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In a country where remote farmers and corporate suits share a similar passion for mobile phones, a lot of strange things can happen. Such is the case in Bandha village where a 23-year old man was killed by an exploding cell phone. The man, identified as Gopal Gujjar, was tending to grazing cattle and reportedly…
The low inventory that has plagued the “delicious” iPad since launch is soon coming to end, according to Susquehanna Financial analyst Jeff Fidacaro and Barcaly’s analyst Ben Reitz. In a recent research report, Fidacaro noted that iPad production is ramping beyond expectation with 4.75 million units predicted to go out the door in Q4 2010 alone.…
According to leaked information, LG’s enV series of handsets may shed its feature phone roots and adopt Android as its underlying OS. Those familiar with Verizon Wireless will associate the LG enV brand with a series of messaging-centric feature phones that extend all the way back to the original “The V”. One of the more recent versions…
Known for its wide array of feature phones, LG has been struggling to tap into the exploding smartphone market. While it has several introductory android handsets that have been well regarded, it has yet to produce a blockbuster hit to compete with the DROIDs of the world. All of that may be changing with LG’s new…
Acer is rumored to be developing one, possibly even two Android-based tablets slated for launch later this year. According to a rumor out of Digitimes, those plans may have been derailed by the company’s decision to forgo version 2.2 and wait for Android 3.0. If this rumor is to be believed (and that is a…
China state TV joined the growing list of sources claiming a September launch of the iPhone 4. According to the state TV report, China Unicom has inked a deal with Apple that will bring the smartphone to the mainland market by September. The state TV report cites a company brief issued as part of the…
Tweeting while driving is the rumored cause of a fatal accident earlier this week that claimed the life of celebrity surgeon, Dr. Frank Ryan. According to unconfirmed reports, the famed plastic surgeon was reportedly delivering his final tweet when he lost control of his car and went over a cliff. Ryan was joined in the…
Clockwork recovery has hit the DROID X courtesy of Koush who made the exciting announcement on Twitter. Previously demonstrated as a proof of concept earlier this week, the app that modifies the boot process and enables this custom recovery mode is now available as an apk from Koush’website for free or from the Android Market…
As part of its location-based event, Facebook announced the new Facebook Places feature for its iPhone application. Keeping its focus on the mobile space, Facebook has endowed the application with many of the new location features which will be appearing on Facebook’s website including location-based check-ins and tagging of friends that are joining you in…
T-Mobile has slashed the price of the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant, to an attractive $99 in a one day sale that starts and ends on August 18th. The Vibrant is T-Mobile’s variant of the Galaxy S and includes a 1GHz hummingbird processor, 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, 5MP camera, 3G, WiFi, aGPS, and Android 2.1. If…