The next generation of Android is set to arrive in October, sporting an eye-popping high definition screen. The Google Nexus Prime is being built by Samsung and will scorch retinas with a Super AMOLED HD screen. The Nexus Prime will sport a Samsung Super AMOLED HD screen with Pentile technology, OLED-Display.net reports. The 4.5-inch screen …
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18 August
iPad 3 and iPhone 5 could have MagSafe chargers
Apple could be working on squeezing its MagSafe charging tech into future mobile gadgets, according to a patent that Jobs and co have been awarded. The diagram above shows how Apple would squeeze its magnetic power supply into a device like an iPad — perhaps the iPad 3. It looks like the charging port could jut out diagonally from the …
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18 August
A WebOS retrospective
If you know Bonnie Cha, you know that she’s not happy about today’s news that HP was discontinuing support of WebOS smartphones and tablets just over a year after acquiring Palm. Bonnie was a big fan of the mobile operating system from the moment she first saw the original Palm Pre at CES 2009. And her passion continued while reviewing …
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18 August
Nokia chief warns of ‘danger ahead’ for Android
After consulting the tea leaves and having spilled the entrails of a newborn lamb, Nokia head honcho Stephen Elop has decided that Google’s acquisition of Motorola is a portent of doom for the Android operating system, Reuters reports. But then, y’know… he would say that. Speaking on Wednesday, Elop said, “If I happened to be someone who was an Android manufacturer …
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18 August
Dialed In 187: Pity poor WebOS
Google buys Motorola, and now HP is killing off WebOS devices. What a crazy week in mobile land! We also go in-depth with RIM’s new BlackBerry OS 7 handsets, discuss the imminent U.S. arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S II, and more. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In 187: Pity poor WebOS 39:21 Podcast Your browser does not support the …
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18 August
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro available on Vodafone
Sony Ericsson’s dainty Xperia Mini Pro is now available from Vodafone. Don’t be put off by its cutesy size, because the Mini Pro has an extra half inch on its X10 predecessor and packs an Android punch with the latest 2.3 Gingerbread software. In our hands-on preview, we loved the deceptive amount of keyboard space which slides out in landscape …
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18 August
BlackBerry crop comes up sweet, sour: Review roundup
This week we had a chance to review RIM’s latest crop of BlackBerry handsets, which the company initially announced at BlackBerry World back in May of this year. They are the BlackBerry Torch 9810, the BlackBerry Torch 9850 (the Torch 9860 is the same phone but for GSM carriers), and the BlackBerry Bold 9930 (similarly, the Bold 9900 is its …
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18 August
FA Cup to kick off live on Facebook
The FA Cup will kick off on Facebook this Friday. Non-League Ascot United and, appropriately enough, Wembley FC are just 12 games away from lifting the world’s most prestigious trophy, and their qualifying match will be the first streamed live on Facebook. The match is an ‘extra-preliminary’ qualifying round. There are six qualifying rounds before League 1 and 2 teams …
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17 August
Cell phones that keep on ticking
Though battery life is an important point to consider when buying a cell phone, it often gets buried under the flashy features that today’s devices offer. Manufacturers like to make promises, but those claims may not pan out during everyday use. Big displays, fast processors, and a high-speed data network can zap your battery quickly, and it doesn’t help when …
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17 August
Skype Wi
Skype’s Wi-Fi access app is coming to Apple iOS devices. The company said Wednesday that its Skype Wi-Fi app, formerly called Skype Access, will soon be a free app in the Apple Store, allowing iPhone, iPod Touch (running iOS 4.1 and above) and iPad users to connect to over 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world via their existing Skype …
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