Posts Tagged ‘Engadget’
Posted on July 30, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
EVO 4G’s Froyo firmware now available for download, manual installation
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Like we said, you don't have to wait until August 3rd to get your Android 2.2 Froyo update for the EVO 4G . You can grab the update file right now from HTC's servers (via source link). All you gotta do then is move the file to the root directory of your SD card, boot the phone into recovery ... — full article at engadget.com |
Posted on July 30, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
Motorola Droid getting Android 2.2 next week
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We've just been dropped a brief note from Verizon that the original Droid will be getting the full Froyo treatment at some point next week. Considering the brevity of the announcement, it's entirely possible that this was thrown together in response to Sprint's EVO news -- but who cares? The ... — full article at engadget.com |
Posted on July 23, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
Apple starts refunding Bumper purchases automatically
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Automatic refunds, or so the email says. We've been on the receiving end of a deluge of tips this morning pointing out that Apple has begun funneling cash back into its users' pockets -- a most unusual event, to be sure -- to live up to its retroactive promise of free Bumpers for all (who ... — full article at engadget.com |
Posted on July 23, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
Kin listed as at least $240 million writeoff in Microsoft earnings report
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Here's a tidbit in today's Microsoft quarterly earnings that we previously overlooked: a $240 million cost of revenue "primarily... resulting from the discontinuation of the Kin phone, offset in part by decreased Xbox 360 console costs." In other words, the company took at least a quarter ... — full article at engadget.com |
Posted on July 22, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
webOS 2.0 coming ‘later this year,’ says HP’s Rubinstein
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HP's Jon Rubinstein -- formerly of Palm CEO fame, of course -- just mentioned in an interview with Fortune that webOS 2.0 is on track for "later this year." Considering that 2010 is more than half over, that doesn't leave a whole heck of a lot of time -- but with a mix of presumed kick-ass HP ... — full article at engadget.com |
Posted on July 16, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
Apple to give away free cases to iPhone 4 users
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Apple's not really ready to say it's sorry about the iPhone 4 antenna design, but it is willing to give all you darn squeaky wheels free cases for your trouble. Since Apple can't build its own bumpers fast enough, it will give you a few options and let you decide, then send it your way for ... — full article at engadget.com
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Posted on July 10, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
Android 2.2 ported to HTC Desire, working quite well
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No patience to wait until Q3 for an official Froyo build? Fret not, dear Desire owners, as udK_dev has managed to push out a near-perfect Android 2.2 port that's working spectacularly well so far. As you'd expect, HTC's Sense overlay is indeed baked in, and while there are still a few quirks ... — full article at engadget.com
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Posted on July 9, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
ASUS Eee PC 1215N to ship in the US at the end of August
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With the NVIDIA Ion 2-powered Acer Aspire One 532g falling by the wayside and the ASUS Eee PC 1201PN hitting the market sans NVIDIA Optimus , all eyes are on the ASUS Eee PC 1215N to be the true Ion 2 machine. Well, super-charged netbook fans, we've got good news: the 12-inch laptop, which ... — full article at engadget.com |
Posted on June 28, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
HTC EVO 4G gets an OTA software update
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We don't know exactly what's included, but Sprint's sending out that rumored over-the-air Android software update to HTC EVO 4G devices this morning. It's labeled as version 1.47.651.1, and it's just 21.43MB, so we're guessing it's just mostly bug fixes, but word on the street was that it ... — full article at engadget.com
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Posted on June 22, 2010 - by TechBlips - Top Technology News, Videos, and Blogs
Walmart Receives iPhone 4s, Apple Confirms Early iPhone 4 Deliveries on June 23rd
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Engadget posts a photo of the iPhone 4 retail packaging that has been delivered to Walmart. Despite the early arrival, Apple is restricting retailers from selling the device before the official launch day: June 24th.
However,... — full article at macrumors.com
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