Wednesday, June 30, 2010

HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update

HTC Hero owners that reside within the United Kingdom will have begun to receive an OTA update that brings Android 2.1 to the HTC phone. Unlike the Sprint HTC EVO 4G update which consisted of a small download size but was subsequently stopped, the HTC Hero update is quite large, weighing in at 79.88MB. As [...]
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LG's First Quad-Core Notebook Offers Extreme 3D Gaming Excitement

Amman, Jordan - LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, recently unveiled its first quad-core processor notebook, the 15.6-inch LG WIDEBOOKâ„¢ R590. The LG R590 packs the performance of a high-end desktop PC into a mobile chassis and includes a 1.73GHz Intel Core i7 processor with the PM55 Chipset, and a discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT230M with 1GB of ...
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Independent Games Festival expanding focus to include handheld titles

As the Independent Games Festival enters its thirteenth year, chairman Brandon Boyer has announced a couple of significant changes to the awards format. This year, handheld games -- including those for DS, PSP and iPhone -- will be included in the main judging and be up for the same awards as non-portable titles. A new "Best Mobile Game" category is also being added to the IGF Awards suite; the ...
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Motorola's Droid X Ad Pokes Fun At Apple

Motorola took out a full page ad in the New York Times today to advertise the Droid X, its next generation Android based smartphone. In the ad, Motorola couldn't help but poke fun at Apple's highly publicized iPhone 4 reception issues. The issue dubbed the "death grip" by a number of websites causes the iPhone 4 to lose signal when it is held certain ways, mainly in the left hand. The ad begins ...
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Motorola Droid ad ridicules Appleâs iPhone 4 antenna: âHold the phone any way you likeâ

Today, Motorola ran a full page ad in The New York Times for its upcoming 'Droid X' smartphone...
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Calls for Victorian ambulances to be fitted with GPS

There are calls for all Victorian ambulances to be fitted with GPS units after claims a regional ambulance service in Kyneton took three and a half hours to deliver a patient to a Melbourne hospital.
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JayBird Releases Sportsband Bluetooth Headphones

JayBird has released a new Bluetooth headset, SB2 Sportsband Bluetooth headset that comes in many colors and features apt-X technology. Here is more info on the new Bluetooth stereo headset: DesignTurn heads with the ...
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Western European Mobile Phone Market Growth Dominated by Smartphones

The Western European mobile phone market grew 8.1% year on year to 42.7 million units in 1Q10, according to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker. Shipments of smartphones surged in the quarter to 12 million units, 57% higher than in last year's first quarter, to represent 28% of total shipments.
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Sony Ericsson Releases Over the Air Update for the Xperia X10

Sony Ericsson has started rolling out a software OTA update in different markets globally. Sony Ericsson expects to complete the roll out in the next few weeks. For those who has been waiting for the Android OS upgrade, sorry ...
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Microsoft's phone effort gets setback on price cut

Microsoft Corp.'s first efforts in the smart phone market appear to be falling flat, as Verizon has cut the prices on the company's Kin handsets.
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Calls for Victorian ambulances to be fitted with GPS

There are calls for all Victorian ambulances to be fitted with GPS units after claims a regional ambulance service in Kyneton took three and a half hours to deliver a patient to a Melbourne hospital.
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Magellan ToughCase ruggedizes the iPhone while improving GPS accuracy

The iPhone works pretty well as a handheld GPS receiver, but it has some serious flaws, namely toughness, battery life, and accuracy. Magellan is aiming to fix each of these with their $199 ToughCase, effectively turning the iPhone into a competitive GPS unit, not unlike Magellan’s Explorist GC or Garmin’s Oregon series. The Toughcase protect the [...]
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Samsung Launches 4G Phone on Sprint

Samsung has introduced a new 4G Android phone on Sprint's network. The phone called Epic will be the second 4G device available, following the launch of the HTC Evo earlier this month.
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HTC HD2 caught running Android 2.1 and Ubuntu with touchscreen enabled (video)

Still clinging on to your HTC HD2 1 z Good on ya, cos this WinMo slate's about to last you a wee bit longer -- team HTC Linux has recently made a breakthrough with getting the touchscreen to talk to the HaRET Linux bootloader. In other words, us mere mortals can finally use Linux variants like Android and Ubuntu on the HD2 the way it's meant to be, although we're apparently still a few bugs away ...
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Samsung Launches 4G Phone on Sprint

Samsung has introduced a new 4G Android phone on Sprint's network. The phone called Epic will be the second 4G device available, following the launch of the HTC Evo earlier this month.
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Android App Tells You If Your Fruit Loops Are Safe To Eat [Android]

# android Kellog's [sic] Recalled Products is a new Android app. It lets you scan the barcodes on Kellogg's items, with the results compared against a recalled products databaseâ€"so you know what's edible and what may contain traces of glass/metal/human skin. More »
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Western European Mobile Phone Market Growth Dominated by Smartphones

The Western European mobile phone market grew 8.1% year on year to 42.7 million units in 1Q10, according to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker. Shipments of smartphones surged in the quarter to 12 million units, 57% higher than in last year's first quarter, to represent 28% of total shipments.
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iPhone 4 upgrades to HSDPA/HSUPA can double 3G bandwidth speeds


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Nokia N9 Video Shows a Slide-Out Keyboard (Yes!) and Symbian OS (Oh dear) [Nokia]

# nokia For some unknown, irritating reason, slide-out QWERTY keyboards just don't seem to be in vogue anymore. Now, if only this leaked Nokia N9 was running Android, I might consider it, but MeeGo? Symbian? I dunno... More »
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Samsung 32GB LRDIMM

Samsung Electronics has developed what it claims is the industry's first 32GB load-reduced, dual-inline memory module (LRDIMM) for servers.
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Android 3.0 may ship in mid-October, carry minimum specs

Android 3.0 may take some cues from Windows Phone 7 and could deliberately fragment the platform for different devices. Well-known leaker Eldar Murtazin on the latest episode of the Russian podcast Digestiv explained that Google would follow Microsoft in setting a minimum spec. Every 3.0 device would have to use at least a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and a 3.5-inch or larger display.... Google ...
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Cell tower plan OK'd in Lawrence - Residents unhappy over Carter Road site

LAWRENCE - The Lawrence Township Planning Board has endorsed a site plan for a 160-foot cell tower to be built on Carter Road. The board's decision comes nearly three months after a judge dismissed a citizens' lawsuit aiming to block the township from following through with the plan.
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Apple iWork coming to iPhone, iPod touch?

Apple's productivity software suite iWork could soon be available to iPhone and iPod touch users according the latest rumours.
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Charles County development projects

La Plata area 1. Cingular Wireless, 5310 Hawthorne Rd. A plan for a communications facility (SDP 100011). United States - Counties - Maryland - Charles - Bill Halter
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HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update

HTC Hero owners that reside within the United Kingdom will have begun to receive an OTA update that brings Android 2.1 to the HTC phone. Unlike the Sprint HTC EVO 4G update which consisted of a small download size but was subsequently stopped, the HTC Hero update is quite large, weighing in at 79.88MB. As [...]
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HTC EVO 4G Update Halted After Complaints

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HTC issues Hero Android 2.1 update for European users

HTC has released an over-the-air update for European HTC Hero users that will update the device to Android 2.1. Hero owners will see a notification of the available update and HTC recommends backing up all of your data before updating your phone. Read the full story here.
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iPhone 4 upgrades to HSDPA/HSUPA can double 3G bandwidth speeds


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T-Mobile USA Brings Forward CEO Handover

T-Mobile has announced that Philipp Humm is to replace Robert Dotson as CEO of T-Mobile USA with effect from this Thursday. The transition of CEO roles, which was originally announced last month, was not expected to take place until next February.
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Sprint CEO: We've got spot shortages of HTC Evo

Customers looking for the new HTC Evo from Sprint are having trouble finding the device. Sprint's chief says demand is stronger than the company anticipated.
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(NWMT) NewMarket Presents ROI Potential in $18 Trillion Emerging Economy With Fragmented and Underserved Capital ...

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - June 29, 2010) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : NWMT ) ( OTCQB : NWMT ) today released a Webcast presentation hosted by Company founder Philip Verges. The Webcast presents NewMarket's emerging market business plan from a new perspective based on a recent Fortune.com article titled, "The new global opportunity." The Fortune article highlights the business ...
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Sprint CEO: We've got spot shortages of HTC Evo

Customers looking for the new HTC Evo from Sprint are having trouble finding the device. Sprint's chief says demand is stronger than the company anticipated.
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Samsung Vibrant comes with free movie, free in-flight WiFi

Samsung wants to highlight the entertainment capabilities of its latest Android phone, and to do so it will have James Cameron's Avatar movie pre-installed, and access to free in-flight WiFi. read more
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iPhone 4 Review [IPhone 4 Review]

# iphone4review How can a flawed iPhone be the best yet? Here's how: More »
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Palm Shareholders Approve HP's $1.2B Acquisition

According to an SEC filing released Friday, Palm shareholders have approved the company's acquisition by Hewlett-Packard. The final transaction is scheduled to go live on Wednesday, July 1.
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Ford Fiesta Returns to ESPN's X Games With an All-Star Driver Lineup

DEARBORN, MI - June 30, 2010: The Ford Fiesta had a memorable debut at the X Games in 2009, winning gold and taking bronze in its first X Games rally competition.
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HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update

HTC Hero owners that reside within the United Kingdom will have begun to receive an OTA update that brings Android 2.1 to the HTC phone. Unlike the Sprint HTC EVO 4G update which consisted of a small download size but was subsequently stopped, the HTC Hero update is quite large, weighing in at 79.88MB. As [...]
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Verizon Wireless to get iPhone in January


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Cell tower plan OK'd in Lawrence - Residents unhappy over Carter Road site

LAWRENCE - The Lawrence Township Planning Board has endorsed a site plan for a 160-foot cell tower to be built on Carter Road. The board's decision comes nearly three months after a judge dismissed a citizens' lawsuit aiming to block the township from following through with the plan.
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