Nokia to sell 2 million Lumia phones in Q4, Deutsche Bank says

. Fourth-quarter sales of Nokia's new Lumia line of smartphones will reach 2 million units, Deutsche Bank reaffirmed this week. Nokia's stock took a hit this week as a number of analysts cast a shadow on its debut Windows Phone-powered smartphones. Pacific Crest's James Faucette cut his sales estimates this quarter from 2 million units to just 500,000, and Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferragu said the phones were too expensive and lacked innovation. Analysts at Deutshe Bank disagreed, however, reiterating earlier sales estimates of 2 million Lumia phones this quarter.

Boy Genius Report, Nokia to sell 2 million Lumia phones in Q4, Deutsche Bank says

Chrome to gain plug and play gamepad support and WebRTC video chat in 2012

Seems like Big G updates its browser of choice with fresh features every time we turn around, and one of Google's own, dev advocate Paul Kinlan, revealed that another spate of upgrades are arriving for Chrome early next year. The headliner is plug-and-play support for gamepads, but native support for cameras, microphones and open-source video chat app WebRTC are on the docket too - features that give Chrome some considerable gaming chops when combined with its existing WebGL and HTML 5 prowess and, he says, could bring OnLive to the web without plugins.

Engadget, Chrome to gain plug and play gamepad support and WebRTC video chat in 2012

Researchers put smartphones on a power diet, drastically improve battery life

Nokia's Asha handsets already use browser compression to reduce data costs and power consumption for customers in the developing world, but the company's Finnish neighbours over at Aalto University have taken a totally different approach. By using a network proxy to squash traffic into bursts rather than a constant bit rate, and by forcing a smartphone's modem into idle mode between each burst, the researchers claim they can cut 3G power consumption by 74 percent.

Engadget, Researchers put smartphones on a power diet, drastically improve battery life

BlackBerry Bold 9790 goes on sale in Jakarta, chaos ensues

The BlackBerry Bold 9790 was introduced a few days ago and while it wasn't exactly a big deal over in this side of the world, things were a little different in Jakarta, Indonesia. The phone went up for sale today, and thousands of people stood in line to get their hands on the phone. What was supposed to be an orderly event where customers would be dealt with on a first come, first served basis turned into chaos with reports of people fainting and getting injured in the process. The organizers of the launch had announced earlier this week that the first thousand customers would receive a 50% discount on the phone.

Ubergizmo, BlackBerry Bold 9790 goes on sale in Jakarta, chaos ensues

Siri can start your car remotely

Forget about asking mundane stuff like how the weather would be like, or to schedule your appointments. Why not have it do something far more interesting, like starting your vehicle remotely. Of course, we do know that Apple is notorious for their closed system, hence making it really, really difficult for developers to come up with something out of Apple's box – but then again developer @plamoni is crafty enough to set up a proxy server so that Siri can talk to it, tricking it into thinking that this is one of Apple's servers.

Ubergizmo, Siri can start your car remotely

HTC G1 gets its own ICS ROM

Ever since the Ice Cream Sandwich source code has been released, tons of devices have been getting their own ICS ROMs. Now, Google's original Android device, the HTC G1, now has its own Ice Cream Sandwich ROM. Jcarrz1 from XDA-Developers has uploaded a video of his G1 running on a ICS ROM. In the past, we have seen the G1 also running on Honeycomb.  The touchscreen works slowly along with all of the apps and special features that are included in ICS. Unfortunately, the usual Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Rotation do not function.

It's pretty fascinating that the G1 can run on Android 4.0 when most thought it wouldn't go past version 1.5.

Unwired View, HTC G1 gets its own ICS ROM

Meizu MX resurfaces, home button gets a nip-and-tuck, turns into optical trackpad?

It's been a while since we've seen the Meizu MX, but these latest shots from Mr. Blurrycam reveal that the phone could see a substantial tweak to its main home button. These photos are likely to be of a work-in-progress handset, with plenty of bizarre cutaways presumably obscuring details of the mole. In the leaked drawings, Meizu's upcoming smartphone looked an awful lot like its M9 predecessor, albeit with a bigger screen, running on a superior A9 Cortex processor. The main button apparently doubles as an optical trackpad, with the two flanking capacitive buttons rotating depending on orientation.


Engadget, Meizu MX resurfaces, home button gets a nip-and-tuck, turns into optical trackpad?

Nvidia believes Tegra 3 tablets will eventually hit $300

Nvidia's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang believes that pricing of Tegra 3 tablets will drop quickly. Jen-Hsun Huang expects at least some of those tablets to be on sale for $299 within “a couple quarters,” according to a post on Engadget. That remark was made over lunch and there is no explanation why the price could drop so dramatically from the current figure of about $500 – a price point that has been pretty stable for the basic models of high-end tablets for more than a year and a half.

2DayBlog.com, Nvidia believes Tegra 3 tablets will eventually hit $300

Huawei Vision Android Gingerbread Smartphone Released In Australia

Huawei has finally released the unlocked version of Vision Android smartphone in Australia via Allphones stores for $279. Measuring at only 9.9mm thin, the smartphone is powered by the Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS with a custom 3D UI. The Huawei Vision has an aluminum unibody design, a 3.7-inch WVGA display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, GPS, a 5MP digital camera with 720p video recording, a 1GHz single-core processor, a 512MB of RAM and a 2GB of storage space.

TechFresh, Huawei Vision Android Gingerbread Smartphone Released In Australia

Droid 4 Could Launch on December 8

The rate at which Android smartphones are cycled out is becoming a bit disturbing. With only about a half a year between the two, Motorola and Verizon could be releasing their next Droid on December 8th. The Droid 4 would be the fourth device in the series to be launched within a span of two years. For what it’s worth, the handset has come a long way, and the latest iteration promises to continue the tradition of being among the top handsets with full QWERTY keyboards. The phone will sport a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, dual-core processor, and support for Verizon 4G LTE.

Android Phone, Droid 4 Could Launch on December 8

HTC may be developing Chrome OS / Android hybrid device

. HTC may be developing a new hybrid netbook/tablet “internet access device” that combines both Chrome OS and Android, presumably in some sort of dual-boot environment. Samsung and Acer are the only two major suppliers that currently offer devices powered by Google's Chrome OS, otherwise known as Chromebooks, but DigiTimes said the two firms have only sold about 25,000 – 30,000 units this year. The lower-powered netbooks currently cost between $350 and $450 and will likely need to fall in price in order to attract consumers.

Boy Genius Report, HTC may be developing Chrome OS / Android hybrid device

Asus Transformer Prime may be out in the US on November 28 or December 16, Canada on December 5

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime will hit North America soon, that much has been made clear when the quad-core Android tablet was announced earlier this month. Unfortunately though, all the manufacturer gave us back then was the pretty vague time frame of “December”. Yesterday Amazon USA started taking pre-orders for the tablet, but it didn't give us a shipping date, so naturally we were left wondering. Well, not anymore. Today we have not one, but two different release dates for the Transformer Prime in the US.

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itnet, Asus Transformer Prime may be out in the US on November 28 or December 16, Canada on December 5

Facebook Messenger For Windows 7 Now Available For Limited Users!

The new Facebook client for Windows 7 will bring great notifications, Ticker Feed and of course, the ability to chat with your Facebook friends right from your Windows 7 desktop, with the application layered on the OS. Facebook Messenger app for Windows 7 is a standalone client similar to the ones rolled out for mobile platforms including Apple iOS, BlackBerry OS and Google Android OS. Head past the break to know more.

Technology Nerd, Facebook Messenger For Windows 7 Now Available For Limited Users!

Android Market website now supports unofficial devices

Most Android devices ship with the Android Market installed, but those devices need to be officially approved by Google in order to support the Google experience, which means preloaded Market, and apps like Maps and so on. However, there are quite a number of devices that don't ship with this official support, namely the recently released Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet. It is possible to sideload the Market onto those devices to download apps with it, but if you tried to use the Android Market website, your device will be unrecognized by it.

Ubergizmo, Android Market website now supports unofficial devices

Lenovo's diminutive Q180 HTPC dishes out multimedia for $349

Ultrabooks have been getting a lot of love from PC makers these days, and Lenovo's no exception. But laptops aren't the only machines getting slim and trim, and the Chinese firm has outed its svelte IdeaCentre Q180 home theater PC to fulfill your entertainment needs. Stuffed inside a 22mm-thin frame that makes other skinny HTPCs look downright portly, is a 2.13GHz Intel Atom dual-core CPU plus Radeon HD 6450A graphics and up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM to keep video playback buttery smooth. You can also get up to a 750GB HDD or a 128GB SSD to store all of your myriad media, and a Blu-ray drive's available for those digging disc-based content.

Engadget, Lenovo's diminutive Q180 HTPC dishes out multimedia for $349

Quad-core ASUS Transformer Prime tablet now available for pre-order

. The highly anticipated sequel to ASUS' convertible Android tablet, the Eee Pad Transformer, is now available for pre-order in North America. Set for release some time next month, the Transformer Prime features a 1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor, Android 3.2 Honeycomb, a 10.1-inch display, 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera, a microHDMI-out port and SD card support. ASUS has also promised that an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich isn't far off.

Boy Genius Report, Quad-core ASUS Transformer Prime tablet now available for pre-order

HTC cuts forecast on competition from Apple and Samsung, reevaluates S3 acquisition

. Leading smartphone vendor HTC on Wednesday trimmed its fourth-quarter revenue forecast by roughly 23% as stiff competition from Samsung and Apple has seeming slowed sales. The Taiwan-based company became the No.1 smartphone vendor in the U.S. by shipment volume last quarter, but a six-month string of record revenue came to an end in October following the release of Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 4S. In light of the new iPhone and Samsung's recent success in the smartphone space, HTC lowered its fourth-quarter revenue forecast to NT$104 billion from its earlier guidance of between NT$125 billion and NT$135 billion.

Boy Genius Report, HTC cuts forecast on competition from Apple and Samsung, reevaluates S3 acquisition

iPhone 4S runs into Wi-Fi issues?

It seems that with the release of the iPhone 4, everything was not peaches and cream – first of all, there was the antenna-gate issue, where holding the unibody chassis of the iPhone 4 resulted in dropped calls or signals for no particular reason (at first anyways), and now with the iPhone 4′s successor, the iPhone 4S, some folks have already complained about a bunch of issues including the battery drain problem, with the latest stream of complaints focusing on Wi-Fi connectivity. While the former problem was fixed thanks to the iOS 5.0.1 update, that update did not do much to make sure Wi-Fi issues were resolved.

Ubergizmo, iPhone 4S runs into Wi-Fi issues?

Food projected on plates at restaurant

It is good manners not to play with your food whenever you go out to eat – heck, doing so is also unacceptable at home unless you do not mind dad bringing down the belt from upstairs and introducing a new word to your ever expanding vocabulary when you were little, with each hiding being associated with “discipline”. Well, fast forward to today and the dad who dishes out a belting might probably end up in court for child abuse (how times have changed), and does this mean it is OK to play with one's food.

Ubergizmo, Food projected on plates at restaurant

Microsoft confirms that revamped Xbox 360 dashboard to launch on December 6th

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that its Xbox 360 dashboard would be getting an upgrade “in the coming days.” Today, the company has clarified that statement, declaring that the revamped interface will launch on December 6th. The update promises to bring deeper Kinect integration (including sharper voice recognition capabilities), Facebook sharing mechanisms, and a cleaner interface. Redmond also says that the fall clean-up will introduce “a wealth of new content,” including live TV, music and movies, available for streaming.

2DayBlog.com, Microsoft confirms that revamped Xbox 360 dashboard to launch on December 6th

Terahertz wireless chip could deliver 30Gbps of bandwidth, stream uncompressed 4K video

Usually, when we start talking terahertz, it means one thing: lasers. But not today, friends. Today, we're talking something with a little less flash and a little more potential for everyday use. ROHM, a Japanese electronics component manufacturer, has developed a chip measuring just 1.5mm by 3mm that can transmit data at up to 1.5Gbps using those precious terahertz radio waves.

Engadget, Terahertz wireless chip could deliver 30Gbps of bandwidth, stream uncompressed 4K video

DosPara Prime Note Galleria QF555 15.6-Inch Gaming Notebook

DosPara has released another gaming notebook in Japan called the Prime Note Galleria QF555. This BTO (Build To Order) system comes with a 15.6-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, a 2.40GHz Intel Core i7-2760QM processor, a GeForce GT 555M graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, an HD webcam, a multi-card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS, 2x USB 3.0 ports and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS (Standard Configuration). Price itself is set at 109,980 Yen (about $1,429).

TechFresh, DosPara Prime Note Galleria QF555 15.6-Inch Gaming Notebook

December 1st Launch Event Could Introduce Us to the LG Nitro HD

LG just launched their Optimus LTE in Canada, but have remained relatively quiet otherwise as Samsung, Motorola, and HTC all put forth their latest and greatest Android smartphones. A December 1st press event may change that. It is expected (not confirmed) that LG will launch the US version of the Optimus LTE under the guise of the LG Nitro HD on that date. The invite makes no mention of the device, but its file name tells a different story. LG Nitro it reads.

Android Phone, December 1st Launch Event Could Introduce Us to the LG Nitro HD

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 visits FCC again, wants to show its 3G credentials

It was on, then it was off, but it looks like Samsung 7.7-incher could return from the ether of launch limbo, with a 3G-capable model knocking at the FCC's lab-door. Schematics are largely identical to the WiFi model spotted at the commission back in September, but the filing confirms that this particular slab of Android will be arriving with HSPA+ talents. Yes, the GT-P6800 will offer up some faux-G speeds alongside a sizable Super AMOLED Plus panel (1280 x 800) and the standard WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS bells and whistles.

Engadget, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 visits FCC again, wants to show its 3G credentials

Droid RAZR fails to survive a pocket drop while Galaxy Nexus survives a tumble down the stairs

One of the features of Gorilla Glass is that it's pretty darn tough. The name itself implies said toughness, but it appears that all that Gorilla Glass and kevlar on the Motorola Droid RAZR failed to survive a pocket drop on its face on concrete, while a Samsung Galaxy Nexus with its "fortified" glass survived a toss down a flight of carpeted stairs. It's a bit of an unfair comparison we know, especially since the carpeting probably managed to soften the blow, and we have no doubt that the Motorola Droid RAZR would survive the same drop too.



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Brompton Oratory Jacket: High-Tech Jacket With Old-World Style

At $400, the Brompton Oratory isn't cheap, but it does take the place of two jackets. Like its famous, transforming, overpriced bike, Brompton's new Oratory is a transforming, overpriced jacket. Designed to be very practical on the bike, but stylish and smart off the bike, the Oratory is the sartorial equivalent of the English folding bicycle.
Obviously, PVC and Goretex are out, and cotton is in. This cotton is spun from threads coated with silicon, so the water runs right off it.

Gadget Lab

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Global Demand Prompts Somo’s Expansion To The U.S. West Coast

Explosive Growth Sets The Pace For The IndustryLondon, 22 November 2011 - Somo (www.somoagency.com), the leading independent mobile marketing agency, today announces a large US expansion to cope with fast-growing market demands.Several substantial international client wins have led Somo to open two new offices. The first is in San Francisco's lively tech start-up district, SoMa, and the second is in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, just minutes from the beach. The offices will provide Somo's mobile marketing services to its technology, gaming and entertainment clients based along the West Coast and in Seattle.

Press Release Distribution, Global Demand Prompts Somo’s Expansion To The U.S. West Coast

Kyobo, Qualcomm make Mirasol color displays a reality, with the Kyobo eReader

Don't look now, but Mirasol has just arisen from the dead. Today, Korea's Kyobo Book Centre and Qualcomm jointly unveiled the world's first Mirasol-coated e-reader, just a few months after CEO Paul Jacobs heralded the demise of his company's color e-paper format. The device, known as the Kyobo eReader, sports a 5.7-inch, 1024 x 768 color display with 223ppi and touchscreen capabilities, runs Android 2.3 and is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 CPU. Kyobo says you'll be able to use the WiFi-enabled slate for "weeks" on a single charge, as long as you do so at decreased brightness, and for a total of 30 minutes per day.

Engadget, Kyobo, Qualcomm make Mirasol color displays a reality, with the Kyobo eReader

Apple announces changes to its board: Arthur D. Levinson named Chairman, Robert Iger joins

Apple has just announced some changes to its board of directors, including the appointment of a new non-executive chairman: Arthur D. Levinson. Currently Chairman of Genentech Inc., Levinson has been a co-director of Apple's board since 2005, having first joined the board in 2000. He'll be welcoming new board member Robert A. Iger, who you may know as the President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company.

2DayBlog.com, Apple announces changes to its board: Arthur D. Levinson named Chairman, Robert Iger joins

Verizon Droid Razr, Droid Bionic, HTC Rezound, AT&T Atrix 2 4G, Sprint EVO 3D and more – now $0.01 on Amazon

Amazon has yet another great sale for those looking to buy handsets cheaper than usual, this time including almost all the Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry smartphones from Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. Starting today (November 21), Amazon will offer many high-end, mid-end and low-end devices for just $0.01 (new service line required). The offer will end on November 28 - a few days after Black Friday.

Unwired View, Verizon Droid Razr, Droid Bionic, HTC Rezound, AT&T Atrix 2 4G, Sprint EVO 3D and more â€" now $0.01 on Amazon

Step Off, Motorola: Fujitsu Drops World's Thinnest Smartphone

A new Fujitsu smartphone measures in at a scant 6.7mm thick. Image: Android Community. However noble, the Droid Razr's reign as the thinnest smartphone in the world was short-lived (approximately two weeks, by our count). According to recent FCC filings, Fujitsu will soon hold the title with a new smartphone.

A specification sheet for the proposed Fujitsu Arrows F-07D smartphone just passed through the FCC, measuring in at .26 inches thin. That's a whole .015 inches thinner than the Droid Razr.

Gadget Lab, Step Off, Motorola: Fujitsu Drops World's Thinnest Smartphone

WebOS write-off costs HP $3.3B

In today's earning call from HP, the world has learned that HP has spent $3.3 Billion to write off things related to Palm and WebOS. This comes less than two years after HP spent $1.2 Billion to acquire Palm in the first place. Overall, this probably put the losses related to Palm a bit over $5B.Obviously, it was a risky move from the beginning as Palm was clearly not a market leader and HP's new CEO Meg Whitman said that from now on, HP will make “prudent investments”, but stopped short of providing any details to illustrate this remark.

Ubergizmo, WebOS write-off costs HP $3.3B

Rumor: Mid-Range Samsung Illusion Available Nov. 23rd on Verizon via Direct Fulfillment

It looks like Verizon is getting set to introduce another phone sometime soon, though believe us when we say it’s no Galaxy Nexus Instead, they’re offering the Samsung Illusion an entry-level Android 2.3 handset that should go easy on the pockets during a holiday season that’s heavy on the pockets. According to the rumor, the device will be available starting November 23rd.We’re working with a 3.5 inch HVGA display, a 1Ghz processor, Bluetooth 3.0, a 3 megapixel camera, 2GB of internal storage, GPS and more. Keep an eye out for it this Wednesday if this rumor holds up true.

Android Phone, Rumor: Mid-Range Samsung Illusion Available Nov. 23rd on Verizon via Direct Fulfillment

Nuclear Taco Sensor Helmet is perfect for a game show

If you ever need a device to tell you how uncomfortable you are when you're eating something, we've got the perfect gadget for you. A team from altLab in Lisbon has come up with something called the Nuclear Taco Sensor Helmet. It's basically a helmet that is attached with sensors connected to an Arduino board, and two helmet-mounted bottles filled with water and yoghurt. The sensors measure your perspiration, temperature, the rate at which you suck from the bottles and calculates how uncomfortable you are and displays it on a meter on the helmet.

Ubergizmo, Nuclear Taco Sensor Helmet is perfect for a game show

16% of cell phones have poop on them – what are you going to do about it?

You may want to reconsider using your friend's cell phone to make a call or send a text.

The Gadgeteer

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STHoldings withdraws more than 200 record labels from Spotify, does so with gusto

STHoldings stormed its way out of Spotify this week, leaving only a trail of choice words in its wake. On Wednesday, the distributor boldly withdrew more than 200 of its record labels from Spotify, Rdio, Simfy and Napster, following the release of a study that cast the music subscription industry in a rather unfavorable light. According to the research, carried out by NPD Group and NARM, cloud-based services like Spotify and Rdio deter consumers from purchasing music via other channels.

Engadget, STHoldings withdraws more than 200 record labels from Spotify, does so with gusto

BlackBerry 7 sales stall, PlayBook sell-through remains sluggish

. Research In Motion's latest run of BlackBerry smartphones was reportedly well-received early on, with checks from a number of sources having indicated strong upgrade sales for several phone models. Demand has apparently been waning lately however, as strong competition from the likes of Android and Apple's iPhone has drawn attention away from sleek new BlackBerry phones like the Bold 9900. Now, more bad news comes from a firm that has historically seen RIM's glass as being half full while other investment banks were telling their clients to head for the hills.

Boy Genius Report, BlackBerry 7 sales stall, PlayBook sell-through remains sluggish

iShred snowboard comes with an iPad built into it

Interested in embedding an iPad into a snowboard. Well the guys at Signal managed to do so with a design that they claim would have made the late Steve Jobs proud. For those unfamiliar, Signal has created some pretty interesting snowboards in the past. Every third Thursday of the month is set aside for their engineering and design skills to be put to the test. They have managed to create a snowboard with a paintball gun, one that has a boom box built into it and another that doubled as an electric guitar.

This time around they decided to do a tribute to the late Steve Jobs by embedding an iPad into a snowboard.



Ubergizmo, iShred snowboard comes with an iPad built into it

Amazon's 8.9″ Kindle Fire could come in Q2 2012

Amazon released their brand new 7" Kindle Fire tablet not too long ago, and we know that Amazon has more tablets in the works (and a smartphone too if the rumors are to be believed). These upcoming tablets will be larger than 7" and are supposedly in the 8.9" and 10.1" variety. A recent report by Digitimes has revealed that if you were looking forward to a larger Kindle Fire tablet, we can expect the 8.9" version to ship come Q2 of 2012. Foxconn is expected to be the company behind the manufacturer for Amazon's 8.9" tablet, as opposed to Quanta who was responsible for the original Kindle Fire (and RIM's Blackberry Playbook).

Ubergizmo, Amazon's 8.9″ Kindle Fire could come in Q2 2012

Sprint iPhone 4S 16GB Now Being Offered At Radio Shack

The iPhone 4S is the hottest phone out there, and it'll may still be hard to find this holiday season. If you're looking for an additional place to purchase the Sprint iPhone 4S, then you'll have to look no further than your local Radio Shack. A leaked document posted by 9to5Mac (via pocketnow) shows that 'the Shack' has added the iPhone 4S 16GB this weekend, just in time for Black Friday. Unfortunately for those looking for the 32GB or 64GB iPhones for Sprint, it doesn't appear as if Radio Shack will be carrying them, judging by the absence of them from the Radio Shack memo.

Unwired View, Sprint iPhone 4S 16GB Now Being Offered At Radio Shack