Archive for September, 2011 - Page 4

Amazon to Acquire Palm from HP?

Amazon Reportedly in Talks to Buy Palm From HP; Will the Kindle Fire Soon Run webOS?
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

Amazon just launched its $199 Kindle Fire, much to the excitement of gadget lovers. But amid speculation that Amazon jumped onto the Android bandwagon too quickly, there are talks that Amazon is planning to buy Palm from HP for its webOS platform.

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Virgin Mobile Officially Announces The LG Optimus Slider

LG Optimus Slider Announced For Virgin Mobile, Will Arrive October 17th With A Contract-Free Price Of $199.99
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

This handset made an early appearance with Best Buy earlier in the week, and as of today it has been officially announced by the carrier. The handset is the LG Optimus Slider and it will be arriving with Virgin Mobile next month.

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iPhone 5 Cases Already Hitting AT&T Stores Ahead of Launch

AT&T Reportedly Receiving Silicon Sleeves for Fifth-gen iPhone; iOS 5 Smartphone Release Date Still Not Official
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

Yesterday we saw iPhone 5 Case-Mate cases reportedly spotted in AT&T’s internal system and today we have more evidence to support that leak. It appears that AT&T retail stores are already receiving iPhone 5 silicone sleeves just a few weeks ahead of the launch of Apple’s upcoming iOS 5 smartphone.

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Samsung & Apple May Reach Deal On Australian Tablet Sales

Quiet Last-Minute Wrangling Between Dueling Tech Makers Apple & Samsung Could Open Australian Markets To The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

It’s a strange thing watching lawyers go at it. One day you’re watching Apple and Samsung go for each others’ throats like starving dogs who’ve recently drank a whole lot of Red Bull and now, at least on the Australian front, everything’s all nice and quiet. Reports are coming in [...]

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Archos Clarifies The G9 Android Tablet Processor Confusion

Archos G9 Android Tablets Now Shipping With A 1.0GHz Processor, Will Soon Also Be Shipping With A 1.2GHz &1.5GHz Processor Option
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

It looks like there has been some confusion in terms of the G9 Android tablet lineup from Archos. A confusion dealing with the processors. Originally, when the tablets were first announced back in June it was noted that they would have a 1.5GHz processor. And well, when they began shipping [...]

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Verizon Wireless Has Pulled The HTC Thunderbolt Gingerbread Update

Voicemail Bug Reportedly Causes Verizon To Pull The Android 2.3 Update For The HTC Thunderbolt Smartphone
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

Well, look what we have here, an Android update that began rolling out only to get pulled. Granted, the update will return, however this seems to be a perfect example of why we often suggest that being first to update is not the best option. Anyway, that update was for [...]

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Kobo Vox Ereader/Tablet Specs Outed By Canadian Retailer

FutureShop Prematurely Lists The Kobo Vox Reader/Tablet; Offers A Brief Look At The Specs, Pricing & Pegs The Release Date As October 17th
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

The Kobo Vox was recently outed in an FCC filing and while that was nice to see, it did not give us all that much to go on with the exception of a description of an eReader Tablet. That being said, we sort of suspected that it was going to [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Officially Announced

Samsung Gets Official With The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus; Features Will Include Android 3.2 Honeycomb, A Dual-Core 1.2GHz Processor & 16 Or 32GB Of Internal Storage
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

This is not the first time we have heard details in terms of a Galaxy Tab Plus, however this time the details are coming in the form of an official announcement from Samsung. The device is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and it is expected to arrive in select [...]

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Is Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire Sustainable?

Amazon Taking Losses on Each Kindle Fire Sold, But Will Content Sales be Enough to Make Up for the Loss & Can Amazon Suppliers Keep Up With Demand?
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

Amazon has made a bold move in its Kindle Fire announcement this week. Selling at $199, the company will actually be losing money on each unit sold, but they plan to make up for it through content and e-commerce sales. Will the Kindle Fire be profitable?

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Geeks Corner, Caught By The Hype

The HP TouchPad & Me Buying Gadgets I Don't Need Edition
Filed by on Friday, 30. September 2011

Coming as a bit of a follow-up to last weeks overabundance post, lets discuss something stupid that I recently did — I got caught by the hype and it resulted in me spending just over $150. Granted, the stupid part was not because I could not afford the item I [...]

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