Posted on Tuesday November, 1 2011
by tsowen |
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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 …
Posted on Friday October, 7 2011
by tsowen |
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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 …
Posted on Wednesday October, 5 2011
by tsowen |
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(CNET) Apple Co-founder and Chairman Steve Jobs died today. He was 56. Steve Jobs had been suffering for many years a long hard battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Apple announced in January that he would be taking an indeterminate medical leave of absence. Jobs then stepped down as chief executive in late August, citing …
Posted on Wednesday October, 5 2011
by tsowen |
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Samsung has filed two separate motions for preliminary injunctions in Paris, France and Milan, Italy on October 5th seeking to block the sale of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 4S in each respective market. The company posted the complaints on its corporate blog on Wednesday, just one day following the unveiling of Apple’s next-generation iPhone 4S …
Posted on Wednesday October, 5 2011
by tsowen |
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For Sprint iPhone enthusiast yesterday was a day of good news, it was finally confirmed the third largest carrier in the U.S. would now carry the iPhone. As promised, Apple shows off its latest iPhone Tuesday at “Let’s Talk iPhone Event”, and although the new handset was packed with new features and hardware like a …
Posted on Thursday September, 15 2011
by gTen |
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Breaking news from the internal memos at Sprint. They have decided to completely axe their 30 day risk free guarantee policy and lower their return policy from 30 days to 14 days. And just when you thought they would stop there, it gets even worse. After seriously crippling their Sprint Premier program they have finally decided …
Posted on Friday August, 26 2011
by orangekid |
Devices |
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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 …
Posted on Friday August, 26 2011
by orangekid |
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Neowin reports that new WP7 Mango hand sets will indeed sport front facing cameras for video chat. “The news was confirmed in a session at Tech Ed today by a Microsoft staff member, and confirmed in a tweet from Windows Phone NZ. We’ve seen a few Mango devices so far, but only one is available …
Posted on Thursday August, 25 2011
by gTen |
General |
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Some good news for those who asked for Android on the now discontinued HP TouchPad. It seems that some Qualcomm HP Touchpad prototypes made it into the wild. These prototypes came preloaded with Android 2.2.1. The first one ended up on ebay with a ridiculous price tag as expected, but another individual decided to make a rom …
Posted on Thursday August, 25 2011
by orangekid |
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Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile has stepped up to the plate big time to release the first ever Mango WP7 device to Japanese customers, and hopefully the rest of the planet. It’s called the Windows Phone IS12T, and looks to be a really aesthetic device. It runs vanilla Mango with zero modifications to the system (i.e. …
Posted on Wednesday August, 24 2011
by orangekid |
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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 …
Posted on Wednesday August, 24 2011
by orangekid |
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FOSS Patents reports that a Dutch case with Apple claiming Samsung violated a number of its patents and requesting a ban of all Galaxy S Phones has reached a decision earlier than the Sept 15th deadline. A judge has ordered all subsidiaries to cease selling all Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 smart phones. The …
Posted on Wednesday August, 24 2011
by orangekid |
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We’ve all seen story after story warning us that this app records and uploads calls or that app is spying on you in Android. One thing people in the modding community love is the open source nature of the platform and the open attitude of Google. MS was criticized for taking a very closed Apple-like …
Posted on Wednesday August, 24 2011
by orangekid |
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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 …
Posted on Tuesday August, 23 2011
by orangekid |
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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 …