September 2010
23 posts
Warning: New Survey Worm Spreading On Facebook →
“A group of developers have found a loophole in Facebook’s application Platform which enables them to automatically post messages to a user’s wall. This loophole doesn’t require any action by the…
Toshiba AC100 Android smartbook on Amazon, UK only →
The Toshiba AC100 is now available to buy from Amazon UK.
The 10.1-inch, 1.9lb Android ‘smartbook’ has:
1GHz Tegra 250 SoC
32GB SSD
512MB of DDR2 memory
802.11n WiFi,
Bluetooth…
Samsung Galaxy Tab – $200-$300 says Wall Street... →
The Wall Street Journal has a story that Samsung product executive, Hankil Yoon, informed them that the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet would retail for somewhere between $200 and $300 in the United…
Samsung Galaxy Tab on Vodafone – Register Interest →
You can now register your interest for the Samsung Galaxy Tab on Vodafone. All “Sim Free” prices so far have been very high, and although no connected (subsidised) prices have been given by Vodafone…
LG Optimus 7 hands on at IFA →
The guys at WM Experts have had some hands on time with the LG Optimus 7 at IFA. The full QWERTY Windows Phone 7 device looks quite big when held but the keyboard looks nice. “It’s not a full…
iPad Video Calling Debugger →
9to5 Mac have a screen shot of a video call debug screen on an iPad. No-one really thought that it would be long before a next-gen iPad with inbuilt camera would come along, and the mighty…
iOS 4.1 confirmed for September 8th on Apple’s UK... →
The Apple UK website confirms that iOS 4.1 will hit on Wednesday, September 8th, which is the first official confirmation of a release date for the new iOS version shown at the Apple fall…
Orange and T-Mobile announce joint roaming... →
“Orange and T-Mobile customers in the UK will be able to roam across both networks from 5 October, Everything Everywhere CEO Tom Alexander said today (3 September). ‘We see this as a step change for…
Dell Streak 2.1 Upgrade now rolling out on O2 →
OK, so it’s a little later than expected, but the Dell Streak Android 2.1 Upgrade is now rolling out for O2 users.
“O2 is currently sending out over the air updates that bring the Streak up from…
Huawei announces mid range Android 2.2 ‘Ideos’... →
Today at IFA in Berlin, Huawei announced the launch of its mid range Android 2.2 handset, the Ideos.
The Ideos specs include:
A 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display (320 x 240)
528 MHz…
Apple posts iPad 4.2 reminder page →
After the Apple fall event announcement of iOS4.1 immediate availability (immediate having a different meaning to Apple from the rest of us) Apple doesn’t want you to forget about all the great…
Orange announces new and improved rewards for Pay... →
Pippa Dunn, Vice President of Orange Propositions said: “We have enhanced our Pay As You Go animal packages to ensure we meet our customers’ changing needs and continuously provide good value. We…
Samsung Galaxy Tab launching on Vodafone UK in... →
A Vodafone press release has just been issued detailing the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Tab (Model: GT-P1000) (just confirmed at IFA) in October. No date or pricing is confirmed as yet…
Facebook Testing New “Subscribe To” User Feature →
Facebook is in the process of testing a new feature which lets you subscribe to all the actions of a specific user. In other words, you can receive notifications anytime a specific user takes an…
Facebook Gift Cards coming September 5th →
Facebook is launching Facebook Gift Cards at retailers in the USA. According to the Reuters, “Facebook Credits will be available in Target stores beginning September 5 in increments of $15, $25 and…
Samsung Galaxy Tab confirmed at IFA →
Details of the Samsung Galaxy tab have finally been confirmed at the Samsung launch event at the IFA in Berlin.
There is a Samsung Galaxy Tab dedicated website and the specs are confirmed as:
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Angry Birds public beta coming to Android Market... →
Talk Android has had an email from Rovio the developers of Angry Birds stating that a Beta will be coming to the Android Marketplace on Friday.
Source: Talk Android
HD7 the HD2 successor coming to O2 October 18th? →
The HD2 was a great success when it came out, it had all the full set of specs, a great screen and at the time an acceptable implementation of Windows 6.5. A lot of discussion has taken place about…
Windows Phone 7 Ready – RTM →
The Windows Phone team sent out a tweet last night indicating that Windows Phone 7 was RTM (Release to Manufacturing).
And from the Windows Phone Blog: “Today’s milestone is exciting…
Apple’s Fall Event Summary, new iOS, iPods and... →
Steve Jobs has just finished on stage at the Apple Fall Event in San Francisco. Here is a breakdown of the new announcements.
iOS Updates
iOS4.1 – Fixes many bugs – Proximity Sensor,3G…
Viewsonic tablet hands-on →
Engadget have got a hands-on review of the Viewsonic Viewpad 7 Android tablet.
“ViewSonic wins points for an above average build quality, better than crappy LCD (it’s not great, but we’ve seen a…
Watch the Apple Event Live →
Later today Apple will be streaming their event live for the first time in, well, a long time.
Their (very) recent announcement has led many to wonder why they are suddenly streaming this…
Orange UK launches HD Voice on selected handsets →
Orange UK today released a press release announcing it has launched HD Voice on selected mobile handsets giving much greater call quality while in 3G coverage areas.
London, 1st September, 2010:…