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We had an early look at the Toshiba Android Honeycomb tablet at CES 2011 but the company has now put up a teaser site for this unnamed device. The site has a Flash-y intro which shows off all the features. This includes a 10-inch screen with 720p resolution and ambient light sensors to adjust the…
If you’re itching to get your hands on the Motorola Xoom Android Honeycomb tablet, you’ll be happy to know that a Bluetooth keyboard has hit Amazon for it and it could be a solid indication that the device will launch within the next few weeks. Before we go too crazy, the keyboard we’re seeing for…
HTC announced impressive yearly earnings and quarterly earnings for the last quarter of 2010. The handset manufacturer shipped 9.1 million handsets in Q4 2010, a figure that is up 163% year over year and up significantly from the 6.1 million shipped in Q3 2010. Revenue exceeded original guidance and rose 153% year over year to…
We just heard the news that Best Buy would be skipping the Verizon iPhone when it’s launched next month, but the retailer may be carrying the 4G-toting HTC Thunderbolt instead as their exclusive Verizon handset. It looks like Best Buy is going 4G, which is why the Verizon iPhone may not have made the cut.…
I’m a big fan of the Samsung Galaxy Tab but some users aren’t satisfied with the power of the device when there are dual-core processors coming in future tablets. Well, the wonderful cracker community at XDA has developed a kernal which will let you overclock your Galaxy Tab to 1.2 GHz. This is an alpha…
The folks over at FOSS patents have done some digging into the Google-Oracle lawsuit over Android and things aren’t looking good for the search giant. The report claims that there are elements in Android which are directly copied from Java code, which is a clear case of patent infringement. The report looked at Oracle’s complaint…
LG is breaking out a new edition of its Optimus series, the Me P350. The phone is available for all to see on LG’s official Facebook page and features a “vibrant color range.” It looks like the handset is going to target entry-level smartphone users and ought to be priced accordingly. As you can see…
Soon after we said that you can grab the HTC Evo 4G for $99 from Amazon, the online retailer unveiled a similarly compelling deal for the other HTC-made Sprint smartphone – EVO Shift 4G. Unsurprisingly, this baby is slightly (10 bucks) cheaper than its bigger all-touchscreen cousin, but offers a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard. In addition,…
Although we missed to mentioned the iPhone and BlackBerry apps when they were released, now we decided to give some space to SeamlessWeb’s Android application. Available as a free download, it allows users to order food for pickup or delivery while on the go. The mobile application mimics SeamlessWeb’s web experience, though it’s optimized for…
We’ve seen concept phones that range from the very cool, to the downright silly. But, sometimes a concept device comes along that not only looks great, it’s intriguing enough that you want it right then and there. Well, there is a new such piece of vaporware making its rounds on the internet that may never…