Sprint announces Honeycomb update for Evo View 4G tablet

Sprint today announced that the Android 3.2 Honeycomb update is now ready for its Evo View 4G tablet. Following closely on the heels of HTC’s similar announcement for the Flyer, the update brings a number of important changes. For example, the HTC Scribe digital pen will now work with all applications, essentially turning it into …

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Motorola Mobility nabs SetJam, a video discovery startup

Motorola Mobility has bought video discovery startup SetJam for an undisclosed sum. SetJam CEO Ryan Janssen wrote about the acquisition in an e-mail, according to VentureBeat. He didn’t disclose financial terms. “I’m writing to let you know that today SetJam was acquired by Motorola Mobility. We are all very excited about this transition here at SetJam. Motorola and SetJam share …

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RIM CEOs lied about BlackBerry 10 delay, report says

RIM just can’t get its act together. The company’s best hope for a recovery, its next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform, has been pushed back to late next year. While executives blamed the later release of a new chip, Boy Genius Report said the real reason for the delay is the inability for RIM to get its core email and messenger services …

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New phishing attacks target iCloud, MobileMe users

As the holidays quickly approach and our agendas become filled with baking cookies, traveling, and last-second shopping, scammers are on the loose and have started targeting iCloud users in an attempt to acquire your log-in credentials. Don’t get phished this holiday season. Never reply to e-mails asking for your username and password. Apple These technolojerks (yes, that’s going to be …

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Sony Ericsson LT28at Xperia has HD display, 13

Well look at this. Just a few days after pics of Sony Ericsson’s much-hyped Xperia Arc HD (or Nozomi, if you prefer) leaked, we’ve got some details on another high-end Xperia handset. And if the specs are anything to go by, it looks like it’ll thrash the Arc HD. Codenamed the LT28at (as opposed to LT26i for the Arc HD), …

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Samsung launches duo of dual

Samsung today introduced the Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos, a pair of Android smartphones in the Galaxy product family that hve space for two SIM cards, letting you lead a double life on your phone. The two SIM cards mean you’ve got two phone numbers at your disposal, one for work, for instance, and one for your …

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U.S. Cellular nabs Android

U.S. Cellular is stuffing its pockets with more Gingerbread. Next week it starts stocking the Huawei Ascend II, an Android 2.3 smartphone that first debuted for Cricket. The rather modest touch-screen phone has a 3.5-inch display, a 5GB camera, and Swype preloaded on the virtual keyboard. The carrier will offer it for free–after a $100 mail-in rebate–on its Web site …

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Telefonica criticizes latest EU roaming proposals

It would be counter-productive to make voice, text, and data roaming too cheap, Telefonica has argued in response to strict new proposals by a member of the European Parliament. Excessively low retail caps would make it too unprofitable for new investors to enter the European mobile market, and stymie the Commission’s goal of increasing competition, Telefonica regulatory chief Robert Mourik …

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Top 5 TVs of 2011

In 2011, the biggest “breakthrough” may have been that connected TVs finally got a name–Smart TV–but the year also gave us some excellent televisions. The Pioneer Kuro has remained the standard in picture quality since the last one rolled out of the factory three years ago, but this year it received a challenger: the Sharp Elite Pro. It wasn’t even …

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus unboxing in 8

How many ninjas does it take to change a lightbulb? No-one knows — when the light comes back on we still can’t see them. How many ninjas does it take to unbox the Samsung Galaxy Nexus? Find out in a mind-bogglingly fun 8-bit game on YouTube. Clash of the Nexus Ninjas begins as a YouTube video introducing the Galaxy Nexus, …

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Over 700,000 Android devices activated daily, Google boasts

Back in June, Google’s senior vice president of mobile Andy Rubin tweeted that more than 500,000 Android devices were being activated every day. Now the Android founder’s upped it to a phenomenal 700,000. That’s every single day. And if you’re in any doubt as to what ‘activated’ actually refers to, he went on to clarify that too. A bit like …

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Apple to build more iCloud apps

Based on a recent job posting on Apple’s corporate Web site, Apple is looking to expand its iCloud offerings with new and innovative applications to better utilize the server-based technologies it offers iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users. Apple The post, originally uncovered by AppleInsider, shows that Apple is looking for “proactive, creative-minded engineers to build the next generation of …

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Is Verizon’s ‘Droid’ brand losing its luster?

Don’t look now, but we’re about to see the release of the fourth generation of Verizon’s Droid handset. Rumors have been swirling for a few weeks now that the Droid 4 would arrive in mid-to-late December with the 22nd (that is, tomorrow) as the most cited date. But with less than one day to go and no announcement yet in …

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Huawei targets February for a flagship phone release

Chinese phone maker Huawei may have one of the first press conferences at CES next month, but it’s at February’s Mobile World Congress show where the company intends to impress. Earlier today, Huawei circulated the teaser e-mail above (border my own), promising to announce the company’s “fastest and most high-performing” smartphone to date. That doesn’t tell us much about the …

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Google Nexus S Ice Cream Sandwich update delayed

Keen to get your teeth into Ice Cream Sandwich for the Google Nexus S? The tasty treats of the latest version of Android remain officially just out of reach as Google has delayed the update for some regions — but stick with us and we’ll help you update anyway.  Google has paused the official update to “monitor feedback”, even after …

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