Posted by Kevin Huffman
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
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Bags have been packed, poker chips have been cashed, and planes have been boarded – and with that, the mobile-focused CTIA 2010 convention in Las Vegas has come to a close. Each time an event like this blows through town, tech heads do their best to distract themselves from their hangovers by writing monstrous posts on which platform or technology “won” the show. When it comes to CTIA 2010, the winner is clear cut and undisputed: Android. They could have called this year’s show “Android Week” and no one would have questioned it. Read the rest at MobileCrunch > >
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
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When it rains, its pours. We just found out yesterday that Android 2.1 hitting the Moto Droid sometime in March was a pretty sure thing, and now we’ve got an exact date. And the best news of all: It’s really, really soon. Read the rest at MobileCrunch > >
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
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While a lot of people are pretty pumped about Windows Phone 7 , there’s are some people who definitely are not : everyone stuck on a now antiquated Windows Mobile 6.5 handset. Microsoft has already confirmed that if your phones running 6.5, it’s not going to be running 7 any time soon. If you can’t join’em, beat’em, right? There’s a new project in the works which aims to breath new life into old Windows Mobile 6.5 phones.. by replacing the whole OS with Android. Read the rest at MobileCrunch > >
Posted by Kevin Huffman
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
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I can’t think of too many use cases for this, but they did it: A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo (Japan’s MIT if you will) has developed a technology that makes it possible to “physically” convey emotions from cell phone to cell phone. The key elements of the technology are a sensor and a Peltier device that’s attached to the back of the phones. When you start sweating and become emotionally agitated during a phone call, a sensor built into your cell phone detects changes in the electrical resistance of the skin of your hand (which holds the handset). This data is sent to the handset of the person you are currently talking with, along with the usual phone signal. Then, a Peltier device attached to the back of the handset of that person starts heating up, making him or her really understand you are angry, excited or surprised. The researchers say there’s a time lag of just two seconds to convey the change in emotion. The Peltier device is able to heat up to 9C above room temperature, but it can also cool down to 3.6C below room temperature. In that case, you know the person you are talking with is either emotionally neutral or getting calmer again. My apologies for the silly picture – there were no official pictures available. Via The Nikkei [registration required, paid subscription]
Posted by Kevin Huffman
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
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Just yesterday we were saying that Casio’s built-to-be-beaten G’zOne Brigade would be launching today — and sure enough, it just went live on Verizon’s web site. Read the rest at MobileCrunch > >
Posted by Kevin Huffman
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
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You know what weirds me right the hell out? Companies doing their own unboxing videos. That’s our job. I realize they’re probably proud of their work and are just itching to show it off, but a new handset getting its first video unboxing by the company that made it is like a dad taking his own daughter to prom. Wrong? Not technically. Kind of awkward? Absolutely. Oh well. Sony Ericsson decided to debox the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (their ultra-pretty, Snapdragon-powered Android phone) themselves. Go ahead and watch it after the jump — I won’t be too hurt.
Posted by Kevin Huffman
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
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As reported (and following Final Fantasy I and II , which are now available), the App Store will get another hit Japanese video game this month, Streetfighter IV . It will be the first mobile version of the Arcade game that so far was only ported to PS3, XBO360 and the PC. And today maker Capcom released the official trailer and a slew of new screenshots. The game will cost $9.99 and offer a total of eight characters (Ryu, Ken, Guile, Blanka, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, M. Bison and Abel), nine less than the Arcade version. Here’s the trailer (watch out for the controls): Via Game Watch [JP]
Posted by Kevin Huffman
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
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Well – not entirely . After all, it’s bright, responsive, and has a much higher resolution. But there is a lot more to making a good screen, and under a detailed analysis it’s far from a rout when you pit HTC’s bleeding-edge OLED screen against the old-school LCD of the iPhone. Here is the basic list of complaints, which seem to be backed up by pretty credible evidence. Read the rest of this post on MobileCrunch…