Archive for February, 2011 - Page 7

Motorola Xoom Root Available Too; That Was Fast

Motorola Root Available Right After the Unlock; Here’s How You Do It
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

Earlier today we showed you how to unlock the newly released Motorola Xoom and we expected to see the devices rooted pretty soon too. Well it looks like there’s a root method available for the Xoom already and, in case that’s something you want to do to your brand new [...]

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HTC Aria On AT&T Getting Android 2.2 Update Today

AT&T Customers Rocking HTC's Great Mid-End Android Phone Will Be Getting Some Froyo Today
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

The HTC Aria on AT&T is one of my favorite mid-priced Android phones out there. While AT&T historically has been one of the worst carriers regarding Android updates, they’ve slowly been changing that and now, via their Facebook page, the company has announced that HTC Aria users should start receiving an update [...]

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Steve Jobs Succession Plan Was Wildly Unpopular With Shareholders

Apple Shareholder Resolution That Would Of Forced Board To Disclose Plans For Life After Jobs Was Struck Down By Wide Margin
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

Earlier this week, we told you how at the Apple shareholders meeting, there would be an attempt by the Laborers’ International Union of North America to force the Apple Board of Directors to disclose their plans for what would happen with the CEO role after Steve Jobs was permanently done [...]

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2011 MacBook Pro Teardown Complete; Thunderbolt Light Peak Port Inspected Too

iFixit Tears Down the Early 2011 15-inch MacBook Pro Laptop; We Spy on Those Inside Parts]
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

As expected, the 2011 MacBook Pro laptops have been made public yesterday, and we already have a teardown guide for you from the folks over at iFixit. Just like with its predecessors, we now have an idea on what Apple has hidden inside the new 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop.

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Bank Of America Begins Testing NFC-Based Mobile Wallet Payment System

Bank Of America Looking For 'Mobile Wallet' Testers, Requires A Select BlackBerry Smartphone & Invitation from BofA
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

While some may be paying more attention to NFC capable smartphones, due in part to the Nexus S which arrived sporting built-in support, it looks like Bank of America is going to be doing some real world testing of an NFC payment system which they have dubbed Mobile Wallet.

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HTC Merge Android Smartphone Coming To "North American Operators" This Spring

HTC Officially Announces The Merge, Will Feature 3.8" Display, 5MP Camera, Hardware QWERTY & Android 2.2
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

Well look at what we have here, HTC has finally decided to get official with the Merge. This announcement follows what appeared to be a never ending stream of leaks and rumors and although the handset is now official, we are still in need of some of the more important [...]

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Android Apps Running On A BlackBerry, The Evidence Seems To Be Mounting

BlackBerry 8520, 8600 & 8300 Shown Running ShopSavvy Android App, Confirmed by Flurry Logs
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

We have seen the story before, all about how the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android apps. Well, needless to say while that sounds good there has always been some skepticism. That is, maybe until now. It looks like someone from RIM has been doing some testing [...]

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Microsoft Increases Free App Submission Limit For Windows Phone 7 Developers

Recent WP7 Marketplace Changes Mean Developers Can Now Submit Up to 100 Free Apps For Free
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

Microsoft has made a change to the Windows Phone 7 Developer app submission process and while it is only one change, this has the potential to do big things overall for the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace.

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Barnes & Noble Updates Nook For Android, Also Promises Honeycomb Version

Nook For Android Updated To Version 2.5, New Features Include Grid View, Download Bar, Wish List & More
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

Barnes & Noble has rolled out their latest update in terms of the Nook for Android app, as well as offered some news on an upcoming version that will support Honeycomb.

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Asus Eee Note EA800 To Be Available 'Soon'

Asus Announces Eee Note EA800 Pricing, Will Be 'Under $200' With Features Including 8" LCD Display, 4GB Internal Storage & Up To 13.5 Hours Of Battery Life
Filed by on Friday, 25. February 2011

We have been seeing details of the Asus Eee Note for quite some time, as far back as May of last year, if not before. Not to mention, Asus finally gave the Eee Note EA800 an official announcement back in late November of last year. And all through that, some [...]

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