Gadgets
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WSJ: T-Mobile wants to sell Huawei Ideos3 September 2010, 7:40 pm
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that T-Mobile is “in talks to distribute Huawei Technologies Co.’s new Google-powered smartphone this holiday season.” The phone in question, dubbed the Ideos, was revealed yesterday in Berlin. The phone is an inexpensive, 2.8-inch…...
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Mobile app echoecho makes check-ins personal3 September 2010, 5:30 pm
This week, we inadvertently stumbled across a pretty neat, cross-platform, geo-location mobile app titled echoecho. The premise behind echoecho is simple: instead of using a service like Facebook or foursquare to broadcast where you are, it offers a way of requesting the location…...
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Unreleased Samsung Galaxy Tab rooted3 September 2010, 3:00 pm
The recently announced, unreleased Samsung Galaxy Tab has officially been given the root treatment. Blog sera-apps.de is reporting that they have seen, used, and possess a rooted Gally Tab (now that didn’t take long). The site does caution, “I don’t…...
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Reuters: Google to have music service up and running by December 25th3 September 2010, 1:15 pm
Reuters is reporting that Google’s VP of Engineering, Andy Rubin, has been conducting talks with record labels in an attempt to launch an online music service “before Christmas.” The publication cites two sources familiar with the matter, and states that…...
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Samsung ups 2010 smartphone sales target by 7 million units3 September 2010, 11:52 am
For those of you wondering whether or not the Galaxy S family of phones has been a hit, we present you this story. Today, at IFA in Berlin, Samsung Mobile President J.K. Shin told reporters that his company is upping…...
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Bell Mobility to launch BlackBerry Torch too3 September 2010, 10:21 am
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 might be exclusive to one carrier in the U.S., but that hasn’t stopped the floozy of a handset from making the rounds in Canada. Bell Mobility recently announced that they too will be carrying the BlackBerry…...
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Is Ping the Future of Social Networks3 September 2010, 7:42 pm
Apple announced today that in less then 48 hours since its launch on Wednesday, more than one million consumers have joined Ping. It may have gotten lost with the LaLa acquisition’s focus on streaming music that at its core LaLa.com was a social network for music lovers. I remember the first briefing I had with Bill Nguyen the founder of LaLa.com back in 2006. After sharing his vision and a demo of the service I knew they were on to something.
The premise of LaLa.com back then was that ...
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MeeGo Screenshots Appear Again, Still Looking Good3 September 2010, 3:28 pm
It’s been a couple of months since the last batch of MeeGo User Interface screenshots broke cover. And with these new ones showing off their pretty images, we can say that it was well worth the wait. Despite the fact that MeeGo isn’t quite ready for prime time yet (so they say), it’s looking like the development cycle is turning the upcoming mobile Operating System into something we could really get into. Of course, these are just development builds, and there is something stri...
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For Apple iOS is Key3 September 2010, 3:03 pm
Steve Jobs rattled off a lot of numbers at Wednesday’s event. As an analyst I like statistics and making sense of statistics. That’s why the platform strategy of iOS struck me when I thought about Apple’s product lineup, specifically iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches, and even Apple TV. Since these products run iOS, iOS as a platform is experiencing rapid growth and tremendous momentum. Sometimes people only think of iOS as a platform as it relates to the iPhone in terms of growth. ...
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LG Display’s 31-Inch OLED TV Showcased at IFA 20103 September 2010, 2:42 pm
It was the middle of August when we brought your attention to LG’s highly-anticipated 31-inch OLED TV. There was some speculation that the set would make an appearance at this year’s IFA, and sure enough it looks like the company managed to sneak it in and put it on display for everyone to look at. Actually, just by looking at the image below, we can safely say that they put it out there for everyone to stare at.
Coming in at 31-inches, it may not be the biggest TV out there, but i...
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Antec Soundscience Virtual 3D Speakers Coming This Fall for $2503 September 2010, 2:21 pm
If your living room is usually being used to watch movies or play video games, then you know that having the best sound is critical to a fully enjoyable experience. There are plenty of options out there for speakers, especially if money is no worry and you have a system that can handle 5.1 or 7.1-channel experiences. But what if you just want a simulated 3D experience? An experience that doesn’t come with a huge price tag? Then you’ll have to wait just a little bit longer to get your...
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Google Music Available by Christmas This Year, Sources Say3 September 2010, 2:07 pm
Google’s answer to Apple’s iTunes is coming. Or, perhaps not an answer, but part of the conversation. When Google showed off the idea of Music at this year’s I/O conference, people were eagerly awaiting its official unveiling later in the year. Unfortunately, despite the fact it’s already September, we’re still waiting. But, if the sources speaking toReuters are indeed accurate, we don’t have much longer to wait at all, as this Christmas may indeed be a holida...
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Sprint Samsung Epic 4G fails to break HTC EVO 4G’s first day sales record3 September 2010, 11:50 am
Sprint may have opened their stores early for the launch of the Samsung Epic 4G, but that didn’t help it break the HTC Evo 4G’s first day sales record. Sprint have a press release out claiming that the Epic 4G had “One of the Best First-Day Sales for Any Sprint Device”. As in, not the [...]...
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Verizon Samsung Gem seen in Best Buy guide3 September 2010, 11:20 am
There’s another Samsung Android-powered smartphone headed to Verizon apart from the Fascinate. We’ve seen the Samsung Gem in the wild before, and now its existence (and perhaps imminent release) has been confirmed by the September edition of Best Buy buyers’ guide. This may indicate that, like the Fascinate, the Gem may be released later this [...]...
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Verizon Samsung Fascinate (Galaxy S) gets priced, extended battery, TV ad3 September 2010, 11:03 am
Verizon’s Samsung Fascinate is now officially the last to launch of the Galaxy S versions tailor-made for the big four carriers in the US. And while a release date or price still haven’t been discussed by Big Red, there have been countless leaks involving details about this handset. After these, the date that the Fascinate [...]...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab rooted, priced, may be headed to Sprint in the US3 September 2010, 10:34 am
As you probably know by now, the Samsung Galaxy Tab was only officially unveiled yesterday. And very important details such as pricing and exact release dates were left out of that announcement. We know it’s supposed to come “to Europe” (whatever that means) in mid-September, and that’s about it. In the mean time, mobile operator [...]...
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BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 is now available from Three UK3 September 2010, 9:45 am
Three UK have just started selling the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300. So far, we’ve only seen this phone launch in Canada, on Rogers, Bell and Virgin, and now it seems to have made its way across the pond. This is basically a Curve 8520 with 3G support. This is not at the high end of [...]...
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LG Optimus Chic shows up in the wild again, this time joined by the Optimus One3 September 2010, 8:46 am
LG’s hard at work delivering on their smartphone-related promises. They’ve already sort of announced two upcoming Android devices (without actually revealing any specs, the price or release date – way to go LG!), the Optimus One and Optimus Chic. The latter has even been spotted in the wild before. And now it has showed up [...]...
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