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Android 2.1 Update Gets Leaked For Dell Steak in UK

Google’s Android open source operating system is a great one but due to its frequency of updates and the infrequent rate at which hardware manufacturers push these updates out, some users have been left in the dust. The Dell Streak is a prime example of this segmentation as although it is a brand new device, Dell is still putting the finishing touches on the updated versions which means it will ship with Android 1.6 in tow. Fortunately, some hackers over in the UK found this delay in updates to be inappropriate and have taken the liberty to themselves update the device to Android 2.1 also known as Eclair.

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Square Mobile Payment System Now Shipping, Once Again

The iPhone , iPad and iPod touch are amazing devices that do what they were made to do rather well. However, thanks to Apple ’s App Store a whole range of additional uses have been made for the devices that even Steve Jobs never could have thought of. One such application is the Square Mobile Payment System

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ASUS Releases Pricing For 10-inch Android Powered Eee Pad, 8-inch Eee Tablet and More

The iPad has really made the market shift focus towards the slate form factor touting tablet computers everyone has been hearing about, and with good reason.

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Motorola Droid R2-D2 Edition Dropping On September 30th

If you’ve been paying attention over the past couple of weeks you’ll know that Motorola and Verizon have been cooking up a special edition DROID 2 that is sure to please Star wars fans everywhere. This special edition phone, as we’ve told you in the past, is actually a Motorola DROID R2-D2 Edition , pictured above.

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Sony Ericsson W995a Cell Phone Review–Better Than Expected

We’ve got another Sony Ericsson to talk about, and they’ve brought us a lot of interesting models over the last few months.  Will they be able to do anything interesting with the Sony Ericsson W995a?  Let’s have a look! The Sony Ericsson W995a is a slider style cell phone with conference call capability, speakerphone, Wi-Fi, a composer system to make your own music, stereo speakers, direct printing (yes!  direct printing! You can actually print stuff off your cell phone by hooking it into a printer!), a hundred and eighteen gigs of memory (which is comparable to some older desktop computers), mobile web, mobile email, video calling services, Java application capability, a variety of downloadable content like games, ring tones and audio and video files, an eight megapixel camera with 16x digital zoom, face detection and automatic focus, alarm clock, calendar, basic calculator, MP3 player, a 3.5 mm headset jack, and a battery capable of yielding nine hours of talk time on one charge. There’s a lot of good things to say about the Sony Ericsson W995a–there are plenty of features here, the battery life is unbelievably long…in fact, about the only bad thing about it is that the controls were a little tricky to start with.  I had a rough time finding my way around, but it didn’t take long to get used to it.  And chances are you won’t have too much trouble with it either. The Sony Ericsson W995a is great phone with lots of options, and though the controls are a little balky to begin with, you won’t have trouble for long.  This may not be an iPhone killer, but it’s worth your time to check out.

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EFO Mini Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard

We have covered a lot of Bluetooth keyboards in the past, like the one from Freedom i-Connex and Chinavasion . This one from EFO is about the size of a credit card and has F1-F12 function keys, CTRL, ALT, DEL, and even multimedia playback buttons. Looks good for the iPhone or iPad, and you can get it for $32 or when it goes back to a non-introductory price of $40 in September

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Kegmate from Yelp uses iPad

I suppose that the reason why I posted this is because I know there are people out there who like hearing the word “beer”. These guys at Yelp created the iPad Kegbot, a device that has an iPad to keep track of beer consumed. It also has an RFID reader so it can know who is drinking, and how much they have drank.

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AR Labyrinth Android App creates a nifty maze

Some of you might remember the 3D Maze App that would come free with Windows 95. A new AR Labyrinth game, that is quite similar to 3D Maze, now comes free with the augmented reality app Layar add-on. Watch when you hold out the phone and you’ll see the 3D maze happening.

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HTC Desire launching from U.S. Cellular on August 27

HTC is all set to get Android 2.2 , 720p video, and iTunes Sync , and it will launch from U.S. Cellular on August 27th. Just to refresh your memory, it has a 3.7 inch touchscreen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, integrated GPS, 5 Megapixel camera, and WiFi.

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HTC Desire launching from U.S. Cellular on August 27


Google Launches One-Button Voice Actions for Android

Ever since Google released their Android OS back in 2008 they have innovated some pretty sought after features. These features include free turn-by-turn GPS surface a la Google Maps Navigation and now Google Voice Actions. If you couldn’t’ tell by its name, this feature allows you to control several Android functions utilizing nothing more than your voice

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New Firmware: Nokia 5800 (version 51) and 5530 (version 31)

The Nokia 5800, one of Nokia’s most popular touch screen models since it was the first touch screen device out of Finland, plus it was super cheap at launch, has just been updated to firmware version 51. The official change log states an improved Mail for Exchange experience, improved video calls, updated web browser, and various performance tweaks.

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New Firmware: Nokia 5800 (version 51) and 5530 (version 31)


Can Nokia compete in high-end smartphone market?

Nokia’s head of sales and marketing, Niklas Savander, went to Twitter today to answer questions about the future of the world’s largest handset maker. While we love Twitter and all (follow us @intomobile ), discussing the company’s high-end handset plans took a little more bandwidth than 140 characters, so I got on the horn with Savander.

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DvdToSymbian for VLC optimizes your DVD movies for nHD (640×360 pixels) screens

There are quite a few DVD to mobile video optimizing apps out there. If you’ve been looking for a free alternative for your Nokia touch-enabled smartphone, look no further.

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DvdToSymbian for VLC optimizes your DVD movies for nHD (640×360 pixels) screens


Ultrabrief: Rumor: Nokia N8 to ship in limited quantities on September 25; firmware update in November

I’m sick and tired writing about the Nokia N8 because it’s old news as far as I’m concerned. It was announced on April 27 and if rumors are true then it’s going to launch on September 25; over 150 days later or almost 5 months! Not only is it shipping 5 months after the announcement date, but it’s going to be available in extremely limited quantities. Not only are quantities going to be limited either, but they’re going to be running buggy software since the N8 is due to get a firmware update in November that adds DivX support, a newer version of the browser, and fix a large number of stability issues and bugs

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Ultrabrief: Rumor: Nokia N8 to ship in limited quantities on September 25; firmware update in November


McAfee buys tenCube, plans to make your mobile phone secure and easy to find in case it gets lost

McAfee, the brand Windows geeks know and mostly loathe, has acquired Singapore based tenCube with the intent to enter the mobile services spaces. Now unlike McAfee’s desktop antivirus software, the company doesn’t intend to scare the bejesus out of you into buying their bloatware.

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TripAdvisor launches mobile app for Nokia phones, integrates with Ovi Maps

TripAdvisor is teaming up with Nokia to launch a mobile app and include its travel content into Ovi Maps. Using the dedicated application, TripAdvisor for Nokia, travellers can search for popular hotels, restaurants and attractions in their vicinity, as well as find the cheapest airfares available. The app is available in 12 different languages, providing users with a “localised TripAdvisor experience.” You can search for hotels and attractions by rating, distance and price; as well as post reviews while on the road.

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Smartphones shipments grew 64% world wide, Android grew 886% too

Analysts at Canalys have crunched the latest facts and figures from everyone’s Q2 financial results and have unearthed that smartphones shipments grew 64% world wide compared to Q2 2009, and that the number of Android device that have shipped in the same year on year period has increased a startling 886%. Nokia has maintained their lead, with 38% market share, mainly due to the fact that they ship such low priced Symbian handsets.

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Smartphones shipments grew 64% world wide, Android grew 886% too


UC Browser 7.2 – Web and WAP Browser

UC Browser aka UCWEB is a web browser and WAP browser for mobile phones, It supports to read the standard HTML and WML files, as well as majority of the web JavaScript. Furthermore, it will compress, customize, and optimize the downloaded text and pictures for the best display Continue reading: UC Browser 7.2 – Web and WAP Browser

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AirWayChat – Mobile Chat App

AirWayChat is a real-time chat directly from your mobile phone. AirWayChat function s: – New user registration – Chat rooms – Public and Private messages – Smilies – User profiles with photo galleries – Sending private photos to other participants – Sending voice messages to other participant Continue reading: AirWayChat – Mobile Chat App

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Windows Phone 7 To Feature Only Bing As Search Engine

While  Apple has recently expanded the iPhone ’s search capabilities to include Microsoft’s Bing search engine, it seems that Microsoft won’t be returning the favor. Pocket-Lint recently sat down with Microsoft’s senior product manager Greg Sullivan to question him over Windows Phone 7’s search capabilities.

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Windows Phone 7 To Feature Only Bing As Search Engine


Flipboard magazine for the iPad, made for you, literally

We’ve reported on a lot of iPad magazines, like Wired , and the new exclusive iPad mag Maverick . This is the first time I have seen anything like Flipboard. Flipboard is essentially an auto-generated contents page that is take from your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

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Flipboard magazine for the iPad, made for you, literally


Dell Inspiron iM501R notebook now available for purchase

The Dell Inspiron iM501R notebook is finally available for purchase online via Amazon with prices ranging from $580 to $765 depending on the model. The less powerful model is named Dell Inspiron iM501R-1459MRB and boasts an AMD Athlon II Dual-Core P320 processor running at 2.1GHz. On the other hand, the iM501R-2272MRB comes with a better processor – a AMD Phenom II Quad-Core P920 at 1.6Ghz and on the graphics card an ATI Radeon HD550v with 1GB

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Dell Inspiron iM501R notebook now available for purchase