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 Joshua Karp | Sidekick Gekko manual leaks, confirms handset?again in DangerEDGEHandsetsT-Mobilegekkohiptopsidekick | | 23-May-2008 | As if we needed any more evidence of the impending arrival of the Sidekick Gekko, HipTop3.com got their hands on several pages from the handset’s product manual. The manual confirms a number of details about the Gekko, including the presence of a 2 megapixel camera, wide-screen LCD, replaceable bumpers and shells, and on-board video support. [...] [..] Read complete article
Read 171 times | | Joshua Karp | HTC Touch Dual finally coming to Best Buy this weekend in AT&THSDPAHTCHandsetsWindows MobileBest BuyTouchTouch DualTouchFLO | | 23-May-2008 | The long wait is over. HTC and Best Buy are finally getting ready to make the North American version of the HTC Touch Dual available to U.S. customers. The handset will be on sale at Best Buy retail locations, on the Best Buy website, and through any specialized Best Buy Mobile store. The big news [...] [..] Read complete article
Read 82 times | | Zach Epstein | New Whitepaper Shows Two Shades of XPERIA X1 in HandsetsNewsSony EricssonHSDPAwhitepaperX1X1aX1cXEPRIA | | 23-May-2008 | As we continue to continue to continue to wait for the XPERIA X1 that we’ve all seen and read so much about, a new whitepaper has just been issued. It basically just does a good job of telling us what we’ve already known for a while, but there is some new juice to be drunk. [...] [..] Read complete article
Read 77 times | | Zach Epstein | Nokia Responds to ?N-Gagegate? - Remedy Promised in GamingGeneralNewsNokiaServicesN-Gage | | 23-May-2008 | Impressive response time Nokia, although this really shouldn’t have been an issue to begin with. This past Wednesday, in case you missed it, the discovery was made that N-Gage games are locked to a device IMEI rather than an account. Translation: Buy a new phone, kiss your games goodbye. Here we are two days later [...] [..] Read complete article
Read 88 times | | Zach Epstein | AT&T Fast-tracking HSPA in Preparation for iPhone Video Calling? in AT&TAppleHSDPAHSUPARumorsServicesHSPAiPhonevideo calling | | 23-May-2008 | Back on Wednesday we told you about AT&T’s plans to drastically improve its HSPA coverage by the end of June. Needless to say, the move is related to the impending release of the 3G iPhone that we all hate hearing about. If you recall, EDGE speeds more than doubled just prior to the release of [...] [..] Read complete article
Read 147 times | | Joshua Karp | Samsung prepping new Q1 in NewsUMPCWindows VistaQ1Samsung | | 22-May-2008 | Hate it or love it, Samsung has been relatively successful with their Q1 line of ultra mobile PCs. Currently in its second revision, the computer has a loyal cadre of devoted followers. The form factor isn’t our favorite, but as firm believers in the UMPC model, any success is good success. Hoping to build on [...] [..] Read complete article
Read 79 times | | Joshua Karp | Huge line forms at 5th avenue Apple Store, everyone else scratches their heads in disbelief in AT&TAppleRumors3G5th AvenueHSDPAiPhone | | 22-May-2008 | We love our gadgets as much, if not more, than the next guy, but this has to be one of the most ridiculous things we’ve seen in quite some time. There’s currently a massive line forming in front of the 5th Avenue Flagship Apple Store. According to reports on the ground, the crowd is forming [...] [..] Read complete article
Read 75 times | | Joshua Karp | Rogers officially launches Shift in HSDPAHTCHandsetsRogersUMPCWindows VistaCanadashift | | 22-May-2008 | Right on time, Roger and HTC have announced the official launch of the Shift UMPC. This marks the first carrier supported version of HTC’s unique mobile computer. The Rogers HTC Shift is available starting today for $1599.99 (Canadian), sporting the usual 40 GB hard drive, 7″ touchscreen, Wi-Fi b/g, HSDPA, Bluetooth, and more. Customers will [...] [..] Read complete article
Read 76 times | | Zach Epstein | Guitar Hero: World Tour Gets Official in GamingNintendo WiiPlaystation 3Xbox 360Guitar Heroplaystation 2Wiiworld tour | | 22-May-2008 | Activision made the official announcement today and Guitar Hero fans will not be disappointed. The fourth entry into the Guitar Hero franchise is slated for a Fall 2008 release and it’s packed full of virtual goodness that is sure to appease even the most discriminating couch rocker. New features, check. Let’s start out with an [...] [..] Read complete article
Read 85 times | | Zach Epstein | Apple Seeking Lead Camera Engineer; So Much for a Decent 3G iPhone Camera in AppleHandsetsNewsCameraiPhonejobs | | 22-May-2008 | Wouldn’t it have been nice if this job listing was up, say, nine months ago or so? An eagle-eyed reader has just spotted an interesting entry in the jobs section of the Apple website. Titled “Lead Camera Design Engineer - iPhone,” the position calls for a new head hancho for the iPhone camera design team. [...] [..] Read complete article
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| Corning and Samsung form joint venture to combine ?Lotus Glass? with OLED displays |  Samsung and Corning ? best known for its Gorilla Glass products ? announced a new joint venture this week that will manufacture specialty glass substrates for OLED displays. The joint venture will be based in South Korea and will combine Samsung’s OLED display technology with Corning’s ultra tough Lotus Glass substrate. The new displays will be utilized in mobile devices as well as lar [..] Read complete article |  | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Todd Haselton in BusinessCorninggorilla glassjoint ventureJVmobileOLEDSamsungSamsung MobilesubstrateTVWendell Weeks
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| Verizon begins testing new mobile payment solution |  Vantiv, a provider of mobile payment solutions, announced a new point-of-sale product on Friday that it will be rolling out in partnership with Verizon Wireless. The product, which is currently in field testing, includes custom tailored applications and an Android-based point-of-sale solution for accepting payments. The applications will be available in Verizon’s Private Application Store fo [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Todd Haselton in
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| Samsung Galaxy S Advance receives early hands-on preview |  The Samsung Galaxy S Advance was announced on Monday, and not even a week later the device has shown up in Vietnam and received a hands-on from Mai Nguyen. The handset reportedly features a design that is a combination of the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Nexus, complete with a curved display. The Advance’s specs fall between the Galaxy S II and original Galaxy S, however, featuring a 4-inch Super [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Dan Graziano in MobileAndroidGalaxy NexusGalaxy SGalaxy S AdvanceGalaxy S IIhands onSamsungVietnam
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| Mozilla developing push notification system for Firefox |  Mozilla is developing a push notification system for the company’s Firefox Web browser. The system will allow users to receive notifications from any website, even if the site is not open in a tab or window. The system will also be able to relay push notifications to mobile devices. Mozilla is seemingly looking to close the gap between desktop Web apps and native mobile apps, which utilize p [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Dan Graziano in BrowserbrowserFirefoxInternetMozillapush notificationswebWeb Browser
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| Lawmaker launches assault on violent video games | | An Oklahoma lawmaker has proposed levying a new tax on violent video games. Oklahoma Democrat Will Fourkiller has suggested the tax be applied to all games that receive an ESRB rating, which is intended for adults only. In addition, Fourkiller thinks T-Rated games should also have a tax added to the cost of the games, since some include “simulated gambling.” But a tax on all T-Rated ga [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Todd Haselton in GamingLegalESAESRBGrand Theft Autotaxvideo gamesviolenceWill Fourkiller
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| Canalys: Smartphone shipments surpassed PC shipments in 2011 |  Smartphone shipments overtook client PC shipments for the first time in 2011, according to new data from market research firm Canalys. Vendors shipped a total of 158.5 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, representing a 57% increase compared to the 101.2 million units shipped in the same quarter a year earlier. Shipments for the full year of 2011 rose 63% to 487.7 million units, up from 299. [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Dan Graziano in ComputersMobileAndroidBlackBerryDesktopsiOSLaptopsPCShipmentsSmartphonesSymbianTabletsWindows Phone
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| Apple and Samsung to pull in 90% of smartphone profits in 2012, UBS says |  Industry watchers agree that smartphone sales will continue to balloon in 2012, but much of the projected growth will seemingly be enjoyed by just two companies. In a report to clients earlier this week, UBS analyst Maynard Um lowered his full-year unit sales projections for cell phones to 1.69 billion from his earlier estimate of 1.7 billion units. At the same time, however, he raised his industr [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Zach Epstein in
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| iOS apps crash more than Android apps, study shows |  Apps running on Apple’s iOS devices crash more frequently than Android apps according to a new study preformed by mobile app monitoring company Crittercism. The data, which was collected between December 1st and 15th last year, spans 23 different versions of iOS and 33 different Android versions. The latest version of iOS (5.0.1) leads all others with 28.64% of all crashes, Forbes reports. T [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Dan Graziano in MobileAndroidAppleAppsCrashesFroyoGingerbreadIce Cream SandwichiOSiOS 5
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| HP CEO says webOS will be better than ?fragmented? Android and ?closed? iOS |  Though Hewlett-Packard was unable to produce webOS devices that consumers were interested in buying ? at a positive margin, at least ? CEO Meg Whitman still thinks the beleaguered platform has legs. After unsuccessfully trying to sell or license webOS, HP decided late last year to donate its $1.2 billion platform to the open source community. The firm still plans to launch new webOS devices in the [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Zach Epstein in MobileAndroidAppleFragmentationgoogleHPiOSiPhoneMeg WhitmanOpen SourcePalmTouchpadwebOS
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| Ban on iPhones and iPad suspended in Germany, sales resume |  Sales of Apple’s iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G resumed on Friday after a permanent injunction had gone into effect early Friday morning. ”All iPad and iPhone models will be back on sale through Apple?s online store in Germany shortly” an Apple spokesperson told SlashGear in a statement. “Apple appealed this ruling because Motorola repeatedly refuses [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Zach Epstein in BreakingLegalAppleinjunctioniPad 2iPhoneiPhone 3GSiPhone 4Motorolapatentssales ban
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| EU tells Google to stop rolling out privacy changes | | Regulators with the European Union have asked Google to stop rolling out new privacy changes that the company originally introduced earlier this month. “Given the wide range of services you offer, and the popularity of these services, changes in your privacy policy may affect many citizens in most or all of the EU member states,” the European wrote in a letter to Google’s CEO Lar [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Todd Haselton in LegalChangesEUEuropean CommissionEuropean UniongoogleinvestigationPolicyprivacySecurity
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| Apple?s iTV launch reportedly hampered by display availability | | Apple has been widely rumored to be readying a Siri-enabled television for release this year, but a new report claims component availability issues will prevent the highly anticipated “iTV” from launching in the first half. Citing unnamed sources within Apple’s supply chain, DigiTimes on Friday reports that Sharp, rumored to have been contracted to supply display panels for Apple [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Zach Epstein in RumorsTVAppledelaydisplay panelsDisplaysHDTViTVlaunchreleaseSharpSiri
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