Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Angry Birds has turned out to be a great product for its creators. For Android devices over 2 million copies were downloaded. We now hear that the iPhone version has seen 10 million downloads. What makes this more impressive is that the 10 million downloads doesn’t include the free versions.
Pocket Gamer reports that the total downloads across all platforms has reached the 30 million milestone. [Read more…]
The Sony Ericsson LiveView has found a release date in the UK of November 19. The LiveView is a device with a 1.3 inch screen that connects over Bluetooth to your Android based smartphone. The small device shows you information such as previews of SMS, MMS, email, call and other information. [Read more…]
Those who have a T-Mobile G2 will be getting an update pushed out OTA to them starting today. T-Mobile is activating Wi-Fi calling on the G2.
The updates will be pushed out over several days from today (November 3) to November 8. [Read more…]
Starting tomorrow, November 3, T-Mobile in the US will be offering the T-Mobile Comet. The Comet is an Android based mobile phone that falls in to the entry-level category.
Price wise, it will cost just $9.99 (after a $50 rebate) and will be available on contracts starting at just £10/month for 200MB of data. [Read more…]
HP has confirmed that the Palm Pre 2 will be sold direct from HP as well as through carriers. Doing it this way allows those who just want the handset to be able to buy it without having to get it from a carrier and potentially have it locked or having you sign up for an agreement.
The version sold direct by HP will be unlocked and will allow you to connect it to the network of your choice. [Read more…]
The Redsn0w jailbreak for iOS 4.1 has been released. This particular iOS 4.1 jailbreak is compatible with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, Apple TV (second gen), iPad and iPod touch.
It looks like geohot’s recent limera1n exploit for iPhone3GS/iPhone4/iPad/ipt3g/ipt4g/atv2g will be very beneficial to jailbreakers and unlockers for the next few months (at least). geohot’s limera1n program and the alternative greenpois1on program both use his same exploit (although greenpois0n refuses to tell you that, FWIW), and hopefully SHAtter can be saved for some later device.
Target has announced that it will be selling both the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 as of November 7th.
Target will be selling the iPhone in 846 stores around the US although its best to check with your local store as not all of them will be selling the smartphone. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] has released the latest version of iOS 4.2 to developers. The latest version has received GM status and was made available to developers last night. What this means is that the final public release is just around the corner, perhaps this week when Apple holds its secret meeting with developers.
The iOS 4.2 update will be made available to those with an iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 as well as the second, third and forth generations of iPod touch as well as the iPad of course. [Read more…]
Sprint [S] announced today that it has launched its 4G network for customers based in New York City, Hartford, New Haven, New Brunswick, Trenton and Tampa.
The new 4G services allow users in those areas (with the correct and compatible phones), to download data at up to ten times the speed of a 3G connection. [Read more…]
Sony Ericsson is beginning to roll out the Android 2.1 update for various Xperia smartphones. The list includes the Xperia X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro lineup.
The roll-out has started already, but rather than pushing it out to all handsets, Sony Ericsson is rolling it out to various “kits” as they refer to them as. A Kit is described as being a different variation of the phone which includes colours, accessories bundled etc…
The roll-out will take about a month to hit all handsets, so if you don’t get a notification now then you’ll just need to wait longer till its your turn. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] has filed another patent that reveals they have worked, or are working on, a new scratch resistant stainless steel. The patent was filed this April just gone and describes a method to protect stainless steel from regular wear and tear.
To make the metal scratch resistant, the process requires a high temperature nitrogen-based salt bath where it shots for an hour and a half. What this does is ads a coating to the metal that protects it from being scratched. The extra layer added measures about 15 – 30 microns in thickness. The outer appearance of the metal is left the same. [Read more…]
Last week, a number of details about the Google Nexus Two were leaked. The information said that rather than HTC making the Nexus Two, the responsibility this time would be Samsungs. A Nexus Two device was spotted and described as looking similar to the Galaxy S class smartphone.
Samsung has now stepped up to confirm that this rumour is actually untrue and that the rumours reported were actually a false alarm. [Read more…]
