Posts in the ‘Devices’ Category

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Motorola DROID RAZR smartphone for Verizon on sale 11/11/11

Motorola’s new DROID RAZR for Verizon Wireless will be available starting 11:11 a.m. on 11/11/11. The DROID RAZR comes with a price tag of $299.99 with a qualifying two year service agreement. The new RAZR is supported on Verizon’s 4G LTE data network and offers a 1.2GHz, dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD display, and an 8MP cmaera

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HTC Announces Upgrading 8 Smartphones to Android 4.0

HTC announced today via its Facebook Fan Page that it plans to update a number of its smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012.   “HTC knows how excited our fans are to get their hands on Google’s latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, so we’re thrilled today to announce the …

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LightSquared wants to be America’s dumbest pipe

    Yup, you heard that right. LightSquared took to the stage this wendsay during the Open Mobile Summit to outline their goals going forward as a national provider of 4G LTE service. “We want to be the dumbest wireless broadband pipe. No intelligence in our network. None. Zero.” said  LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja in his …

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Smartphone Malware

As an IT Security Professional and a Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) one thing I have noticed is malware is on the rise. The complexity and the growth of malware have more than just tripled in the last six months. What we have witnessed and will be witnessing is a change in the threat landscape. Clever …

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Samsung wants to see the iPhone 4S source code

At this point, if you’re like me you probably have lost track of who is suing who over what. Everyone wants to be king and claim, “I thought of it first. It’s mine I tell ya, ALL MINE!” Can’t we all just be cool like a bunch of Fonzie’s? Currently Samsung is suing Apple Inc., …

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Audio Echo bug in new iPhone 4S during voice calls

  According to several threads on Apple’s support forum many users of the new iPhone 4S model are experiencing an audio echo during voice calls while using a wired headset. The bug seems doesn’t seem to be carrier specific. Users claim the bug does not always occur immediately, it can vary anywhere from 30 seconds …

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Your Next Phone Upgrade?

With the holiday season approaching fast, lots of people are looking for their next phone upgrade, either for themselves or for their family or friends. We’ve had some announcements of phones coming out, or ones that have been released recently. There’s a variety of operating systems to choose from, along with carriers. Let’s start a discussion about each aspect of a phone upgrade. Read more…

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Google and Samsung postpone Galaxy Nexus event

  Google and Samsung have reportedly postponed an October 11 event that was expected to include the launch of Android “Ice Cream Sandwich” and the Samsung Nexus Prime. Samsung’s U.K. division provided a statement to Engadget and SlashGear, which said: “Samsung and Google have decided to postpone the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event during the CTIA in …

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Samsung Galaxy S II -vs- iPhone 4S

Samsung waisted no time in going after Apple and the release of the iPhone 4S. Just a few hours after the announcement the director of PR sent out a helpful comparison chart showing how the iPhone 4S stacks up against the company’s newest flagship phones, the Galaxy S II.  The company also announced that they’re …

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Sprint Gags Its Employees About…

Sprint has issued a gag order on anything to do with the iPhone. Sprint sent out a gag order to their employees stating “If asked about the iPhone coming to Sprint, please just say you have no comment, no answer, and to direct them to the Sprint Newsroom.

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Samsung Confirms Making Nexus Prime with C&D Email!

  The next installment of the Google Phone has been rumored to be called the Nexus Prime, and made by Samsung.  Both companies have been staying quiet about this phone existing, but it was expected to rock a dual-core 1.5ghz SoC from TI with 1GB RAM, 720p Super AMOLED HD display, LTE 4G.  It is …

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[UPDATE] iPhone 5 going to Sprint!?!? T-Mobile Too!!

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint will indeed be offering the long awaited and heavily rumored iPhone 5, packed with a dual-core A5 processor and supposed Retina Display 4″ screen powered by iOS5. Sprint blamed a Q2 contract decline on  “competitive head winds,” most prominently, “the first full quarter both major competitors offered …

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[Windows Phone] Forget Mango, let’s talk Tango & Apollo!

Now that we know the scoop about Mango and are just waiting for the RTM 7720, let’s talk future updates.  Apparently there are two more WP7 version updates coming to us soon.  The first is called Tango, and was unexpectedly announced at an MSDN seminar in Hong Kong. Tango is a very scaled down version …

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Windows Phone Marketplace Officially open to Mango App/Game Submissions!

  Todd Brix, Senior Director of Windows Phone Division, posted in the Windows Phone Developer Blog that the Marketplace is now accepting and certifying Mango apps! These apps can take advantage of new Mango features such as fast app switching, background audio, multiple and double sided Live Tiles, better Search integration and more.  WP7 currently …

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iPhone 4 and 3GS still Top Selling Phones in the U.S.

  MacRumors has an article showing that Apple still leads the pack in smart phone sales.  In Q2 – 2011, the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 3GS outsold all Android and other phones. Although Android commands 52% market share of phones in America, crowds still flock to the iPhone.  The article lists the top 5 …