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The pieces for the upcoming Palm Pre 2 are coming into focus. We’ve seen signs that it will have some refined hardware and leaked documents indicate it could also be coming to Verizon in the not-too-distant future. The good folks over at Engadget have obtained a screen shot from Verizon’s internal training portal which show…
Sony Ericsson has decided to show a little preview of their upcoming Xperia X10 Android 2.1 update, and are expected to roll it out starting at the end of October, pending carrier approval. The main features of the update include continuous autofocus on the 8 megapixel camera, five home screens (instead of just three), 20…
Google announced its 3Q earnings, and they killed it. During the conference call, the search giant spoke briefly about Android, what it is is expecting to see from it, and how people are using the little, green robot. First off, the Android Market now sports over 90,000 applications available and it doesn’t look like it’s…
A leaked Rogers document has revealed that dummies for Dell’s 5″ Android smartphone are landing at Rogers near the end of the month, with devices proper becoming available in early November – a bit behind AT&T, but better late than never. You can take the write-up of the Streak in Rogers’ official magazine as something…
Some previously rumoured pricing of the Vodafone UK BlackBerry Bold 9780 refresh has been backed up by two screenshots from internal inventory: it’ll be free with a £35 monthly plan over 24 months, or £45 over 18 months, and be available in classic black or white. If you’d rather opt for the no-contract route, the…
For all you iPhone 4 users out there waiting for a jailbreak solution for iOS 4.1 before updating your Apple smartphone, you’ll be glad to hear that the limera1n jailbreak is now available for Mac. Previously released amidst some drama in the iPhone hacking community, Geohot’s limera1n tool beat the Chronic Dev Team’s greenpo1son jailbreak…
So you want to jailbreak your iPhone. Or maybe you’re on the fence. Either way, know that you have options. If you’re running the latest and greatest, assuming you’re not a dev with the latest beta and baseband, limera1n and greenpois0n just became available a few days ago. So if you’re looking to jailbreak your…
Entertainment check-in app GetGlue has cemented their existing partnership with HBO even further by today offering in-store discounts to fans of the series True Blood. Anybody using GetGlue to check-in their viewing of True Blood gets 10% right off the bat, but anyone who does so regularly and earns the Fan badge gets 15% off…
MetroPCS and textPlus are teaming up to make it easier to send out mass text messages for free. If you don’t know, textPlus offers apps which enable iPod, iPhone and other smartphone users to send and receive free text messages. MetroPCS already offers unlimited text messaging with its monthly unlimited plans, but the deal will…
While it’s impressive to hear, we’re not actually too surprised that Adobe has hit the million download mark for Android. The Flash player first hit Android in beta form this May and the 1.0 hit in August. We’re sure that the one million download mark must sound like music to Adobe’s ears. That said, Flash…