Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 Froyo update leaks

July 30th, 2010

The Samsung I9000 Galaxy S is expecting its Android v2.2 (a.k.a. Froyo) update sometime in September but if yo……

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Ovi Browser beta for S40 impersonates Opera Mini

July 30th, 2010

Nokia S40 devices have been coming preloaded with Opera Mini for a long while, but this might be coming to an ……

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Nokia N8 goes on pre-order, arrives by the end of September

July 30th, 2010

The first Symbian^3-powered device, Nokia N8, was first said to start selling in August but as it turns out th……

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Motorola ends fiscal Q2 with healthy profit

July 30th, 2010

Motorola is obviously just about at the end of the tunnel as their financial results are starting to get bette……

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Hack brings WiFi to Sprint Palm Pixi courtesy of Verizon Pixi Plus radio board swap

July 27th, 2010

We can't say it's the most practical of hacks, but it looks like Sprint Palm Pixi users eager to add some much-needed WiFi to their device do have at least one option. As demonstrated by PreCentral forum member gitit20, all you have to do is find a Verizon Pixi Plus somewhere, pull out its radio board, swap it with the one in your Sprint Pixi, and run the Sprint webOS Doctor application to get everything back in working order. As you can see above, the two radio boards are identical apa……

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The Engadget Show returns next Wednesday, August 4th with game designer Peter Molyneux, Windows Phone 7, and much more!

July 27th, 2010

Well ladies and gentlemen, it's that time again — the Engadget Show is back in a big way next Wednesday, August 4th at 8pm! This time around, we'll have the inimitable Peter Molyneux, one of the world's most forward-thinking game designers and creator of “Black & White” and the “Fable” franchise. What's more, we'll have a rousing roundtable with Josh, Paul, and Nilay, some fine, fine music from Zen Albatross, mind-bending visuals from invaderbacca, and a few other big……

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AT&T deploying software fix for slow upload speeds over next few weeks

July 27th, 2010

Looks like AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent have finally sorted out the software glitch that's resulted in slow HSPA upload speeds in certain markets — we were just told on the record that a patch is being rolled out and the update will be completed over the next two to three weeks. That should mean iPhone 4 and laptop data modem customers should start to see their upload speeds creep back to higher levels after being capped at UMTS rates for the past few weeks, so that's good news — let u……

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OpenGL 4.1 spec finalized, streamlines 3D graphics for web and phones

July 27th, 2010

Only four months after OpenGL 4.0 hit the scene, the next revision of the cross-platform graphics API is here, bearing gifts of fancier math and more cribbed DirectX 11 features. Unless you're a graphics guru, though, we doubt you'll be that interested in “64-bit floating-point component vertex shader inputs,” so let's get to the meat of what you're after: impressive 3D gaming. OpenGL 4.1 promises to help deliver that to cellphones easier than ever before, by making OpenGL ES (u……

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Apple has record breaking quarter, iPhone and Mac sales up

July 23rd, 2010

The iPhone 4's controversial antenna may experience drops in signal, but there's no dropping when it c……

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Apple squeezes the reception out of Nokia N97 mini

July 23rd, 2010

Apple seem keen to prove other smartphones have the same reception attenuation as the iPhone 4. And they are g……

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