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EVO 4G getting Android 2.2 this weekend?
Jul 29th
Engadget is reporting that HTC EVO 4G owners may be getting Android Deuce Deuce as soon as this weekend. The blog received a whole heap of Sprint corporate slides that detail a launch plan; the plan includes an official announcement scheduled for tomorrow and code rollout beginning on August 1st.
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Windows 7 trounces Windows XP at green computing
Jul 29th
Mindteck , a company that offers embedded software development and consultancy services, has released power consumption data after testing sleep, idle, low-use, and high-use scenarios of various Windows PCs. The researchers also built a model to estimate cost savings (pictured above) by using a centralized power management policy
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Windows 7 trounces Windows XP at green computing
Apple conducts probe into iPhone 3G iOS4 issues
Jul 29th
Apple fans still rocking the iPhone 3G and 3GS who were fast to grab up the new iOS 4 operating system when it was made available for the smartphones were also the first to realize the new OS has some issues on older handsets. The WSJ reports that Apple is currently probing reported issues with iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G.
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Apple conducts probe into iPhone 3G iOS4 issues
Apple : Free Bumper case to all iPhone 4 owners
Jul 17th
In Apple’s press conference, Apple concluded that it was a common problem that most smartphones would face signal problems while holding them. According to Apple, the iPhone 4 only drops slightly more calls then the iPhone 3GS – it’s just a very small fraction – less than 1 more call per 100. So there was nothing about any software/hardware fix or recall of the iPhone 4s to resolve the antenna problem
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Apple : Free Bumper case to all iPhone 4 owners
Overbite Project brings Gopher protocol to Android
Jul 5th
The Overbite Project is an open-source effort to produce browser plugins and client applications that enable support for Gopher , an early network protocol that preceded HTML and the contemporary World Wide Web. The lead developer behind the project is retrocomputing enthusiast Cameron Kaiser, one of the few remaining champions of gopherspace.
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Overbite Project brings Gopher protocol to Android
Nexus One sees red, nearly doubles battery life? (video)
Jul 4th
These five Nexus One smartphones may seem to have defects, but there’s actually nothing wrong with their AMOLED screens — the funky colors are an attempt to improve battery life by turning off unnecessary sub-pixel LEDs. Hooking up his handset to an industrial power meter, Android engineer Jeff Sharkey discovered a blood-red screen drew 42 percent less current than full color — the least of any combination by far — purportedly doubling the effective battery life of the phone. While you’re probably not going to be able to test the requisite software patch for yourself unless you’re mildly familiar with Google code, you’ll find a video of the crimson wonder after the break to fuel your dreams of a eyestrain-free astronomy cheat sheet…
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LG launches new applications store for both smartphones and feature phones
Jul 2nd
LG officially opened the doors to its online applications store on Thursday. The app store offers social networking, navigation, VoIP, and instant messaging applications for both feature phones and Windows OS phones. LG will expand its offerings to include an estimated 4,000 applications — including those for Android-powered smartphones – by the end of the year.
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LG launches new applications store for both smartphones and feature phones
Google Pays $700 Million In Cash For Flight Info Provider ITA
Jul 1st
Google is now in the flight information business. The search giant just announced it is paying $700 million in cash for ITA Software , an essential provider of flight information to airlines, travel agencies, and online reservation systems
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Google Pays $700 Million In Cash For Flight Info Provider ITA
Netflix hiring Android developers, client on the way
Jun 30th
It appears as though Netflix is hiring an Android developer to “help build [an] Instant Streaming client implementation on Android devices.” Obviously, the good news would be that an official Netflix app — that would allow subscribers to watch Instant Queue movies right on their handsets — appears to be on the way. The bad news is that it may still be a while until we actually see said app. What do you think of the Netflix Instant Queue on your mobile
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Netflix hiring Android developers, client on the way
nook v1.4 firmware gets rooted
Jun 30th
Got a nook ? Want the latest v1.4 firmware but don’t want to give up your Android pleasantries like VPN support, third-party app support and root access? Head over to nookDevs , then, as they’ve just pushed out their hacked nook v1.4 firmware that lets you access all of Barnes & Noble’s latest functionality together with the benefits of having root-level access.
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nook v1.4 firmware gets rooted
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