April, 2011

• 6 April

  Samsung Galaxy S updating to Android 2.3 Gingerbread in ‘weeks’, says Three

  

  The Samsung Galaxy S is updating to Android 2.3 Gingerbread in a matter of weeks. UK network Three confirmed the news on Twitter, which should bring a smile to the face of Galaxy S owners who were worried they’d be kept waiting for the latest Google deliciousness. The news was revealed in Three’s @ThreeUK Twitter …

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• 6 April

  Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo gets UK price of £360

  

  The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo will arrive in the UK this month, and has been slapped with a price tag. The camera-centric Android smart phone will hit shops on 19 April, costing £360. That price is for the SIM-free, unlocked handset from online retailer Clove. That’s substantially cheaper than the £430 price tag at Expansys. The phone will also be available for …

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• 6 April

  White House pushes for incentive spectrum auctions

  

  The Obama administration has enlisted the help of more than 100 economists to make its case for incentive spectrum auctions that will free up more airwaves for wireless broadband services. Today, the White House presented a letter signed by 112 economists “who specialize in telecommunications, auction theory and design, and/or competitive policy.” The signed letter was part of a summit …

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• 6 April

  Apple snags patent for USB 3.0, Thunderbolt dock connector

  

  Is this the future of dock connectors? Apple Apple has been granted a patent for a dock connector that would combine powerful new connectivity technology like USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt with its proprietary 30-pin connector for mobile devices like iPads, iPhones, and iPods. As reported by AppleInsider, “The invention, entitled ‘Reduced Size Multi-Pin Male Plug Connector,’ was published by the …

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• 6 April

  Crowdsourced RootMetrics for Android tests carrier coverage

  

  Today RootMetrics brings its free Cell Phone Coverage Map app to Android. Like Speedtest.net, the RootMetrics mobile app tests your phone’s signal strength and upload and download speeds at any given time. It also goes a step further to compile the voice and data strength of other RootMetrics users across carriers into a single coverage map of major urban centers …

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• 6 April

  Feck! Drink! Girls! Father Jack from Father Ted gets his own iPhone app

  

  Apple has unaccountably failed so far to put alcoholic Irish priests who swear like navvies at the centre of its iPhone TV ads. Perhaps Channel 4’s new app will change its mind — Father Jack Me is based on classic sitcom Father Ted, and lets you become Jack through the power of photo-manipulation alone. Or, as the app’s official blurb …

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• 6 April

  Novell does Mono for Android

  

  Announced today, Mono for Android widens the scope for mobile developers who use Microsoft’s .Net framework–Novell released a similar product, MonoTouch, for Apple iOS devices in 2009. Mono is the open-source implementation of Microsoft’s toolset, designed to make it possible to run .Net applications across multiple platforms. “We developed Mono for Android to give both individual developers and businesses a …

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• 6 April

  Samsung Galaxy S 2 UK release slips to May but price comes down to £530

  

  Samsung’s Galaxy S 2 was supposed to be touching down on UK shores at the end of March, going head to head with Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play and other Android Gingerbread smart phones. Now its release date has slipped to May, according to two online retailers. In late February, Play was offering the Galaxy S 2 for pre-order with a planned …

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• 6 April

  Dialed In 168: Android’s Sensation

  

  Rumors of a dual-core HTC Sensation surface, plus we get a hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Prevail, take a look at the Samsung Gem, and more. Oh, and our namesake won a race! A horse race, that is. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In 168: Android’s Sensation 41:46 Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe with iTunes …

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• 6 April

  Report: Dell 10

  

  Dell may soon launch a 10-inch Android tablet to join its smaller-sized lineup. James Martin/CNET Dell will reportedly launch a new 10-inch Android tablet this summer, according to a Forbes story . Citing a source at Dell, Forbes said that the Android-based tablet would hit the market earlier than initially expected, possibly by mid-June. Briefly teased at CES in January …

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