Sunday 26 June 2011

Lenovo Ideapad Honeycomb tablet to be $499 at Office Depot

Lenovo Ideapad Honeycomb tablet to be $499 at Office Depot: "Still no release date, but the Lenovo Ideapad Tablet K1 running Android Honeycomb will be coming to Office Depot at some point, and a leaked flyer puts the price at $499..."












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Angry Birds “Summer Pignic” will keep you from melting throughout the summer

Angry Birds “Summer Pignic” will keep you from melting throughout the summer: "With summer officially here, it doesn’t mean that those Angry Birds are going to be jetting off to some cool vacation resort and hiding low, but instead, they’re jumping right back into action with their sixth holiday themed..."












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Angry Birds “Summer Pignic” will keep you from melting throughout the summer

Angry Birds “Summer Pignic” will keep you from melting throughout the summer: "With summer officially here, it doesn’t mean that those Angry Birds are going to be jetting off to some cool vacation resort and hiding low, but instead, they’re jumping right back into action with their sixth holiday themed..."












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Asus is planning to have a Tegra 3 & Ice Cream Sandwich powered Transformer in the fall?

Asus is planning to have a Tegra 3 & Ice Cream Sandwich powered Transformer in the fall?: "This new model of the Eee Pad Transformer appears to be the likely successor to the original one – mostly because it’s going to be featuring an NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset and Android Ice Cream Sandwich. This time around..."













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Samsung updates Kies sync software for Mac

Samsung updates Kies sync software for Mac: "Samsung's sync software for mobile phones, Kies, has been updated for Mac to include support for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1..."














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AT&T Status is HTC's ChaCha Facebook-centric handset; launch coming in one week?

AT&T Status is HTC's ChaCha Facebook-centric handset; launch coming in one week?: "The first Facebook integrated handset, the HTC ChaCha, is expected to be launched as soon as next week as the AT&T Status, according to a BGR source; the manufacturer's other Facebook phone, the HTC Salsa, will not be heading to AT&T at all..."















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Electronic Arts to acquire PopCap Games

Electronic Arts to acquire PopCap Games: "The maker of Plants vs Zombies and Bejewled is rumored ripe for acquisition by games juggernaut Electronic Arts for a cool one billion dollars. Electronic Arts has been entering the casual games industry lately, and the acquisition would only solidify that trend..."















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T-Mobile retail stores are starting to close

T-Mobile retail stores are starting to close: "T-Mobile and AT&T will have a combined total of 9,200 retail stores; independent T-Mobile dealers see the writing on the wall, and have begun their exit from the wireless business, or at least halted expansion..."
















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Apple is awarded a potentially industry-altering patent on touchscreens

Apple is awarded a potentially industry-altering patent on touchscreens: "A 2007 patent on the capacitive touchscreen interface has been awarded to Apple, and it could have sweeping effects on the industry; it includes such ubiquitous features as multi-touch and pinch-to-zoom..."















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Nokia demonstrates its very first Windows Phone device

Nokia demonstrates its very first Windows Phone device: "Only days after the announcement of the Nokia N9 – a supposedly “market disrupting” device powered by the MeeGo platform, the company has lifted the veil off its very first Windows Phone handset..."















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Nokia N9 romancing with Android spotted, and a MeeGo root access video

Nokia N9 romancing with Android spotted, and a MeeGo root access video: "An image of Nokia N9 running some test Android build emerged that might be a remnant of those happy times when Nokia has been toying around with Android. In the meantime a video emerged of a Nokia N9 with root access, which paves the way for developers and the modding community to play around with custom ROM installations..."










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Samsung Infuse 4G on sale for $89.99 on Amazon; Motorola ATRIX 4G price down to a penny

Samsung Infuse 4G on sale for $89.99 on Amazon; Motorola ATRIX 4G price down to a penny: "If you have your mind set on a shiny new smartphone, but its three-digit price tag is making you have second thoughts, there is always the chance that Amazon can help. The online retailer would usually sell even the hottest handsets..."















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Six months after arrest, AT&T iPad hacker pleads guilty

Six months after arrest, AT&T iPad hacker pleads guilty: "The 26-year-old iPad hacker that breached the AT&T network security and came away with 120 000 email addresses worth of iPad booty, has pleaded guilty, six months after he was arrested..."















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HTC Glamor image leaks, eye candy for the ladies

HTC Glamor image leaks, eye candy for the ladies: "The HTC Glamor styling reminds of the HTC Wildfire S, Desire S and Z, all fused together, and given pastel coloring, which is actually a nice segway from HTC's usual black or gray soft-touch plastic with aluminum elements armor..."















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Sam's Club outlets to each have double-digit inventory of the HTC EVO 3D for Friday's launch

Sam's Club outlets to each have double-digit inventory of the HTC EVO 3D for Friday's launch: "Looking for a place to get the HTC EVO 3D? Have you thought about your local Sam's Club? Apparently, each outlet is supposed to be stocked with a double-digit inventory of the highly anticipated device, one of the most well spec'd Android phones now available..."












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Card.io looking to take a different path in the mobile payment race

Card.io looking to take a different path in the mobile payment race: "NFC will be going for the point of sale segment of mobile payments, but Card.io is looking to take on the e-commerce segment, and wondering why we can't just scan our credit cards..."












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Kyocera Echo gets new challenger; Imerj and Frog reveal dual-screen Android prototype

Kyocera Echo gets new challenger; Imerj and Frog reveal dual-screen Android prototype: "The guys at Engadget were able to snatch up a prototype of what appears to be a dual screen handset similar to the Kyocera Echo; two companies, Imerj and Frog, have put together a device with two 4 inch AMOLED screens and a dual-core processor of unknown speed, powered by Gingerbread..."









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Apple iPhones users consume more Wi-Fi than PC owners do

Apple iPhones users consume more Wi-Fi than PC owners do: "Apple iPhone users consume more Wi-Fi than Windows PC owners according to a new study; year over year, Apple iPhone users had increased their share of Wi-Fi usage from 25% to 32% while Android users went from consuming 1% of Wi-Fi used, to 11% this year..."









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Nokia N9 flirtations with Android spotted, and a MeeGo root access video

Nokia N9 flirtations with Android spotted, and a MeeGo root access video: "An image of Nokia N9 running some test Android build emerged that might be a remnant of those happy times when Nokia has been toying around with Android. In the meantime a video emerged of a Nokia N9 with root access, which paves the way for developers and the modding community to play around with custom ROM installations..."








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Motorola ATRIX 4G may get Gingerbread and UI facelift in July

Motorola ATRIX 4G may get Gingerbread and UI facelift in July: "It has been around for four months already, but the Motorola ATRIX 4G is still listed among the snappiest smartphones available today. However, despite packing some beefy hardware, the software, which is in charge of the device..."













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Cool images, taken with your cell phone #1

Cool images, taken with your cell phone #1: "A few days ago we asked you if you wanted to share the cool images that you managed to capture with simply your cell phone. And we are extremely pleased to tell you today that we've seen an extraordinary number of people who wanted to participate..."













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HTC EVO 3D lets you uninstall carrier-loaded applications without rooting

HTC EVO 3D lets you uninstall carrier-loaded applications without rooting: "Coming from users of the recently released HTC EVO 3D, most carrier apps, save for Sprint Zone, can be uninstalled just like you would do with a regular application you got from Android Market, including things like the Nascar or Blockbuster apps...".













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Asus Eee Pad Transformer is Amazon UK's best-selling tablet device

Asus Eee Pad Transformer is Amazon UK's best-selling tablet device: "The company's tablet, in a package with the keyboard dock, has climbed to the top of Amazon UK's best-sellers in the tablet category. Asus has evidently resolved the supply issues it had with the innovative Eee Pad Transformer..."











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Nokia N9 romancing with Android spotted, and a MeeGo root access video

Nokia N9 romancing with Android spotted, and a MeeGo root access video: "An image of Nokia N9 running some test Android build emerged that might be a remnant of those happy times when Nokia has been toying around with Android. In the meantime a video emerged of a Nokia N9 with root access, which paves the way for developers and the modding community to play around with custom ROM installations..."











Source : Google Reader

HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO View 4G officially launch on Sprint today

HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO View 4G officially launch on Sprint today: "The first 3D-enabled phone to hit the US is a monster even without the 3D, while HTC's first tablet foray in the US, the HTC EVO View 4G, will be used at the BET Awards this Sunday to announce the winners..."









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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is coming to the UK on August 4

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is coming to the UK on August 4: "Even though it’s still unclear if Android 3.1 is indeed causing a ruckus with the tablet, it’s now confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be launching on August 4 in the UK. Seeing that we’re just winding down with..."










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Best Buy's web site reveals $299 price for the Motorola TRIUMPH

Best Buy's web site reveals $299 price for the Motorola TRIUMPH: "Best Buy is currently accepting pre-orders for the Froyo filled Android smartphone, but more importantly, they reveal its $299.99 no-contract pricing. Depending on how you look at it, the pricing is indeed fitting for a handset..."

















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Google Sites get automatic mobile rendering

Google Sites get automatic mobile rendering: "Google Sites doesn't get a lot of press, but the free website hosting service just got a nice new feature: automatic rendering for mobile browsers..."














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LG Girl tweets that news is coming soon on the Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2x

LG Girl tweets that news is coming soon on the Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2x: "In response to a tweeted inquiry about the Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2x, the LG Girl says that the update remains a focus for the Korean based manufacturer, and that more information about the update will be coming in a few days..."
















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Affordable Huawei Sonic boasts NFC capabilities & Gingerbread; coming to Turkey

Affordable Huawei Sonic boasts NFC capabilities & Gingerbread; coming to Turkey: "When you hear Huawei’s name, you can generally expect to find smartphones that are inexpensively priced – while boasting some reasonable specs. Again, we’re seeing them sticking with the trend as the Huawei Sonic..."















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Affordable Huawei Sonic boasts NFC capabilities & Gingerbread; coming to Turkey

Affordable Huawei Sonic boasts NFC capabilities & Gingerbread; coming to Turkey: "When you hear Huawei’s name, you can generally expect to find smartphones that are inexpensively priced – while boasting some reasonable specs. Again, we’re seeing them sticking with the trend as the Huawei Sonic..."













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Update for Twitter for BlackBerry v2.0 Beta adds support for trending topics & more

Update for Twitter for BlackBerry v2.0 Beta adds support for trending topics & more: "Specifically, it features a lighter color scheme, the ability to compose a tweet by accessing the Compose Tweet bar located below the navigation bar, support for local trending topics, easy access to user profiles, and..."












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Timbaland tweets Windows Phone 7 with Xbox Live is "dope"

Timbaland tweets Windows Phone 7 with Xbox Live is "dope": "Music producer Timbaland touted the virtues of Verizon's HTC Trophy in a tweet, calling the Xbox Live capability of Windows Phone 7 handsets 'dope'. No, really..."










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China Mobile's 600 million subscribers may be able to get the iPhone 5 in September, rumor says

China Mobile's 600 million subscribers may be able to get the iPhone 5 in September, rumor says: "This might not directly concern you, but the rumor of China Mobile landing an agreement for the iPhone 5, which was reiterated to come this September on the carrier, appeared on a Chinese microblog yesterday stirring the minds of the industry…"











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More images of the WP7 Nokia Sea Ray surface, Nokia outsourcing production to speed things up

More images of the WP7 Nokia Sea Ray surface, Nokia outsourcing production to speed things up: "Another Nokia Sea Ray pic emerged in the flesh, plus some high-quality renders based on the Nokia N9 promo pics. Nokia is allegedly outsourcing production to Compal to speed things up, as it has experience with Qualcomm's chipsets..."











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HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO View 4G officially launch on Sprint today

HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO View 4G officially launch on Sprint today: "The first 3D-enabled phone to hit the US is a monster even without the 3D, while HTC's first tablet foray in the US, the HTC EVO View 4G, will be used at the BET Awards this Sunday to announce the winners..."













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MTV News hits the WP7 Marketplace

MTV News hits the WP7 Marketplace: "If you've been looking for a way to keep up with all the news from MTV that's fit to waste your time, look no further, because Windows Phone 7 finally has the MTV News app..."

















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FoodSpotting satiates the WP7 Marketplace hunger

FoodSpotting satiates the WP7 Marketplace hunger: "The popular food discovery app FoodSpotting has come to Windows Phone 7 users, so you can now get your own visual guide to local restaurants..."














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NBC Nightly News released in WP7 Marketplace

NBC Nightly News released in WP7 Marketplace: "Windows Phone 7 is gathering a number of solid news apps in its Marketplace, and now joining USA Today, BBC and AP News is NBC Nightly News..."










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Best Buy's release date for the Motorola DROID 3 is set for July 13?

Best Buy's release date for the Motorola DROID 3 is set for July 13?: "At this point, we’ve seen and absorbed a good amount of leaks regarding the Motorola DROID 3, but the latest one gives us the delightful news that it’ll be arriving right at mid-summer. Looking at the leaked shot of Best Buy’s..."












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Samsung gets home Court advantage with Apple's new law suit filed in South Korea

Samsung gets home Court advantage with Apple's new law suit filed in South Korea: "Apple announced Friday that it is bringing its patent litigation against Samsung to the latter's home country of South Korea, saying that it is no coincidence that Samsung's latest products resemble the Apple iPhone and iPad from the hardware to the UI and even including packaging..."










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Video Upload and Pages comes to Facebook for Android with new update to version 1.6

Video Upload and Pages comes to Facebook for Android with new update to version 1.6: "The Facebook update in the Android Market has some new features including a new and improved News Feed, Video Upload and Pages support; click on a link to a Page from your News Feed and it loads within the app..."



















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Mystery Motorola Android model appears

Mystery Motorola Android model appears: "Pocket Now is the recipient of a picture of a blurry mystery Android device said to be from Motorola; without any visible hardware buttons, this handset could be running Ice Cream Sandwich and a 'horizontal seam at the bottom' discovered by Pocket Now could indicate a sliding QWERTY keyboard is coming..."












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89% of world's tablet based digital traffic comes from the Apple iPad

89% of world's tablet based digital traffic comes from the Apple iPad: "The gang at comScore has devised a new analytics method that separates digital traffic by device; in its first report, the Apple iPad dominated world wide digital traffic for tablets accounting for the majority traffic in 13 geographical locations and accounting for a whopping 89% of digital traffic world-wide..."
















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Android Market now breaks down user reviews

Android Market now breaks down user reviews: "In order to make the user reviews in the Android Market more useful, Google has added a breakdown of the ratings received by an app; the new stats allow you to see how many people gave an app a certain number of stars which can reveal the true nature of a rating..."















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AT&T contributed to the campaign of Democrats who support the AT&T/T-Mobile deal

AT&T contributed to the campaign of Democrats who support the AT&T/T-Mobile deal: "66 out of 72 Democratic lawmakers who support the AT&T/T-Mobile deal, received contributions totaling more than $500,000 from PAC's associated with AT&T; the carrier is the largest contributor to Congressional members over the last 20 years..."










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Nokia's CEO ready to abandon MeeGo, even if the N9 becomes a hit

Nokia's CEO ready to abandon MeeGo, even if the N9 becomes a hit: "Just because the introduction of the Nokia N9 has produced a jump-start for the Finnish based company, Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop has already excised the MeeGo OS from his mind; even if the Nokia N9 becomes the savior of the company, Elop is already looking past its OS to a world of Windows..."









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T-Mobile dealers concerned about life after AT&T deal

T-Mobile dealers concerned about life after AT&T deal: "According to the Wall Street Journal, 41% of AT&T stores have a T-Mobile outlet 1 mile or less away from them and to make sure that there is no cannibalism, you can be sure that after the merger AT&T will shut down many of those locations..."
















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NOKIA X2 LCD LED BACKLIGHT KEYPAD LIGHT REPAIRING

NOKIA X2 LCD LED BACKLIGHT KEYPAD LIGHT REPAIRING: "

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