Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology


Samsung Galaxy Nexus size comparison: How big is too big?

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While we're hard at work on our official review for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, we decided to snap a few photos to compare the size of the rather large device against a few other Android handsets. Some may like its size and some just won't. …

Apple seeks to ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany

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Samsung’s tweaks to the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 weren’t enough to satisfy Apple’s legal team. Apple successfully banned Samsung’s German subsidiaries from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 after it accused the South Korea-based company of patent infringement. Samsung responded by releasing a modified Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet …

Lenovo confirms Windows Phone device for second half of 2012

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Lenovo confirmed today that it has plans to release a Windows Phone device during the second half of 2012. It’s not too surprising since rumors had persisted about a Lenovo Windows Phone and an image had leaked last month purported to be of such a …

Honda shows off EV-STER concept electric car at 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

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Honda has unveiled its futuristic-looking electric concept roadster called the EV-STER just a few days ahead of the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show set to take place from December 3 through December 11. We’ve seen some very Tron-inspired renderings of the vehicle earlier this month, but …

AT&T considering joint venture with T-Mobile if merger falls apart

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AT&T is reportedly considering a joint venture with T-Mobile USA parent company Deutsche Telekom instead of buying T-Mobile USA outright. Sources speaking to The Wall Street Journal said the plans are far from final, but such a deal could be looked at more closely now …

Galaxy Nexus LTE press images appear in Verizon webpage guts

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When you’ve got a device so monumentally important to the operating system it runs that people are hunting through the webpage code for the carrier it’ll be carried on to find press images of it even though the only change their sure to see is …

RIM’s first BlackBerry BBX smartphone could be named “Surfboard”

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A new rumor has sprouted that RIM’s next-gen BBX-based BlackBerry smartphone could be named the “Surfboard.” We’ve seen leaked images of this device before with the codename “London,” featuring an unusual design that’s quite a departure from RIM’s traditional BlackBerry styling, be that for better …

LTE iPad 3 rumored for summer 2012, LTE iPhone 5 in fall

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Apple may be preparing for an LTE-based iPad 3 to launch by summer of next year and an LTE-based iPhone 5 to arrive by fall, if a new report from Nikkei Business is to accurate. The story claims that Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has reached …

Research In Motion’s new OS isn’t secure anymore thanks to a jailbreak

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There has been word for the past few days that Research In Motion’s PlayBook has been jailbroken. What this means is that, for the first time ever in RIM’s history, root access has been gained into a BlackBerry operating system. Why is this a big …

Evernote updates Windows Phone app with note pinning, templates, and more

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Evernote has updated the Windows Phone 7 version of its popular note-taking app to version 2.1, introducing several new features and improvements that are uniquely designed for Microsoft’s Metro interface. They include the ability to pin any note to the homescreen, use note templates, and …

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology


Galaxy Nexus getting Flash and AIR support come December

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We knew that Adobe was on track to roll out Adobe Flash support for Android 4.0 (and in particular, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus) before the end of this year but, at that time, we didn’t know the exact month, whether it’d be either November or …

Samsung may exit netbook business in 2012

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Samsung is considering an exit from the low-margin netbook business as soon as next year according to a recent report. French CNET blog Blogeee claims to have obtained an email sent by the South Korea-based electronics giant to several of its partners. “Following the introduction …

YouTube videos viewed 21 billion times in October

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YouTube served up more than 20 billion video views during the month of October — 49.1% of all 42.6 billion video views on the web during the month. The research was recently published by comScore, which also found that Google and YouTube had a total …

Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” now available, is most popular open source OS

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In just the last twelve months, Linux Mint has surpassed Ubuntu as the most popular open source operating system on open source ranking website DistroWatch. Why, you ask? Perhaps because the latter has been looking with a new perspective on the user interface, and begun …

Google redesigns navigation bar for consistent user experience

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Search giant Google’s just announced a completely redesigned navigation bar that aligns with the redesigns we’ve already seen for Google Search, Maps, News, Reader, and Gmail. The dark gray on top has finally been removed, the redesigned bar opting for a light gray tone across …

Microsoft sells nearly 1 million Xbox 360s in record week in Xbox history

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The aging Xbox 360 just recorded the biggest sales week in its not-quite-venerable history, moving nearly one million units over the seven day period, specifically selling more than 960,000 consoles in the U.S. during the week of Black Friday. For a console that’s entering the …

RIM intros BlackBerry Mobile Fusion with enterprise management for Android, iOS

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Research In Motion announced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion on Tuesday, its latest enterprise solution that will allow corporate IT departments to manage devices running both RIM’s own BlackBerry OS as well as tablets and smartphones running Android and iOS. “BlackBerry Mobile Fusion brings together our industry-leading …

Acer, Lenovo to launch quad-core Tegra 3 Android tablets early next year

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Rumors have surfaced that Acer and Lenovo are launching their quad-core Tegra 3 tablets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in the first quarter of 2012. While the companies haven’t specified what models they’re going to launch, Digitimes suggested that Acer’s Iconia Tabs, the upcoming …

ARM-powered Windows 8 notebooks from Lenovo, ASUS may debut in mid-2013

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Laptops running Microsoft’s Windows operating system currently utilize x86 processors, but that’s all about to change in mid-2013 when Windows 8 notebooks powered by ARM processors may hit the market. It could happen sooner, of course; Qualcomm’s CEO Paul Jacobs recently said that Windows 8 …

ESRB “T for Teens” ratings system dismissed by iOS and Android

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What very well could have been the next generation of rating content on a scale that disallows kids from playing the most violent and inappropriate games by their parents has essentially been shot dead before it was active by none other than the two largest …

Monday, November 28, 2011

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology


iOS 5.1 released early for developers

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Apple has released the first developer beta for iOS 5.1, making it the first real update since iOS 5 was released last month. A minor update, 5.0.1, was released earlier this month with the goal of addressing user’s poor battery performance. There is much speculation …

HTC faces smartphone ban in Germany

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HTC’s German subsidiaries may soon be barred from selling smartphones in the country following HTC’s recent decision to forgo an appeal to a patent lawsuit won by IPCom in 2009. The ban could spell trouble for HTC smartphone sales during the holiday season. “We will likely …

Samsung SM’ART Gallery Panels aren’t just pieces of art, they’re for displaying art

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Samsung seems to be pumping out new devices like there’s no tomorrow, but here’s something new to set a precedent: SM’ART Panels specifically designed for displaying fine art. In development for five years, the high resolution LCD panels surpass standard television sets in an attempt …

Intel’s copy protection cracked

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HDCP, Intel’s heavily used copy protection system for audio and video, has been cracked by a professor in Germany, not in an attempt to get a bootleg of the latest Transformers on Blu-ray, but to point out the flaws in the encryption. HDCP is the …

Black Friday 2011 spending sets new record

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Early reports from three separate firms suggest that Black Friday retail sales set a new record in 2011. Online sales growth was massive according to estimates from both IBM and comScore; the former reported on Saturday that online Black Friday sales grew 24.3% over 2010 …

Upcoming Rogers BlackBerry Bold 9790 complete pricing

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  Rogers will be releasing the BlackBerry Bold 9790 "just in time for the holiday gift-giving season"… which should be sometime later this week. They have yet to officially announce prices, but here they are for you (coming in a bit less than TELUS has …

AT&T announces LG Nitro HD – Coming December 4th for $249

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We'd be lying if we said we were surprised but AT&T has officially announced the LG Nitro HD. The US version of the LG Optimus LTE is dripping with high-end specs and should prove to be a nice hit for AT&T when it lands on …

Apple seeds iOS 5.1 beta to developers

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Apple released iOS 5.1 beta to developers on Monday. Developing…   Source: www.bgr.com

Apple releases iOS 5.1 beta for iPhone, iPod touch and iPads to developers

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Developing… Source: www.bgr.com

LG: Android 4.0 is coming to our high-end Optimus handsets

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Great news for you owners of the LG Optimus family of handsets. The South Korea-based manufacturer today confirmed that all of its high-end smartphones which were introduced this year (the Optimus 2X, the Optimus Black, the Optimus 3D and the Optimus LTE) will get the …

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology


Use Siri to control your Plex media

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You don't need wait for Apple's much rumored TV set to use iOS 5‘s most talked about feature, Siri, to control your media with Plex. There is a new tool available called SiriProxy that was created to control a thermostat, and has also been adapted …

HTC: Quietly Blundering

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To say HTC is having a bad month is an understatement: share price ditching, outlook slashed and reeling from an embarrassing and unexpected defeat by Apple in the patent courts. The company that once led the smartphone segment has found its "Quietly Brilliant" message struggling …

iPad flies high with Gameloft Jetstar gaming deal

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Tablets are seeing sky-high demand, with news that social game developer Gameloft has inked a deal with Australian airline Jetstar to offer iPads preloaded with games for in-flight use. Twelve titles are expected to be offered to Jetstar passengers eventually, with Real Football, Shrek Kart, Avatar, UNO …

3 Man Chess runs rings around the classic game

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Chess between two people is tricky enough, but add a third player and the classic board game takes on a whole new – circular – dimension. 3 Man Chess takes the original pieces, moves and rules of chess and throws in a third, gray set of …

Samsung DROID Charge to Get Gingerbread Tuesday?

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Some evidence has cropped up showing that the Samsung DROID Charge Verizon's first Samsung LTE phone, will be getting an upgrade to Android 2.3 this Tuesday, November 29th. Alongside the gingery features we know Gingerbread brings, we're also expected to see the following changes, improvements …

Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots Coming to Amazon Appstore as Free App of the Day

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Halfbrick Studios have announced that they'll bringing a new version of their game to Android via the Amazon Appstore this Monday called Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots. The subtitle refers to the Dreamworks movie and will feature characters from the animated film. For free, I …

Alleged Galaxy Nexus Verizon Ad Shows $200 Price Tag

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While many people are concerned about which day Verizon's Galaxy Nexus is coming out (which we hear may be December 8th), there still hasn't been much mention regarding its price. We expected the device to come to retail for $300 but recent evidence suggesst Verizon …

CyanogenMOD 9 Alpha builds released for the Nexus S

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The minute the source code for Android 4.0 was released, members of CyanogenMOD went to work bringing the popular custom ROM to the eponymous Nexus device, the Samsung Nexus S. Currently sitting at the 11th Alpha build, the ROM is fairly bare-bones — it uses …

BlackBerry Bold 9790 en route to Virgin Mobile

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The pic above shows the BlackBerry Bold 9790 heading towards Virgin Mobile, stock has started to arrive at various locations across Canada. It's good to see another new Berry coming to Bell's sub-brand – which will most likely launch on December 2nd. No indication of …

GfK Group finds one in five iPhone owners would rather change banks than smartphones

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A survey has surfaced this week courtesy of the fine folks at GfK Group which had one in five consumers who owned both an iPad and an iPhone saying that switching to a new smartphone would be more difficult than changing their bank account. Of …

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology


Microsoft Lync coming to Android, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Phone next month

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Heads up, corporateers. Just like the company previously hinted, Microsoft Lync will soon make its smartphone debut. Currently, the enterprise instant messaging client (formerly known as Microsoft Office Communicator) has only been available to Mac and PC users, but all that is set to change …

Motorola XT615 makes official FCC cameo

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Yes, Motorola’s latest slinky slim smartphone has just cleared the FCC, but before you get too excited, nothing about it has changed. From all appearances, the XT615 remains targeted solely at international markets with dual-band 2100 / 900MHz WCDMA. Of course, it’s certainly usable here …

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE arrives in Japan, NTT DoCoMo offers up its first course of 4G phones

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Japan has got its first taste of an LTE smartphone, and this one’s Galaxy-flavored. Oh yes, Samsung’s Galaxy S II LTE has made an appearance on NTT DoCoMo, running on the Japanese carrier’s next-generation Xi network and promising top download speeds of around 37.5Mbps. The …

Expansys now shipping Galaxy Nexus, Lumia 800 to Canada, $800+ after taxes

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Though it's not available from Bell and Virgin until December 8th, the Galaxy Nexus can now be ordered from Expansys for the low price of $835 including shipping and taxes. The phone is one of the most anticipated of the year, and the site says …

Samsung Galaxy S II gets Android 2.3.6 update

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Samsung has released a new firmware update for its Galaxy S II superphone. The new software makes your thin smartphone run Android 2.3.6, adding new features and fixing some of the known bugs. For instance, the software fixes lockscreen hang bug, introduces some changes on …

Asus Transformer Prime pre-order, Android Ice Cream Sandwich review, Nokia Lumia 601, Motorola RAZR review,

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Android seems to be on everyone’s want list as we hurtle to Christmas. Whether it’s the tablet success of the Asus Transformer Prime, or the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update itself. The Nokia 601 Windows Phone is the one exception. Check out the top stories …