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Speaking to a group of financial analysts at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha stated that Motorola Xoom sales are “off to a good start.” The Motorola chief would not divulge exact sales numbers, but seemed pleased with the tablet’s performance thus far. The 10.1-inch tablet recently debuted on…
Former Apple employee Paul Devine was convicted for his role in accepting kickbacks from Asian parts suppliers. Before his arrest, Devine worked as global supply manager for Apple from 2005 until 2010. During his time with the company, Devine would provide Asian part manufactures with internal, confidential information about upcoming Apple products, including the iPhone and…
T-Mobile confirmed late on Monday that it is going to shut down its Sidekick service on May 31 2011. At that time, the Microsoft-backed Danger servers will no longer be active and all Sidekick phones will lose the precious cloud-based services that define the handset. To assuage disgruntled customers, T-Mobile will provide unspecified offers to…
LG announced today that its Optimus 2X, formerly know as the LG Star, is ready to make its official European debut Europe in March. Announced in December 2010, the Optimus 2X launched in Korea in January and became the world’s first dual-core smartphone to hit the market. Its impressive set of specs include: NVIDIA Tegra 2…
Xda-developer member coolbho3000 was able to overclock both cores of the Motorola Xoom to a blazing fast 1.5 GHz. The stock Motorola Xoom ships with a dual-core Tegra 2 processor that is clocked at 1 GHz. This limit was imposed to protect the device and ensure it runs smoothly and safely. As with anything, if…
Security researchers from NetQin Mobile discovered two new Android spyware programs called SW.SecurePhone and SW.Qieting. Similar to previous Android security threats, these two malicious programs are distributed through third-party application marketplaces and online forums. Please note that these applications are not found in the official Android Market. SW.SecurePhone is found primarily in the US and…
Last week, AT&T announced via Facebook that the Android 2.2 update for the Aria was going to be released very soon. As expected, the Froyo download link went live late on Friday and Aria owners can now enjoy an official taste of Android 2.2. For those who have not updated, you can grab the appropriate 165MB…
Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Craig Mundie, showcased some new technology during a recent TechForum event for news media. His presentation demonstrated the use of a Windows Phone handset, supposedly the HTC HD7, to control the user interface of a computer. If you look beyond the UI beyond being presented, the phone is serving…
The 2011 Academy Awards will be held today Sunday, February 27th and movie fans are gearing up for the big day. While the world is discussing which movies will be receiving awards for being the best of the best, many of you will be frantically planning a last-minute get together. To help you with that process, we…
Rumors are coming fast and furious that suggest the BlackBerry PlayBook will be able to run Android applications. Last week, we read a report from ShopSavvy that claims someone was using their Android application on a BlackBerry Curve 8520, a Curve 8300, and a mystery 8600 device. While not conclusive evidence that RIM is building…