Samsung Within for Sprint gets spotted in the wild

There is hardly any doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S2 is the king of droids so far this year. Logically, its official arrival in United States is highly anticipated. It looks however, that the wait might soon be over for the folks across the Atlantic. The Sprint Wireless version of the device, dubbed Samsung Within just got caught in a couple of blurry shots.
As you can see from the picture, the device is slightly curvier than the Galaxy S2 which we have come to know so well.


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Zero waste Honda factories growing in number

The next time you purchase a vehicle, make sure that it boasts great mileage in addition to being a hybrid mode of transport (or an all electric one if you want to go green all the way), in addition to making sure its factories follow the green path as well. You won't go wrong with Honda though, as the Japanese vehicle giant has made 10 of their facilities zero waste. Basically, they managed to trim 63 pounds of trash generated from each car made to just 1.8 pounds – now how did they manage to do it. Combined, Honda's 14 North American facilities send less than one-half of one percent of all operating waste to landfills.

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Viewsonic ViewPad 10pro arrives at the FCC

When it comes to the world of tablets these days, it seems that the Android operating system has the most “fans”, as many hardware manufacturers have adopted the free operating system, hence helping keep the costs of the tablet device as low as possible. The iPad 2 from Apple needs no introduction, while the BlackBerry PlayBook is struggling although we do not have any concrete data on how the HP TouchPad would perform in the near term. What about Windows on tablet devices.

Ubergizmo, Viewsonic ViewPad 10pro arrives at the FCC

TSMC to start building Apple's A6 chips?

A new rumor has sprung up and this one is about Apple and their A6 chip. It seems that the rumors are indicating that Apple is currently experimenting with plans to make their A6 chip through TSMC. While Apple has traditionally gone to Samsung for the manufacturing of their chips, the recent legal battles may force Apple to start reducing their dependence on the Korean company. Not much is known about the A6 chip although some are speculating that it might be of the quad-core variety, which seems to make sense, especially with NVidia's Tegra-3 "Kal-El" SOC looking to be present in future Android devices.

Ubergizmo, TSMC to start building Apple's A6 chips?

Griffin Helo TC's app controlled helicopter will make a great Christmas present

Well I don't know about you guys, but I know what I want for Christmas – the Griffin Helo TC iOS app controlled helicopter. I know it's only July but Griffin has plans to release this toy during the Christmas season. RC (remote control) hobbyists are probably thinking to themselves, aren't there better looking, more powerful helicopters that I can get. Sure there are, like the AR.Drone quad-copter, but it will set you back 240 GBP, while the Helo TC will only cost 34.99 GBP ($50).

Ubergizmo, Griffin Helo TC's app controlled helicopter will make a great Christmas present

Pandora ditches Flash, heading to the HTML5 highway

Looks like Adobe has lost yet another ally to the silky smooth allure of HTML5. Internet radio service Pandora has traded in the once ubiquitous Flash for the increasingly adopted web standard, citing, among other things, the ability to lop precious seconds off the site's load time. The upgrade is part of a major redesign for the service, said to have been inspired by the company's own iPad app. Hey hey, did I just see Steve Jobs smiling? Anyway, the old features are largely intact, but many, like Twitter and Facebook integration, have been revamped.

2DayBlog.com, Pandora ditches Flash, heading to the HTML5 highway

Klipsch Mode Noise Cancellation Headphones

Klipsch has quietly introduced the Mode noise-canceling headphones, and boy they look good. These headphones have earcups made from "high-grade" leather and provide noise cancellation for up to 45-hour on a single battery charge. Each earcup contains a 40mm woofer with Klipsch's signature focuses on bass and mid-range as well as a separate 15mm tweeter to catch higher frequencies. The Klipsch Mode noise-canceling headphones feature a 20Hz - 20kHz frequency response, a 32-Ohm of impedance and a 97.5dB signal-to-noise ratio.

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Motorola Photon WiMax Smartphone Comes to Sprint

Sprint comes out with its latest Android-powered smartphone: The Motorola Photon, which will begin its retail rounds on July 31. The Sprint Photon features a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 4.3-inch HD display with 960 x 540 resolution, Android 2.3, 8-megapixel back-facing camera, a VGA front-facing camera, 16GB onboard memory, a 32GB microSD card slot, and a kickstand just to make it fancy. Aside from the usual Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, this smartphone is considered as Sprint's first “global” WiMax phone.

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Intel says notebooks and tablets will be eradicated in a decade

In the near future, we won't have tablets, netbooks and notebooks. Well, at least that's what Intel says. But what will we humans be using. Or maybe, Skynet has already taken over the world.
During his keynote address at the SEMICON West conference in San Francisco, vice president of Intel's architecture group Rama Skukla said that the lines between a netbook, laptop and tablet are disappearing faster than today's designers can even realize.

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Apple TV to have Bluetooth support in iOS5?

Did you know that your second-gen Apple TV has a Bluetooth radio hidden inside it. Wait, scrap that, did you know your second-gen Apple TV in fact can run 1080p contents. Right, let's get back at the Bluetooth radio issue. Until now, the only way to access it was with a little jailbreaking and some command line chops. That could all be changing though, with the release of iOS 5 this fall. 9to5Mac pulled some interesting code from the latest developer beta of iOS indicating that support for Bluetooth keyboards is coming to the Apple TV and, potentially, the ability pairs other devices as well.

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O2 launches location-aware Android deals app Priority Moments

O2 has launched an app specifically for its UK network subscribers, in the form of O2 Priority Moments. It's a sort of deals-based service packed with money off discounts and the like, with the option to search for cheap deals based on your location. Here's O2′s explanation of how it works:.
Just launch the app and your phone will instantly pinpoint where you are and present a list of offers and experiences nearby. Tap the offer you want, request a code by selecting ‘Yes please' and then present it at the till.


Eurodroid, O2 launches location-aware Android deals app Priority Moments

Low-level celebrities pushing LG's Optimus 3D in London today

LG is getting a few people from the fringes of television to stand around in London's Canary Wharf area today, in an event designed to promote the company's Optimus 3D Android phone that's recently launched in the UK. Here's a photograph of the scene earlier today, which apparently features people who are in “The Only Way is Essex” – taken from this What Laptop/Techradar hybrid web site:. What a terrible, terrible, rubbish old slogan from 1991.


Eurodroid, Low-level celebrities pushing LG's Optimus 3D in London today

ASUS promises fix for Eee Pad Transformer power drain

ASUS's mighty 2-piece morphing Eee Pad Transformer might be a commercial success, even despite early delays, but it seems there's something amiss with the shape shifting earth-saving tablet nicknamed 'Autobotsus'. Earlier today, the company admitted to an issue relating to the slate's keyboard dock. A post to ASUS' UK Facebook page reads:. “Apologies to anyone who has encountered issues with their Transformer keyboard dock (power drain and charging). The issue is related to the way we configured the device's power management in/out of sleep mode.

2DayBlog.com, ASUS promises fix for Eee Pad Transformer power drain

55% of parents keep an eye on their kids' online activities

If you're a minor and you're thinking of posting up that picture of you with a beer bottle or a cigarette in hand on Facebook for cred points among your peers - you might want to think twice. According to a recent survey of 2,000 internet users in the UK done by BullGuard (an internet security company), 55% of parents “keep an eye” on their children by checking their social networking profile, while an additional 5% would like to if they knew how. That's how much parents want to keep an eye on their kids.

Ubergizmo, 55% of parents keep an eye on their kids' online activities

Man creates world's only turbine-powered Batmobile

Having a real-life Batmobile in your driveway sounds like a fun idea. Upon closer inspection, however, it's not going to be that exciting. Most often, Batmobile replicas are powered by something like a junkyard-salvaged General Motors 350, featuring an interior reminiscent of a hastily cobbled together 24 Hours of LeMons racer. A man by the name of Casey Putsch decided he wanted a Batmobile to call his own, but he wasn't ready to settle for second-rate.
This particular Putsch is the same man behind Putsch Racing, an outfit that restore, designs and appraises all manner of items automotive.

2DayBlog.com, Man creates world's only turbine-powered Batmobile

Mex-One robot touted to be Latin America's most advanced

The Latin Americans are extremely talented in the game of football (soccer to Americans), but when it comes to the realm of robotics, they are behind some of the leading nations such as Japan, Korea and the US. Well, it seems that the continent has something to cheer about this time around with Professor Eduardo Bayro-Corrochano at CINVESTAV (affiliated to Mexico's National Polytechnic Institute) being proud to announce his Mex-One humanoid robot. Just in case you think that it looks familiar, it has also been called as the Geometrix.



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Android Twitter app updated – now with multiple account support

Great news for serious Twitter fans – the very nice official Android Twitter app has been updated today, bringing long-awaited support for multiple accounts. So if you tweet for work and pleasure, or just enjoy pretending to be lots of different people to alleviate the boredom of life, it's an option. You also get official support for push notifications and a reformatted Home screen widget. Here it is, a few seconds ago, on our very excited telephone:

Accounts are switched by pressing the account name which appears at the top of the main timeline screen. It's that simple. Excellent feature.


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Samsung Google Nexus S 4G now just $99.99 at Sprint

Price drops are everywhere right now. That's awesome news for those of you who are looking to buy a new phone, of course. It seems like there are many more price cuts and deals per day now than ever before. However, most of those usually come from third-party retailers, and not from the carriers directly. Most of the time, a carrier will stick with the launch price for a device even after many months have passed. It depends on the handset itself, its features, and how well it sells of course, but that's generally what happens.

Not so with Sprint's Samsung Google Nexus S 4G.

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Lenovo's IdeaPad K1 Android tablet has started shipping today

It seems like it was just yesterday when we heard conclusive information about Lenovo's tablet plans centered around Android. And in fact it wasn't that long ago. That was in mid-June. Lenovo sure moves fast, since apparently its first Android-powered tablet has just started shipping in the US.
That's right, the Lenovo IdeaPad K1 tablet, which we saw again toward the end of June, is now on its way to those who ordered it from Office Depot.

Unwired View, Lenovo's IdeaPad K1 Android tablet has started shipping today

The Octane 120 Beer Arcade combines drinking and gaming

Looking to be the envy of all your beer guzzling, gamer friends. If you are, then perhaps Dream Arcades' Octane 120 Pro Beer Arcade might be something you would want for your living room, provided you're willing to fork out close to $6,000 for it. The Beer Arcade also comes loaded with a dozen driving sims and a fully adjustable steering wheel and seat, variable-resistance clutch, brake, and gas pedals, and as the name suggests, this is the one time where drinking and "driving" is not illegal.

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Deal of the Day - HP Pavilion dv6z Quad Edition AMD 2.3GHz Quad-core Laptop with Free 6GB RAM and Blu-ray Upgrades

Today's LogicBUY Deal is the redesigned HP Pavilion dv6z Quad Edition AMD A6 laptop starting at $599.99.  Features:  Aluminum chassis, 1.23" thick, 6.1 pounds, USB 3.0, TrueVision 3.0 HD webcam, 5-in-1 card reader, Beats Audio.  Optional upgrades: A8 CPU, up to 16GB RAM, 1080p LCD.  Free upgrades:  6GB DDR3 memory, Blu-ray, Computrace LoJack.  Configure over $999 to use a 30% coupon code. Base dv6z with free upgrades:  $799.99 – $150 off – $50 coupon code = $599.99 with free shipping.

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BEST DEALS: Samsung Galaxy Europa for £49.95 plus £15 credit

The online arm of Carphone Warehouse has instigated a CRAZY PRICE CRASH for the Samsung Galaxy Europa, with the 2.8″ Android phone now available for £49.95. There are a couple of catches – you have to buy £15 of credit, plus the phone will be SIM-locked to the Three network. But if you were planning on buying an Android phone to use on Three anyway….
…that's a decent price for a little phone with a capacitive touchscreen. The Three PAYG SIM includes 500MB of mobile data when you top-up the credit too, so it's a perfectly usable bundle.

Eurodroid, BEST DEALS: Samsung Galaxy Europa for £49.95 plus £15 credit

Motorola launches XT316 Android smartphone

Motorola has announced the launch of a new Android handset called the Motorola XT316 - also known as the Motorola Fire and Motorola Spice (depending on the region where it's sold). The phone will feature a candy bar form factor and a full QWERTY keyboard, reminiscent of the BlackBerry. It features a 2.8″ display and will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread (with MotoBLUR of course). The Motorola XT316 also features Moto Switch, which will allow users to switch to work or play mode - depending on where they are, so they don't have to worry about unwanted eyes spying on private work-related files.

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W3C and Apple Patent in Patent Dispute

Apple is facing yet another patent dispute, as if we'd expect it to end anyway. This time, it's the W3C. The W3C is complaining about Apple's refusal to provide full and unrestricted rights to one Apple patent and one application that affect standard that is currently developed. In this case, the W3C is apparently trying to secure the rights for Widget Access Policy Specification that is created by the Web Application working group within the W3C.

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Sony Xperia Play coming to AT&T

AT&T has just quietly revealed that it will be selling the Sony Xperia Play at a holiday preview event in New York City. The phone will run on Android 2.3(Gingerbread), and will be AT&T's second Gingerbread phone behind the HTC Status. The device will run on AT&T's 4G HSPA+ network with speeds up to 21 MBps. AT&T will be getting its own special “Stealth Blue” version of the Play along with the stock black version.

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Evernote for Android updated with “all new” tablet interface

It took a while, but we're starting to see quite a few Android apps updating with Honeycomb tablet interfaces – and they don't come much bigger than Evernote. Version 3.1 of the sharing & syncing tool is up on the Android Market right now, featuring a hugely different layout for tablets and new phone options, too. Here it is. It's a rather attractive creation:

There are also new rich text editing options for all Android devices, plus an additional “large” widget with graphics and visual snippets for phones. It's a massive update. Read all about it over on the Evernote blog.


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Social photo-sharing app Pixamid launches on Android

The new Android version of Pixamid promises to do one thing – organise group photos from events. Everyone installs the app on their phones, which then tags all pictures taken at a specified “event” so they can be shared easily with all attendees. So, if you see someone else being very brave and taking a good photo, don't panic. You'll get a copy of it too.


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Enjoy haptic feedback gaming on your iPhone with the Pulse

Playing games on the iPhone is fun, although games that feature virtual buttons and joysticks can be a bit of a buzzkill, since they never actually provide the same kind of feeling that you normally would get from an actual joystick/button. Well it looks like ViviTouch, a company that specializes in advanced haptic feedback solutions, will be teaming up with Mophie, the maker of iPhone battery-life extending cases, to bring you the Pulse.

Ubergizmo, Enjoy haptic feedback gaming on your iPhone with the Pulse

Man in China builds his own tablet

Despite the fact that Apple stores can be found in China, not everyone has the means of purchasing an Apple device. In fact we had reported a case where a boy in China sold his kidney to get enough money for an iPad 2, which was later followed up by another report where a girl was apparently trading her virginity for an iPhone 4. In a less dramatic scenario, instead of offering up body parts for sale, a man in China has decided to build his own iPad.

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LG Optimus Pro and LG Optimus Net Get Official Overview Videos

It was just yesterday that we got our first look at the LG Optimus Pro an Android device featuring a familiar BlackBerry-esque design. After emerging out of nowhere, we now have an official video overview (in Italian) of the device detailing the Android 2.3.3 phone with 800MHz processor, 3MP camera, and 2.8-inch display, not to mention its full QWERTY keyboard. Alongside the Optimus Pro, the LG Optimus Net was announced as the successor to the Optimus One, the budget-oriented Android handset that saw popularity the world over.






Android Phone, LG Optimus Pro and LG Optimus Net Get Official Overview Videos

iHit iPhone 4 casing lets you hide one cigarette in a secret compartment

If you're a smoker and you would like to conceal that rather nasty habit of yours, then perhaps this iHit iPhone 4 casing might be just what you need. Actually, come to think of it, the iHit iPhone 4 casing could be for just about anyone and not limited to just smokers, although it was designed for the smoker in mind. It's basically an iPhone 4 casing with a secret compartment on the side where you will be able to store one cigarette, or "one hit", along with a space where you will be able to keep your tobacco, which is great, especially for those who prefer rolling their own cigarettes.

Ubergizmo, iHit iPhone 4 casing lets you hide one cigarette in a secret compartment

Android malware DroidDream Light spotted over the weekend

Android users, it appears that over the weekend, more Android malware has made its way to the Android Market. Given the frequency of malware popping up for Android, we really shouldn't be surprised. The infected apps have already been taken off the market by Google, although we hope that Google will start being more proactive, rather than reactive, when it comes to these issues.

Ubergizmo, Android malware DroidDream Light spotted over the weekend

BlackBerry Internet Service 4.1 coming October 8th

To some it's just a point release, but to others it's much, much more. If the leaked documentation gathered by N4BB.com is correct, the 4.1 release of BlackBerry Internet Service is coming down the pike, due abroad on September 10th and in the US October 8th. As any BB enthusiast would expect it brings a suite of improvements, bumping the maximum attachment size to eight megabytes, enhancing some security measures, and adding a delicious-sounding new feature called inbox priming.

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NTT showcases next-gen 802.11ac wireless LAN solution, make 802.11n looks like baby

NTT DoCoMo's never been one to back down from the future, and some might say this carrier is actually already living in 2012, as what people always say about Japan. At any rate, its latest foray into what's next came at the Wireless Technology Park in Yokohama, where it demonstrated a fully-functional 802.11ac prototype wireless system. For those unaware, that's what is scheduled to make 802.11n look like the 101 at lunchtime, with an effective throughput of 1Gbps per system.

2DayBlog.com, NTT showcases next-gen 802.11ac wireless LAN solution, make 802.11n looks like baby

HTC Status starts taking pre-orders for AT&T customers

We caught wind of the HTC Status late last month and as its name suggests it's all about social networking. It was in fact officially announced by AT&T on the big 'F', (that's Facebook) and now the pre-order gates have opened to those itching to text, tweet and update their status' till the cows come home. The Facebook share button allows people to:.

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BioLite Stove Cooks Your Food and Charges Your Cell Phone

Back in the day, food was commonly cooked on stoves that used burning wood. Although it does its job, wood-burning stoves are not really known for efficiency: Heat is not evently distributed in the pot, you need to continuously fan the stove to keep the wood burning, and the smoke it creates contains high amounts of carbon monoxide that causes health risks to people who inhale it. To ease those problems, a company called BioLite has developed a wood-burning CampStove, which they intend to release in spring of 2012.

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LG Optimus Pro C660 Android Gingerbread Smartphone

LG is ready to launch the Optimus Pro C660 Android Gingerbread smartphone. This candybar handset comes jam packed with a 2.8-inch QVGA display with a QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 3MP digital camera and a 1,500mAh battery. The LG Optimus Pro C660 will be available in Italy for €170 or around $238.

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Panamp for the iPhone aims to replaces the native music player

Tired of the default music player app on your iPhone. So are the folks over at Clever & Son who decided to come up with their own iPhone music player app called Panamp. With a whole new set of features to differentiate it from the default app, including a sleek looking interface, Panamp is a music playing app that attempts to improve the music listening experience on the iPhone. Panamp is touted to have features such as Power Search (that allows you to locate your music quickly and efficiently), an improved Music Library (for sorting your music) and Dynamic Queues (to let you create playlists on the go).



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Vol speaker combines speaker and volume knob into one

Devices these days are starting to head towards a more minimalist sort of design, expounding on the "less is more" phrase. Well we can't complain, since the "less is more" philosophy usually ends up as less clutter in our houses and our desks, so why should this Vol speaker, designed by Hiranao Tsuboi be any different. If you're wondering why it looks so familiar, it's because you may have come across Griffin's PowerMate, except that the key difference between Vol and PowerMate, is that Vol has a built in speaker, while the Griffin PowerMate acts more like a controller.

Ubergizmo, Vol speaker combines speaker and volume knob into one

Wear your iPod/iPhone with The Move

Have you been jogging and perhaps you just don't like the feeling of your iPod/iPhone in your pocket. Well perhaps as an alternative to armbands, inventors Jon and Lenny have come up with a new way for you to attach your iPod/iPhone to yourself without the need for straps, clips, Velcro or magnets, and they're calling this new innovation The Move. How it works.

Ubergizmo, Wear your iPod/iPhone with The Move

Nike+ GPS social update may encourage this Facebook age teens to exercise more

Nike this week rolled out updates to its Nike+ GPS app, including bug fixes and an auto-calibration feature, which should help improve the accuracy of your run. Also on-board are social features, which push running updates to Facebook and Twitter. The tweets / posts can thankfully be edited before being sent out into the world.

2DayBlog.com, Nike+ GPS social update may encourage this Facebook age teens to exercise more

Galaxy S II 2.3.4 Gingerbread update leaks, you can try it now

The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II is just about to get another firmware update, bumping its Android version to 2.3.4. What's even better, the updated ROM surfaced online a little early, so the most impatient among you can get it right away. As the tiny version number change (2.3.3 to 2.3.4) suggests, this isnÂ't the most major of updates, but there is still plenty to look forward to. For one, the Galaxy S II will finally get Google Talk video calls enabled. Early adopters also report an improvement in battery life.

GSM Arena, Galaxy S II 2.3.4 Gingerbread update leaks, you can try it now

Marson MT7920 Handheld Barcode Scanner

Marson Technology announced the new 1D/2D imager barcode scanner, MT7920. Integrated with patented Intermec TM Technology, Marson MT7920 is designed for 200 scans/sec in 1D linear emulation mode with a scanning range up to 18 inches on linear barcodes or 60 scans/sec in Omni-directional 2D barcodes as well as image capture capability and productivity.

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