Archives for December 2010

Amazon Kindle Case Problem Prompts Refunds

Amazon has offered to provide a full refund to those who purchased a non-lighted Kindle cover for the Kindle.

The problems began when the Kindle case went on sale. The case scores many 5 star reviews, but at the same time has over 100 one-star reviews of people complaining that their Kindle freezes, crashes or reboots when using this particular case. One report says the following…

I bought a kindle 3 (Wifi Only) about 3 months back and was using it without any trouble. Then, I bought this leather cover and suddenly my kindle ran into all sorts of problems. The screen froze frequently, kindle rebooted itself more than 4-5 times daily. I don’t think it’s a good idea to buy this product before amazon gets its act together. They have certainly not done a good job with this cover. I am going to replace this cover as soon as possible. My two cents – DON’T buy this cover.

[Read more…]

Nexus S Release Date Delayed in UK – Now December 22

We all expected that the Carphone Warehouse would have the Google Nexus S ready for sale today. However, the release date for the smartphone has now been shifted a couple of days from the 20th (today) to the 22nd December.

No official reasons have been given for the delays although we suspect its the weather that simply delayed shipments from reaching Carphone Warehouse stores around the country over the last few days. [Read more…]

Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.3 Update Ported from Nexus S

The guys over at XDA Developers have managed to port the Google Nexus S Android 2.3 OS on to the older Samsung Galaxy S.

The port of the OS was installed unmodified which in turn, means a few things are broken such as GPS (already broken, so not a problem), Voice, WiFI and a few other things although a few modifications should sort those issues out. [Read more…]

Wireless Carriers Could Charge Per Service Accessed

The slide, pictured larger below, shows what the future might look like for those wanting to access the internet on a mobile phone.

The slide comes from a powerpoint presentation that was sent in to Wired recently. What it shows is a plan that could see mobile operators charging per service for that what you use on your smartphone. Examples show Facebook being charged at 2 cents per MB of data while Skype would cost you 3/month to use and YouTube, a restricted version, would cost 50 cents per month. [Read more…]

Kinect Accuracy Could Quadruple with Firmware Update

We hear today that the Microsoft Kinect could be getting a firmware update that couple potentially quadruple the accuracy of the motion sensing controller.

The update, that Microsoft [MSFT] is working very hard on, aims to switch compression technology so that more data can be passed from the Kinect to the Xbox 360. [Read more…]

iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak to be Untethered by Christmas

MuscleNerd has announced on Twitter that the iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak will be untethered by Christmas. Currently, when jailbreaking the latest iOS, you need to tether your iPhone to a computer when you switch off the phone and want to restart it. By making it untethered, it solves that problem.

Tethered boot is often a problem that stops people from wanting to Jailbreak as the hassle of being next to a computer to boot your phone can be lead to frustration. [Read more…]

HTC Wildfire Android 2.2 Update Coming This Week in Europe

The HTC Wildfire Android 2.2 update will be pushed out this week for those in Europe. From what we understand, it will roll out to all European Wildfire smartphones.

After this initial roll-out is complete, it then moves on to the rest of the world and an estimated date of February 2011 is the time set for the roll-out to complete. [Read more…]

Notion Ink Adam Demoed on Video

Over the weekend we received a note from the guys at Android Police letting us know they managed to get hold of a video showing the Notion Ink Adam tablet.

Two videos have now been uploaded which both show what the Adam is capable of. It is believed the Notion Ink Adam tablet runs Android 2.3 (due to the framework being spotted in the video). The tablet runs the Eden UI as well as a bunch of custom apps. It also has USB ports and a HDMI port. [Read more…]

Samsung Galaxy Tab Stopped to $199.99 at US Cellular

US Cellular has discounted the Galaxy Tab down to $199.99 on some 24 month contracts. This discount follows on from the discounted Galaxy Tab that T-Mobile now offers although the US Cellular price is a little cheaper. Read on before you get too excited about the price drop.

US Cellular has dropped the price of the Galaxy Tab down to just $199.99 although this is after a $100 mail-in rebate. The full discount structure is as follows… $599.99 full price, $300 discount for a 24 month agreement and $100 mail-in rebate taking it down to the $199.99. [Read more…]

Google Nexus S Discounted to £429.99

The Google Nexus S release date is today here in the UK. When the price was first announced, the Nexus S weighed in at £549 which was actually higher than the dollar amount in the US, making it very expensive.

Now that the Nexus S is on sale, we see that Carphone Warehouse has dropped the price down to £429.99 which is a nice saving from the original amount. [Read more…]

Kindle 2.0 for Android Download Now Available

Amazon has updated the Kindle for Android app which is now at version 2.0.

The new version of Kindle brings a few new features which includes the ability to buy and read over 100 Kindle newspapers and magazines on the smartphone. Other features see an integrated store feature being added. [Read more…]

Kinpad I600 7 Inch Android Tablet Announced

The Kinpad I600 has been announced. This new tablet has a 7 inch screen and runs the Google Android OS. It comes from Shenzhen and has been given the ability to be used as a large phone in that you can make and receive calls as well as text message on the tablet device. [Read more…]