Loading ...The operating system codenamed Froyo, which is expected to include tethering capabilities, will be delivered to device makers ‘in the coming weeks.’Most Android phones released this year will receive an upgrade to Android 2.2, code named Froyo, in the second half of the year, HTC has announced. This includes the Desire and Droid Incredible as [...]
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An update is now available for T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Bold 9700. This brings stability improvements and other small enhancements to one of RIM’s flagship smartphones.According to T-Mobile, BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.586 offers better performance in many areas of the device: the built-in optical trackpad, BlackBerry Messenger client, Visual Voicemail, the SMS app, and voice calls over 3G. [...]
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Developers with access to version 4.0 of Apple’s iPhone operating system report finding an AT&T tethering feature.The next beta of the iPhone 4.0 OS may finally enable Internet tethering. AT&T failed to activate the feature for almost a year since Apple introduced the capability. On Tuesday night, Apple released to developers the fourth beta of [...]
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Ford has finally released EPA-certified fuel economy numbers for the 2011 Fiesta, and as expected they’ve bested the competition. When equipped with its optional six-speed PowerShift dual-clutch automated manual, the Fiesta is rated at 29 mpg city and 40 highway. Equipped with the standard five-speed manual, the ratings are 28/37 mpg. That means the Fiesta [...]
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Human footprints frozen in time, lodged in volcanic ash in a Mexican valley, seemed poised to rock history. In the current Journal of Human Evolution, a study tells the story of how they didn’t – and how science checks out extraordinary claims. “The timing and origin of the earliest human colonization of the Americas has [...]
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Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. have launched the first U.S.-destined Android smartphone from LG, previously promoted with the movie & Iron Man 2.& The mid-range LG Ally offers a 3.2-inch touchscreen, slider QWERTY keyboard, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, S-GPS, and a 3.2-megapixel camera, says Verizon. Earlier this month, the LG Ally was briefly [...]
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The HTC Droid Incredible debuted last week at $200 with contract, but new Verizon customers can get it for $50 less. This Android OS smartphone is well supplied with high-end features: large, high-resolution screen, 1 GHz processor, 8 MPx camera, and more. Wireless carriers regularly offer special deals to new customers, hoping that discounts on [...]
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Just as every smart phone claiming to be an “iPhone killer” has failed to dethrone Apple’s iPhone, every so-called “iTunes killer” has so far fallen short of expectations. But a new music service from Europe might be the first legitimate iTunes contender. And it’s coming soon to the United States. Spotify, based in the U.K. [...]
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