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Phones
12:00PM Chris Oaten | I don’t know about you but when I think smartphones, LG isn’t a brand I turn to first. However, according to Akihabara News, LG unveiled its “Pop” model yesterday, and it warrants a closer look – if not for its specs, then at least for its built-in solar panel. More »
LG Unveils Sun-Smart POP (GD510)
12:00PM Chris Oaten | I don’t know about you but when I think smartphones, LG isn’t a brand I turn to first. However, according to Akihabara News, LG unveiled its “Pop” model yesterday, and it warrants a closer look – if not for its specs, then at least for its built-in solar panel. More »
Hardware
Samsung’s 1GHz Chip May Come To Next Gen iPhone And Pre
11:40AM Rosa Golijan | Samsung and Intrinsity have announced one of the fastest low-power chip designs to date and are hinting that we may soon see iPhones and Pres running at a brisk 1GHz. More »
Phones
DIY Fixes For The Palm Pre’s Unfortunate “Oreo” Effect
9:20AM Dan Nosowitz | The Pre Oreo effect—as in, twisting an Oreo—is definitely an unwanted and unpleasant flaw some have experienced in the Pre’s hardware. Pre Central has a few DIY, probable-warranty-voiding methods to fix the problem. More »
Software
Windows Mobile Marketplace Will App-ify 6.x Handsets, Not Just 6.5
12:40AM John Herrman | Good news for the scores of Windows Mobile users who’ll never upgrade to version 6.5: Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft’s forthcoming app store, will work on 6.0 and 6.1 handsets as well. When? Still a cryptic “later this year,” unfortunately. More »
Design
Samsung’s New Smartphone QWERTY Idea: Keep Trying, Guys
2:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Samsung filed a patent for this avian-looking smartphone concept: Two spring-loaded half-keyboards burst from the sides of the phone, which in theory provides both a larger keyboard and more screen space, since hands are out of the way. In theory. More »
Phones
Is Dell Working On An Android Smartphone?
7:20PM Simon Crisp | Is this Dell’s first mobile phone? That is at least what one man and his blurry camera seem to think. More »
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