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The Nexus One has seen its fair share of ROMs and operating systems that were not intended for it, and Android’s open source nature is to thank for this. Well, we now have yet another mobile operating system ported to the N1. We just got word that the Maemo 5 successor, MeeGo has been ported…
The day for Windows Phone 7 draws near, and nothing could be more proof of that than Amazon.de, the retailer’s German site, throwing up the LG Optimus 7 page for all to see. Well, it could be the Optimus 7 we’ve already seen or another Windows Phone 7 powered device, the E900. Which one is…
After purchasing Palm in July, HP is reportedly working on new webOS hardware – to go along with the new webOS 2.0 screenshots that we see here. Earlier this summer, we saw a hint of the Palm Pre Plus 2 on a leaked Verizon roadmap and caught a glimpse of webOS 2.0 devices in the…
We all know that driving and texting while driving can be dangerous but many of us do it anyways because the convenience just seems to outweigh the risks. A new study from the Governors Highway Safety Association is contemplating the nuclear option to wipe out this problem: banning all cell phone use, even with hands-free…
Verizon, with help from the Asurion Mobile Recovery app, is now going to help you find your lost cell phone with GPS assistance. You can think of it as Find my iPhone, but for Android, BlackBerry and webOS on Verizon’s network. As an extended part of the Total Equipment Coverage protection plan, if you lose…
For those of you that can’t get enough Glee, get ready to load up your iOS powered device (your iPhone, iPad and yes, even the iPod Touch) with more Glee goodness. Smule has updated the very popular (#1 music app in 17 countries, top 10 music app in 74 countries) Glee Karaoke app to version…
Nokia and AT&T are joining forces and starting a “Calling All Innovators” competition that runs between now and the end of January 2011. Nokia’s mission for developers: Make applications that people want for Symbian^3 devices, because everyone is making stuff for Android and iOS, but not us, and we’re number 1 … at least in…
Last week Stephen Elop began his new job as the CEO of Nokia. He’s the first non-Finnish CEO in the company’s over 140 year history. When The New York Times went digging to find out why Nokia stumbled just a few short years after the start of this century, and what he can do to…
The baseline for what’s considered decent human behavior has been slowly slipping to lower and lower levels ever since Elvis Presley got up on stage and violently gyrated his hips on national television. There used to be a time when you went to the cinema and were able to order a beer, smoke a cigarette,…
There’s a fond place in my heart set aside for the HTC Hero. It was the first device I ever had the pleasure of experiencing Android on, and while I’m not an everyday Android user, the hardware was rock solid… and… I have to admit I enjoyed my maiden Android experience very much. The Android-powered…