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HTC EVO 4G Gets OTA Update from Sprint; Not Froyo Yet

Sprint Updates HTC EVO 4G But We’re Still Waiting for Android 2.2 to Arrive]
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

Just as we told you last week, Sprint released an OTA software update today for its flagship device, the HTC EVO 4G. While we’re definitely waiting for America’s, and the world’s, first 4G Android device to get the much expected Android Froyo update, we won’t act as if this OTA [...]

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Blizzard Giving Free StarCraft II For South Koreans

Active Korean Warcraft Players To Receive A Free Copy Of Blizzard's Next Game
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

Recently at a StarCraft II event in South Korea, Blizzard (the developers behind StarCraft and World of Warcraft) announced that everybody in South Korea with an active WoW account will receive a complimentary copy of StarCraft II when it’s released. Wish you lived in South Korea yet?

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Nokia Phones Can Be Held Anyway You Want, But Who Is Buying Them?

Nokia Handsets Do Not Come with Reception Issues; Company Also Says It’s Not About Selling Phones
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

While Apple is busy selling 1.7 million iPhones, Nokia decided to share with the world some of its views on the mobile business and the Finnish company decided to take at least a hit at Apple in the process, which is not a wrong thing to do, especially in this [...]

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Motorola Charm Exposed By T-Mobile Learning Slides

Motorola Charm Coming To T-Mobile, Android, BlackBerry-like Fixed Keyboard
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

There’s a new Motorola Android phone coming. The new Motorola Charm looks like the little brother of the Flipout, just without the flipping out. The Charm will be running Android 2.1 and Motorola’s beloved MOTOBLUR and will have a fixed keyboard – similar to what you’d find on a BlackBerry.

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Halo: Reach Was Almost Halo 4

Waiting For Halo 4? You Just Missed It As Bungie Says They Considered Building Halo 4 As Their Final Halo Game
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

As many of you probably know, famed Halo designer Bungie has taken their leave from Microsoft’s ownership and they’ve declared that this year’s Halo: Reach video game will be the final game they produce for the Halo franchise (which Microsoft owns). Halo: Reach will be a prequel game taking place [...]

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EMILY The Swimming Lifeguard Robot Hits The Beach

The EMILY Unit Starts Saving Lives In Malibu
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

For those of you who suddenly got a picture of a vaguely metallic young Pamela Anderson swimming up and saving you, I’m sorry to destroy your illusions, but it must be done. This is no Baywatch rerun–the EMILY is an actual lifesaving robot, and it’s hitting the beach.

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Microsoft Kin Getting Update This Summer

Kin One, Kin Two Getting Software Update To Fix Bugs and Other Software Issues
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

If you just went out and bought a cheap Microsoft Kin at their new low prices, but were disappointed by bugs – don’t fret. A Microsoft community moderator has revealed that a software update is coming for the phones in mid-summer. The moderator promises that the update will fix some [...]

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StealthArmor Solves iPhone Reception Problem? Maybe Not

The Protective Layer May Serve to Improve the Reception Issues
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

We’ve all heard the troubles with how the iPhone’s reception can be improved if you just hold it right, but another solution may be emerging–but there’s already some controversy around it. Let’s take a look at the StealthArmor solution.

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Coming Soon: BDXL

The Newest Form of Blu-Ray Disc Will Pack Tons of Data and Render Your Hardware Useless
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

Just when you started to think that Blu-Ray discs weren’t holding NEAR enough stuff on them, along comes the Blu-Ray Disc Association to wipe your frustrated tears away and tell you that all will be well soon. They’re calling your salvation the BDXL, and it stores–brace yourself, home theater buffs–128 [...]

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NPad From Red Flag Software Is A MeeBo Tablet

Looks Like an iPad, Priced to Sell, the NPad Is Starting to Hit Markets
By on Monday, 28. June 2010

Well, you know what they say, folks–and by “they”, I mean me, and by “say”, I mean I’m about to–if it looks like an iPad and it runs like an iPad and it costs less than an iPad, you’re probably looking at a Chinese version of a popular product. And [...]

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