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- Powerful Nokia OMAP4 Android Device Possibly in the Works
- Motorola XOOM Tablet Available for Pre-Order at Handtec
- US Cellular Rolls out Froyo Update Plan for LG, Samsung, HTC Phones
- Verizon Reducing Return Policy to 14 Days?
- Dolphin Browser Mini V1.0 for Android Released Today!
- Sony Ericsson Xperia PlayStation Phone Spotted Again, Compared to other devices
- Motorola Atrix 4G and Laptop Dock Hands-On
- AppMakr Works for Amateur and Pro Mobile App Designers, Available for Android SOON
- BOOX Android eReader Hands-On at CES 2011 from SlashGear
- Zombies, NOOO!!!
- NOOKcolor Hacked and Given Ubuntu
- Hanvon HPad A116 Android Tablet Hands-On via SlashGear
- Motorola XOOM Tablet Named Best in Show at CES 2011
- Android Market now on Logitech Revue via Brute Force Hack
| Powerful Nokia OMAP4 Android Device Possibly in the Works Posted: 09 Jan 2011 08:14 AM PST Take a look, if you’d like, at the portal -lxr.free-electrons.com for a Linux file automatically generated from the OMAP hardware databases, one with some spicy previews for what’s to come early this year. In the first few lines you’ll notice some lovely bits that could add up to a spicy new device from two of the biggest names in tech: Texas Instruments and Nokia. A device with an OMAP4 processor – is this the same processor announced back in December 2010 by TI, one with dual-core, 1.5GHz, support for 1080p video playback and conferencing, gesture recognition, two 12 megapixel cameras, and more? I’d bank on yes.
This news bit popped up to us via the Maemo messageboards just moments ago. What will this undeniably exciting and super future powerful device be? And when will it be announced? How about 35 days from now at MWC 2011? We’ll be there – in fact, yours truly will be there at MWC aka Mobile World Congress 2011 so we can be supreme first posters of such info to you, the valued Community. – Thanks for the tip garsim! )
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| Motorola XOOM Tablet Available for Pre-Order at Handtec Posted: 09 Jan 2011 08:12 AM PST So you know that one tablet, the one that was named Best in Show for CES 2011, the one that beat the operating system (Android 3.0 Honeycomb) that it was equipped with? The Motorola XOOM, the big boy, the stage taker, the tapmaster, the greatest. That tablet is for sale on pre-order from Handtec. Send in an order today for the tablet, a wireless keyboard, standard dock, speaker dock, and a portfolio case. All are on pre-order and are said to be DUE IN SOON.
Prices on these items: Check out their listed product details below, then go ahead and jump on the wagon with all of your British pounds! – thanks Magid for the tip! )
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| US Cellular Rolls out Froyo Update Plan for LG, Samsung, HTC Phones Posted: 09 Jan 2011 01:29 AM PST Hooray for updates! US Cellular has sent out an update on when Android 2.2 Froyo will be available for upgrade on a set of their lovely Android phones. They say that the Acclaim will be available by the end of the week (five days from now, if you’re counting,) and the Desire will be available for upgrade by the end of the month. Next they list the Apex for upgrade around March, and the Mesmerize for update around March as well.
That list of updates to Android 2.2 Froyo are again: • Samsung Acclaim: within five days from this post Get all pumped up for updates, hooray! [Via Facebook] )
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| Verizon Reducing Return Policy to 14 Days? Posted: 09 Jan 2011 01:22 AM PST Today we received a tip from Verizon (or someone posing as Verizon, I suppose*), saying that Verizon will be reducing their return policy time to a total of 14 days from the sale date. The amount of days in effect when this post is written is at 30 (with 14 being the number for tablet devices,) and Verizon says this new amount of days will he helpful in allowing them to “provide a great customer experience given our success with reducing and managing device returns through our customer-focused retail location and online processes and our best-in-class device portfolio.” Shwa?
**Image courtesy of flickr user RetailByRyan95 *I only say suppose here because as we’ve checked on this story flowing in and out of other blogs reporting phone news, there seems to be some air of distrust in this story. Does it seem like a fakie to you? As when you check on VerizonWireless.com for their current return policy, it only extends until January 15th and this new policy is said to take effect on the 16th, we’re inclined to believe the news clip to be real. Take a read of this new news clip:
Oh Verizon, you silly goose. )
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| Dolphin Browser Mini V1.0 for Android Released Today! Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:53 AM PST Back a week or so ago when you saw us running through the leaked Honeycomb Music player, you may have noticed a couple of aquatic sea creatures popping up on a list of possible options for searching for a music track: Dolphin Browser HD and Dolphin Browser Mini. Both of these apps are super fantastic web browsers, and today the mini version comes out of Beta for a full release. This lovely little lady is officially titled Dolphin Browser Mini V1.0, it’s free, and it’s available in Android Marketplace now!
If you’d like to know the differences between this Dolphin and the other different versions of the browser available in the marketplace, take a look at [this post], but we’ll tell you right now, “Mini” is the fastest and most stripped down version of the app, so you know dang sure well which one we’re choosing. If you’ve used Dolphin Browser Mini before, you’re in for some surprises, as this is the first major upgrade of the system, and they’ve pulled out more than one stop. This first full version of the app has: • Improvements to Dolphin Mini’s UI: refined menu style, toolbox design, moved tab menu location, and etc. You can take a look at ALL of the features of this lovely and FREE app in the app market now by clicking HERE whilst browsing with your Android phone. If you’re still not convinced, check out the gallery and the video below. Green and orange! BTW everyone should take a page out of the production value book of the people presenting this video, it’s freaking awesome. Also if you’re using this browser (or if you REFUSE TO,) let us know why!                         [Via Dolphin Blog] )
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| Sony Ericsson Xperia PlayStation Phone Spotted Again, Compared to other devices Posted: 08 Jan 2011 09:43 PM PST The Sony PlayStation phone, AKA the Sony Erisson Xperia, has been the the focus of the internet lately. Ever since its initial leak, we have been seeing a lot of the phone. This time, we have the device up against the PSP-1000, the PSP Go, DSi, GBA SP and other Sony Ericcson handsets.  The device is just as we have seen, but the comparison to the other devices gives us more of a perspective. The device is running a third-party emulator was downloaded and tested, with 70 percent success, but as far as telling us anything special, it's worthless.  Hit up the source link for more detailed pics, but as far as information – it's all in Chinese. [Via Joystiq] )
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| Motorola Atrix 4G and Laptop Dock Hands-On Posted: 08 Jan 2011 09:14 PM PST The Motorola Atrix has been officially announced to the world. Being one of the only “jaw dropping” devices at this year’s CES it’s an incredibly innovative device.  Being touted as “The Worlds Most Powerful Smartphone,” the device will allow the user to dock into both a larger display and laptop case, and with it’s full onboard RAM, it definitely has the power to be a true laptop/desktop/tablet replacement. Once docked the user will presented with the Motorola WebTop UI and we went hands-on with both the device and its laptop dock. The device is proving to be very impressive. From what we saw, it not only is impressive software wise, the hardware on the device is top-notch.
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| AppMakr Works for Amateur and Pro Mobile App Designers, Available for Android SOON Posted: 08 Jan 2011 05:54 PM PST Behold! Announced at CES 2011! That ever-so-simple app creation service AppMakr.com will soon be adding not only support for Windows Phone 7, but for Android as well. This service has been active for iOS for some time now (3,500 apps made on it so far,) and allows everyone from the well-versed to the complete newb designers to create pro-apps that they can then release on their own for FREE! Sounds too good to be true? It’s really sort of not!
Until now, you’ve only been able to sign up as an Apple Developer. This costs $99, and is paid to Apple. You’d have to do this no matter what system you were using to develop apps if you planned on sending them to Apple. We assume that the $25 regular fee for signing up as an Android developer will end up having to be payed down the road as well. One of the biggest reasons, let me tell you, that this whole system is exciting, is that this is reportedly the ONLY DIY application creation platform that requires NO CODING to develop mobile apps. It’s been wildly popular for developing for Apple, now it’s going to be on Android and WP7 – that’s big. This program is currently in Beta form, and anyone can sign up for testing if they head over to http://blog.appmakr.com/beta-testing/ and get added up. The FULL platform support is scheduled for February 2011. We’re signed up – so should you! Wee! Check out the full press release below: )
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| BOOX Android eReader Hands-On at CES 2011 from SlashGear Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:52 PM PST Behold! One of the only ereaders at the entirety of CES 2011. This is the BOOX M Series eReader, a little-known reader whose unique features (including a low-level Android) might very well give it a chance in a world engrained in the one-tablet law enforced by Kindle and NOOK. Check out its wobbly back, smooth and sassy border, and big fat beautiful indented buttons.
This BOOX M Series eReader is running some form of Android, we’re guessing right around 1.6 (strange, yes?) The display is a super cool E-Ink Vizplex sizing in at a giant 9.7-inches. The E-Ink is working at a 8/16-level grayscale, which means it rocks. Inside you’ll find an 800MHz processor, 4GB of Flash, and a 1600mAh rechargeable battery. There’s USB 2.0, a microSD card slot which can be expanded to 32GB, a 3.5mm audio port, and no 3G – but integrated Wifi included. Sound good? Since it appears that most ereaders are made or broken based on their die-hard fans and lovers of big libraries of books – so we’ll see.     [Via SlashGear] )
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| Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:39 PM PST Behold, an Android game of zombies. This is an app very VERY similar to the game we showed you a few days ago by the name of PacMap (a game of PacMan.) This one, like PacMap, is a location-based game that sees where you are on a map (in map view, or satellite view, etc) and shows you where all the zombies are. Depending on the difficulty of the game you choose, you could be outrunning a single zombie moving at 2MPH, or a whole hoard moving at 8MPH! You’ll have your face in your phone, tearing up the streets with your feet as you outrun the living dead in virtual reality. Terror!
This game is free on the Android Marketplace right now, as we speak, and the concept is totally awesome and silly. If you end up playing this game, I and we MUST warn you not to go running around on the street without taking proper care to not be hit by cars. Remember that zombies aren’t real (at least the ones in this game aren’t,) and outrunning zombies isn’t worth getting killed over! Take a peek at official words here:
You can find the game in Android Market now by searching for “Zombie, Run!”   [Via XDA Forums] )
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| NOOKcolor Hacked and Given Ubuntu Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:16 PM PST Having reviewed the NOOKcolor myself, hands on and clicking, reading and watching videos, all that stuff firsthand, I can tell you that this little pad has some juice to it. But it’s locked down. It’s a closed system made so that only Barnes and Noble can allow apps in, and only apps they’ve approved, apps having to do with reading only. So what does the hacker community do when a GRAVE INJUSTICE like this goes down? They bust it open and free it up. You might remember a few weeks ago when NOOKcolor was Rooted, giving it eventually things like Android 2.2 Froyo and Android Marketplace, now what would you like? How about Ubuntu?
All hail XDA forum member devastatorx as he sets up a guide that shows all users the way toward getting Ubuntu to work on their NOOKcolor. The idea to do this, says devastatorx, came from the Ubuntu project on Nexus One (you’ll find, if you look, that Ubuntu is actually a popular operating system to hack-install on many devices, almost like it’s a dare everyone has to try to claim.) This is a work in progress, so says the people working on the project, so beware and be safe if you dare. You’ll have to be rooted for this hack to work (see the link above to attain this,) and all downloads are available in the XDA forum thread. Have fun! Also note that Barnes and Noble has recently been dropping unexpected complete resets on hacked or otherwise suspicious NOOKcolors – any way to protect from this would be smart to think about! [Via XDA Forum] )
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| Hanvon HPad A116 Android Tablet Hands-On via SlashGear Posted: 08 Jan 2011 03:46 PM PST How would you like to take a peek at one gigantically long tablet with Android 2.2 or Android 2.3 on it? Here’s one right here, one we just got our hands on not a few moments ago at CES 2011 – a Hanvon HPad A116. This sassy slate has a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a resolution of 1024 x 600, and a 512M mDDR, with 2GB of internal memory. Inside you’ll find your choice of Android 2.2 or Android 2.3 (though I’m not quite sure why you’d opt for something older), and the entire system will be HEAVILY customized by Hanvon.
You’ll also see a 1.3 megapixel camera on the front of the device as well as a 5 megapixel camera on the back. There’s a microUSB port along the side sitting right near a lovely mini-HDMI port. The battery is said to play 6 hours of video or work for 8 hours under light reading conditions. This device is currently planned to be costing $350 sometime later this year. Wantsies?!    [Via SlashGear] )
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| Motorola XOOM Tablet Named Best in Show at CES 2011 Posted: 08 Jan 2011 03:36 PM PST This year’s Best in Show award at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada is none other than the brand new Motorola Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet, the one called XOOM! It was almost an upset as many believed that the operating system Android 3.0 Honeycomb would snatch the award, no problem. Instead, it was found pertinent by the voters to instead vote on the vessel. Of all of the tablets (and there were a lot of them) to pop out with Honeycomb at this event, the XOOM is the hottest.
This device will undoubtedly be the biggest competitor with the iPad and the upcoming iPad 2 in this coming year, it sporting a Tegra 2 processor, front and back facing cameras, HDMI-out, a gigantic 10-inch display, and sweet connection to Verizon’s super-fast new 4G LTE network. We’ve got a live demo of the device here below. Take a peek and tell us how you think it’ll fare in the coming quarters: [Via SlashGear] )
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| Android Market now on Logitech Revue via Brute Force Hack Posted: 08 Jan 2011 03:23 PM PST So you’ve in the jailbreak mood and you’ve got a hankering for a job that requires not only hacks of your device on the inside, but physical changes on your outside as well. How about a Logitech Revue jailbreak, one that requires a NAND format, a soldering iron, and a completely virgin device – aka one that’s never even been POWERED ON before? Sounds like a challenge to me.
Check out this video and the rest of the instructions on GTVHacker for a thirteen-steep workthrough for you to get the Android Marketplace working on your Revue. This is a HIGH RISK procedure as you’re going to have to physically crack the case, download and install custom firmware, and get your Android Market on, additionally stopping those television network blockages you’ve grown to tisk. Check out the video below and the Steps to Get Root on GTVHacker. [Via Engadget] )
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