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Dec

27

2011

NTT Docomo, Samsung, Panasonic And More Team Up To Compete With Qualcomm’s CPU’s

by Joe Sirianni
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NTT Docomo, one of Japan’s largest mobile operators has announced that the company will take part in a joint venture along with several other partners like Samsung, Panasonic, Fujitsu Lt, Fujitsu Semiconductor and NEC to take on the chip making giant, Qualcomm.  The joint venture will manufacture, sell and distribute the new chips for mobile [...]

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Nov

19

2011

Install Android 3.2 Honeycomb on Laptops, Netbooks and PC’s

by Stacy Bruce
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It seems that developers are becoming more and more interested in bringing the Android operating system to more devices than just smartphones, tablets and recently TV’s. You can also find car stereos that operate on a specialized version of the OS and even in a self contained, dual-core USB stick. Currently there is an open [...]

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Nov

10

2011

Samsung Unveils Pink Galaxy S II and Lions Baseball Edition Galaxy Tab

by Stacy Bruce
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I an attempt to dabble in gender specific marketing, Samsung has announced a new pink version of the Galaxy S II for the ladies and a Lions baseball edition Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the fellas. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen such an attempt by a manufacturer, HTC did so with the Rhyme, and [...]

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Nov

8

2011

Droid Razr: How The Heck Did They Fit It All In?

by Axl Logan
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We know what you were thinking when the 7.1 mm thin Motorola Droid Razr was first unveiled, “how the heck did they fit everything in there?”  We were thinking the same thing, especially when they announced that there would be LTE radios on board.  Well, the good folks over at the Engadget Mobile team put together a little “under the [...]

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Nov

8

2011

Have You Ever Wanted to Use Your Android Device as a Universal Remote? You’re In Luck

by Stacy Bruce
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Today, Griffin and Dijit announced Android support for their Beacon universal remote, allowing any Android device, tablet or smartphone, to serve as a universal remote for home theater equipment. The Beacon Universal Remote Control System is run through a free application found in the Android Market, the Beacon unit will run $69.99 – A hell [...]

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Nov

5

2011

[Download] Galaxy Nexus Full System Dump Including Boot, Recovery Image

by Stacy Bruce
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Looks like there is more good news for prospective Galaxy Nexus owners as our pals over at MoDaCo has a little treat for us that many of you will be happy to see. We are getting access to a full system dump from the Galaxy Nexus’ ICL23D build. There should be a little something for [...]

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Nov

3

2011

[Download] DROID RAZR Boot Animation and Sounds

by Stacy Bruce
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Some lucky guy already got his hands on the new Motorola DROID RAZR and decided to let everyone else join in on some of the excitement. The RAZR’s boot animation and notification sounds are all packaged nicely and ready for you to download through the links below. Here, check out a short video of the boot [...]

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Oct

29

2011

Nippon Announces New ‘Invisible Glass’ – Removes Annoying Glare

by Stacy Bruce
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Booyah! What you see above is the possible future for our beloved smartphones and tablets - for all technology with screens for that matter! What you are looking at is two variations of glass, the left being untreated and glare ridden, while the right, treated and virtually glare free. This new technology called “invisible glass” was [...]

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Oct

28

2011

Motorola Devices Receive Possible Permanent Root

by Stacy Bruce
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A new root method for Motorola devices has shown up on the interweb claiming that it may be a permanent solution. There is still the possibility that Moto will patch this method closed in future updates but if you are already rooted you might as well give it a try. It should only take a [...]

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