Archive for May, 2010 - Page 17

Google has recently announced Android 2.2 Froyo and as of now its not yet available for public consumption. Still, despite not having an official ROM available, some slightly more hardcore Android users have taken the available SDK and created an Android 2.2 port for the Nexus One.

Based on some information uncovered in a recent FCC filing, it looks like the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e is going to be released as a WiMAX equipped notebook in the future. Except the catch here is the same as all other FCC listings, they come without any official release information from [...]

Back in the 80′s and 90′s, a lot of awesome video games came from the Virgin Interactive banner. The company went under back in 1999, but now, billionaire Sir Richard Branson is allegedly bringing back the iconic brand. The details will be announced this June at the E3 gaming show.

Yahoo arranged to have a little press conference today (Friday) in New York City. While the invitation only said it related to an “announcement about providing global consumers with rich online and mobile experiences,” AllThingsD has discovered that the announcement really has to do with Nokia and Yahoo partnering together [...]

A mid-range GeForce 400 series card has been rumored for sometime. We’ve heard various whisperings and rumblings, but nothing really credible or solid. bit-tech is posting a slew of very detailed specs for the alleged GTX 465 mainstream card, which they say (like all the previous rumors) will be announced [...]

The folks at ChangeWave Research did a survey of 153 iPad owners, an admittedly small sample size, and unshockingly, they found that they liked the iPad, really liked it, with 91% either being “Very Satisfied” or “Somewhat Satisfied” with the Apple tablet.

Intel’s Core i3 and i5 chips have been popular in notebooks from multiple manufacturers, and now Intel is iterating on that success by coming out with a new variant of the Core i5. It’ll be dubbed the Core i5-580M and will be replacing the -540M chip that’s currently on the [...]

Let’s face it, folks, we’re not really that surprised to hear that the CEO of Google’s main current rival doesn’t like one of their initiatives. In fact that’s something everyone could have predicted yesterday when the WebM project was unveiled. But should Steve Jobs like the latest open project coming [...]

Apple may have a lot on it’s hands with the great Anti-Apple Coalition (Google, Sony, Adobe, Intel, Logitech, Best Buy and Dish Network) rising up to combat them, but the money still is rolling in for the Cupertino-based electronics company, as an outside analyst is predicting that Apple’s iPad is [...]

We have extensively covered Google I/O yesterday and today and, my personal overall feeling is that Google’s Android is, thanks to Froyo, at a different level in the mobile business right now.