Archive for November, 2011 - Page 8
LG Confirms Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Update For Select Handsets [LG Optimus 2x, Optimus Black, Optimus 3D & Optimus LTE Will Get Android 4.0 ICS, Upgrade Schedule Will Follow Next Month]
We have seen some bits and pieces in terms of which LG devices would be getting the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, however as of today we now have a bit more to go on. Of course, what [...]
Amazon Touts Black Friday 2011 As Being The Best Ever For The Kindle Family [Amazon Announces Black Friday 2011 Kindle Sales Were Increased 4 Times Over 2010, Calls It Best Ever & Still Does Not Mention Specific Numbers]
It looks like the Kindle has been good to Amazon this holiday shopping season. More specifically, the Kindle Fire has been good for Black Friday sales and not only for Amazon, but with other retailers such as Target and Best [...]
Green Tech: Copper Hexacyanoferrate Batteries Can Last 10 to 30 Years [New Battery Technology Being Developed Will Last 40,000 Charge Cycles Or 100 Times More Than Lithium-Ion Batteries For Longer Smartphone, Tablet, Notebook & Digital Camera Battery Life]
Smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and other gadgets have a pre-defined lifetime, mostly because of battery chemistry. But a new technology being developed will last 10 to 30 years. Will our devices live that long, though?
iPhone: Siri0us App Brings Siri-Like Speech Recognition to iPhone 4, 3GS & iPod Touch [Siri0us Lets iPhone 4, 3GS & iPod Touch 4G Users Speak to Their iOS Devices Using Nuance Speech-Recognition Technology; Jailbreak Required]
Smartphone hackers and developers have been looking for a way to port Apple’s Siri speech recognition technology to older iPhones and the iPad. A recently-launched Cydia app gets Siri-like dictation on the iPhone 4 and 3GS, but is not quite [...]
iOS 5 Jailbreak Call to Arms Issued by Chronic Dev Team [Hackers Ask iOS Users to Send iOS Crash Reports to Them Instead of Apple in Order to Find New Jailbreak Exploits]
Today has been a pretty busy day in the iOS jailbreaking universe. We just heard that the iPhone 4S can be unlocked, although the iPhone 4 will not have the same faith, and that there’s a new iOS 5 / [...]
iPhone vs. Android: Apple iPhone Owners Most Brand-Loyal Among Smartphone Users [Research Says 84% of iPhone Users Will Upgrade to Another iPhone Rather Than Switch to Another Platform]
Research says that iPhone users are most likely to upgrade to a newer iPhone model rather than switch to another platform, with most citing easy access to content and seamless integration of smartphone features. Does this mean it’s more difficult [...]
Devolver Digital Sounds Off About PC Piracy [Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker Says People Will Pay For Awesome Games]
While Ubisoft and its studios complain about the problem that is PC piracy, other companies like Devolver Digital and Bethesda are cleaning up thanks to PC gamers. Skyrim has consistently been at the top of Steam’s charts since it launched [...]
Rumor: Samsung Netbooks to be Discontinued in 2012 [Samsung to Cease Producing 10-Inch Netbooks & Will Focus Instead on Ultrabooks, 11 & 12-Inch Form Factors]
Samsung is reportedly going to discontinue production of netbook computers by 2012, in light of the rise of smartphones, tablets and other ultraportable technologies. Does this mean the end of cheap and small notebook computers?
Motorola Droid 4 Official Images Get Leaked [Verizon’s Upcoming Android Slider Spotted in Official Renders as Launch Date Draws Near]
Verizon and Motorola are getting ready to launch the fourth member of the Droid family and we have more images of the device to show you. The official specs and features of the device as well as the first images [...]
Apple App Store iOS App Lets Apple Store Employees Track Shoppers to Deliver Purchases [Apple Store Employees Can Track Your Location Within the Apple Store Using iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch & Personally Deliver Your Purchase When You're In the Store]
Black Friday shopping has been hectic, and there have been reports of shoppers going as far as pepper-spraying fellow patrons in an effort to do “competitive shopping.” But at Apple Stores, customer service is at its best, with employees getting [...]

