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Mobile phones today are primarily built out of plastic, with few exceptions such as the Apple iPhone and Nokia N8 which use exotic materials like glass, steel and aluminum, but what if you wanted to build something green? Japanese giant NEC says that they’ve developed a bio-plastic that’s 70% made out of a compound which…
Palm Pre and Pre Plus owners that enjoy tweaking their handset will be happy to know that UberKernel has finally hit the 1GHz plateau. Released initially as an unstable, developers release, the 1GHz version of UberKernel has finished testing and is now available for prime-time usage. This latest 1GHz version replaces the previous build of…
We needed to find a plumber this week because there were leaked phones all over the place – we saw spy shots of multiple Windows Phone 7 devices and Android handsets. If that wasn’t enough, we got some hands-on time with some cool new apps and hardware, Froyo is finally getting out there en masse…
Originally hinted at last December, Intuit and Mophie are teaming up to offer an easy-to-use credit card processing solution for small businesses. Known as the Complete Credit Card Solution, the joint offering includes a Mophie iPhone case with embedded credit card reader and Intuit’s GoPayment application. Combined, the two components work together to bring secure mobile…
It looks like Intel may be taking a major plunge into the mobile space, as the company is rumored to be close to acquiring mobile chip maker Infineon in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard this rumor, but Bloomberg sources said the deal is…
Reading fanatics swooped in on the Amazon Kindle after the online retailer announced its $140 Wi-Fi only version about a month ago. The popular eReader, which is now more affordable than ever, also boasts an enormous library of 670,000 books in its U.S. store. When coupled with the Amazon Kindle apps for the iPhone, iPad,…
If you have a thing for seeing tech and gadgets stripped to bits and torn right down to the transceiver, you’ll enjoy this tear down of the Samsung Galaxy S. Apparently, the Galaxy S i9000 is pretty well built, but far easier to take apart than the Omnia, also by Samsung. So what exactly does…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is being quite the tease today, as the company showed off a brief demonstration video and we’ve been able to find another few spy shots. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is going to have a 7-inch screen and the good folks at ifanr.com said it will sport a 1026 X 600 pixel…
Nothing makes my heart skip a beat quite like seeing pictures of shattered smartphone screens – or worse, seeing it happen in action. I’ve been lucky so far, but it’s good to know that Gorilla Glass, the alkali-aluminosilicate glass the iPhone 4 uses, is covering more smartphone displays these days. The Samsung Galaxy S line…
Sprint’s 3G Airave is now available from the wireless carrier but only select customers are allowed to order the device. Customers interested in the Airave access point must pass a litmus test to determine whether you would qualify and benefit from the use of the device. Each potential customer is reviewed independently and must demonstrate…