Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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Android 2.3 Gingerbread video tour

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 05:11 AM PST

We received a shiny new Google Nexus S smartphone last week, and Michael has been busy working on a full review. But since that will take a few more days, he's put together some videos and text on just the updates found in the phone's new Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, so you can get a taste for Android's (near) future.
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Google buys mobile payment firm Zetawire

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 05:07 AM PST

It has recently been revealed by analyst firm 451 Group that a small mobile payment company called Zetawire was purchased by Google. Zetawire owns a patent for "mobile banking, advertising, identity management, and credit card and mobile coupon transaction processing," according to DigitalTrends, but it appears the firm never released a product to the market. Instead, its acquisition by Google was finished in August and we assume that Google has been working with Zetawire on its near field communications (NFC) support, which launched in its latest operating system, Android 2.3 Gingerbread. While Google hasn't announced support for mobile banking just yet, we think that's something that's right around the corner.
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Nokia E7 flagship smartphone delayed until early 2011

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:55 AM PST

Nokia has confirmed that the E7, a Symbian^3 powered smartphone with a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, has been delayed. The device was expected to launch this month, but Nokia told Engadget that it's now expected to launch in early 2011. The delay has been attributed to a "minor durability issue" with the phone's hardware.
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Android Market update rolling out over next 2 weeks

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:48 PM PST

Today Google announced that it has started rolling out an Android Market update to Android smartphones running Android 1.6 or newer. The update delivers a revamped user interface and more. Read on for an image of the new Android Market, which should hit phones during the next two weeks.
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Gmail web client for Android and iPhone now supports 44 new languages

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:27 PM PST

Today Google announced that its Gmail HTML5 web client (gmail.com), which runs on iOS devices (2.2.1 and newer) such as the iPhone, and on Android smartphones, now supports 44 new languages. Before today, the latest version was only available for U.S. users in English. It now supports Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (UK and American), Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian (Bokmal), Polish, Portuguese (for both Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (for both Spain and South America), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
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Press Release: Motorola Mobility Completes Acquisition of 4Home

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:18 PM PST

T-Mobile offering G2 Android smartphone with HSPA+ support for $50

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:07 PM PST

T-Mobile is now offering the T-Mobile G2, an Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone with HSPA+ connectivity for $49.99 with a new 2-year T-Mobile contract. T-Mobile doesn't appear to have updated its no-contract pricing for the phone. The T-Mobiel G2 offers a full QWERTY keyboard, a 5MP camera, and an 800MHz processor. We liked the device, but found that its processor made the phone feel less speedy than its competitors and that it was a bit heavy. However, its HSPA+ data speeds were quite impressive. For more information on the G2, hit up our full review.
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LG SU660 Optimus 2X (Star) pops up in Korean video

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:03 AM PST

Videos of a new supposed dual-core phone called the LG SU660 Optimus 2X (codenamed Star) have popped up in some Korean videos comparing the device to the iPhone 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S. Specs of the device are slim right now, but it is rumored to run an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor.
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O2: Dell Streak Android 2.2 Froyo update coming this week

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:39 AM PST

Today O2 announced that its Dell Streak Android smartphone will be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo this week. Froyo should add a number of features to the Dell Streak, including mass updating of applications within the Android Market, possible Wi-Fi hotspot capabilities, Google Navigation for turn-by-turn directions. O2 wasn't specific on an exact day the rollout would start, but if we were you we'd keep our devices powered-up in anticipation.
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RIM outs BlackBerry News Feed beta RSS reader

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST

Today RIM announced that its BlackBerry News Feed application will be available in both the BlackBerry Beta Zone and the BlackBerry App World's Test Center today. The free application will allow you to add RSS feeds to read news from your favorite websites, however, it does not yet support Google Reader. From what we can tell, it's not available just yet, but RIM says it will be available sometime today.
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Judge tosses Paul Allen patent lawsuit against Apple, Google

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 07:55 AM PST

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Apple, Google, Facebook, eBay, and others, which claimed that the search firms infringed on four patents developed by Paul Allen while he worked at Interval Research in the 1990s.
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Huawei Ascend Android smartphone now available on MetroPCS

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 06:40 AM PST

Today MetroPCS announced that it is now offering the Huawei Ascend, an Android smartphone. The Ascend runs the older Android 2.1 Eclair operating system, offers a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 3.2MP camera, and Wi-Fi connectivity. The Ascend originally launched on Cricket Wireless in October. It's available from MetroPCS for $179.
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Nokia's Navteq buys Trapster for traffic data

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 06:27 AM PST

Navteq, owned by Nokia, recently bought the traffic service Trapster, Reuters is reporting. Trapster provides information on road hazards, police speed traps, police cameras, and more. Its data is submitted by Trapster's 9.4 million users. "Navteq believes that community-generated data has a critical party to play in location content," Navteq told Reuters. Pricing details of the purchase were not made public. Nokia bought Navteq in 2008.
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Nimbuzz for Android updated with HD voice calling

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 06:15 AM PST

Nimbuzz recently updated its Android application to version 2.0.2. The latest iteration adds support for HD voice calls to other Nimbuzz users. Other improvements include support for installing to your SD card, an updated my Profile Page, a re-tweaked contact list, and personalization with free avatars. Nimbuzz 2.0.2 is available in the Android Market for free now. (Correction: I originally had "HD video calls." I meant "HD voice calls.")
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Gawker hacked: change your passwords

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:45 AM PST

Over the weekend Gawker Media and its websites were reportedly hacked. The hackers have obtained information on more than 1 million users from Gizmodo, Jezebel, and Gawker.com, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. "The passwords were encrypted. But simple ones may be vulnerable to a brute-force attack. You should change your Gawker password and on any other sites on which you've used the same passwords," Gawker said in a statement.
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Android dominates 80 percent of Verizon's smartphone sales

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:33 AM PST

According to a research report from ITG Investment Research, 80 percent of Verizon Wireless' smartphone sales are Android devices. Thanks to the DROID, Motorola has the largest share as of November 2010, which bumped RIM out of the top spot.
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