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Android · HTC · Internet · Mobile · Motorola

Android version of Mozilla Fennec teased on the Nexus One and DROID

  • February 27, 2010

A picture is worth a thousand words? From the looks of it, yes. There’s not a lot to report here except that Mozilla has posted pics of the Nexus One and Motorola DROID both running Fennec, the mobile Firefox found on the Nokia N900 on their Facebook page. Otherwise there’s no release date mentioned for a public release. The DROID slide by the way is waiting for you after the jump.

Source: Firefox Mobile, BGR

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Breaking · Palm

First Look: Palm Pre webOS 1.4 update now on Sprint, O2, and Movistar phones

  • February 27, 2010

A mere 39 megabytes download. I was quite surprised when I booted up the Updates app and found what I was looking for. Should you have a Sprint Palm Pre, or one on O2 or Movistar, you’ll have access to this  OTA update. So to figure out how good the new features are we took a good look at our review unit. Now we’ve found that:

  • Apps really do load a million thousand times faster.
  • There’s video recording of course which works and looks like a charm.
  • Improved call log.
  • Notification light (we haven’t seen that yet though).
  • Apps have the same startup look as you boot the phone; nice touch BTW.
  • Multitasking has greatly improved. The record for the most apps on a Pre used to be 10. For us? 21 apps simultaneously.
  • Looks like better battery life so far.
  • We haven’t seen the Flash app or plug-in on the App Catalog. Yet.

In our upcoming Sprint Pre review we’ll go over more details, but in the meantime, get one of the best updates that you’ll probably see on your Pre for a while. Full changelog and promo vid after the break for you dudes and dudettes.

Source: Palm

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Breaking · Google · HTC · Mobile

The Daily Telegraph: Nexus One coming to Vodafone UK in April

  • February 26, 2010

Without properly citing where-in-the-world who their sources are, The Daily Telegraph states that the Nexus One will launch on Vodafone UK in April for an undetermined price. To try and put details on that subject, the Telegrpah mentioned it’s “likely to be priced very similarly to comparable smartphones such as the iPhone.” It’s no surprise that Vodafone will take on the massively-powerful N1, but with a solid time frame for the UK launch, the also UK-inbound Sense UI-bumped, extremely similar Desire will have some serious competition.

Source: Daily Telegraph

Android · HTC · Mobile · News

Nexus One passes the FCC again, now in CDMA form

  • February 26, 2010

Not too long ago the Nexus One passed through the FCC, a model that seemed it was destined for AT&T. Today though, a new version has jumped the Great Wall of the Federal Communications Commission: A dual-band CDMA variant, definitely the one headed for Verizon Wireless. Anyway, the model number and label shape are the same, so that’s the only confirmation we’ll need.

Source: FCC

Android · Motorola · T-Mobile

New OTA update for Motorola CLIQs turns them into bricks

  • February 26, 2010

If you haven’t noticed there’s a new OTA update for your Motorla CLIQ, you might want to hold off downloading it, because users are having headaches with the new 1.3.18 update right now. Terrifying known issues include not being able to log into MOTOBLUR, SMS-related lagging and crashing, sucky Bluetooth connectivity, dimming screens, virtual keypad bugs, and the date and time set to 7PM, 31 December 1969. T-Mobile and Motorola haven’t sent out an official statement as of yet, but here’s what an official T-Mobile Community mod had to say:

“Hi Everybody!

Thanks everyone for informing us on what the latest Motorola Cliq OTA update has brought to light. We want to let everyone know that we have been reading your comments, and we hear you. We have forwarded your concerns to the appropriate people and are working hard on them.

As of now, we advise you not to Master Reset your phone if your OTA update did not download or if you are experiencing issues at this time.

Thank you for using the T-Mobile forums and we will keep you updated as we gather more information.”

We’d also agree for you not to Master Reset your CLIQ, and if you do, well, maybe things will only get worse. Now hopefully that new webOS update with Flash today won’t cause any wonky stuff like this.

Source: Android and Me, BGR

Dell · News · Tablets

Dell Mini 5 to be first of “family of tablets”

  • February 26, 2010

A great thing to know indeed. While we are patiently waiting for the Dell Mini 5 to launch (even though we don’t know when) Dell’s very own Neeraj Choubey, GM of Dell’s tablet division, served up the scoop to Wired and said that there will be “a family of tablets” which will “scale up to a variety of sizes.” (They probably would all run Android) He also reveals that there will be “inexpensive data plans” with the new slates, much like what Apple plans for the iPad. Although I do think a lot of carriers are going to get a grudge when they have to provide “cheap” data plans to a large range of users. The buck doesn’t stop there though; the exec had a separate interview at Laptop, and said AT&T would be providing that coverage to Dell Mini 5 users. Who knew? Now Choubey, wanna give us that release date?

Via: SlashGear

Source: Wired, Laptop

BlackBerry · Leaks · Rumors · Verizon

New Blackberry Slider Spotted, Looks Like Mash-up of a Storm and the Bold

  • February 26, 2010

What you’re looking at above is what Boy Genius calls the upcoming Blackberry slider. There’s no confirmation if this is real, so get your tin foil hats on. Moving along, this QWERTY slider wouldn’t slide out horizontally like many of HTC’s phones and the Motorola Droid, but would slide out vertically, exactly like Palm’s Pre. There’s no word if it would be exactly like the Magnum/Dakota prototypes which had a touchscreen and a keyboard, meaning that it might get the keyboard but no touchscreen, but we believe it will have a fully capacitive touchscreen. Otherwise here are the specs that are rumored for this device:

  • It will run Blackberry OS 6.0.
  • It will “100 percent support  802.11n Wi-Fi”.
  • The resolution, unfortunately, has not increased, and will stay at 360×480.
  • It will have a Bold-like keyboard and slides out like the Pre.
  • And lastly, it won’t be a Verizon exclusive — instead it’s a GSM/HSPA device.

But besides the question if this actually exists, the more important question is: Would you actually buy a Palm Pre-like Blackberry with a new OS (hopefully with a better browser), that uses GSM, and looks like a Photoshop of a Bold and Storm 9520 getting fused? In my opinion: Maybe.

Source: Boy Genius Report

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Android · HTC · Rumors

HTC Supersonic’s (or Incredible’s) camera tested on video

  • February 25, 2010

After looking at leaked images of both the Supersonic and Incredible I can come to the conclusion that the 40 second video above with an HTC Android 2.1-based phone is in fact the Incredible. Notice thats the earpiece is shorter in the Incredible that it is the Supersonic, which has an unusually large earpiece. Otherwise the entire guess of mine could be wrong. What’s your take?

UPDATE: The video’s been pulled. I’ll leave it up there just in case it comes back online.

Source: AndroidCentral

Breaking · Mobile · Palm

Sprint: Palm Pre and Pixi webOS 1.4 update hitting the waves tomorrow

  • February 25, 2010

As have been rumored for quite some time now, the official webOS 1.4 update that will bring Flash and video-capturing (among other things) to the Sprint Palm Pre and Pixi is hitting the waves tomorrow OTA (over-the-air) as according to Sprint Forum Admin ‘izzyks,’. Not only will the Pre and Pixi will have an edge over their “plus” cousins (who has the plus now, eh?), but this will only make our upcoming Palm Pre review a million times better (and even a bit longer). Hit up the full changelog by clicking on the “Read More” link.

Source: Sprint
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Cameras · Reviews

Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 Review

  • February 25, 2010

The first camera ever to show up here is a little over a year old. That doesn’t mean the Stylus Tough 6000 has lost its ability to take pictures. It’s waterproof to 10 feet, shockproof to 5 feet, and can withstand temperatures of down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Since this is a pretty simple point-and-shoot I’ll just go over price, durability, and the pictures and videos it takes. Check out the review after the break where we see if this $300 camera is worth it.

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