Samsung’s Nexus S Engadget A handful of month-old pictures surfaced online today showing what appears to be the Samsung follow-up to the Nexus One. After news of Best Buy’s accidental mention of a Nexus S today, we’re starting to see things unfold rather quickly. At this stage, it’s not a matter of whether or not …
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November, 2010
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11 November
What we might expect from Gingerbread
Though some of the world already has passed into Friday, the rumor that Gingerbread will launch today still could turn out to be true. Expected to be listed as Android 2.3, details of the latest build of the Android OS have been a closely guarded secret thus far. Yet, we can piece together clues and quotes from the last few …
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11 November
HD DVD vs Blu
It may have been a while since HD DVD and Blu-ray finished their infamous duel, but that doesn’t mean we were satisfied with the outcome. And we demand satisfaction. Our wonderful Greatest Gadget of the 21st Century competition gives us the perfect excuse for a rematch, as just by chance the Sony S470 Blu-ray player has been drawn against the …
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11 November
Demand Five joins the Virgin on
Virgin already has one of the most comprehensive on-demand services in the UK. There’s broadcast quality access to shows from ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC. And now, Virgin can count Channel Five as another feather in its cap-of-television. So, what does this mean for your day? Well, Virgin proudly points out that it now has on-demand access to every …
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10 November
Zombie Crisis 3D: Destroy dastardly demons
Zombie Crisis 3D is a rail shooter that gives users the pleasure of destroying zombies without the hassle of having to control the character’s movement. This particular version of the popular zombie-themed games that populate Apple’s App Store relies on a predetermined course through a multitude of levels to help players escape the zombie attack. The loose storyline is fairly …
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10 November
First Look at presumed Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 successor
The first images and preliminary details for Sony Ericsson’s presumed Xperia X10 successor have made their way online. And according to the source that passed on the tips to the Unofficial Xperia X10 blog, the device is “very, very slim.” Codenamed Anzu, or X12, the handset should feature a 4.3-inch screen and HDMI output, two increasingly common smartphone characteristics. Given …
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10 November
HTC Desire Z shows up in Vodafone print ad, full of the Qwerty business
Manufacturers and networks insist on labelling any new smart phone with a physical keyboard a business phone, which is understandable, but short-sighted. Upcoming phones such as the Nokia E7 and the Dell Venue Pro have been clumped in the colourless corporate category, but many people don’t like typing on touchscreens, and they’re not necessarily carrying a briefcase. To whit: the long-awaited …
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10 November
One third of Android owners secretly want to join the cult of iPhone
This is going to make some of you very angry indeed. Apparently, some Android owners treacherously harbour indecent thoughts about — and you might want to sit down for this one — the iPhone. Android phone owners were four times more likely to desire an iPhone than the other way round, according to a poll by mobile comparison site MyPhoneDeals. …
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10 November
3 lessons from Skyfire’s botched iPhone launch
Mobile browser-maker Skyfire may have had a disastrous launch day of Skyfire for iPhone due to shaky bandwidth, but now that the Silicon Valley company is disclosing some numbers, there are several tidbits we can glean about the Flash video-streaming browser. 1. Skyfire grossed almost $1 million: Skyfire sold about 100,000 copies of Skyfire for iPhone during the first five …
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10 November
Jabra reveals Stone 2
Jabra Stone 2 Jabra Jabra has just introduced the sequel to its Stone headset from last year, and it’s appropriately dubbed the Jabra Stone 2. It has the same design as its predecessor–the curved hook housed inside a portable “stone” charger–but it now features voice control, so you can answer and reject calls just by using your voice. It has …
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