Report: Motorola prepared to spend upwards of $500 million on Moto X advertising

A report from the WSJ today is helping us get an idea for exactly how serious Motorola will be taking their soon-to-be-released Moto X handset. To ensure the device is a hit with consumers, Motorola could be looking to spend upwards of $500 million to advertise the device. That's nothing to sneeze at, especially coming from an underdog. By comparison, Apple spent $333 million and Samsung $401 million in the US to advertise their devices, and Motorola could be looking to trump those numbers. But will it work?

There's no question Motorola will definitely be facing an uphill battle to claim the smartphone market share.

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Download MIUI v5 for your HTC One

CyanogenMod might be the biggest ROM there is, but there area a bunch of other great developers out there putting together some great things on Android. One such creation is dubbed MIUI, something I'm sure anyone with Android ROM flashing experience knows a thing or two about. This ROM completely transforms Android, almost to the point where you could mistake it for an entirely different OS. Well, that ROM is coming over to the HTC One in the form of AdyScorpiusMIUIv5 from user AdyScorpius over at XDA. Things seem fairly stable for the most part, though as is the case with any ROM not everything is going to be 100% perfect.

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Worms 3 Arriving On iOS Q3 2013

Chances are if you have been gaming for a long time, you might have heard of the game Worms. Well the good news is that if you were looking to get your hands on the game again, possibly in a more modern format, the game's developer, Team 17, has confirmed that Worms 3 is set for a release on iOS devices come Q3 2013. The game will support devices such as the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad, although pricing of the game have yet to be determined. According to the folks at Polygon, Worms 3 for iOS will feature 27 single-player missions, as well as the classic Worms multiplayer mode where players can play in "Forts" and "Deathmatch" modes.

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Deal of the Day - 15.6″ Dell Inspiron 15 Core i3 Multi-touch laptop

Wednesday's LogicBUY Deal is the configurable  15.6″ Dell Inspiron 15 (3521) Dual-core laptop with multi-touch screen, starting at $449.99.  Features:. 3rd-gen Core i3-3227U 1.9GHz Dual-core CPU4GB RAM500GB 5400RPM hard drive, 8X DVD burner15.6″ 1366 X 768 multi-touch LCDIntel HD 4000 graphicsWireless-N, Bluetooth 4.0Waves MaxxAudio 4Windows 8 (64-bit).
$649.99 – $100 savings – $100 coupon code = $449.99 with free shipping.

This deal expires July 12, 2013 or sooner.

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SoftBank - Completed to acquire America's 3rd-largest mobile carrier, Sprint Nextel Corporation

SoftBank today announced the completion of acquisition of the America's 3rd-largest mobile carrier, Sprint Nextel Corporation. SoftBank spent $21.6 billion to gain 78% of the new Sprint's shares. In accordance with the transaction, Sprint has been renamed Sprint Communications, Inc., and Masayoshi Son, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank became Chairman of the Sprint Corporation.


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Google brings back menu option for offline maps in the latest Google Maps update

Yesterday, following the update to Google Maps, we learned that the offline maps option had been taken out of the application. This invaluable feature was relied on by many-a people, and folks cried out to have it return. Google actually left it in the application and made it possible to prompt the action by searching for “OK Maps,” but its lack of a traditional menu option had us worried that it would soon be gone. We're glad to say that isn't the case. Google has listened to user feedback and brought the menu option back in a new follow-up update.

Android Phone , Google brings back menu option for offline maps in the latest Google Maps update, Google brings back menu option for offline maps in the latest Google Maps update

BMW Japan - M5 Nighthawk - Premium ultimate high-performance limited edition - Only 10 orders will be accepted!

BMW Japan is going to start manufacture only 10 of the premium ultimate high-performance limited edition “M5 Nighthawk” in July, which is a special high-end model based on the “M5″ model from their “5 series”. BMW Japan will be accepting the order until August 30 and they will make its first delivery to those who have ordered “M5 Nighthawk” after October. The exterior is colored in all gorgeous black and that makes “M5 Nighthawk” even more luxurious-looking.




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