Archive for May, 2011

Google pulls gaming emulators from Android Market

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Over the weekend, Google has pulled a batch of popular video game emulators from the Android Market, including N64oid, and all other -oid apps made by the same developer. The apps would allow you to play games for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Atari, Game Boy, and others. There ...

ASUS Padfone Not Unique, Behold The TransPhone!

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

We just talked about a copycat claim from AlwaysInnovating that emerged soon after the ASUS Padfone nouncement, and now there looks to be another manufacturer that may look with disdain at ASUS’s claim to a revolutionary new product. The concept of a tablet and phone hybrid certainly isn’t completely new, as we’ve ...

ASUS outs UX21 ultrathin laptop with up to Core i7 CPUs (video hands-on!)

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The thickest part of this new laptop is 17mm, its entire body is built from an aluminum alloy (weighs 1.1kg / 2.4lb), and the CPUs can be specced as high as Core i7. Anything else you need to know before drooling all over yourself? How about a two-second resume from ...

ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro packs BlueStacks Android app virtualization

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

All of a sudden, ViewSonic’s new ViewPad 10Pro tablet is looking a lot more interesting. Although billed as a dual-OS slate, which led us to believe it would switch between Windows 7 and Android in the same way as the older ViewPad 10, in fact the 10Pro uses BlueStacks, the clever Parallels-but-for-Android-apps-on-Windows software we ...

Review: LG Optimus One

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Product: LG Optimus One Specifications: 600MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 170MB internal storage, 3.2-inch HVGA 320x480 display, 3MP camera, microSD 32GB supported, 1,500mAh battery, Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G, micro USB, FM radio, GPS, Android 2.2 Froyo OS, 129g Price From: £130 for unlocked or £18 a month for 24-month Three contract The LG Optimus One ...

Asus Padfone tablet swallows Android phone whole

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Today at the Computex conference in Japan, Asus has announced an interesting new tablet called the Padfone. Yeah, the name leaves a lot to be desired, but the fact that it has a dedicated cavity where you can plug in a custom-made smartphone gives it a unique twist. Once plugged inside ...

SoundHound’s new app offers voice search for music

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

  SoundHound launched a new mobile app for Android and iOS-based devices to allow users to search for music information using their voice. Sounds easy and easy it is. Simple fire-up Hound (that’s the name of the app), say the name of a song, artist or band and let the application do ...

Unnamed HTC WP7 Smartphone Has a 12-Megapixel Camera

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Are you one of those folks who like the idea of a smartphone camera, but think they still have ways to go before they can replace even a simple point-and-click standalone camera? An upcoming, unnamed smartphone from HTC might change your mind. Unearthed via Twitter by Mobile-Review‘s Eldar Murtazin, the device is ...

Windows 7 touch optimizations make the OS perfect for tablets

Friday, May 27th, 2011

One of the biggest complains people have about the Windows 7 operating system has been its lack of tablet-optimization. Sure there are some included features in Windows 7 tablets that try to improve things, but in the end, it is still Windows 7, and most of the programs on it ...

Sony Ericsson boosts Xperia Arc and Play to 2.3.3, includes Facebook integration

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Well, Sony Ericsson might just deserve a gold star for effort. A week ago we reported that a possible rollout of the long-rumored Facebook integration update would come to select Xperia series phones this week, and we're seeing the process begin today. The recipients of this particular push are the Arc ...

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