Pipes Archive

  • Samsung i8920 Omnia HD2 leaking its way across the net as we speak

    Samsung i8920 Omnia HD2 leaking its way across the net as we speak

    Samsung's successor to the Symbian-powered i8910 (aka OmniaHD) has just bust its pipes, and is now leaking all over the internet (too soon?). The leaks thus far point to a 4" Super AMOLED screen, a 12MP camera with both Xenon and LED flash (why not?), 30fps 720p video recording (just like its older sibling), and 16 or 32 GB internal storage, all running atop Symbian^3. Oh, and it also includes the soon-to-be-standard-on-high-end-phones WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0.

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  • CrunchRumor: Alienware M11x to get updated Nvidia chipset?

    CrunchRumor: Alienware M11x to get updated Nvidia chipset?

    One question that has come up ever since the M11x was released was why didn’t Alienware use the Nvidia Optimus chipset. The chipset that Alienware did use makes switching between the integrated and discreet graphics rather awkward and jarring, and a less then ideal user experience. Well, the rumor rattling around the pipes today is [...]

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  • Sprint Touch Pro 2 to finally get Windows Mobile 6.5 later this month?

    Sprint Touch Pro 2 to finally get Windows Mobile 6.5 later this month?

    Given that the HTC Touch Pro 2 saw upgrades to Windows Mobile 6.5 on just about every other carrier months ago, Sprint Touch Pro 2 owners might be feeling a wee bit rebuffed right now. On the brightside, chances are good that the upgrade is coming eventually, right? Well, it looks like “eventually” might be sooner [...]

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  • DIY gaming rig made from pipes

    DIY gaming rig made from pipes

    Seems like every year at CES we see those fancy gaming desk setups and every year they still cost thousands of dollars. If you only have tens of dollars to spend on gaming desks, then get some aluminum pipes like this guy did.

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  • Indestructible map is indestructible

    Indestructible map is indestructible

    Maps are among the more invaluable travel tools. Android/iPhone apps are nice, but sometimes analog is just the best way to go. Industrial designer Emanuele Pizzolorusso has these Tyvek city maps in the pipes that look like they can handle anything you throw at them. These maps are waterproof, crease-able, crumble-able, and when you’re done reading [...]

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  • It’s just four days until International Pipe Smoking Day!  Are you ready?

    It’s just four days until International Pipe Smoking Day! Are you ready?

    Hey, college kids and older men who need an affectation (I've never seen a 20-40 year old pipe smoker, interestingly), February 20 is International Pipe Smoking Day. The mission is to "foster links across the globe in honor of friendship, benevolence, and tranquility; and to celebrate the fraternity of pipe-smokers across all borders" but I think this is really about getting more people into the pipe smoking club.

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  • Motorola Droid gets multitouch, but only in Google Maps for now

    Motorola Droid gets multitouch, but only in Google Maps for now

    When Nexus One owners were suddenly blessed with multi-touch support on their handsets, we saw the same comment posted just about everywhere we looked: "Great! Now when will the Droid get it?" The answer, it seems, is today.

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  • Skyfire For Symbian Brought Up To Speed

    Skyfire For Symbian Brought Up To Speed

    Between UI enhancements, bug fixes, and neat new features like smooth scrolling, Skyfire has been slamming out the updates as of late — but only for one platform. While the Flash/Silverlight-capable mobile browser is available for both Windows Mobile and Symbian, the latter edition hasn’t seen any updates in months… until today. Just minutes ago, Skyfire [...]

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  • iPhone OS 3.1.2 now available

    iPhone OS 3.1.2 now available

    (Yeah. My iPhone’s name is Sancho. So what. Wanna fight about it?) Alright, folks; it’s that time again. If you’re not a jailbreaker, get to hittin’ that update button in iTunes (if you are a jailbreaker, you probably want to wait to make sure this update is safe.) Apple just pushed version 3.1.2 of the iPhone [...]

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  • Sprint set to acquire Virgin Mobile

    Sprint set to acquire Virgin Mobile

    virginSprint and Virgin Mobile sitting in a tree, m-e-r-g-i-n-g. Well, not merging per se. More like Sprint is acquiring Virgin Mobile. Seems as though this whole "pre-paid, no contract" thing is a hit and Sprint, looking to gain some ground in the mobile arms race, wants in on the action.

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  • Ericsson and TeliaSonera reveals world’s first commercial LTE site in Stockholm

    Ericsson and TeliaSonera reveals world’s first commercial LTE site in Stockholm


    Mmm, the sweet smell of mobile data burning up the pipes in the morning. Gets us every time. Evidently, the same aroma does something to the brains of Ericsson and TeliaSonera, who have taken their January agreement to the next level by introducing the planet's first commercial Long-Term Evolution (LTE) site in Stockholm, Sweden. Mind you, we've seen lots of trial runs over the past year and change, but this one's no test. Rather, this site will become part of a commercial network scheduled to go live in 2010, bringing wicked fast mobile transfers to Stockholmers everywhere. Now, let's hope these American carriers get jealous, and fast.

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