Month: August 2011
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Samsung Announces Four New Androids
Only a few days ago Samsung announced their new Galaxy series phone naming rule. And today Samsung extends the Galaxy lineup by announces four new Galaxy phones with new naming style. All the phones are entry level and mid-range phone running Android Gingerbread.
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HP Pre 3 Unlocked To Be Sold For Just $75
The WebOS debacle that is happening at HP has resulted in more good news and some bad news for customers. First the good news is that, The $99 HP TouchPad isn’t the only amazing deal coming out of HP’s fire sale on WebOS devices. The HP’s highly anticipated flagship smartphone Pre 3’s will be priced…
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Sharp Announces New 7-inch Android Tablet RW-T107
Sharp has announced a new 7-inch Android tablet, RW-T107 in Japan. This Android Gingerbread tablets has fully functional NFC (Near Field Communication). This will enable users to make payments, read membership cards, IDs, and more using the tablet.
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LG Announces Optimus Sol Smartphone
LG has announced a new smartphone Optimus Sol with Ultra AMOLED display that offers better clarity even under direct sunlight. The Optimus Sol runs on a 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon CPU with 512 MB RAM and features 3.8 inch Ultra AMOLED touchscreen display, 5 Mega-Pixel rear camera, front facing VGA camera for voice calls,…
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Skype Adds Groupme To Social Portfolio, Targets Mobile Market
Skype announced today that it has reached an agreement to snatch up Groupme, the mobile group messaging service that made a splash at Google I/O. Outfit head honcho Tony Bates told TechCrunch that Skype needs to invade the mobile space if it hopes to reach its goal of scoring one billion users, and cites Groupme’s…
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Sony Ericsson Unveils Live With Walkman Handset For Music-Loving Android Users
It is been four months since Sony Ericsson revealed the W8 Walkman handset, now Sony Ericsson has unleashed a new Walkman phone. The new Sony Ericsson Live (yes, it is the phone’s name) is an Android Walkman phone, powered by a 1GHz processor and features a 3.2 inch, capacitive touchscreen (with somewhat disappointing HVGA resolution),…
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Gemini-Scout Robot Detects Mining Accidents And Save Lives (Video)
So far we have seen robots entering hazardous nuclear plants and dangerous buildings and repairing things that cannot be repaired by humans. Now engineers at Sandia Labs have created a new rescue bot that’s explicitly designed to enter and investigate collapsed mines. The Gemini-Scout robot is just two feet tall and less than four feet…
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HP TouchPad Tops Amazon US Sales, Price Drop Confirmed
Well, it’s official, the HP TouchPad is currently at the top of Amazon’s electronics sales list. The TouchPad is currently the hottest piece of consumer electronics around, and all it took was HP’s complete abandonment of its current line of webOS devices. The 16GB and 32GB models are currently occupying the top two spots, beating…
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Iiyama Introduces XB2472HD-B And X2775HDS-B VA-Based Desktop Displays
Japanese based monitor making company Iiyama has introduced two new LED desktop display panels sporting a 1920 x 1080 resolution, 8ms response time and a special ECO mode that reduces power consumption by up to 60 percent. The 24-inch XB2472HD-B and 27-inch X2775HDS-B both rely on an LED-back-lit VA display and have HDMI, DVI and…
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WP7 Used To Remotely Control Sprinkler System
Usually it was Android and iPhone that gets all the DIY love, but this time we have an exception. Mike Linnen has turned his attention to the less DIY favorite Windows Phone 7, Azure and a Netduino Plus to get his home hacking on. he .NET-powered micro-controller is the heart of Linnen’s new sprinkler system…
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Apple iOS 5 Turns Japanese iPhones Into Earthquake Alarms
Apple has decided to do something about the earthquakes that strikes the tectonically-volatile nation, Japan. Japan has the most sophisticated alarm in the world, delivering life-saving warnings seconds or minutes before disaster strikes. The latest Apple’s iOS 5 will hook into the country’s early warning system to provide alerts to the iOS users. It is…
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iOS 5 Beta 6 Gets A Sn0wbreeze Jailbreak, iPad 2 Still Stuck Behind Bars
The iOS hacking community has cracked the Apple’s latest iOS beta in two days from its release. The hackers has made available of the Sn0wbreeze 2.8 Beta 6 unlock tool, that will give you with developer credentials jailbreak access to iOS 5 beta 6. The hack works on most iOS devices with the sole exception…
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AMD Updates E And C-Series Fusion APUs. Has DDR-1333 Support And Better Battery Life
AMD has finally released information on its updated chips for its Fusion E and C series APUs. The updated “Zacate” and “Ontario” APUs will come with DDR-1333 and HDMI 1.4a support, snaring bragging rights to faster memory and 3D output for 3D-enabled televisions. The rumors about the refreshed Fusion APU’s were formally surfaced at the…
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Yahoo! Phone To Hit Japan
Japan’s third biggest mobile operator, SoftBank has announced a Android powered smartphone, the Yahoo! phone. this is a strange move considering Google is Yahoo’s biggest rival. This development is all the more confounding because the latter has a close relationship with Google’s nemesis, Microsoft. Let’s not forget the fact that Bing also powers Yahoo’s search…
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Samsung Galaxy R
Samsung has officially launched another smartphone in the Galaxy line up. This time they have come up with Samsung Galaxy R which is mid level smartphone with similar hardware specification to Samsung Galaxy S II. This new Galaxy R will be a cheaper alternative to Galaxy S II and is a hit in Sweden, where…