August, 2010

• 12 August

  Motorola Droid 2 released in US with Android 2.2 goodness

  

  The Motorola Droid 2, a sequel to the phone known in the UK as the Milestone, has been launched in the US. The phone will run Android 2.2 and look similar design-wise to the original Milestone, but there are noticeable differences under the hood. The processor has been given a boost to 1GHz, up from …

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• 12 August

  HTC hits top 10, Android surges

  

  Taiwan-based manufacturer HTC has been growing its market share steadily for some time now, thanks to strong consumer interest in smartphones, something the company specializes in. Today, Gartner released its numbers for worldwide mobile device sales for the second quarter of 2010 and, for the first time, HTC has made it into the top 10. Selling about 5.9 million units, …

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• 12 August

  Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone in the works, set to use Android 3.0

  

  Sony Ericsson could be ready to release the phone that gamers have been waiting years for, in a move that could redefine the smart phone market. Engadget quotes “a trusted source” that Sony Ericsson is working on an Android 3.0 phone that could become a whole new gaming platform. The phone doesn’t have a name yet, but apparently Xperia and more …

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• 12 August

  TweetDeck Android app beta adds features ahead of iPhone update

  

  TweetDeck, one of the most popular Twitter iPhone and desktop apps thanks to its streamlined interface and blended social-networking functionality, will be available on Android today. An unofficial beta version of the app was made available for download on the TweetDeck Web site, but was soon removed. The site should be updated later today with information on how people can …

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• 12 August

  Tesco Mobile’s £6 monthly contract: Cheap as noodles

  

  Tesco Mobile now offers a SIM-free monthly rolling contract deal for the same price as just 60 packs of Tesco Value Noodles. The SIM-only contract is just £6 a month, doesn’t require you to sign up to more than a month, and provides unlimited texts and 100 minutes. You also earn Clubcard points. In essence, this is very similar to …

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• 12 August

  iPhone ‘death grip’ down under

  

  Before the iPhone’s midnight launch a few weeks back, we asked the folks lined up around Optus and Telstra what they thought of the iPhone “death grip” issue. The answers we got were strikingly consistent: that this is a problem with the AT&T network in the US and not something we need to worry about in Australia. The iPhone death …

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• 12 August

  White iPhone 4 not in UK till end of year, says Orange

  

  Punters looking to get their hands on a pristine white iPhone 4 won’t have the chance until the end of the year, according to an email Orange sent to its UK customers. “We wanted to let you know that there won’t be any white iPhone 4s in the UK until the end of the year. If you’re happy to wait …

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• 12 August

  Will Apple’s iTV come with a gamepad?

  

  Rumour has it that Apple is all but set to relaunch Apple TV with a new name and access to the App Store. With around 50 per cent of apps sales going to game developers, does this suggest a bigger push into the TV/console gaming space? Engadget first reported the rumour, based on a secret source, saying that Apple will …

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• 11 August

  Zombie ‘iPod pedestrians’ endangered by mobile oblivion, says AA

  

  The ‘iPod zombie trance’ people get into when walking around listening to their mobile devices is being blamed for an increase in collisions, and even deaths, on UK roads. People are increasingly guilty of focusing more on Google Maps while walking the streets than paying attention to the world around them. They could also be reading text messages and emails …

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• 11 August

  Verizon could get Entourage Edge

  

  Verizon is expected to carry the Entourage Edge, which is a dual-screen portable device that combines an e-ink-display e-book reader with color-screen tablet computer. Josh P. Miller/CNET On Monday, I relayed some hot gossip about Verizon’s Android device roadmap for the rest of the year. The Boy Genius had originally uncovered the information, and I added new details that I …

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