May 26, 2013

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Jailbreak Detection API in iOS 4.2 Removed

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Consumers who have jailbroken Apple devices were worried a few months back as Apple Inc. introduced the jailbreak detection API with the iOS 4 update. Now, however, the Cupertino-based company has decided to disable the API with the iOS 4.2 update. it was either disabled or removed by Apple for no apparent reason. While Apple [...]

Samsung plans “Gloria” a Windows 7-based Tablet with QWERTY Key Board

Rumor has it that Samsung is planning a new Windows7-based   tablet with a 10-inch display, a slide-out keyboard and the name…”Gloria.”, but we didn’t quite grasp if that’s for the tablet itself, or a new line of those. Samsung is no stranger to the whole QWERTY-on-a-Windows-tablet concept, as it developed the Samsung Q1 Ultra back [...]

Intel’s 35 Atom-based Tablets to be launched in 2011; Includes Dell, Toshiba, Acer: Intel’s CEO

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It seems to have a good day for Intel in coming year, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said today that its chips will be in more than 35 different tablet designs in 2011, while clarifying that two lines of Atom processors will be used in tablets. Most will run Windows, but about a third will go [...]

“Convertible Tablet” from Apple;API Patent Confirms

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While convertible tablets have been a mainstay of Microsoft’s Tablet PC platform, more recently manufacturers like Dell have taken the form factor and added a fresh new “twist,” as evident in the Dell Inspiron Duo. Now it’s time for Apple, When Apple CEO Steve Jobs had announced the slim and ultra-portable MacBook Air on stage, [...]

“BlackBerry Empathy”- A New Concept from RIM

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RIM has announced a new concept phone, the BlackBerry Empathy that displays the moods of your contacts. It would work by connecting the device to a biometric ring (mood ring) that would monitor and transmit your mood in real time. The designers were required to integrate an interface into the handset which combines human emotions [...]

Microsoft releases “Visual Basic for Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools”- Now Available for Download

This is the news that all the VB Developers are waiting for, that Microsoft has released tools for building Visual Basic applications for Windows Phone 7, a move that could produce a significant number of applications for the new Smartphone operating system, as well as C#. The RTW provides “Go Live” support, which allows VB [...]

LG Shows off its New “LU-3000″ Smartphone; Faster than other Smartphone available?

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While LG has a select few Android powered smartphones available here in the United States there isn’t one device that really makes a huge impact like the Samsung Galaxy S, iPhone 4 or HTC EVO 4G does. However, the new LG LU-3000 Smartphone is expected to impress a lot when made available for purchase, as [...]

Apple’s iPad 2 expected to have 2 Cameras and USB Port

Rumors continue to swirl over Apple’s next generation iPad, and one reliable Taiwanese newspaper says the new device will be out in the first quarter of 2011, complete with video calling, two cameras, new display and touch technology, and a USB port to connect easily to other devices. First off, the original source of this [...]

“Nokia Situations” announced: make your mobile behave according to situations

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Nokia has launched new app forNokia users called Nokia Situations, which you can use to define how you want your phone to behave in different situations, like “In a meeting”, “Sleeping”, or “Playing with the kids” The applications smartly will determine a certain condition based on a variety of parameters like time, GPS location, network [...]

Bell and Virgin Mobile now brings BlackBerry Torch 9800 in red

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Bell Canada and Virgin Mobile are now offering the BlackBerry Torch 9800 in red. All of the specs remain the same as does the pricing which starts at $179.95 with a 3 year contract and runs as high as $599.95 with no contract. With the newest finger-centric OS and the WebKit based browser, the device [...]

Skyfire 3.0 adds Facebook Social Graph to web browsing

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There are many alternative browsers to choose from in the Android Market, but Skyfire has remained one of the most popular choices (over two million users) for its ability to view movies on phones that don’t support Flash Player. I expect a lot more people will download it today, thanks to the new social features [...]

Motorola Defy to be updated to Android 2.2 in Q2 2011

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The German subsidiary of O2 has leaked via Twitter that the rugged Motorola Defy will be updated to Android 2.2 in Q1 of 2011. As Google is (presumably) getting ready to finally release Android 2.3 Gingerbread into the wild, news comes about Motorola’s plans for the Motorola Defy. This interesting, rugged smartphone has been running [...]