Archive for March, 2010 - Page 12

Inbrics M1 MID Going 1GHz

Inbrics MID Now Coming With Android 2.1, 1GHz Processor, But Lost 3G, WiMax Somewhere
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

We’ve covered the Inbrics M1 MID on and off here at TFTS for several months. New information on the device has surfaced, and thankfully, they’re upgrading the specs and confirming that the device will come with Android 2.1 onboard. Originally, the M1 was set to have a Cortex 800MHz CPU, [...]

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Despite Google's Withdraw, Chinese Cell Providers To Still Offer Android

Despite Google Leaving China, Major Chinese Carriers To Still Offer Android Devices, Sans Google
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

China is a pretty big market and Google made news this week when they withdrew from that country following disputes over censorship and security issues. Despite the providing company leaving China, the three major Chinese telcom providers still plan to offer Android-powered mobile phones in the country, just sans Google.

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Google Paying Carriers for Android Love & Attention?

Google Sharing Advertising Revenue with Carriers; Consumers Love Android for Other Reasons
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

A recent report is saying that the reason Android smartphones are so very well welcomed by carriers is that Google is actually cutting them in the Google Search profits generated from those specific devices.

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Sapphire Outdoes Themselves With Overclocked 5850

Sapphire Announces Another 5850 Toxic Card, 2GB VRAM, 765MHz Clockspeed
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

Earlier this month, we covered Sapphire’s newest ATI Radeon HD 5850 graphics card, which came apart of their Toxic series. Their Toxic series cards provide a bit more GPU clockspeed and Video RAM than the stock AMD card. Less than a month later they’ve announced another Radeon 5850 Toxic card [...]

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iPhone LTE in the Making According to Apple Job Post

Apple Hiring for Future iPhone 4G; iPhone 5G to Actually be the First 4G-enabled iPhone?
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

The problem with terminology these days is that one can never be entirely sure what we could be talking about. For us, the iPhone 4G stands for the next-gen, or fourth-gen iPhone, the smartphone currently heading to worldwide customers. And by currently I mean a June/July release.

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Untethered Jailbreak for the iPhone Demoed on Video

Untethered Jailbreak Possible on the Latest iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch, & Possibly the iPad, Tools for the Untethered Jailbreak Under Development]
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

Folks that own a new iPhone 3GS or a second or third generation iPod Touch should take notice of this short and sweet video released by George Hotz, iPhone hacker extraordinaire otherwise known as geohot. According to a post over at geohot’s blog, he has been able to crack open [...]

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BPhone Netbook Smartphone Now Shipping

Strange Hybrid Laptop Phone Is Now Shipping For $569, 5-inch Touchscreen, 624Mhz Processor
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

Please try to contain your excitement. The BPhone, the mysterious laptop-shaped smartphone that we covered back in January is now out for order and shipments. In addition, we’ve also learned a bit more about the phone and its internal specs.

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JooJoo Pre-Orders Now Shipping With a March 29th Delivery Date

JooJoo Finally on its Way to Customers Who Jump For Joy
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

According to press release from Fusion Garage, the much talked about JooJoo tablet is on its way to those  brave customers who ignored the controversy surrounding the device and plunked down five benjamins ($500 USD) to jump on board the pre-order. In one gamble that apparently panned out, the tablet [...]

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MetroPCS Getting LTE Network This Year

Small American Mobile Phone Provider Gets Into The 4G Business, Leading With Samsung SCH-r900
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

This could perhaps be a sign that 4G technology is starting to hit the mainstream, but small American mobile phone provider MetroPCS has announced that they’re going to adapt a LTE network in the cities they cover. Of course, you need a LTE phone to go with a LTE network [...]

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Blockbuster May Be Struggling, But They Are Still Launching Mobile Apps

New Mobile Blockbuster App Available For T-Mobile HD2, Coming Soon On Android & Other Windows Mobile Phones
Filed by on Friday, 26. March 2010

Blockbuster is reportedly sitting with roughly $1 billion in debt, but at the same time they are moving forward with new mobile apps. And as a point in the favor of Blockbuster, they managed to beat their rival Netflix to the punch on this one. Not only has Blockbuster launched [...]

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