Android · Leaks · Mobile · Motorola · Verizon

Motorola’s 4.3-inch Droid Shadow Found In Gym? Let’s Move Onto The Story

  • May 25, 2010

This Motorola Droid Shadow (you can embiggen the photo by clicking on it) was found at a gym. Like, heck yeah it was. Really? Putting the extremely doubtful backstory and all of its poor imagination aside, this really is a photo of the Droid Shadow, complete with an HDMI jack, 8 megapixel camera, Snapdragon processor, and 16GB of storage. Since the handset was left at a Verizon corporate gym, the handset was later locked and returned to the owner, and the latter was the only specs identified by the person who found it. Also suspicious but equally interesting: the only picture taken of it was exactly the same angle as the getting started guide leaked not too long ago, and along comes the new MOTOBLUR UI as well. So far, I’m liking this.

Source: Gizmodo

Android · Breaking · Google · Internet

Android Dev On Twitter Mentions “Final Build” of Android 2.2 OTA Rollout

  • May 24, 2010

What could possibly be the meaning of a new tweet on Twitter by the official AndroidDevs, which mentions FroYo?

Android 2.2 is being rolled out to a very limited test group. We expect a final build to be available for OTA updates shortly, stay tuned!

Oh, I know! They mean that the final build is for Nexus One owners, even though some of them have already updated to Android 2.2 via OTA — wait, that’s not right. Developing…

UPDATE: Okay, so maybe there isn’t anything to talk about yet; give the Androids some time.

Source: Twitter

AT&T · BlackBerry · Leaks · Mobile

Blackberry Bold 9800 Demoed On HD Video, In Complete Silence

  • May 24, 2010

Well, finally there’s a picture (in this case video) that doesn’t make the Bold 9800 the ugliest-looking phone ever made. And this isn’t your normal looking leaked video either; maybe Mr. BlurryCam finally bought a real digital camera with HD 720p video recording?  However way you spin it, the music player, web browser, AT&T service screen, interface, and everything else that matters was demoed in the video (including poor multitouch), after the cut. No release date mentioned however; the guy in the video is like The Stig, as the man with fat fingers doesn’t utter a single word.

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Hardware · HP · Palm · Tablets

The HP Slate Will Run WebOS! And That’s Officially Speaking

  • May 24, 2010

According to Monty Wong, vice-president of personal computing systems at HP Taiwan, webOS will be used for HP phones and tablets, but not notebooks. The HP Slate is a tablet, so what gives? WebOS comes to the HP Slate, that’s what.  He also pointed out to Digitimes that the Slate will come out before October, and there will be lots of software support at launch. Sounds all in the positive, (except for Steve Ballmer who wanted an iPad competitor) if you ask your 13-year-old tech journalist.

Source: DigiTimes

Apple · Breaking · News

Steve Jobs’ “Non-Disappointing” Keynote Starts Monday, June 7 For WWDC

  • May 24, 2010

Since Steve Jobs has been at the center of things for a while, it’s no surprise he interacts with all of us more than an already social CEO would. Which is also why the bloke claims that the WWDC 2010 conference, where all new iPhones have graced our wallets, and that the whole gig will be “non-disappointing”. Oh yeah? I’ll be waiting then Steve, just make a reply to that email. Press release below:

Apple will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address by CEO Steve Jobs on Monday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m. This year’s WWDC sold out in a record eight days to over 5,000 developers.

The five-day event running from June 7 to June 11, is focused on providing advanced content for skilled developers across five key technology tracks: Application Frameworks; Internet & Web; Graphics & Media; Developer Tools; and Core OS. Apple engineers will deliver over 100 solutions-oriented technical sessions and labs. WWDC 2010 gives an incredibly diverse community the opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iPhone®, iPad™ and Mac® developers from around the world.

Android · HTC · Mobile · Mods · Sprint

Video: HTC Evo 4G Rooted Before It’s Even Released To The Public

  • May 24, 2010

While most Google I/O attendees are playing with their free Evo 4G night and day, some dudes (a trio of hackers actually), fueled by probably pizza, FroYo (you know, frozen yogurt), and some beer have rooted the Evo 4G to its knees. They’re very quiet when it comes to a release date of the hack, since Sprint could patch it by release, but it’s good to know that these dudes will be looking out for any trouble, and they’ll hack it.

Source: Grack

AT&T · BlackBerry · Leaks · Mobile

This Actually Looks Really Nice: New Blackberry Bold 9800 Shots Leak

  • May 23, 2010

I’ve been bashing the Blackberry 9670, and its cousin, the Bold 9800. But you know what? Throw everything I said into the bin, because according to The Berry Fix, this is a production-level late prototype; something we would see as the final design. Interestingly though, there’s an AT&T splash screen, and according to the source of the leak, not a bit of SurePress to be found anywhere. That’s quite appealing, if you ask me, frankly. There’s a gallery of shots waiting for you at the source link. Source: The Berry Fix, The AT&T Splash Screen

News · Roundups

This Week On LaptopMemo: All FroYo And Pac-Man Land Edition

  • May 23, 2010

This week on LaptopMemo.com features FroYo, detailed, in envy of, the SDK, and its coming to the Nexus One. There was also a hint of Pac-Man, again provided by Google, among other crazy jazz that you can find in the archives…

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