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UMID mbook SE boosts BZ MID’s Atom CPU and doubles RAM

, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

UMID has outed a special edition of their BZ ultraportable, the UMID mbook SE, boosting the CPU from the original 1.2GHZ Atom Z515 to a 1.6GHz Atom Z530, paired with 1GB of RAM and WiFi b/g/n.  Retained is the 32GB SSD, 4.8-inch 1024 x 600 resistive touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard.  The new model is already up for sale through at least one Korean retailer, priced at 698,000 SKW ($580). Read The Full Story

iPhone 4 overheating: is your Apple handset toasty?

, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [88]

Back in the aftermath of the iPad launch, various users taking their new tablets out into the wild found the Apple slate could be quite cautious about overheating in the sun.  Now we're wondering if the same thing could be happening with the iPhone 4; HardMac found their iPhone 4's thermal protection - which basically locks you out of the phone until it decides it has cooled sufficiently - kicked in when the handset was in an otherwise cool room. Read The Full Story

Verizon slash KIN pricing; new firmware due this summer

, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [1]

Verizon has quietly slashed pricing for the Microsoft KIN handsets, bringing the pebble-shaped KIN One down to $29.99 from its previous $49.99 pricing and the larger KIN Two halved in price from $99.99 to $49.99.  The move follows criticism of the featurephone/smartphone devices together with apparently disappointing sales figures; Microsoft is yet to confirm any numbers publicly, but sources at Verizon stores claim that the KIN handsets are being outsold by DROID and Palm Pre Plus phones. Read The Full Story

Sony PS3 firmware v3.40 gets video editing, Facebook integration, more

, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [1]

Sony has released the latest firmware update for the PS3, v3.40, which brings with it support for PlayStation Plus subscriptions, a network-based photo sharing gallery browser which supports images pulled from Facebook and Picasa, and a Video Editor and Uploader tool allowing footage stored on the console to be chopped up, saved and uploaded directly to YouTube or Facebook.  Going hand-in-hand with the new PS3 firmware is a new Facebook app. PS3 v3.40 screenshot gallery after the cut Read The Full Story

Nokia N9 (or N8-02?) caught on video

, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nokia's latest touchscreen QWERTY monster - variously known as the N9 or as part of the company's business-centric Eseries - has shown up in the wild, with Negri Electronics flaunting a hands-on demo with a prototype unit.  Labelled as the C0-00, the smartphone has a similar profile to the N8 but of course accommodates that hardware keyboard and a lower-resolution, 8-megapixel camera. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

iPhone 4 components cost $187.51 say iSuppli

, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

The flip side of entertaining teardowns is the bill-of-materials (BoM) assessment, and while we've seen the iPhone 4 reduced to its constituent boards (and beyond, if you don't mind grey dust) it's taken a little longer to do the sums.  iSuppli reckon the components for the Apple smartphone cost the company $187.51 for the 16GB version. Read The Full Story

Nexus One gets official Android 2.2 Froyo FRF85 update

, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Android 2.2 Froyo for the Google Nexus One has finally been officially released, with FRF85 set to arrive on most Nexus One handsets by the end of the week.  Replacing the standard Android 2.1 install or the unofficial Froyo FRF50 or FRF72 builds that have been floating around for several weeks now, Android 2.2 Froyo FRF85 brings with it WiFi tethering, Adobe Flash 10.1 support and a new lick of speed. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: June 28th 2010

, Jun 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

With at least one more announcement to go until June can officially end, tonight's edition of The Daily Slash may seem like it's a bit weighted. But, we assure you that, just like any other edition, it'll be worth it. First up, as usual, is the Best of R3 Media. Tucked away inside of it, you'll find that the Dell Streak's available in the UK unlocked, a new domain may make you blush, and now we've got some rumors of the BlackBerry Storm 3. And then in the Dredge 'Net, Windows 8 breaks cover kind of, the PSP-4000 and 3DS could be sold in Japan this year, and NASA loves their concept images. Read The Full Story

Amazon Kindle for Android Now Available

, Jun 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

Amazon's on a roll with good news today. Apparently, company's have begun to think that rolling announcements out in waves is a good way to go about things. It makes a good day for consumers, that's for sure. We just reported that the iOS application has been updated, and now we can say that the Kindle for Android application has officially broken its Beta shell, and moved into the public's Android Market. Looks like we don't have to wait for that Samsung Vibrant, after all. Read The Full Story

Amazon Kindle for iOS Now Supports Embedded Video and Audio

, Jun 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

We're not exactly sure what to think about this. Today, Amazon officially announced, thanks to a press release that you can read after the break, that the application for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad is now fully capable of playing embedded videos, and embedded audio. It took us a few moments, maybe just because we didn't think the truth could be possible, but we finally realized that with this update to iOS, it means that the software-only version, Kindle Editions, actually has more functionality than the Kindle itself. Read The Full Story

Kodak ESP Office 6150 AiO Printer Offers Printing from Smartphones [Update]

, Jun 28th 2010 Discuss [1]

Considering the amount of time people spend on their mobile devices, especially their smartphones, you'd think that printing from them would be pretty commonplace by now. Especially with the fact that they're all fused with WiFi and Bluetooth. But, it's still not everywhere quite yet, so when Kodak announces a brand new printer that features the missing link, well, we get pretty excited. Read The Full Story

EMILY is a Robot Lifeguard That Floats

, Jun 28th 2010 Discuss [3]

Considering robots are finding their way into every facet of our life, we're not surprised at all to hear that the next place we'll be seeing robots is our beaches. Well, probably not all beaches, but enough of them that it will probably make a few people out there nervous. We'd like to introduce you to EMILY, but as you can see from the image below, she's not all that attractive (in a non-robot sort of way). Read The Full Story
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