The Astroid project, created by Danny Pier, 25, has raised the $2,000 necessary to send the first ever Google Android phone into outer space. The project raised the necessary $2,000 from 66 backers using the Kickstarter application. Pier plans to attach an HTC Evo to a weather ballon with a camera and transmitter with GPS [...]
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Play Games and Earn Points for Charity and the Environment
Mobile Deluxe is a mobile gaming company that has recently produced two games that are making a difference in both the environment and cancer research. Bliss is a color / shape matching game and Sudoku Deluxe Green Version is a version of the popular number grid game. How can games donate to charity? As you [...] Filed in categories: News Tagged: Charity Play Games and Earn Points for Charity ...
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Verizon FiOS Triple Play w/ free router, DVR service, activation from $90/month
Verizon offers the Verizon FiOS Triple Play Bundle starting at $89.99 per month for the first year of service. That's $40 off. Plus, it includes free activation, a free wireless router, and free multi-room DVR service for six months. Combined, it's one the...
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Samsung Galaxy Spica Philippines - Price, Specs, Initial Impressions
Samsung Galaxy Spica in the house! Probably the most affordable Android phone out in the Philippines today, Samsung Galaxy Spica only costs Php 14,495 with Globe Prepaid and even comes FREE with Globe Postpaid Plan 1800 . Want it contract-free? Spica, not bundled with any network services, goes as low as Php 13,500 at some authorized Samsung retailers. Samsung Wave and Samsung Galaxy Spica ...
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Can Sprint Recover From This Fumble?
The future of Sprint is in question, and the 4G network is far from the savior it was meant to be.
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Canedy Knowles featured in current Red Lobster ads
Good friends, good food, good times. That's the message conveyed in the new American Seafood Celebration television commercial for Red Lobster restaurants. Mouthwatering shots of butter-smothered lobster tails and grilled shrimp are inserted between video of a group of laughing young adults around the restaurant table, obviously enjoying each other's company.
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BlackBerry Addicts: Download This App Before You Lose Your Phone
A free app from Research In Motion allows BlackBerry users to backup, track, lock or wipe their phon
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Network Coverage in Lewis County
WATERTOWN, N.Y., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless is investing in Lewis County and expanding its local coverage with a new cell site in Carthage. The new site improves coverage and capacity in Denmark and Deer River, including portions of Routes 12, 26, 410 and 126. This network expansion is part of the company's aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year to stay ahead ...
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HP mum on Windows, flexible on displays
Palm's WebOS will help HP get in the mobile market with slates and smartphones, but long-term it's also looking at making waves with display technology.
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Merging mobile with augmented reality
Merging mobile surroundings with layers and layers of data, augmented reality comes to life at a conference in Silicon Valley.
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Consumer Reports Says iPhone 4 Has Design Flaw
Consumer Reports said in a blog post and accompanying video on Monday that widely reported signal problems with the iPhone 4, Apple ’s latest mobile phone, are a result of a flaw in the phone’s antenna design, and that it cannot recommend purchasing the phone.
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Android to hit 100,000 apps in July
Android Market is about to hit a milestone symbolic of Google closing the gap with Apple, raw stats indicate. At the current rate, the Android store should reach 100,000 total apps before the end of July, and as of now is already over 90,000. The rate of growth is now high enough that AndroLib estimates over 15,000 apps were added in June alone.... Google - AndroLib - AndroidMarket - Apple ...
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Tihar inmates to get information on touch screens
New Delhi, July 12 (PTI) Tihar Jail inmates may now be a 'touch' away from information about their stay in prison and other necessary personal details for which they had to go through lengthy official procedures.
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BlackBerry Addicts: Download This App Before You Lose Your Phone
A free app from Research In Motion allows BlackBerry users to backup, track, lock or wipe their phon
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Nokia shows detailed samples of N8's camera
Nokia has released sample images taken by its upcoming Nokia N8 flagship handset. The images are said to be unedited, and represent the 12.1-megapixel camera's capabilities. Each 12-megapixel image has relatively little noise and potentially illustrates why the Nokia camera may beat out the iPhone 4's, which proved superior to both the Droid X and Evo 4G in testing....
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Canedy Knowles featured in current Red Lobster ads
Good friends, good food, good times. That's the message conveyed in the new American Seafood Celebration television commercial for Red Lobster restaurants. Mouthwatering shots of butter-smothered lobster tails and grilled shrimp are inserted between video of a group of laughing young adults around the restaurant table, obviously enjoying each other's company.
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Checking In Has Yet to Arrive
I see GPS as the third major player in the triumvirate of mobile technology. First, we put in place a ubiquitous network connection. Second came the cameras, so we could record what we saw. Finally, the GPS chips, so we can track where we’ve been. Beyond mobile phones, now laptops and tablets are coming with GPS built in, as well as point and shoot cameras, cars and a wide range of other devices ...
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HTC takes wait-and-see approach to tablets
HTC PR and online community manager Eric Lin continued providing color for the company's strategy with remarks that the company has no near-term plans to create a tablet. He acknowledged that the company is "always looking at it" but is taking a cautious stance, as it wants to see a key reason or app to get involved. Without a focus, Pocket-lint heard, any HTC tablet risked being lost among many ...
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Bluetooth 4.0 approved, will reach devices this year
Bluetooth SIG has approved the Bluetooth 4.0 wireless networking standard to exchange short bursts of data using little energy.
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Motorola Droid X Stands Alone in July
Wide-spread sellouts of Apple iPhone and HTC devices leave Motorola's Droid X debut the only game in town.
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Samsung targets the iPhone
PARIS - SOUTH Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics said on Monday that it hoped to regain its number one spot by value in the French mobile phone handset market from Apple by September this year. Samsung remains first in terms of volume, taking 39 per cent of the market with 4.5 million phones sold, David Eberle, the head of Samsung's French operations, told AFP.
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Symbian Foundation Releases PDK for Symbian^3
The Symbian Foundation recently announced the availability of the product development kit (PDK) for Symbian^3. The PDK includes the entire source code for Symbian^3, as well as the tools developers will need to refine their applications and services for ... (follow link to read)
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Tihar inmates to get information on touch screens
New Delhi, July 12 (PTI) Tihar Jail inmates may now be a 'touch' away from information about their stay in prison and other necessary personal details for which they had to go through lengthy official procedures.
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Bluetooth 4.0 Approved, Will Reach Devices This Year
Bluetooth SIG has approved the Bluetooth 4.0 wireless networking standard to exchange short bursts of data using little energy. Bluetooth - Special Interest Group - Wireless - Bluetooth 4.0 - Data Communications
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Video: LG Sentio for T-Mobile USA - unboxing and video tour
The LG Sentio is one of the first LG devices to land on T-Mobile USA. It features a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display and a nice user interface that is different, yet still intuitive. It also offers T-Mobile's Social Buzz application and threaded messaging. Watch the video here.
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If you’ve ever had a great idea for an Android app but lack the technical skills to put it together, Google App Inventor is the software for you. Freshly launched by the search giant this morning, it’s basically a drag-and-drop app creation tool, breaking Android’s functionality â€" including GPS, phone and internet connectivity â€" down into easily shuffled blocks. According to the NYTimes , Google ...
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Verizon gets nod for added tower in Washington Township
WASHINGTON TWP. â€" Verizon Wireless Communications of Basking Ridge will build a 150 foot-tall cellular tower on township land atop Schooley’s Mountain, after the telecommunication giant’s bid won out over a competitor.
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Fring enables free 3G video calls to mobile phones, PCs
Fring now allows video calls to PCs and other phones, over a 3G connection to boot. But call quality doesn't match Facetime. The problem with Apple's iPhone 4 Facetime commercial is that not everyone has an iPhone 4, and that's just not happening.
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Nokia-Pilipinas bags SEABA U-18 crown
source: philstar.com YANGOON, Myanmar â€" Nokia-Pilipinas proved too strong for Thailand, fashioning out a 69-38 win to clinch the SEABA Under-18 Championship for men via a five-game sweep Friday at the Thuwonna National Stadium here. The Filipino boys had a lethargic start not seen in their first four games, but got their acts going in the second quarter on the way to wrapping up the win just the ...
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Google Simplifies Android Development with 'App Inventor'
Google is attempting to make Android app creation accessible to the masses with "App Inventor," which is software that enables Android application development without the need to actually write code. The basic premise is that App Inventor provides a visual programming interface with pre-built "blocks" that are dragged and dropped into various arrangements. According to [...]
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How âfreeâ is free sat-nav?
WASHINGTON, July 12 â€" Satellite navigation device manufacturer Garmin has launched an attack on “free†satellite navigation services over the mobile phone network, warning that it “isn’t as free as it would like to make out†when travelling overseas. Garmin, which manufactures satellite navigation equipment and sells navigation smartphones, says ...
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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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HTC EVO 4G shortages undermine Sprintâs WiMAX advantage admits Hesse
Sprint’s patchy stock of the HTC EVO 4G has limited the impact of their early entrance into the 4G market, according to CEO Dan Hesse, telling the WSJ that “we thought we would have more of a head start than we’ll end up having.†HTC says the delay in handsets is down to shortages in stocks of components like touchscreens, and that they’re looking to new suppliers to boost production capacity ...
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HTC EVO 4G shortages undermine Sprintâs WiMAX advantage admits Hesse
Sprint’s patchy stock of the HTC EVO 4G has limited the impact of their early entrance into the 4G market, according to CEO Dan Hesse, telling the WSJ that “we thought we would have more of a head start than we’ll end up having.†HTC says the delay in handsets is down to shortages in stocks of components like touchscreens, and that they’re looking to new suppliers to boost production capacity ...
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Video: LG Sentio for T-Mobile USA - unboxing and video tour
The LG Sentio is one of the first LG devices to land on T-Mobile USA. It features a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display and a nice user interface that is different, yet still intuitive. It also offers T-Mobile's Social Buzz application and threaded messaging. Watch the video here.
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Vodafone U.K. to carry Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro
Vodafone U.K. has lsited the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro on its "coming soon" website. The Android powered Xperia X10 Mini Pro offers a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 5 megapixel camera, and Sony Ericsson's custom user interface. Vodafone U.K. did not list a specific date or pricing. We expect to have a device in-house shortly for a hands-on, so stay tuned for more information. Read the full ...
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The Verizon Wireless HTC Eris 'Silent Call Bug'
Hall writes "In the last few months some users of Verizon Wireless HTC Eris phone models have encountered what's being called the 'silent call bug' with their phones. What has happened since the update to Android 2.1 is that some phones get dead silence (can't hear the person they call nor can the other end hear you). The only solution is to reboot the phone, though the problem will re-appear ...
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Motorola's Droid X: Big is beautiful, if you can fit it in your pocket
Motorola's Droid X is a Verizon Wireless smart phone powered by Google's Android operating system.
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