Google's Android mobile operating system got some significant performance improvements in version 2.2, codenamed Froyo. A high-performance JIT was introduced in Android's Dalvik runtime environment and the browser got some very deep optimizations. These enhancements make Android's performance more competitive than ever. In our recent review of Android 2.2, we conducted some tests on the Nexus ...
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Skype Refreshes Symbian App
Skype recently released version 1.1 of the Skype application for the Symbian platform. The main improvement this version of Skype brings to Symbian handsets is a large reduction in the size of the application itself, which All About Symbian ... (follow link to read)
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini compact smartphone
World's smallest Android 'andset Review Presumably reasoning that the Xperia X10 - reviewed here - is a little on the large side, Sony Ericsson has cooked up two diminutive variations on the theme: the Xperia X10 Mini and the Qwerty keyboard equipped X10 Mini Pro.…
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Android 2.2 outperforms iOS 4 in JavaScript tests
Apple may have tried to turn the tide against Android with iOS 4, released in conjunction with the iPhone 4, but tests by Ars Technica show that Android 2.2, the latest Android OS, demolishes iOS 4 in JavaScript benchmark tests. Ars Technica used two JavaScript benchmark tools including SunSpider and V8. One important difference between [...]
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Nokia Asks Russia for Help Retrieving N8 Prototype
Nokia has asked Russian authorities for help tracking down a prototype phone that a blogger wrote about. Nokia - Russia - Eldar Murtazin - Business and Economy - Mobile-Review
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Samsung sees record-high profit
Samsung Electronics is poised to report a record-high operating profit in the second quarter, but celebrations may be short-lived as a slowing global economy threatens its earnings. A sagging global .....
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Sanyo to sell chip unit to On Semi, says report
Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. plans to sell its loss-making semiconductor subsidiary to On Semiconductor Corp., according to a Kyodo News International report, which cited unnamed sources.
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Apple iPhone 3G 'most recycled' phone
Apple's iPhone 3G 8GB is the most recycled phone in the UK according to new research. SellMyMobile , billed as an independent and impartial mobile phone recycling price comparison site, found the iPhone 3G (8GB), 3G (16GB) and 3GS (16GB) took the top three slots in June for popularity amongst those selling unwanted phones or looking to upgrade.
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HTC Gold 'Windows 7 handset due in November'
HTC's forthcoming Gold handset will run the Windows Phone 7 operating system, according to claims from Omio.com.
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Android 2.2 far faster than iOS 4 in JavaScript
Android 2.2's browsing performance is now much faster than on any iOS device, a new round of tests has discovered. In JavaScript, used most often by web apps but also by many other sites, a Nexus One running 2.2 was twice as fast as an iPhone 4 in the universal SunSpider test run by Ars Technica and over four times faster in the V8 test.... IPhone - Nexus One - SunSpider - Android - JavaScript
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Sprint to Start Selling the Samsung Intercept Android Phone for $99.99
Sprint and Samsung Mobile today introduced the Samsung Intercept Android phone with a 3.2" touch screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera and a full QWERTY keyboard. Customers can purchase Samsung Intercept starting July 11 through all Sprint channels, including Web ...
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YouTube touches up mobile video for touch screens
Associated Press - July 7, 2010 4:14 PM ET SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) - YouTube has upgraded its mobile website to make it more convenient and appealing to watch videos on touch-screen devices such...
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Symbian malware creating mobile botnet researchers claim
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 7 July 2010 at 18:53:00 100,000 handsets thought to be infected Mobile security firm NetQin are claiming to have found malware spreading via Symbian Series 60 handsets which is being used to build a mobile botnet. The company has identified three piece of malware, which masquerade as mobile games or special offers, which infect versions three ...
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YouTube touches up mobile video for touch screens
YouTube has upgraded its mobile website to make it more convenient and appealing to watch videos on touch-screen devices such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Motorola Inc.'s Droid X. The improvements unveiled Wednesday are designed to make it easier for smart... iPhone - Apple - Motorola - YouTube - Smartphone
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LG Confirms Android Tablet, Froyo Phones for 2010
LG Electronics has confirmed that is has an Android tablet scheduled for release later this year. Android - LG Electronics - Tablet - Google - Handhelds
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Apple iPhone 3G is 'most recycled' phone
Apple's second-generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G, is the most recycled handset in the UK, according to phone recycling comparison site Sell My Mobile
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Android 2.2 Beats iOS4 In JavaScript Performance
Google's Android 2.2 Froyo update brings some massive performance improvements. For the first time since their rivalry began, Google has an OS that can compete head-to-head with iOS on performance benchmarks and come out smelling like a rose. Ars Technica ...
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Sanyo to sell its semiconductor arm to On Semi
According to a report in the Kyodo News International, the companies are in talks regarding price, which is expected to be between 20 billion yen and 30 billion yen ($220 million to $350 million). An agreement is expected to be out by the end of July.
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Pew: More Americans Access The Internet Than Play Games On Mobile Phones
The Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project is releasing the results of a May survey that evaluates the mobile internet use of Americans. The report found that six in ten American adults now go online wirelessly using either a mobile phone or a laptop with a wireless internet connection, which isn't surprising. Across the board, Americans have increased both their mobile online ...
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Bluetooth 4.0 Approved And Here By The End Of The Year
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (or SIG) has approved Bluetooth 4.0, making it’s arrival by the end of this year very possible, even though Bluetooth 3.0 still hasn’t received widespread acceptance. One of the more impressive features of the new standard includes a low energy option that will allow Bluetooth enabled devices to be powered for [...]
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Motorola Charms T-Mobile With Latest Android Phone
Motorola on Wednesday announced the Charm, an Android 2.1 device for T-Mobile that has a QWERTY keyboard and touch screen.
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Symbian-Guru Closing Down
In an ill omen for Symbian fans, the publisher of Symbian-Guru is abandoning the platform: "As of today, I will no longer be updating Symbian-Guru.com, and will be purchasing an Android-powered smartphone - my new Nexus One should arrive tomorrow. I've been a Nokia fanboy since 1999, and a Symbian fanboy since I got my Nokia 6620 in summer of 2004. Since then, I've personally owned 10+ different ...
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Pulse: Brain-controlled games boarding planes soon?
Ever found yourself struggling to stabilise that mobile device for optimum in-flight entertainment? Toronto-based InteraXon says it may have an alternative in the form of thought-controlled in-flight games that let you keep your hands (and gadget stands) tucked away.
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Jacksonvilleâs bats fall silent in loss to Mobile
One night after appearing to break out of a hitting slump, the Jacksonville Suns lost their punch. The result was a 9-1 win for the Mobile BayBears, who took two of three games in the series. The Suns had just six hits, only one after the first three innings. Mobile, meanwhile, went on a hitting spree. The BayBears pounded out a season-high 18 hits, with six players getting at least two. The ...
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Android (EVO) Alternative Keyboards To Consider
The stock keyboard in the HTC EVO and some other Android phones is not generally considered to be the best on-screen keyboard available, but the good news is that it is that there are some good options out now. … [visit site to read more] Filed in categories: Android related, MiscellaneousTagged: AndroidAndroid (EVO) [...] Filed in categories: Android related , Miscellaneous Tagged: Android ...
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Sanyo to sell chip unit to On Semi, says report
Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. plans to sell its loss-making semiconductor subsidiary to On Semiconductor Corp., according to a Kyodo News International report, which cited unnamed sources.
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Bluetooth SIG Adopts Version 4.0
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced today that it has formally approved the specification for Bluetooth 4.0. Bluetooth 4.0 builds on the improvements made in Bluetooth 3.0+HS, but allows Bluetooth radios to operate using much less power. The spec ... (follow link to read)
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Motorola Milestone OTA update hits Greece, other European countries following
Today Motorola announced that there is an over-the-air update rolling out to Motorola Milestone owners in Greece. The update originally landed on a few Milestone devices in other countries, but was quickly pulled. Motorola said that the update improves stability, the alarm, music player functionality, and more. It will roll out to Poland, the Netherlands, and other European countries in the near ...
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Big-screen Storm2
The BlackBerry Storm2 from Research In Motion (RIM) is a smart phone for those who are fond of BlackBerry functions and large touch-screen displays.
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HTC Profits Sky-High
HTC's decision to become the first (and primary) Android phone manufacturer is proving to have been a really good call. HTC Source reports that the company has just revealed their Q2 sales numbers. Their quarterly profits hit $268 million, with over $1.88 ...
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Samsung forecasts record 2Q operating profit
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest seller of flat-screen televisions, forecast Wednesday that operating profit rose to a record high in the second quarter as sales increased. Television - Samsung Group - Consumer electronics - Samsung Electronics Co - Samsung Electronics
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Area cities to share in $55 million settlement with T-Mobile
St. Louis-area municipalities are among more than 200 cities statewide that are expected to share in a $55 million settlement of a class-action suit against T-Mobile USA Inc. for back taxes, pending f
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Botnet Viruses Target Symbian Smatphones
Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson smartphones are among those running the two Symbian operating systems vulnerable to attack according to NetQin.
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Time Warner Cable Unleashes Wi-Fi Hot Spot
Time Warner Cable is offering a mobile hot-spot device, dubbed IntelliGo, that lets customers connect up to five Wi-Fi devices simultaneously for Internet access via the Clearwire-operated WiMax network or Sprint Nextel's nationwide 3G network.
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LG spins two Android phones and promises tablet
LG announced an LG Optimus Series of mobile devices, including two Android 2.2 smartphones -- the Optimus One and Optumus Chic -- and promised an Android-based Optimus tablet.
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Phone salesman in trouble for snarky iPhone-Evo videos
When Brian Maupin made two snarky online videos poking fun at zealots of the iPhone and the Evo phone, he thought it was just a good way to vent some of the frustrations inherent in selling smart phones. read more
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Android Market Ailing, Requires Care and Feeding, Analysts Say
Android developers say Google's hands-off approach and lack of management for its Android Market is biting the company in the behind even as it proudly hawks its operating system as an open source platform.
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Samsung Epic 4G Coming to Sprint
Sprint and Samsung today introduced the second 4G-capable handset from Sprint, Samsung Epic 4G, a Galaxy S smartphone and Samsung Mobile's first 4G Android-powered device.
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