Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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Nokia Lumia 610 now available for purchase in the UK

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:02 AM PDT

Nokia has announced that the Lumia 610, the company's entry-level Windows Phone smartphone, is now available for purchase in the UK. Unsurprisingly, the low-end phone carries an equally low-end price tag, as buyers can get it from O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, and Virgin Mobile for free with a 15 GBP per month plan. The Lumia 610 sports a 3.7-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera, 8GB of internal storage, and 256MB of RAM, which means that it won't be able to run a handful of apps available in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Customers are able to choose between white, black, cyan, or magenta color options.
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HTC says One X, EVO 4G LTE smartphones have fully cleared U.S. Customs

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:46 PM PDT

HTC announced this evening that the remaining stock of its smartphones that were being held up by U.S. customs officials have been cleared and released from the government's custody. The HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE were initially held by customs officials about two weeks ago as the government investigated as to whether or not the smartphones violated Apple's patents. HTC revealed on May 20 that some of the devices were released and Sprint was able to ship the EVO 4G LTE to many of its pre-order customers shortly after that. The phone maker is confident that future shipments will not be delayed and that it "will soon be able to meet the demand for our products."
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RIM reminds investors that times are tough, warns of Q1 operating loss

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:47 PM PDT

RIM has provided investors with a business update ahead of its Q1 2013 earnings report, which is due at the end of next month. As expected, RIM's Q1 wasn't so hot, and the company warns that it will likely post an operating loss for the quarter.
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OmniVision reveals OV2722 camera sensor for smartphones, tablets

Posted: 29 May 2012 11:54 AM PDT

OmniVision has announced a new camera sensor designed to be used in smartphones, tablets, netbooks, ultrabooks. The OV2722 CameraChip is capable of recording native 1080p video, though its still image capabilities are limited to 2 megapixels. OmniVision says the new chip uses its OmniBSI+ pixel architecture that provides improved light sensitivity and image quality while still maintaining a module height of less than 3mm. The 1/6-inch chip has 1.4-micron pixels and promises to offer 10 percent better low light sensitivity than its predecessor. OmniVision says that the OV2722 is currently in volume production, but it did not say when we might see it used in actual devices.
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RIM expected to cut 2,000 employees as part of restructuring efforts

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:34 AM PDT

According to a report from The Globe and Mail, Research In Motion is planning to give 2,000 employees pink slips and send them home as it restructures the company. The proposed cuts amount to about 12 percent of RIM's global workforce.
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Sprint plans to turn off iDEN network as soon as June 2013

Posted: 29 May 2012 08:55 AM PDT

Sprint announced today that it plans to decommission its iDEN push-to-talk network as early as June 30 of next year. The carrier had already announced plans to convert its 800MHz spectrum, which is used for iDEN services, to 4G LTE by 2014.
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Apple WWDC 2012 keynote set for June 11 at 10 a.m. PT/1p.m. ET

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Apple has announced that the keynote presentation for its 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference has been scheduled for Monday, June 11 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. The company did not reveal who would be speaking during the keynote, but we can expect to see the usual cast of Apple executives showing off the company's latest software developments. Apple is expected to unveil the latest version of its iOS platform, iOS 6, during this year's WWDC event, so it is likely that we will see what new features that brings during the keynote presentation.
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Nokia says optimized version of Angry Birds is on the way for Lumia 610

Posted: 29 May 2012 06:46 AM PDT

Nokia has unveiled via its Conversations blog that an optimized version of Angry Birds will be available for the Lumia 610. This weekend it was revealed that owners of the Lumia 610 are unable to install the Angry Birds game (as well as a number of other titles) from the Windows Phone Marketplace because of the 610's limited 256MB of RAM. Nokia did not say exactly when the optimized version of Angry Birds would be available for Lumia 610 owners, but it did say that it would be coming very soon.
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Nokia Lumia 900 The Dark Knight Rises Limited Edition available from Phones4U on June 1

Posted: 29 May 2012 06:23 AM PDT

UK retailer Phones4U has announced that it will be the exclusive supplier of The Dark Knight Rises Limited Edition version of the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone. Only 900 of this special edition of the Lumia 900 will be available for purchase. The phone comes in matte black and features an embossed Batman logo on the back of the phone. It also includes limited edition packaging and a Nokia-exclusive app for the movie. Specs for the phone remain the same as the other Lumia 900 models available in the UK, and include a 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display and Windows Phone 7.5. Phones4U is accepting pre-orders for the Dark Knight Rises version of the Lumia 900 at its website today, and expects it to be available for a limited time starting June 1. Additionally, customers that purchase any version of the Lumia 900 from the retailer will receive two complimentary movie tickets to see The Dark Knight Rises when it arrives in theaters starting on July 20.
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Android 4.0.4 ICS updates start to arrive for Sony Xperia handsets

Posted: 29 May 2012 06:02 AM PDT

The promised updates to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich have begun to arrive for the Sony Xperia arc and Xperia neo smartphones. Owners should receive a notification on their handsets when the update is available and ready to be installed. Additionally, the Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V, and Xperia ray are being upgraded from Android 4.0.3 to Android 4.0.4. The rest of Sony's line of 2011 Xperia smartphones should see the update soon, with the exception of the Xperia PLAY, of course.
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Nokia to offer 32GB version of Lumia 900 in Germany

Posted: 29 May 2012 05:45 AM PDT

German carrier O2 has confirmed that it will offer a 32GB version of the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone in the coming weeks. The Lumia 900 that is available in other markets, such as the U.S. and the UK, only has 16GB of internal storage, so the bump in storage is a welcome addition. O2's version of the Lumia 900 will come in glossy white, but pricing and exact availability have yet to be announced.
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Samsung launches Music Hub streaming music service with Galaxy S III smartphone

Posted: 29 May 2012 05:29 AM PDT

Along with the launch of the Galaxy S III smartphone, Samsung is also making its new Music Hub service available to Galaxy S III buyers. Music Hub is Samsung's answer to Apple's iTunes Match and a host of other streaming music services, such as Spotify and rdio.
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