Archive for March, 2011 - Page 11
Amazon Appstore Offering “Test Drive” For Select Android Apps [Amazon Offers Up Virtual Machine, Allows Users To Try (Online) Android Apps Before They Buy]
The Amazon Appstore officially launched last week and with it came the exciting news of Angry Birds Rio being available for free and the disappointing news that AT&T customers were not going to be able to take advantage just yet.
Motorola Atrix 4G Software Update Version 4.1.57 Now Available [Motorola Offers Atrix 4G Software Update, But Its Not Enabling HSUPA Or Fixing Call Quality Issues]
It looks like Motorola has begun rolling out an update for the Atrix 4G smartphone, though if you were thinking that this was enabling HSUPA or correcting the recently talked about call quality issues, think again. This first update is [...]
Solar-Powered Artificial Clouds to Give Shade During Sports Events [Qatar Engineers Have Found a Way to Shade Spectators for the 2022 World Cup]
The FIFA World Cup is arguably among the most popular sporting events around the world (vuvuzelas notwithstanding). The 2022 World Cup in Qatar might be quite hot due to the middle-eastern climate, but engineers have found a way to get [...]
Microsoft Buys IPv4 Address Blocks for $7.5 Million [The World Is Running Out of IPv4 Addresses; Microsoft Acquires a Big Chunk]
The Internet as we know it is running out of IP addresses. The current IPv4 system is only limited to 4 billion or so unique IP addresses, and some big companies get to spend millions just to get a few [...]
11.6-inch Samsung Series 9 Notebook to Cost $1,199, to Rival the MacBook Air in Pricing Too? [Samsung’s Series 9 Ultra-Portable Windows 7 Notebook Confirmed to Bear an Impressive Price Tag: $1,199]
Samsung launched its Series 9 line of ultra-portable, MacBook Air-like notebooks at CES 2011 and it looks like we now have pricing details for both the 11.6- and the 13.3-inch models. Actually we already knew the bigger laptop will cost [...]
First Mortal Kombat DLC Characters Detailed [NetherRealm Reveals Kenshi & New Character Scarlet As First Round of Mortal Kombat DLC Characters]
We’ve still got a little less than a month to go before Mortal Kombat is released, but NetherRealm Studios has already revealed the first batch of downloadable characters for the game. First up is Kenshi, the blind katana wielding warrior [...]
WWDC 2011 iPhone 5 Event Bringing iOS 5 Announcement Too? [iOS 5 to be Demoed at WWDC as Release Date Gets Pushed Back to Fall 2011; New iPhone 5 & iPad 3 Launching in Fall Too?]
While the other team is gearing up for some serious Android 2.3 Gingerbread updating, Apple is said to have postponed its iOS 5 update from April to June or July when the next WWDC will take place.
HTC Thunderbolt & HTC Droid Incredible Gingerbread Updates Coming in Q2? [HTC to Upgrade the HTC Thunderbolt & the Droid Incredible to Android 2.3 Gingerbread at Some Point in Q2]
It’s not just the Samsung Galaxy S, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 or the Motorola Droid X that are preparing for getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread as other hot handsets out there are also rumored to receive the Android 2.3 upgrade [...]
BioWare Outlines Jedi Knight Character Progression in Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailer [New Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailer Previews Jedi Guardian & Jedi Sentinel Classes - Which One Will You Be?]
BioWare has treated us to another Star Wars: The Old Republic trailer, this time giving us a look at the Jedi Knight’s character progression. In the trailer, we get to see the Jedi Knight make his way from a lowly [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Gingerbread ROM Gets Leaked, The Officially Official One [Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.3 Update Coming Soon? Official Gingerbread Build Already Out in the Open]
We all remember the annoying Samsung Galaxy S Froyo update, don’t we? We have continuously reported that Samsung was delaying its official Android 2.2 ROM while you, Galaxy S owners, have continuously gotten angry at the manufacturer, and its carrier [...]

