Nexus S Release Date and Pricing Revealed for US/UK

December 7, 2010 by 3 Comments

Yesterday was a good day for Android fans as we saw the Android 2.3 OS being made available to Nexus One owners and we also got the Nexus S release date which is confirmed as being December 16 in the US and December 20 in the UK.

We also now know the price tag for the Nexus S and have found that in the US, it will be priced at $199 locked on contract for 2 years or if you prefer it unlocked and off contract, it costs $529. Best Buy in the US will have exclusive rights to sell the Nexus S. [Read more…]

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Android 3.0 Demo on Motorola Tablet at Dive into Mobile

December 7, 2010 by 1 Comment

At the Dive into Mobile event held last night, Andy Rubin was demoing a Motorola Tablet device running Google Android 3.0 (Honeycomb).

The tablet is called the MOTOPAD which is a prototype model that was used for the demonstration. As expected, Honeycomb is designed for the tablet. When booting up you get a new lock screen and once past that you get a new designed home screen “desktop” that contains widgets and buttons. [Read more…]

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iPad 2 to Begin Shipping Late February

December 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment

DigiTimes is reporting today that Apple [AAPL] has notified Foxconn that the iPad 2 must begin shipping as early as the end of February 2011.

As the source is DigiTimes, it doesn’t 100% guarantee this is true although shipping at the end of February would tie in with an iPad 2 release date of perhaps, sometime early April which is 1 year after the launch of the original iPad. [Read more…]

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Google Nexus S Release Date – Dec 16 US, Dec 20 UK

December 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Google Nexus S release date has been revealed as December 16 in the US and December 20 in the UK.

The Nexus S was made official today by Google. The device is made by Samsung and has a 4 inch WVGA screen. The processor running inside is a 1GHz Cortex A8 Himmingbird. It has 512MB of RAM and 16GB of storage built in. [Read more…]

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Nexus One Android 2.3 Update Release Date – Today!!

December 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

You might have heard already today that Android 2.3 has been announced. We now hear that the Nexus One Android 2.3 update is now being pushed out. From what we understand, the update brings all features to the Nexus One other than what requires new hardware such as NFC and Gyroscope. [Read more…]

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Android 2.3 SDK Unveiled

December 6, 2010 by 1 Comment

Google has announced the Android 2.3 operating system today along with releasing the 2.3 SDK/NDK.

Android 2.3 brings a number of new features to compatible smartphones such as better support for games and better support for developers. Also included is VoIP support, video calling for those devices with a front facing camera as well as a gyroscope and NFC integration (as suggested earlier). [Read more…]

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Garmin nuvi Deals – Up to 70% Savings

December 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

There are more Garmin nuvi deals going on this week over at Amazon. Some models have up to 70 percent knocked off the price taking some models from over $300 down to just below $100.

Garmin is one of the bigger brands when it comes to satnav, and their GPS units work very well. Check out all the individual deals below as well as a full listing of satnav deals here (including all the Garmin deals) and this page to see only Garmin nuvi satnavs. [Read more…]

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Canon PowerShot SD4000 Deal

December 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Amazon has the Canon PowerShot SD4000IS on offer today. The full price is normally $299.99, but today Amazon has taken 30% off the price bringing it down to $209.00 which is a $90.99 saving.

The Canon PowerShot camera comes in three colors which are black, red and silver. As for the most important part, the technical specs, the camera has a 10 megapixel CMOS sensor. It has 3.8 times optical zoom and a large aperture at f/2.0. [Read more…]

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Android 2.3 Coming Soon – NFC Certification Announced

December 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Android 2.3 is rumored to be announced as early as today. To further strengthen this “rumor”, the NFC forums new certification program will be announced tomorrow. A short, but insightful message reads…

“6th December is another big day for Android and you will find out how fast Notion Ink can work. (Eden is extremely compatible with 2.3).”

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iPad Battery Pack Case Gives up to 500 Hours of Standby

December 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The iPad has around 10 hours of battery life on a single charge. If this isn’t enough for you, then you might want to check out this iPad battery pack case that adds 6000mAh of juice to your iPad.

The case is call the Veho Pebble Smartskin and works with all models of the Apple iPad. [Read more…]

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Sprint Epic 4G Android 2.2 Update Emerges

December 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Sprint Epic 4G is now getting the Android 2.2 update (in the form of Android 2.2.1).

The files are beginning to make it to Epic 4G smartphones in the US right now although if you haven’t got it just yet then don’t worry as it will arrive sometime soon for you. [Read more…]

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Kinect Planted on Quadrocopter for Obstacle Avoidance

December 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We keep seeing Kinect hacks each day and often think that the limits have been reached and that the creativity has almost reached its end… and then another Kinect hack shows up.

This time, the Kinect has been sat on top of a quadrocopter which in turn, gives the quadrocopter abilities to navigate around objects. The quadrocopter here has been given a pre-defined course and manages to scan the surrounding area to figure out where the floor is, where objects are and what the nearest point to the quadrocopter is. [Read more…]

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