the Motorola XOOM on the Verizon Wireless network should be right in the middle of their 4G LTE upgrade this week.  Verizon Wireless announced this week they would be offering the upgrade and gave step by step instructions on how to navigate through the process. The company also announced … [Read more...]

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