The world is rife with Android smartphones today, and the number of devices all around the world that are running the OS keeps growing every day. SPRiiiNG has announced that the SPRiiiNG Smartphone is set to debut in Thailand and will be a suitable, cheaper Android device for smartphone fans there. … [Read more...] about SPRiiiNG Smartphone Heads to Thailand
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Face Recognition System For Windows Phone 7
A new facial recognition system for Windows Phone 7 has been developed by Vangos Pterneas based on porting Rene Schulte’s open source Facelight libraries. Even though the system is currently still under development and is limited, it uses a skin recognizer to detect one face per image at the moment … [Read more...] about Face Recognition System For Windows Phone 7
Nexus S Overclocked To 1.2 GHz
If you are finding the Hummingbird processor in your Nexus S still a little slow even at 1GHz, you will be pleased to know that morfic at XDA has managed to overclock a Nexus S to 1.2 GHz. Morfic has developed a new kernel allowing owners of the Nexus S to now add an extra 200 million clock cycles … [Read more...] about Nexus S Overclocked To 1.2 GHz
Samsung Sells 10 Million Galaxy S Smartphone’s In Just 7 Months
Samsung has today announced that it has sold more than 10 million units of its Android Galaxy S Smartphone in just 7 months and has hit its target of reaching the 10 million mark before the end of 2010. The Samsung Android powered Galaxy S was launched back in June 2010 and in December Samsung … [Read more...] about Samsung Sells 10 Million Galaxy S Smartphone’s In Just 7 Months
Vizio Unveils Android Via Tablet And Phone
If you were fortunate enough to see Vizio's Rose Bowl advert last night you would have glimpsed a sneak preview of Vizio's new Via Tablet and 4-inch Via Phone. If you didn't you can watch the 30 second commercial after the jump. Specific details on both devices are still a little scarce at the … [Read more...] about Vizio Unveils Android Via Tablet And Phone
HTC Thunderbolt 4G LTE Specs Leaked
On Wednesday this week we showed you photos of the new HTC Thunderbolt 4G LTE that was leaked ahead of CES 2011. Well now the full specifications have been revealed and include a Qualcomm MSM8960 dual-core processor 1.2 GHz. This part might need to be taken with a little pinch of salt as the … [Read more...] about HTC Thunderbolt 4G LTE Specs Leaked
FreeMarketplace Cracks Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Apps
Earlier this week, a proof-of-concept program was demonstrated in response to a controversial report published at XDA (since pulled) which gleaned publicly available information to outline how the WP7 Marketplace could be cracked. The proof-of-concept program, FreeMarketplace, created by a "white … [Read more...] about FreeMarketplace Cracks Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Apps
Sprint HTC EVO 4G Suffers Firmware Upgrade Problems
It seems that the firmware update issued to the Sprint HTC EVO 4G earlier this month to enhance Sprint TV, Blockbuster, the Scan Now Widget, and the Swype keyboard, has caused more problems than it has fixed or enhanced according to owners who have been experiencing issues. Problems being reported … [Read more...] about Sprint HTC EVO 4G Suffers Firmware Upgrade Problems
Microsoft Unveils 2 New Xbox Live Games On Windows Phone 7
Microsoft has unveiled two new Xbox Live games that are now available from the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace for $2.99. The first game, called Rise of Glory, is a World War I flight simulator that features both campaign and single-mission modes. The second game, Revolution, is more of a … [Read more...] about Microsoft Unveils 2 New Xbox Live Games On Windows Phone 7
SurfCube 3D Browser For Windows Phone 7 (video)
Kinabalu Innovation Ltd has just released their new 3D browser for Windows Phone 7, but don't get too excited just yet as the user interface is a 3D cube, not the browsing functionality, which unfortunately is still 2D. Watch the video after the jump to see the new Windows Phone 7 browser in … [Read more...] about SurfCube 3D Browser For Windows Phone 7 (video)
Huawei IDEOS X5 Android Smartphone Specifications Unveiled
Huawei announced their new Huawei IDEOS X5 earlier this month and have now unveiled more specifications of the new Android smartphone. The new Huawei IDEOS X5, as we already knew, will run Android 2.2 Froyo and comes fitted with a 3.8-inch capacitive multi-touch 800×480 resolution display. This … [Read more...] about Huawei IDEOS X5 Android Smartphone Specifications Unveiled
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Hits 5,000 Apps
It looks like Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Marketplace has hit another milestone, as the Microsoft mobile app store now has a total of 5,000 applications, which isn't bad considering that it only launched two months ago. This brings the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace in line with the webOS store which … [Read more...] about Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Hits 5,000 Apps
