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Asian sources hint that Foxconn is ramping up production of the iPad 2 for shipment in February 2011. Initial shipments of 400,000-600,000 units are expected to leave Foxconn warehouses within the next 100 days. Inside sources claim Foxconn is preparing component suppliers for this new production run, which is expected to take place in Foxconn’s…
Android chief Andy Rubin was on stage at D: Dive into Mobile and showed off a prototype tablet from Motorola that was running Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Honeycomb is the successor to Android 2.3 Gingerbread and from the quick glance provided by Rubin, it will be a nice improvement over the current version of the OS.…
Apple has leap-frogged Nokia to take top spot in Australia. IDC Australia released its Q3 Mobile Device Tracker and the data shows that Apple now has a 36.5% market share, while Nokia sits just below at 30.5%. This is the first time since 2002 that Nokia has not held the top spot in the land…
Last month, a leaked promotional flyer hinted at the early 2011 launch of the Windows Phone HTC 7 Trophy on Verizon Wireless. The flyer was intended for Microsoft employees who wanted a Verizon Windows Phone handset. Employees could sign up for the promotion until the end of December and would receive their new handset when…
It’s Google day in the Android world as the Mountain View company unveiled the Nexus S and unleashed the Android 2.3 “Gingergbread” SDK into the capable hands of the developer community. While the world takes a long and close look at the successor to the Nexus One, original Nexus One users are anxiously awaiting their…
Google Maps is present on other major mobile platforms including BlackBerry, iOS, webOS, and of course, Android. Windows Phone, though, ships with Bing Maps only and a version of Google Maps is not yet available. Rather than wait for Google to develop an official version, TechAutos has developed a homebrew version of Google Maps for…
Marketing signage being distributed to Apple stores confirms a spring 2011 launch for the white iPhone 4. The date appears in the small print at the base of the sign and is one of the first official, unofficial confirmations. Apple missed its fall launch window for the white iPhone 4. In October, the Cupertino company…
Since June, rumors have been circulating about a social network Google is developing in secrecy. Early reports described it as a Facebook competitor, but the latest leak from TechCrunch suggests otherwise. According to this latest information, the search giant has reportedly scrapped the idea for a Facebook clone and is pursuing a web-based social toolbar…
Infographics are awesome. Done right, they can convey a variety of pithy facts in an engaging and entertaining format. A recent one making the rounds is the cell phone usage infographics compiled by Wilson Electronics. Shown below, the infographic reveals several things we already knew – like those text-crazed under 25-ers who are more likely…
Palm and HP presumably have a plan to lift webOS out of its abyss, but recent U.S. smartphone market analysis suggests the merged company will have an insurmountable task in front of them. According to the latest Nielsen data, Palm OS lays claim to a meager 1.3% of the U.S smartphone market share. To make…