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While there aren’t too many more details on the upcoming 7 inch Android tablet from ViewSonic, dubbed the ViewPad, we now have a couple of pictures of the upcoming tablet and some confirmation of it’s features. With 3G, GPS, and a microSD card slot, this little guy is shaping up to be one nice tablet,…
Ladies, ever wish you had a dress that doubled as your cellphone? No? I’m not surprised. I’ve never had any desire to wear a suit that had mobile phone capabilities… That said, if you’re a die-hard tech junkie of the female gender, and looking good while embracing the latest gadgetry is your thing… the dress…
If you’ve been following, wanting, needing and foaming-at-the-mouth over the iPad, you’ll well know that ‘production issues’ have long plagued the ‘magical’ device. Apple couldn’t produce the iPad fast enough to keep up with the demand, bringing forth production line concerns that had caused delays and frustrations to all that ordered. It looks like those…
Bing arrives for Android users on the Verizon Wireless network today, so if you’re an avid Bing user there is plenty to get excited about. You can hop on over to the Android Marketplace to grab the Bing app and get to searching with the feature-rich application as a bunch of nifty features have been…
The NVIDA Tegra 2 dual-core chip will find its way into many upcoming Android phones and tablets later this year, and for good reason. The Tegra2 offers a true dual-core processor, giving any device with the Tegra 2 system-on-chip CPU running under the hood the kind of experience that is probably best described as “blazing…
Starting today, Microsoft is rolling out its Hotmail ActiveSync service for a variety of mobile platforms. As its name implies, Hotmail ActiveSync will bring the capabilities of Exchange ActiveSync to Hotmail accounts. Users with a supported phone and mobile client will be able to sync their email, calendar, and contacts to their handset. Updates made…
Some shots of a new Android phone from LG have bubbled up, along with a handful of specs. Running Android 2.2 (Froyo), the LG E720 has a 3.2″ capacitive touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, and is powered by a 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 processor. It looks like a pretty standard mid-range handset, but…
Google is not taking the Oracle patent lawsuit against Android sitting down and the search giant is pulling out of the JavaOne conference. Joshua Bloch of the Google Open Source Programs Office told Reuters: We wish that we could [present at the show], but Oracle’s recent lawsuit against Google and open source has made it…
Clearwire’s Monday press event is over and, as expected, the 4G wireless carrier announced its new Rover brand, a spin-off wireless service offering pay-as-you-go 4G mobile broadband service. The Rover service comes in with very affordable tiered pricing plans that include unlimited 4G broadband access for $5/day, $20/week, and $50/month. Being a prepaid service, the…
Until the Apple iPhone 4, which has some pretty killer battery life compared to older models, battery usage on the iPhone was a pretty big concern for most users. Auto3G should help you extend the battery life of your iPhone in between charges by turning 3G off every time you put the screen to sleep…