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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December, 2011
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22 December
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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22 December
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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22 December
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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22 December
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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22 December
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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22 December
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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22 December
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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22 December
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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21 December
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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