Gadget Venue

For a while now some rumours have been going around about the Verizon iPhone 4. The latest rumour suggests that Apple [AAPL] will start manufacturing it in November in preparation for a January release.

The new iPhone 4 on the Verizon network will of course be CDMA compatible. However, DVICE is reporting that along with the CDMA innards, we can also expect to see a faster 1.2GHz CPU, a larger Retina Display and an internal antenna to prevent the death grip.

What are your thoughts on this? Would Apple change the iPhone 4 this much for Verizon users (or any network for that matter). It seems a little far fetched to us. [Read more…]

Invitations to a HTC event have been sent out that describe an event to be held on September 15. The invitation says… “come see what HTC has dreamt up 15 September”.

It is unknown what will be unveiled that day although some sharp eyed readers of Gizmodo have messed with the image to enhance it a little to reveal that the circular shaped object in the middle of the smoke could actually be the HTC Desire HD that we recently posted some pictures of. [Read more…]

The HTC Mondrian looks to be one of the first Windows Phone 7 devices that HTC will launch.

Some new pictures have been leaked of the Mozart/Mondrian that show it has a large screen along with the three dedicated buttons below the screen which match it up with the requirements of a Windows Phone 7 device.

Around the back of the device is a large camera lens and flash. The casing is said to be a combination of light and dark plastic. [Read more…]

The bar for game quality has just been raised by iD software. John Carmack yesterday demoed a test version of Rage for the iPhone that is capable of running at 60 frames per second. A quote says that this version is able to “kill anything done on the Xbox or PlayStation 2.”

The demonstration (video below) uses the id Tech 5 engine and although running on the iPhone 4 in the demo, it is said to run comfortably on all older iPhone models.

Rage will launch as a “show-off” style game according to Kotaku, and a larger fuller game is due out next year. [Read more…]

The Motorola DROID 2 launched just yesterday and already iFixit has it’s hands on one to teardown. The teardown was put online yesterday and shows all of the insides of the DROID 2 and what is different to the original DROID that launched last year.

The new DROID 2 has a 1GHz processor along with wireless 802.11n for connectivity. Both these enhance the user experience on the device by allowing it to run more smoothly and connect faster where wireless n technology is available to connect to.

Although there are differences between the two models, there are also a lot of similarities. Motorola seems to have opted to keep anything that wasn’t complained about and fix the things that were complained about such as the keyboard and processor that have both received upgrades. [Read more…]

The R2-D2 limited edition Motorola DROID 2 was spotted yesterday over at the Star Wars convention in Orlando. Along with seeing the new smartphone there, the launch date was also revealed to be September 30.

The image above shows the device from a couple of angles. We have seen a similar picture before (just yesterday), so it’s good to confirm with different pictures that it is the real deal. [Read more…]

Apple [AAPL] released iOS 4.0.2 and iOS 3.2.2 to fix the PDS flaw in the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, iPod touch (newer generations) and the iPad. This problem has it’s good and bad sides. The good side is that once upgrading you are safe from any malicious exploits, but on the down side, the iPhone jailbreak doesn’t work any more if you upgrade.

One other problem is for those who own early generation iPhone hardware that cannot upgrade to iOS 4 and specifically 4.0.2. The older iPhone is still prone to this attack. Apple hasn’t made a fix for the people who own the older iPhone which leaves them a little open to attack.

To make your original iPhone safe you’ll need to jailbreak it which is kind of ironic. Once jailbroken a new app can be downloaded via Cydia that seals the security hole and essentially adds the same protection that iOS 4.0.2 adds. [Read more…]

Comex, the developer of the iPhone 4 Jailbreak (JailbreakMe 2.0) has posted the source code of the said jailbreak.

The source code was released right after Apple [AAPL] launched the iOS 4.0.2 and iOS 3.2.2 updates that blocked and prevented the jailbreak from working.

The exploits that comex used to jailbreak the iOS could be used for other purposes, including delivering malicious payloads to grab control of iPhones, iPads , and iPod Touches. All that would be necessary is for hackers to dupe users into visiting a malicious Web site or persuading them to click on a link in an e-mail or text message.

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Google [GOOG] has updated the Voice Search application for those running Android 2.2. The new version gives users more control over their smartphone by using their voice.

Examples of what the new changes can do include the ability to send a text message or email by voice. You can also tell it to call a local restaurant or navigate to the closest book store. If you want to make a note of something you just hit the mic button and say “note to self, remember to buy cheese” and a note is created saying just that.

Another one: Navigation. Say “Navigate to Rockefeller Plaza”, and it will bring up the navigation app and drive you to the destination. Then, finding music on your phone, which will go out on the internet and grab music to play back on an app on your Android phone. Once you find a result, it’ll come back and show you which apps support this music feature, and you can pick one to play (like Pandora).

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