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Again I’m continuing to rant about webOS. Presuming it won’t die out — and I think webOS is the only reason why HP bought Palm and they’ll do anything to make it a success — HP needs to do something about it to excite the market and the media about the platform. Android is taking…
And while we still have our doubts on the prospects of bada platform, Samsung doesn’t seem to give up on it. Quite the contrary, version 2.0 should be released later this year and in the meantime the Korean giant will be providing select developers with early access to the next-gen SDK. We don’t know what…
Samsung Mobile has just lost a key executive, as its CTO Omar Khan will be leaving the company starting next week. Khan is widely considered to be responsible for Samsung making a huge push into Android and he was also kind of the public face for the original Galaxy Tab tablet. Khan is going over…
You may’ve heard Sprint’s version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab got the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update few days ago. Now the same treatment is set to hit British users with Sammy’s first Android-powered tablet. We don’t have the exact release only “within the next couple of weeks” which could mean anything from mid-July to the…
This isn’t officially confirmed, but the rumor on the street is that Sprint and Samsung are getting ready to finally bring the Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the Epic 4G. Yep that means the only device in the Galaxy S family with physical QWERTY keyboard will soon get a number of new features and performance enhancements.…
Ask any mobile developer what’s the current hot topic in the wireless industry is, and he’ll likely tell you the ensuing battle between mobile applications and mobile websites. With the former you can offer a rich user experience that better integrates with the capabilities of the respective platform it’s running on, while the latter can…
The Nexus S 4G looks set for some important updates from Sprint on July 11. One of the features in the update is enabling the NFC element, which could herald the much-anticipated Google Wallet. The update, labeled as version GRJ90, doesn’t look like a huge one, but it is bringing a number of features and…
Almost missed this, but since it’s important we’re covering it, nonetheless. Yep, Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Tab got the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update (software version EF17), offering several improvements including fixes for VPN, Bluetooth HID support (for wireless keyboards) and Power Management enhancements. If your current software version is EB28, you will receive a network notification…
In my recent post on “QWERTY compromise” I figured out (obviously) I’m not the only one craving for a high-end smartphone with huge screen and full QWERTY keyboard. As a matter of fact, most commentators agreed though some said they don’t need the physical keyboard with Swype running on their phone. Point taken, but what…
Samsung made a deal with Rovio to include a special Golden Egg level in Angry Birds Seasons for Samsung Galaxy S II owners. The new level is available as part of the latest Summer Pignic update and can be accessed from the third level, though it’s not that easy to figure out how. That said,…