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No doubt Google employees are testing the Google Nexus S. Eric Schmidt showed off the handset last month at the Web 2.0 Summit and the handset has been spotted in the wild with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Also last month, sample images taken from the Nexus S were uploaded to Picasa via an account thought to be…
Netflix confirmed that it is moving towards HTML5 for the user experience on its mobile devices. The movie rental and streaming giant has already debuted this technology with its PS3 version. The UI for the PS3 is written entirely in HTML5 and is based upon a custom build of Webkit designed specifically for the PS3. In addition to…
And you thought that last video of Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation phone was hot? Well, check out this latest one that was spotted on YouTube by Engadget. Unlike the previous video which was shot with the blur filter at max, this latest video is shot with striking clarity. The two-minute video, embedded below, gives us a close look…
No doubt Angry Birds is one of the top mobile games It is available on multiple platforms including iOS, webOS, Symbian 3, and Android. It is one of the leading games in both the Apple App Store and the Android Market. It boasts of over 7 million Android users, over 12 million iOS users, and…
Microsoft claimed they were giving each employee a Windows Phone handset and it looks like the Redmond company is making good on its promise. Maarten Sonneveld of Microsoft Netherlands tweeted that the Samsung Omnia 7 is on its way to the Netherland employees. A separate report from allaboutphone.nl also confirms that the Netherlands division has handed out…
Cellular South kicked off a new promotion that offers AT&T customers up to $100 for their iPhone when they buy another smartphone from the regional carrier. In the ultimate affront to Apple fanboys, AT&T customers switching over to Cellular South must physically give up their iPhone and select another handset which may include the Android-powered…
Earlier this week, reports began surfacing that death-gripping the HTC HD7 causes signal attenuation, a phenomena also exhibited by the Apple iPhone 4. As we saw with the iPhone and its ensuing “Antennagate” saga, this signal loss was captured on video, posted on YouTube, and widely reported across the tech blogs. As expected, HTC has responded…
The Guardian, a British national daily newspaper, informed its readers of impending changes to its iPhone app. While most of the updates are standard fare, one section details new pricing changes that deviate from the normal one-time payment options currently available in the App Store. According to The Guardian, its updated iPhone app will soon be available…
Heads up bargain shoppers, Radio Shack is offering the Sprint Galaxy Tab for $349, a $50 discount off the normal retail price. You will need to hoof it down to your local store as the sale is available in store only and check first before you start the trek as the deal is available in…
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha spoke yesterday at the Credit Suisse 2010 Technology Conference. As part of his presentation, the CEO said Motorola’s Q1 2011 guidance will be negatively impacted by a new “competitive dynamic” developing at Verizon Wireless. This new competitor must be the iPhone as only the iPhone could garner enough demand to hurt…