Monday, March 28, 2011

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Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi tablet now available for purchase

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:07 AM PDT

The Wi-Fi-only version of Motorola's Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet, the XOOM, is now available for purchase. As expected, the XOOM went on sale across the country at Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam's Club, Staples, and Walmart for $599 yesterday.
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Judge rules for Apple in Nokia patent suit

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:01 AM PDT

Apple won a U.S. trade ruling against Nokia Oyi over patent infringement on mobile phone technology. An International Trade Commission judge deemed that Apple was not in violation of five of Nokia's patents. Judge James Gildea's findings will be subject to review by the ITC in the near future. This isn't the first time we've seen Nokia and Apple squabble over intellectual licensing rights, as the two powerhouse phone makers have been wrapped up in litigation since October 2009. Nokia drew first blood, accusing Apple of 10 different patent violations and demanding royalties for the millions of iPhones sold since its 2007 launch. The patents in question are related to cameras, battery life, touchscreens, speakers, and messaging.
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Motorola Milestone finally gets Android 2.2 Froyo in Canada

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Not to be left out in the cold, Motorola has finally announced that Canadian versions of the Milestone can now be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo from 2.1 Eclair. The Milestone is the international version of the original Droid sold by Verizon Wireless in the U.S. The Droid received 2.2 Froyo way back in August of last year, while European Milestones have just been let in on the action this month. Canadian Milestone owners can head on over to Motorola's support page to update their smartphones.
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Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod touch get iOS 4.3.1 update; some bugs squashed

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Apple has released the iOS 4.3.1 update for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, which resolves some bugs found in an earlier release of iOS 4.3. Graphics issues with the iPod touch and Digital AV adapter have been resolved, as well as connection and activation issues on certain cellular networks. The update also fixes some issues when authenticating with certain enterprise web services. Apple's iOS 4.3.1 is available now and can be installed by plugging your phone or tablet into iTunes and running the update check utility.
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iPad 2 sold out by Saturday in international launch

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Reports are coming in from the international launch of Apple's next generation tablet, the iPad 2, and it appears most locations that launched the tablet on Friday were sold out by Saturday. Flagship stores in London and Paris are both reported to have sold out and won't receive replenishment until Monday. The same was found to be true for Canadian Apple stores. Apple's second fiscal quarter closed midnight on Saturday, so we should be hearing exactly how many iPad 2's were sold since launch in a few weeks.
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Nokia E7 smartphone finally available in the UK

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Nokia is finally allowing pre-orders of its flagship smartphone, the E7, for customers in the UK. Promised for delivery within 14 days, Nokia lists the E7 for 499 GBP (US$799) SIM-free. Customers can order the E7 directly from Nokia's website. The E7 has been available in some European countries since February, but this is the first time UK users have been able to officially order it.
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HTC Inspire 4G can turn on HSUPA radio now thanks to FCC

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 11:15 AM PDT

The Federal Communications Commission has issued a set of documents that state the HSUPA radio currently in the HTC Inspire 4G Android smartphone for AT&T can now be activated. An HSUPA radio is capable of uploading data at speeds of up to 6Mbps, according to claims by AT&T. The radio, while always present in the Inspire, was not active in shipping units due to AT&T claiming that its network could not support the faster upload speeds. We saw this borne out in our full review of the Inspire 4G, where the best upload speeds we could achieve were 114Kbps, much lower than expected from a supposed "4G" device. In fact, this was slower than many 3G devices on AT&T. Now that the FCC has cleared the way, the ball is entirely in AT&T's court to flip the switch on the HSUPA radio.
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China's Baidu plans for light mobile OS with one-second search

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 07:42 AM PDT

Chinese search giant Baidu has announced plans to develop a new lightweight operating system for mobile devices. Baidu is on a mission to put the search box at the center of every action performed on a mobile device, a strategy nicknamed "box computing."
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ST-Ericsson develops 2x faster battery charger

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 06:40 AM PDT

ST-Ericsson has announced that it has developed a charger for the Li-Ion batteries found in smartphones and other portable electronics that can charge the battery in half the time it takes now. Named the PM2300, the charger can charge at 3A instead of the 1.5A max that is available currently. Not only does this offer twice-as-fast charging, it also allows the device to charge while in a high drain situation - being used as a wireless hotspot for example. ST-Ericsson has not announced when the new charger will be available, nor how much it will cost
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