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O2 has finally green-lighted the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for its Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. According to the Telefónica-owned mobile operator, there were significant problems with the new firmware, causing the delay. Heck, even now things are not running smoothly and O2 suggests installing the new software with a caution – X10 may run slower…
Well what do you know, Huawei managed to get a design award for one of its phones – Vision. Don’t get me wrong, I like Vision and as far as I can tell that device alongside the MediaPad tablet opens the high-end market for the Chinese company. However, I’m not sure I would give them…
Remember last year when EA released The Simpsons Arcade which ended up being a non-multiplayer remake of the classic The Simpsons Arcade Game? Unfortunately, I remember that game too well and I’m still disappointed in how it turned out as I absolutely loved the original arcade classic. It looks like we may finally be getting…
The latest iteration of Motorola’s BlackBerry clone, the Pro+, has just landed in Canada by way of Bell Mobility. Besides the familiar keyboard, the Motorola Pro+ packs 4 GB of local storage, a 1 GHz processor with 512 MB of RAM, a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, and a 3.1-inch 640 x 480 touchscreen.…
While some may not care about what font is used within a phone’s operating system, it’s certainly something one should pay attention to, as you’ll be looking at it every time you unlock your phone. We recently got a glimpse of the new Android font, Roboto, and Mr. Matias Duarte himself has shed some light…
We’re fans of the Taptu app for getting your news, so it’s nice to hear that it will be bringing out three new apps for the just-announced Nook Tablet and the Nook Color. The Taptu Fashion, Taput Food and Taptu Lifestyle apps will bring customized news aggregation experiences to the Barnes & Noble tablets, pulling…
While the U.S. may be the biggest smartphone market out there, and RIM’s foothold there is slipping, BlackBerry continues to be popular in the UK and Canada according to recent survey data. In Canada, BlackBerry has snatched 41% of the smartphone market, which is more or less in line with where RIM sat at the…
Amazon’s AppStore today pushed out its latest update (version 2.0) which adds some nice UI improvements. This update comes in perfect timing for next week’s release of the Kindle Fire. The eCommerce giant has been locked in as of late announcing its acquisition of voice control company Yap and its support of “several thousand” big name apps.…
Who says the kids can’t get into the Android fun? It turns out that Toys R Us and app developer FUHU, known for its kid-friendly Fooz Kids edutainment applications, has joined forces to offer an affordable Android tablet for children and adults. The Nabi Tablet is a fun and educational tablet featuring a custom user interface…
We knew this is coming and voila – LG has officially announced Optimus LTE for Canadian Bell. Needless to say, LG’s superphone will get a prominent place in the carrier’s portfolio as the flagship LTE-enabled smartphone. The device we’re talking about is arguably the best Android smartphone ever made, even better than the Google Nexus…