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The Streak Hacks They have received the Gingerbread given by Streak Droid 2.0.0

2011-05-24T23:54:00.000-07:00

The Streak Hacks They have received the Gingerbread given by Streak Droid 2.0.0
The Streak Hacks They have received the Gingerbread given by Streak Droid 2.0.0,If you have be following along, you be familiar with that a phone enthusiast named DJ, Steve has set aside the Dell Streak fresh, gratitude to a series of hacked ROMs, dubbed Streak Droid. The newest version, 2.0.0 (or Ginger Streak, if you're feeling cute) brings Gingerbread to the 5-inch smart phone expanding on the last ROM, which give hackers the alternative of select Gingerbread's app launcher.

As forever, though, dear Steve has renowned a handful of bugs in the ROM's early stages, counting issues with the great user app, less-than-stellar graphics performance, and the fact that both GPS and 720p video recording need an engineering baseband and DSP to be flashed. As of this writing, all of the comments are from Streak owners eager to download this for themselves.

The EVO 3D shipping by Protected down boot loader

2011-05-24T22:11:00.000-07:00

The EVO 3D shipping by Protected down boot loader

The EVO 3D shipping by Protected down boot loader, however the HTC may reconsider policy
We have got a little good news and a little bad news. Let's perform the bad news first much like the Sensation, Thunderbolt, and Incredible S, Android Police has confirmed that the upcoming HTC EVO 3D will also be sporting a locked down boot loader of similar fashion, meaning custom ROM moderns will have a hard time gleaming up said phone. Not that anyone should be surprised by this finding though, given the sad trend.

That said there is still hope: earlier today, HTC announced on Face book that it's "reviewing the issue and our policy around boot loaders” looks like someone's pulled a page out of Sony Ericsson's good book. If all goes well, we'll just have to wait and see whether HTC will beat Motorola to making their fans smile again.

The Pantech Vega No.5 unveils 1.5GHz dual core

2011-05-24T04:17:00.000-07:00

The Pantech Vega No.5 unveils 1.5GHz dual core
The Pantech Vega No.5 unveils 1.5GHz dual-core, the eccentric Dell Streak 5 is Pan tech's conveniently named Vega No.5 (or IM-T100K), a 5-inch Android 2.3.3 smart phone powered by Qualcomm's brawny dual-core 1.5GHz MSM8660. Apart from the extra 0.7 inches of screen size, what we have here is essentially the same package as the Vega Racer: 800 x 480 LCD, 8 megapixel 1080p camera, front-facing camera, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 16GB of memory, 802.

11 b/g/n WiFi, and 14.4Mbps HSPA+ connectivity. No word on international availability, but expect this slate to hit the shops in Korea later this month.

10-inch Dell tablets running Android 3.0 and Windows tablets

2011-05-24T03:45:00.000-07:00

10-inch Dell tablets running Android 3.0 and Windows tablets
Fine, what have we at this time? A pair of 10-inch Dell tablets, one running Windows 7 on those fancy new Oak Trail chips from Intel and the other pushing Android 3.0 with a Tegra T25. Paul Otellini already told us that we'd see new Android tablets running Intel silicon at Computer. Now Digit Times is quoting loose-lipped upstream component makers who claim that Acer is set to launch its 10-inch Android 3.0 tablet built upon Intel's Oak Trail platform in July.

Mind you that's the retail date, making the May 31st kickoff of Computer the perfect event to demonstrate the unarmed Android tablet for the first time in public.

The Sony to remaster chooses PSP titles for PlayStation 3; the cross-device allow to nonstop game to play

2011-05-23T02:01:00.000-07:00

The Sony to remaster chooses PSP titles for PlayStation 3; the cross-device allow to nonstop game to play

Up to you like your PSP, we suspect that its low graphics definition is beginning to bug even probably the most devoted fans. Sure, which you could watch for the almighty NGP, but at the moment, Sony’s offering the subsequent neatest thing for you game connoisseurs the PSP Premaster series for PlayStation 3. Because the name says for itself, Sony could be porting select portable game titles to the PS3 in high-def Blu-ray flavor, and a few will even include new add-on content plus stereoscopic 3D support.

But that is not all gamers can also be ready to share game save data between the 2 platforms, meaning you could possibly pick up where you left off for your preferred device. Pretty neat, though it will become interesting to look how much Sony and the studios desires to charge for what are essentially analogous games you already own. The primary PSP Premaster title announced is Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, but here’s only heading to Japan at an unknown date gamers in other countries just must keep squinting on the PSP for now.

HTC Holiday (AT&T) Specs Leaked reveals 4.5-inch qHD display

2011-05-23T01:25:00.000-07:00

HTC Holiday (AT&T) Specs Leaked reveals 4.5-inch qHD display

It looks like Samsung Infuse 4G isn’t the only handset having 4.5-inch touch screen display. AT&T’s upcoming HTC Holiday is also expected to be shipped with huge display. The leaked ROM of HTC Holiday has revealed that this handset is going to have 4.5-inch qHD display with resolution of 540 x 960 pixels.

According to the ROM, the Holiday is packing a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm MSM8660 processor, 4.5-inch 960x540 qHD display, 8-megapixel camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 1GB RAM, and Android 2.3.4.

Update about Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.3.3 Gingerbread is now roll out

2011-05-11T23:54:00.000-07:00

Update about Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.3.3 Gingerbread is now roll out
Exciting news for original Galaxy Tab owners: Samsung started to roll out Android 2.3.3 update (Gingerbread) for the Samsung Galaxy Tab!

The update, when it arrives in your location, will be available in Kies as firmware version P1000XXJPZ. That less patient can always jump into the forums of course, and take their chances with a manual download and install. We won't tell.

The Lenovo's LePad is leaving to global by Idea Pad Tablet K1 moniker

2011-05-11T23:13:00.000-07:00

The Lenovo's LePad is leaving to global by Idea Pad Tablet K1 moniker
At previous, here's a symbol of Lenovo's Android tablet creation its way out of the lush land of China. Even as there's no straight mention in this FCC application, the speakers at the bottom suggest that this slate dubbed IdeaPad Tablet K1 and made by Compal is an alternative of the China-only LePad as opposite to the shinier U1 Hybrid (which is more possible to be the Skylight line up, besides).

Too bear in intellect that Lenovo's by now established a global June launch for the LePad, so the timing of this text is just right. Of course, the only query left is will we be considering some Honeycomb love here in its place of Froyo? And be supposed to us not trouble with this hefty 10-incher and just wait for Lenovo's slimmer contribution a few months later? We'll see what the price tag says

Series 5 Google Chrome OS laptop hands-on Official Samsung reveals

2011-05-11T20:18:00.000-07:00

Series 5 Google Chrome OS laptop hands-on Official Samsung reveals
Rumors tell us of what about Series 5 Google Chrome OS laptop hands-on Official Samsung reveals, when and even how much to expect, but Google just made it official on stage — Chrome OS net books are finally here, and Samsung is leading the way. This is the Samsung Series 5 Chrome Book, which plays to Google’s new standard “Chrome book” spec –in short means they’ll each come with a dual-core Intel Atom processor and an “all-day” battery, which Google says will provide 8.5 hours of continuous usage here.

Samsung’s particular clamshell will have a 12.1-inch, 1280 x 800, 300 nit screen, weigh 3.26 pounds and come with dual-band 802.11 WiFi, optional global 3G, two USB 2.0 ports, an HD webcam and a clickable track pad that Google tells us has thankfully been revamped since the CR-48. You’ll be able to purchase one from Amazon or Best Buy beginning June 15th. It’ll cost $429 for the WiFi version and $499 for worldwide 3G — which includes 100MB of free Verizon data per month, just like the CR-48.

Hottest 2012 Ford Focus ST coldness Track and Testing

2011-05-11T18:46:00.000-07:00

Hottest 2012 Ford Focus ST coldness Track and Testing
Now the Hottest 2012 Ford Focus ST coldness Track and Testing came out in the showroom for the U.S. masses, it’s time to focus (pun intended) on what fans are very enthusiastic ST maodels to come. These latest spy shots snapped at the Nurburgring and in cold weather are proof that hard work fine tuning Ford’s new hot hatch. Ford's Jost Capito - the man in charge of the RS - said most of the engineering work was completed, and his teams are now using some of the most demanding roads they can find in Europe and North America.

These will include Californian motorways, British B-roads, German autobahns and a place nicknamed the ‘Green Hell'. It'll get a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-pot producing around 250bhp which is fine and meaty, but let's hope Ford sharpens up the handling too.

New Robot Dynamics Luna: the 5-foot tall platform, for only $1,000

2011-05-11T00:46:00.000-07:00

New Robot Dynamics Luna: the 5-foot tall platform, for only $1,000

The New Robot Dynamics Luna: the 5-foot tall platform, for only $1,000, Meet Luna, the fully programmable robot companion platform that will retail for $1,000. As a platform, Robot Dynamics a Santa Monica-based company previously grounded in tale presence is trying to position Luna as the 5-foot tall "beige box" of modern robotics. She comes with her own one-click Luna App Store, eight "Luna Expansion Ports" (think 12/5 volt USB for robots), and Luna Cloud Net where third-parties can sell additional functionality like face recognition to app developers.

The robot ships with a number of personality packs and features an 8-inch touch screen, two cameras, wireless connectivity, a three-mice array, and a variety of sensors. Oh, and she's portable. Remember, Luna's not a prototype, but a real working robot that you can actually take home for the price of an entry-level laptop. Or at least you can once we get a release date.

Android 0-click NFC Functionality established in Ice Cream Sandwich

2011-05-10T23:48:00.000-07:00

Android 0-click NFC Functionality established in Ice Cream Sandwich
Google disclosed some more details regarding the newly announced Android update, Ice Cream Sandwich today. It also showed off some of the cool things Android app developers can do with NFC APIs. You Tube video sharing between your NFC-equipped Android smart phones and tablets.

Just bring the devices together and voila, data shared without launching an application or navigating through the UI. Google plans to build this functionality into as many systems apps as it can while providing the API to developers to 0-click enable their third-party applications.

The latest Google offer Chrome laptop only $20

2011-05-10T20:05:00.000-07:00

The latest Google offer Chrome laptop only $20
The latest Google Chrome laptop only $20, now as we're packaging up day one of Google I/O 2011, Forbes received an attractive piece of information regarding Chrome OS. According to an unidentified senior Google executive, tomorrow's keynote will see the open of a Chrome laptop tagged with a good-looking $20-per-month "student package." If true, this will make a forceful option for laptop-seeking student bounded by a limited budget (booze before books, right?), and Forbes speculate that a similar venture offering will follow soon makes sense bearing in mind Google's already cozying up to businesses with its $50 a year Google Apps suite. Anyhow, all will be unveiled soon enough keep an eye out for our Google I/O day 2 liveblog tomorrow for the full Monty.

The hottest Fossil Meta Watch wrists-on, only $200

2011-05-10T18:42:00.000-07:00

The hottest Fossil Meta Watch wrists-on, only $200
Consumers may not be quite ready for wearable computers, but watch-maker Fossil, along with Texas Instruments, thinks the time is near. The Fossil project, known as Meta Watch, brings a “wearable development system aimed at inspiring the next generation of connected-watch applications.” The Meta Watch will cost $200 when it arrives in July and is powered by TI’s MSP430 ultra-low-power microcontroller and Bluetooth chip.

Meta Watch will be available in either an analog or a digital option, both of which have OLED informational displays. Both are packed with smart phone-like sensors and motors as well; inside the water-resistant stainless steel case is a vibrating motor, a three-axis accelerometer and an ambient light sensor. Like any platform, developers will have to create intelligent applications to tie the watch to a smart phone. Since the Meta Watch will be shown off in the Google I/O Developer Sandbox next week, it’s likely that Android handsets will be among the first to benefit.

The Leica i9 concept pairs-for,$1,000-camera,with-only$200,iPhone

2011-04-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

The Leica i9 concept pairs-for,$1,000-camera,with-only$200,iPhone

When you think of manufacturers that create products to go hand in hand with the Apple iPhone, Leica probably wouldn’t come to mind. The seemingly brilliant minds at Black Design Associates hope to change that, however. The Leica i9 concept pairs an iPhone 4 with a fixed-lens rangefinder camera,and the result’s nothing wanting extraordinary.

Slipping your iPhone 4 black or white into the back of the i9 brings the camera to life, activating the compact optical zoom, dedicated aperture and shutter dials, flash and light weight meter. Images are instantly viewable at the iPhone, where it’s safe to imagine they’re stored in addition.......

On March 17 the Cricket Getting LG Optimus One as LG Optimus C- for $130 off-contract

2011-03-21T00:34:00.000-07:00

On March 17 the Cricket Getting LG Optimus One as LG Optimus C- for $130 off-contract

There are many different wireless carriers here in the United States with the major ones including T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. However, under them there are a whole slew of other carriers such as MetroPCS and Cricket. While these carriers don’t get access to the hardest hitting devices on the market, they do have some pretty decent offerings.

Just about every other carrier has its own variant of LG's fast-selling Optimus One smartphone, and you can now even count Cricket Wireless among that group. It recently launched the LG Optimus C, which offers yet another oh-so-slightly-different design along with all the same specs we've seen before -- a capacitive 3.2-inch HVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera, a 600MHz processor, and Android 2.2 with some minor LG customizations. That may not sound like much, but we've found the other versions of the phone to be surprisingly snappy and solid for such a budget-priced smartphone. That budget pricing of course continues on Cricket, which is offering the phone for just $130 after a $20 web discount and $50 mail-in rebated -- and, yes, that's without a longt-term contract, although you will apparently have to sign up for Cricket's $55 a month unlimited Android plan to start with.

2011 BMW 5series-is coming at Shanghai"Energy vehicle"-------The newplug-in hybrid

2011-03-16T20:03:00.000-07:00

2011 BMW 5series-is coming at Shanghai"Energy vehicle"-------The newplug-in hybrid
The new plugin hybrid - NEV will be based on the long wheelbase version of the BMW 5 Series (the LWB), which is currently on sale in China.

The Chinese will get their very own plug-in hybrid BMW at next month's Shanghai Motor Show when BMW debuts the 2011 5 Series New Energy Vehicle. According to BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer, the car – based on the long-wheelbase 5 Series – is aimed specifically at the Chinese market. There wasn't much else to be had from BMW about the New Energy Vehicle, except that it probably won't hit North American shores.

RIM issue PSA subsequent Pwn2Own exploit

2011-03-16T18:03:00.000-07:00

RIM issue PSA subsequent Pwn2Own exploit

It is not now desktop web browsers receiving hack at this year's Pwn2Own confront mobile browsers contain also been under attack for vulnerabilities, and a quite big single have now be found in RIM's browser for Blackberry OS 6.

it seems that, there's a JavaScript-related bug that might let a "unkindly intended" website gain right of entry to data store on both the phone's medium card and fitted storage, but not data store in the storage space portion for application (such contact information). For its fraction, RIM says that it hasn't actually seen any evidence of anyone exploiting the vulnerability, but it's nonetheless urging folks to disable JavaScript on affected devices, and it's now busy providing IT departments everywhere with guidelines on how to do so. If that proves to be complicated, it's suggesting that you simply disable the Blackberry Browser altogether until it can be patched.

The Netflix app for Android leaks-----unsurprisingly doesn’t stream video on most phones, Netflix is expected to launch a mobile app for Android soon

2011-03-16T01:43:00.000-07:00

The Netflix app for Android leaks-----unsurprisingly doesn’t stream video on most phones, Netflix is expected to launch a mobile app for Android soon

Netflix is expected to launch a mobile app for Android soon, but the app will likely only let you stream video on phones that feature hardware support for Digital Rights Management (DRM) to prevent users from saving videos for offline playback or file sharing
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So I wasn’t surprised to see that while I was able to use the app to login to my Netflix account, search for videos, and view my Watch Instantly queue, I encountered an error message when I actually tried to watch any videos.

The Nissan's Electric car-“100 miles on a charge” ultimate range anxiety- you can drive on a shorter harness

2011-03-16T01:18:00.000-07:00

The Nissan's Electric car-“100 miles on a charge” ultimate range anxiety- you can drive on a shorter harness
The Nissan Leaf electric car can go up to 100 miles on a charge, but that may not always be enough so, for Leaf owners outside the United States who are planning a trip longer than that, Nissan is considering a solution: gasoline-powered loaner cars.

The loaner car plan would allay "range anxiety" concerns among electric car buyers. That's the fear of getting stuck somewhere when an electric car's batteries run out.

Harman rolls out AKG the new GHS-1 gaming headset-For$80

2011-03-16T00:14:00.000-07:00

Harman rolls out AKG the new GHS-1 gaming headset-For$80
The new GHS-1 headset is designed specifically for the gamer and features our innovative audio engineering built into a distinctive, long-lasting and intuitive design for the ideal gaming experience.

Harman didn't exactly manage to impress us that much with its most recent pair of wireless headsets, but it's now already back with something a bit different: a PC gaming headset. Available in your choice of black and orange, white and green, or camouflage and blue color combos, the headset isn't wireless, but it can be folded up for a bit of added portability, and Harman promises that the headphones will deliver "realistic, dynamic sound" while also filtering out most background noise. Sound like just the headset you've been looking for? You can grab this one right now for $80.

Harman rolls out AKG the new GHS-1 gaming headset-For$80

2011-03-15T19:58:00.000-07:00

Harman rolls out AKG the new GHS-1 gaming headset-For$80
The new GHS-1 headset is designed specifically for the gamer and features our innovative audio engineering built into a distinctive, long-lasting and intuitive design for the ideal gaming experience.

Motorola Droid X 2, Droid 3, & LTE-equipped Targa pictured- The Motorola and HTC will launch a bunch of Android handsets

2011-03-15T01:21:00.000-07:00

Motorola Droid X 2, Droid 3, & LTE-equipped Targa pictured- The Motorola and HTC will launch a bunch of Android handsets

Rumors my friends, is what keeps everything spinning round and round for the tech industry as well for the customers who are wondering what’s the next big thing for the gadgets of their folly.

As of today, a very wild report has been passed along the blogosphere about the next-generation Droid devices that’s going to be available for the first half of this year. According to some insider, a Motorola Droid 3 device would be showcased at next week’s MWC event packing with an elusive specifications like 4-inch screen display with QHD (960 x 540 resolution) and it has a slideout keyboard – basically, it’s like the almighty Droid Bionic but this one has a QWERTY keyboard.

The iPad 2 jailbroken-No ETA on public release, Apple's latest making sans the iOS 4.3 chains

2011-03-13T19:41:00.000-07:00

The iPad 2 jailbroken-No ETA on public release, Apple's latest making sans the iOS 4.3 chains

You know this was coming, it be only a matter of time - and here it is, Apple's latest making sans the iOS 4.3 chains. The improvement community credits @comex with installing Cydia on this white iPad 2, and he's apparently already hard at work on a public jailbreak. According to his Twitter feed, the hack required a brand new exploit, as previous bugs were squashed in iOS 4.3. We'll stay you posted on while the hack's prepared for you to use, too.

AT&T will implement a 150GB monthly cap on land-line DSL customers, $10 for every additional 50GB of data

2011-03-13T18:57:00.000-07:00

AT&T will implement a 150GB monthly cap on land-line DSL customers, $10 for every additional 50GB of data

AT&T will implement a 150GB monthly cap on land line DSL customers and a 250GB cap on subscribers to U-Verse high speed internet starting on May 2nd. AT&T will also charge overage fees of $10 for every additional 50GB of data, with two grace periods to start out. In other words, the third month you go over the cap that’s when you’ll get charged. DSL Reports says it has confirmation from AT&T that these rates are legitimate, and that letters will go out to customers starting March 18th.

The company explains it will only impact two percent of consumers who use “a disproportionate amount of bandwidth,” and poses the caps as an alternative to throttling transfer speeds or disconnecting excessive users from the service completely. Customers will be able to check their usage with an online tool, and get notifications when they reach 65 percent, 90 percent and 100 percent of their monthly rates.

AT&T spokesman Seth Bloom confirmed the whole thing rates are exactly as described above, and the company will actually begin notifying customers this week. According to Bloom, the cap will involve overage charges. However, only users who consistently exceed the new caps will have to deal with these charges.