Archive for April, 2010

Android Twitter App Gets Announced by Twitter, We’re Tweeting About It

New Twitter Application Announced for Android Smartphones; This Time The Real Official Deal
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

That’s right, Twitter fans, now your favorite social networking tool has an official Android application so if you also happen to love all sorts of Androids devices (okay, at least smartphones) in your life then you’re probably not going to pass up the chance of trying the official Twitter app [...]

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White Samsung NX10 Limited Edition Micro Four-Thirds Camera Coming on May 7

New Samsung NX10 Micro Four-Thirds Camera to Come in Black & Mostly White Colors This May
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

In early January, Samsung unveiled its latest micro four-thirds camera, the NX10 and we were virtually there to show you this new baby. Now it looks like Samsung has decided to offer a limited edition of its NX10 camera to some of its faithful customers in certain markets around the [...]

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Motorola Droid 2 Following Droid Incredible? Motorola Shadow (Google Nexus Two) Also Spotted

Two New Android Smartphones Rumored: the Motorola 2 & the Motorola Shadow
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

Just earlier on TFTS we’ve seen how Motorola has been outranked by RIM and Apple when it comes to the total number of shipped handsets for the last quarter. Nevertheless, Motorola is doing a lot better than last year as the mobile manufacturer managed to come back in the game [...]

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New Virus Targets Daft Windows-based iPad Users

New Malware Promises To Be iPad Software Update From Apple, Instead Steals Your ICQ Login
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

The iPad 3G comes out today. We want do our part to get you ready for your big day of mobile tablet browsing, so we’re bringing you this important public service announcement. Windows users are being hit with a new piece of malware that targets iPad users.

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World's Largest Telescope to Find New Worlds?

The European Extremely Large Telescope has the Power to Search for New Life-Supporting Worlds, Possibly Find Extraterrestrial Life
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

What is a nation to do with its project to construct the world’s largest telescope? Well, name it the European Extremely Large Telescope or E-ELT, for short. But don’t let the name fool you, while the telescope is being funded, designed and constructed  by the European Southern Observator, it’s home is to [...]

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Direct Drive Wind Turbines Coming To U.S. Offshore Wind

Siemens Direct Drive Turbines Provide Greater Output, Efficiency
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

Just days after the U.S. government ok’d a deal for its first offshore wind power facility, Siemens has released a new series of direct-drive wind turbines to meet the coming offshore turbine market demand.  The new direct drive wind turbines will be smaller, will contain fewer parts and will produce [...]

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Modder Gets Android 2.1 Running On T-Mobile G1 Phone

Cyanogen Does What HTC Can't, Gets Latest Android Version Running On First Android Phone
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

Fragmentation is a big problem with Android right now, as some Android devices can run Android 2.1, some can’t – some new phones are shipping with 1.6 and some with 2.1. The T-Mobile G1 was the first Android phone, but we were told that it didn’t have enough memory to [...]

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Pandigital Photo Mail Digital Photo Frame Now Shipping

AT&T 3G Compatible Pandigital Photo Mail Digital Frame Now Available For $179.99
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

Pandigital has recently announced that their 3G capable Photo Mail digital photo frame has begun shipping. Yup, a 3G connected digital photo frame. This particular model was originally unveiled back in January during CES and aside from having a slightly silly sounding name, this may be a nice frame to [...]

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Verizon Wireless Droid Incredible Features Internet Tethering

Unspoken Feature: Verizon Droid Incredible Users Can Share Their Data Connection For $15 Or $30 A Month
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

We have covered the Droid Incredible a decent amount since it has launched, however there is another feature that is worth mentioning. That feature is a Mobile Broadband Connect app that comes on the device and for those that may not be as familiar, this will allow you to tether [...]

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Nokia to Replace Current CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo?

Rumors say Nokia is Considering Replacing CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasuo to Please Stockholders
By on Friday, 30. April 2010

To the naked eye Nokia may seem like it’s doing pretty well, having recently announced their heavy hitting Nokia N8 which effectively generated some buzz for their Symbian^3 mobile operating system. However, when it comes to business, the naked eye doesn’t matter; it’s all about the investors. And, if rumors [...]

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