Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
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…]
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…]
The Dell Venue is the Android version of the Dell Venue Pro (Windows Phone 7 device).
The Dell Venue has been announced by KT over in Korea. It has a 4.1 inch AMOLED screen and uses curved Gorilla Glass on the front panel. The OS running on the new Dell Venue is Android 2.2. [Read more…]
Engineers along with a number of students have attached Nexus S smartphones to balloons and lifted the smartphones in to space.
The team uses seven Styrofoam beer coolers with a side cut out and replaced with plastic. A Nexus S smartphone was attached to the plastic side with the camera facing out to film what was happening. [Read more…]
The Nexus S is launching this coming Thursday over in the US. For those wanting to get hold of it, one of the options is Best Buy who have now released the details of what you can expect on December 16.
Best Buy will open at 8am and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis with varying inventory across the stores in the US. A maximum of two Nexus S smartphones will be made available per customer. [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Archos has announced that a good number of its Android tablets will be getting an update to Android 2.2 (Froyo) shortly.
Model numbers that will get the update include the 23, 32, 43, 70 and 101 series. The new version will be Android 2.2.1 which allows for better performance on the tablet, better battery life as well as a few other new features. [Read more…]
The Samsung Nexus S has reappeared at the FCC again, but this time has a couple of new antennas.
Rumors originally hinted that the Nexus S could be getting a dual-core processor although this second trip to the FCC now suggests that this wont happen. [Read more…]
The AutoBot is a car connection kit that connects up to the OBD-II port on your car. This particular port has been available on all cars built for about the last 10 years as standard.
When connected up, the AutoBot allows you to diagnose and track problems with your car as well as control various functions (if available) such as locking and unlocking doors, opening windoes as well as track with GPS where abouts your car is parked (or traveling when stolen). [Read more…]
Vodafone in the UK will soon be offering the HTC Desire Z on contract. At the moment, the only option over here is to get the Desire Z sim-free and pay full price out right for the handset.
When Vodafone launch the Desire Z, it will be free for those paying £30/month on a business contract for 2 years. [Read more…]
