Widgets Archive

  • Toshiba Set to Excite the Tablet Market with New 10-, 13- and 7.7-Inch Tablets

    var AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var AdBrite_Border_Color = 'CCCCCC'; var AdBrite_URL_Color = '008000'; try{var AdBrite_Iframe=window.top!=window.self?2:1;var AdBrite_Referrer=document.referrer==''?document.location:document.referrer;AdBrite_Referrer=encodeURIComponent(AdBrite_Referrer);}catch(e){var AdBrite_Iframe='';var AdBrite_Referrer='';} document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,83,67,82,73,80,84));document.write(' src="http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=2053203&zs=3436385f3630&ifr='+AdBrite_Iframe+'&ref='+AdBrite_Referrer+'" type="text/javascript">');document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,47,83,67,82,73,80,84,62)); IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information ...

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  • ARCHOS G9 Tablets Get Sweeter with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)

    DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ARCHOS, an award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, has released the latest version of the AndroidTM platform for its G9 tablet range – Android...

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  • Telmap launches Optus Go Places in Australia

    Telmap launches Optus Go Places in Australia

    LONDON, Thursday 20 October, 2011 – Telmap, pioneers in mobile location-based services, announces today the launch of Optus Go Places, a mobile location-based service that is based on Telmap’s Mobile Location Companion, especially designed to accompany users throughout their on-the-go experience, going beyond in-car and...

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  • “Transform” Your Communications with the new Android-Powered Slide-Out QWERTY Phone from Boost Mobile and Samsung

    IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Boost Mobile, ranked Highest in Customer Service Performance and Purchase Experience among Non-Contract Wireless Providers by J.D. Power and Associates1, once again...

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  • Fundraise.com Looks to Bring Fundraising to the Masses

    Fundraise.com Looks to Bring Fundraising to the Masses

    BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fundraise.com: What:   ...

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  • GClue Unveils Droidget Camera, a Widget Camera Platform for Android Devices

    AIZU WAKAMATSU, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GClue, Inc. (GClue), a developer of smart phone applications and middleware, has officially released Droidget Camera that displays widgets within camera...

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  • With Sprint ID and Android 2.2, LG Optimus S Boasts the Ultimate in Style and Personalization; Available for Less than $50 from Sprint Beginning Oct. 31

    SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sprint (NYSE: S) and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) today announced the upcoming availability of LG Optimus S™, one of the first Android™-powered devices to offer...

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  • Sprint Announces Sanyo Zio Featuring Sprint ID for a Personalized Android Experience at a Great Value

    SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Proving that a wireless device can be smart, attractive and unique to each individual, the Android™-powered Sanyo Zio™ will launch with Sprint (NYSE: S) on Oct. 10. At the...

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  • Attractive Samsung Transform Boasts Sprint ID for the Ultimate in Personalization on an Android Phone

    SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the United States1, today introduced Samsung Transform™, one of the first premium Android...

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  • HI’s 3D Rendering Engine MascotCapsule(R) eruption Is Adopted by Pantech Co., Ltd. for Their Android(TM)-based Smartphone, “Vega”

    TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Kazuo Kawabata hereinafter “HI”)(JASDAQ:3846)(ISIN:JP3160860007) announced today that HI’s 3D rendering engine MascotCapsule® eruption (hereinafter “eruption”)...

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  • Dell Creates Choice and Freedom to Talk, Watch, Surf, and Connect with New 5-Inch Tablet

    ROUND ROCK, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dell (NASDAQ: DELL): “The Dell Streak has found a way to fit your whole world in a 5-inch screen. Its unique size will help people discover new ways to enjoy the...

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  • Symbian^3 reviewed in exquisite and ruthless detail by Eldar Murtazin

    Symbian^3 reviewed in exquisite and ruthless detail by Eldar Murtazin

    No folks, those mythical N8 review units still aren't on our doorsteps, but we can offer you the next best thing: a thorough (we mean thorough) overview of the Symbian^3 environment that will be front and center on Nokia's next great phone. Eldar Murtazin of mobile-review reports on everything from the sophisticated handling of contacts and caller ID pictures, through the noticeable speed improvements, past the limited utility of online widgets that display only two lines at a time, beyond the "weak spot" web browser, and all the way to Symbian's unhealthy habit of "clinging to continuity." It's an enlightening read, which pulls no punches with its conclusion: Symbian^3 is an evolutionary step up from S60 5th edition, which brings nothing new to the market and offers no comparative advantages. Strong words from Eldar, paricularly when he doesn't disclose what build of the OS he's using; his rationale, however, is that his analysis relates to overarching design decisions and ignores software bugs and version-specific foibles. Make of that what you will.

    [Thanks, scotsboyuk]

    Symbian^3 reviewed in exquisite and ruthless detail by Eldar Murtazin originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Motorola Droid X first (official) hands-on and unboxing! Update: video!

    Motorola Droid X first (official) hands-on and unboxing! Update: video!

    Yeah, we kind of already saw this phone, but if you don't tell Motorola and Verizon, we won't. We just got our hands on an official, final Droid X at the NY launch event, and it tastes just as sweet. Here are a few notes:
    • It's built of basically the same material as the Droid, but there's something almost kind of "taut" about the phone, where when you thwack it with a finger it resounds like a drum. The phone vibration seems to work on this same principle, giving it much less of the typical buzz (in the funky, cheap sense) you expect.
    • There are three mics, and in video mode you can select between "scenes" based on which mic you want to use: outward facing for regular shoots, inward facing for narration. The third mic is up top for noise cancellation during calls.
    • Yeah, there's not kickstand, but the EVO 4G really does seem chunky up against the Droid X, and the camera bulge on the latter is not annoying at all.
    • PHYSICAL BUTTONS.
    • You get your choice between Swype and Motorola's multitouch keyboard, which is really pretty great. We were typing at speed within a few seconds of using it.
    • You can tell that the processor is fast, but the UI still has a jerky quality to it -- it's not totally fluid. We'd say that's more of an Android thing, though.
    • The new version of Motoblur is much, much more attractive than before -- the widgets are sleeker, smaller, and less in your face. You can also resize them, and they rearrange themselves somewhat intelligently.
    Update: Video after the break!

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    Motorola Droid X first (official) hands-on and unboxing! Update: video! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Tips and tricks to extending the HTC EVO 4G and Incredible’s battery life (and what this says about Android)

    Tips and tricks to extending the HTC EVO 4G and Incredible’s battery life (and what this says about Android)

    MG and I came at our EVO 4G reviews from different backgrounds. Even though I'm married to a  BlackBerry with a little Droid action on the side and he's a self-proclaimed iPhone fanboy, we both came to the same conclusion: the battery life on the EVO 4G sucks. Sorry, it does. But that's the state of high-powered Android phones at the moment. Both the EVO 4G and Incredible are in the same boat. The 1GHz Snapdragon CPU makes the phones a joy to use, but drains the battery in no time. It's not entirely the snappy dragon's fault either. Android users have been putting up with these type of shenanigans since the G1 debuted in late 2008. It's really sad that the battery life issue still exists and users have to work around it just to use the latest and greatest hardware. I read every single comment on my EVO 4G review with the hope that I was wrong about the phone's battery issue and was simply doing something wrong. But none of the suggestions significantly improved my EVO 4G's battery life. However, by doing a bunch of little things, I extended it's idle life from about 12 hours to 14:30 -- this is the phone's battery life with everything turned off besides 3G and it just sits. All the tweaks are easy to do, but you're going to have to forgo some of the more fun things about Android. It's a shame, really, that a user has to give up fun widgets, advance wireless connections, and auto setting just to squeeze a few more hours from their phone.

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  • Motorola officially announces its weirdo square phone, the Flipout

    Motorola officially announces its weirdo square phone, the Flipout

    Motorola love trying out new form factors almost as much as they love SHOUTING, and today's announcement combines both those past times. While we spotted the square phone last month, it's always good to have something officially confirmed. So, without further ado, I present to you the FLIPOUT (also the last time I write it in all caps).

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