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New ASUS Transformer tablet hinted in teaser video?

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:46:00 -0500

Is ASUS about to unveil a new member of its Transformer lineup of tablets? It seems like it, judging by this short teaser video that was posted on YouTube today. For a brief moment (at the 0:23 mark) we are treated to what look like the outlines of a Transformer-like device, with a tablet and a keyboard that it is meant to attach to, but that could be just an interpretation sparked by our geeky imagination...

LG E970 for AT&T with Adreno 320 GPU comes out on top of graphics benchmarks

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:25:00 -0500

The specs also list HD 1280x768 pixels display and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and we've heard before that the Sprint version - LG LS970 "Eclipse" - of this new LG flagship might feature 2GB of RAM, like the LG Optimus LTE 2, and sport a quad-core processor, so that's what could be in store for AT&T's version as well. We doubt it, though, since the APQ8064 looks destined for tablets, as it doesn't have an integrated modem, and its might would be pretty pointless in a phone anyway...

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Emotion UI is the custom Android skin by Huawei, to be unveiled on June 9

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:09:00 -0500

The Android skin by Huawei will be called Emotion UI, and June 9 is the day, on which it will be unveiled. Then later in July, the custom overlay should already be present on Huawei Android smartphones, including the company's flagship, the Huawei Ascend D quad...

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5 best new Android apps of the week

Mon, 28 May 2012 07:47:00 -0500

It is time-consuming to keep up with everything that the application stores offer for your smartphone or tablet, that's why we rounded up a few of the good apps that were outed in the week ending yesterday - May 20-27. Things were not terribly exciting in Play Store land last week, with no new big titles being published, but a few top-notch games and some quality plugins and add-ons surely caught our attention...

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Untethered jailbreak using Absinthe 2.0 performed on nearly a million iPads, iPhones and counting

Mon, 28 May 2012 07:24:00 -0500

As of yesterday, 211,401 new iPads had been given the untethered jailbreak treatment, and the total amount of jailbroken iOS devices stood at 973,086, according to data released by the Chronic-Dev team. That's nearly a million iPads, iPhones, and iPods unshackled over the course of a single weekend...

Nokia Lumia 610 does not run Angry Birds, insufficient RAM to blame

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:18:00 -0500

Last week, Skype for Windows Phone was made unavailable to Nokia Lumia 610 users due to insufficient RAM, and now we have Angry Birds, Tango, and PES2012 joining the list. More than 256MB of RAM are required...

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Nokia says its future Lumia devices will have waterproof tech inspired by lotus leaves

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:11:00 -0500

Nokia decided to go its own way, and Conor Pierce, Vice President of Nokia Western Europe, said its research team in Cambridge has cracked the code to introduce its own "Superhydrophobic" technology that will make liquids just run off the face of Lumia phones...

Kyocera Urbano Progresso to launch this week, brings tissue conducting technology to the masses

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:11:00 -0500

The Kyocera Urbano Progresso is equipped with a Smart Sonic receiver, which uses tissue conducting audio technology, and is bound for the Japanese market. Fancy earpiece aside, the smartphone's specs are anything but groundbreaking, but still sufficient for the needs of Mr Average Joe...

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Huawei and ZTE facing EU fines for government subsidies of their devices below cost

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:47:00 -0500

Huawei and ZTE have been accused to utilize government subsidies to sell their network equipment and phones in the EU below the cost of research and production, thus putting everyone else who doesn't get taxpayers' money, at a disadvantage...

More pink slips on the horizon at RIM?

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:40:00 -0500

Sources inside RIM tell All Things D that another major restructuring is going to take place at RIM with at least 2,000 employees getting laid off, the new layoffs will leave RIM with a headcount of 14,500 workers with the layoffs possibly being announced on June 1st...

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Samsung Galaxy S III meets gravity, Gorilla Glass 2 display suffers the consequences

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:08:00 -0500

Gorilla Glass 2 is not indestructible, as a Samsung Galaxy S III owner found out just recently. And he found it out the hard way, unfortunately, after his smartphone fell out of his pocket face-down. The result is well visible at the photo that we have here...

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10 mind-bending puzzle games for Android

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:20:00 -0500

Who said that video games are a total waste of time? Okay, most of them probably are, but there are plenty of titles out there that can actually provide a great exercise for your brain. Today, we give you 10 such games – 10 puzzle games for Android...

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Video report offers a rare glimpse inside the Foxconn factory assembling the iPhone

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:16:00 -0500

CEO Terry Gou gave a personal tour of his Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, where 70% of all iPhones and other Apple gadgets are made, for Chinese reporters, resulting in the rare video glimpse of real production lines assembling real iPhones...

LG reveals 5 inch smartphone screen with Retina display besting pixel density of 440ppi

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:04:00 -0500

LG has revealed a panel designed for consumer electronics with a Retina display killing pixel density of 440ppi; the tablet is a variant of IPS panels and offers wide viewing angles and a 16:9 aspect ratio and should be available during the second half of this year...

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Sony Xperia S Android 4.0 update on video

Mon, 28 May 2012 00:56:00 -0500

A video with vocals in a foreign language shows off the Android 4.0 update for the Sony Xperia S; luckily, the update transcends any language barrier and the translucent navigational bar easily allows those with a little smartphone savvy to know that the device is the Sony Xperia S...

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Moshi iVisor XT hands-on

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:06:00 -0500

Normally we don’t tend to cover screen protectors, but with the Moshi iVisor XT for the iPad and iPhone, it’s able to capture our attention for the simple reasoning that it’s guaranteed to be 100% bubble-free. And surely enough folks, our jaws drop in awe...

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Facebook luring in former iPhone engineers for its smartphone, tablet

Sun, 27 May 2012 18:14:00 -0500

It is being said that Zuckerberg and friends have been rounding up ex-Apple employees that were involved with the iPhone and iPad launches and luring them over to team Facebook. A few of the engineers that Facebook reached out to as well a couple of...

Special Batman edition Nokia Lumia 900 heading to the UK

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:49:00 -0500

Nokia confirmed that there would, in fact, be an extremely limited edition Nokia Lumia 900 at Phones4U in the UK very shortly. That phone is said to be black with the Batman logo laser etched...

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More news leaks about the LG Cayenne LS860

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:51:00 -0500

While some information about the LG Cayenne LS860 managed to leak last week, we now have some more pieces of the puzzle; the side-sliding smartphone is going to be powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and will be equipped with 1GB of RAM...

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Motorola videos show its new Android 4.0 skin

Sun, 27 May 2012 01:54:00 -0500

Motoblur no longer exists, so Motorola is going to have to come up with a new name for the skin it plans on using to run over its Android 4.0 powered handsets; it does have a resemblance to stock Android with a few changes such as an updated lock screen...

Nokia #1 again in Finland as Nokia Lumia 610 and Nokia Lumia 900 launch

Sun, 27 May 2012 01:08:00 -0500

It was a smooth launch day of sales in Finland for the Nokia Lumia 610 and the Nokia Lumia 900; both the entry model 610- and the high-end flagship 900 were the best selling devices for the day although the creeping shadow of the Samsung Galaxy S III could put an early end to the pair's success...

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Stories you shouldn't have missed this week

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:12:00 -0500

It is once again time to do a short recap of the past week. We have Google acquiring Motorola Mobility, 4-inch iPhones being tested, $199 Tegra 3 tablets, and more...

Free Olympic tickets go to the first 50 owners of the Samsung Galaxy S III from Sammy's London store

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:18:00 -0500

With Samsung a major sponsor of the summer Olympics in London, you can expect to see that 4.8 inch screen belonging to the Samsung Galaxy S III wherever you look; the Korean manufacturer is offering Olympic tickets to the first 50 pre-orders that are picked up from Samsung's London store...

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Huawei Ascend P1 visits the FCC

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:32:00 -0500

The Huawei Ascend P1 smartphone has just visited the FCC giving it the needed certification to be sold in the U.S. although no such plans have ever been disclosed; currentl offered in China, the model is expected to launch in Europe next month...

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Judge rules text sender not liable in crash that cost two victims a leg each

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:51:00 -0500

A New Jersey woman was found not liable for a crash caused by her boyfriend who crashed into a motorcycle while reading a text she had sent him; the victims each lost a leg in the crash which the judge ruled was not the fault of the text sender...

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Free case for HTC EVO 4G LTE buyers who put up with the delay from Customs

Sat, 26 May 2012 01:49:00 -0500

Although you really can't blame Sprint for what happened, those who pre-ordered the HTC EVO 4G LTE and had to wait while their phone was held up by Customs before entering the States, received with the phone a letter of apology and a free TPU case...

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Is the launch of the international version of the blue Samsung Galaxy S III delayed?

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:18:00 -0500

According to Tweakers.net, 600,000 battery covers for the pebble blue version of the Samsung Galaxy S III were destroyed because of a defect; as a result, there is speculation that there will be a delay in the launch date of the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S III...

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Leak gives T-Mobile release dates for Samsung Galaxy S III, Note and Huawei myTouch

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:16:00 -0500

Summer is shaping up to be pretty good if you're a T-Mobile customer looking for a nice Android device, because a new leak has outed the possible release date for the Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note, and Huawei myTouch...

Cisco kills off their Cius business tablet, cites competition from BYOD consumer tablets

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:12:00 -0500

After two years of poor market uptake, Cisco announced they will be exiting the enterprise tablet field due to competition from consumer products...

ViewSonic to show off 22 inch Android tablet at Computex

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:04:00 -0500

ViewSonic is teasing a 22" Android "tablet" they will be offering for business collaboration in a couple weeks...

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