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While this is exciting for only so many users out there in the world, but the source code for Android 2.3 Gingerbread has been officially pushed into the AOSP (Android Open Source Project). Soon we will begin to see some solid modifications and custom ROMs for the release, and the Nexus S won’t be the…
When it comes to software and appeasing its user base, HTC is on point. In addition to making slick user interfaces for platforms like Windows Mobile and Android, the manufacturer also cares after its careless users (i.e. those who prematurely hack their devices and need support later on). This time, HTC has released the first…
One of the salient features of Windows Phone 7 is its integration with Zune. Similar to iTunes for iOS and the Mac, the Zune software lets you transfer music, videos, and photos to and from your Windows Phone PC. It is also a marketplace for purchasing music and videos which can be transferred to your Windows…
The Samsung Intercept for Sprint has been around for a few months now, but users have been left with Android 2.1 until now. A new update for the Intercept will give users Android 2.2 Froyo and all its goodness along with a number of other fixes. In addition to upgrading the software to the not-so-latest…
Rumour has it that Research In Motion is going to continue their shopping spree (see The Astonishing Tribe, QNX, Viigo, Torch Mobile, Chalk Media, and Dash Navigation) by snatching up a contact management app developer called Gist. Supposedly the deal is all but sealed, but even if it happens, it might be too small of…
The chorus spouting a Verizon iPhone in the works for early 2011 is getting louder. First it was the Wall Street Journal, then the New York Times and now we have Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster joining in the rumor mill. According to a modeled prediction by Munster, the iPhone will be on Verizon any…
It’s holiday time… which means many things to many people. One of the things holidays mean to me is… sales in the Apple App Store! Electronic Arts is currently running a 99 cent sale on a whole whackload of games for iPhone and iPad, and it’s very much worth checking out. The EA Holiday sale…
The Verizon Wireless Palm Pre 2 has been spotted on eBay in a now-cancelled auction. The handset was confirmed by PreCentral to be an actual CDMA Pre 2 with model number, P102EWW. Advertised as being great “for parts”, the Pre 2 has a bad ESN (i.e., it cannot be activated by Verizon) and is missing…
The Kindle e-book app for Android just got a beefy update, including the ability to save books locally to your microSD memory card, access to newspapers and magazines, as well as sharing through social networks like Facebook and Twitter, zooming for images, and the handy ability to use the volume rocker for skipping pages. There’s…
An official client for the LinkedIn professional social network has been a long time coming, but it looks like the third-party stopgaps will soon be relieved of duty. LinkedIn for Android is now available in an open beta if you sign up for the group. All of the core functions are there, like viewing updates…