Mobile Phone Street » engadget http://www.mobilephonestreet.com road to wireless life Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The worst name for a knockoff cellphone, ever http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/23/the-worst-name-for-a-knockoff-cellphone-ever/ http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/23/the-worst-name-for-a-knockoff-cellphone-ever/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:30:27 +0000 admin http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/23/the-worst-name-for-a-knockoff-cellphone-ever/

And in case you’re wondering, they’re ripping the Oppo logo.

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We’re horrible at getting gifts and cards to their recipients on time, usually showing up in mailboxes at least a day late. Samsung, it seems, is in a similar boat with its Epic 4G. According to Phone Arena, Android 2.2.1 (you know, Froyo) will begin rolling out to the handset on December 26. For real this time. Like, really real. Given all that history we’re a little bit skeptical about this happening on that date, but don’t let that stop you from setting some milk and cookies next to your charging stand on the 26th. Worst case: morning cookies for you on the 27th!

Samsung Epic 4G getting post-Christmas Froyo treat? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/samsung-epic-4g-getting-post-christmas-froyo-treat/feed/ 0 Pantech Vega Xpress comes with DDR2 memory, extravagant performance claims http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/pantech-vega-xpress-comes-with-ddr2-memory-extravagant-performance-claims/ http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/pantech-vega-xpress-comes-with-ddr2-memory-extravagant-performance-claims/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:16:59 +0000 jedwan http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/pantech-vega-xpress-comes-with-ddr2-memory-extravagant-performance-claims/

Pantech‘s bringing a new wrinkle to the mobile hardware space with its newly announced Vega Xpress handset. This 4-inch Android 2.2 beastie will come equipped with an unspecified amount of DDR2 RAM — yes, the stuff that usually goes into x86 laptop and desktop computers — which Pantech will have you believe is going to blow the competition out of the proverbial water. The company claims the new phone doubles 3D graphics performance relative to its previous best, while power efficiency is also said to be two to three times better. Other specs include a 5 megapixel autofocus camera, 802.11n WiFi, an 800 x 480 resolution, and a 1500mAh battery. Yours, provided you’re anywhere near Korea, some time soon.

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]]> http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/pantech-vega-xpress-comes-with-ddr2-memory-extravagant-performance-claims/feed/ 0 Android trademark lawsuit tossed out, Google in the clear http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/android-trademark-lawsuit-tossed-out-google-in-the-clear/ http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/android-trademark-lawsuit-tossed-out-google-in-the-clear/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:41:47 +0000 jedwan This is just sad, in a happy way. Last week, a judge threw out Erich Specht’s attempt to extort $94 million from Google, Android Inc, and Open Handset Alliance. Apparently, the court wasn’t swayed by the website that Specht threw up in order to prove he was still using the mark after his company went under in 2002. The judge then punctuated the decision with a cancelation of Specht’s “Android Data” trademark on grounds that he attempted to use it as a “sword” against Google and because it could create confusion with the little green bot that consumers have become so enamored with. Ouch. Hooray for legal sanity.

Android trademark lawsuit tossed out, Google in the clear originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/android-trademark-lawsuit-tossed-out-google-in-the-clear/feed/ 0 Swype for Android gets lightweight build with less language support http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/swype-for-android-gets-lightweight-build-with-less-language-support/ http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/swype-for-android-gets-lightweight-build-with-less-language-support/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:27:25 +0000 admin

Don’t need Chinese pinyin support? Well, Swype has a little treat for you: a new version available from the company’s beta installer on your handset reduces the size of the final installed package by a whopping 75 percent, down from 10MB to 2.5MB, simply by dropping support for languages other than English and Spanish — and for a platform where the app storage issue still isn’t fully resolved, every megabyte counts. On a related note, Swype has posted a note for EVO 4G owners stymied by Sprint’s recent inclusion of the keyboard in ROM: if you were already running the beta, you just need to uninstall it, reboot your phone, and let the official version take over.

Swype for Android gets lightweight build with less language support originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/22/swype-for-android-gets-lightweight-build-with-less-language-support/feed/ 0 HTC confirms new research and development office in RTP, North Carolina http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/htc-confirms-new-research-and-development-office-in-rtp-north-carolina/ http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/htc-confirms-new-research-and-development-office-in-rtp-north-carolina/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:55:19 +0000 jedwan It’s been swirling for months now, but at long last HTC has finally come forward with the official word: it’ll be cracking open a new operation in the heart of North Carolina’s technology hub to usher in 2011. According to the company, it’ll be hiring 45 individuals at the Durham, NC-based venue (better known as Research Triangle Park, or RTP, ’round these parts), as they conduct research into “multiple areas of wireless technology, with plans to grow further during 2011 and into the future.” The list of current job openings there is definitely robust, and there’s little doubt that a good bit of design work will be going down just a few miles from the nearest Cook-Out. The opening of the RTP location marks HTC’s third research and development facility in the States, with the others being positioned in Seattle and San Francisco. Out goes Sony Ericsson, in flies HTC — fitting, don’t you think?

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HTC confirms new research and development office in RTP, North Carolina originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/htc-confirms-new-research-and-development-office-in-rtp-north-carolina/feed/ 0 Gmail’s free voice calls will be available through all of 2011, still only in the US http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/gmails-free-voice-calls-will-be-available-through-all-of-2011-still-only-in-the-us/ http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/gmails-free-voice-calls-will-be-available-through-all-of-2011-still-only-in-the-us/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:50:45 +0000 admin

While the rest of the world has yet to taste the sweet elixir of free voice calls from its email supplier, US-based Gmailers are having their fun extended for a whole new year. Back in August, Google made it possible to dial up voice numbers in the US and Canada for free, and now, in the true holiday spirit of keeping users happy and advertising dollars flowing, Google promises to keep that service free through all of 2011. And if it decides to extend it into 2012, we could have free calls until the end of the world.

Gmail’s free voice calls will be available through all of 2011, still only in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/gmails-free-voice-calls-will-be-available-through-all-of-2011-still-only-in-the-us/feed/ 0 TomTom’s Map Share update brings crowdsourced navigation to iPhone GPS app http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/tomtoms-map-share-update-brings-crowdsourced-navigation-to-iphone-gps-app/ http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/tomtoms-map-share-update-brings-crowdsourced-navigation-to-iphone-gps-app/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:11:29 +0000 admin http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/tomtoms-map-share-update-brings-crowdsourced-navigation-to-iphone-gps-app/

Buckled early and sprung for TomTom’s iPhone GPS app, did you? If so, that very app just got a lot better today, as version 1.6 has brought TomTom’s Map Share — a crowdsourcing aspect that’ll keep your maps more up-to-date than you ever thought possible. Map Share enables iPhone users to make changes instantly to their own maps and to benefit from free map updates made by the TomTom community and verified by the company itself. That means that users will now be able to edit street names, set driving directions and block / unblock streets directly on their maps, and if you’re kind enough, you can share those updates with the rest of the TomTom community. Furthermore, the app will automatically check for new verified updates (including turn restrictions, speed limit changes and crossing changes), so the previously tried-and-true “my maps were old!” excuse will sadly no longer work. Give and take, as they say.

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TomTom’s Map Share update brings crowdsourced navigation to iPhone GPS app originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/tomtoms-map-share-update-brings-crowdsourced-navigation-to-iphone-gps-app/feed/ 0 Windows Phone 7′s Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn’t mean much http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/windows-phone-7s-marketplace-grows-faster-than-android-did-at-launch-doesnt-mean-much/ http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/windows-phone-7s-marketplace-grows-faster-than-android-did-at-launch-doesnt-mean-much/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:02:38 +0000 admin http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/windows-phone-7s-marketplace-grows-faster-than-android-did-at-launch-doesnt-mean-much/ An analyst note released by research firm IDC yesterday points out that in the nearly two months since Windows Phone 7′s retail release, the Windows Marketplace has swelled to 4,000 applications — a number that the Android Market took five months to reach. That’s impressive, no doubt, and the analyst behind the numbers notes that he “would not be surprised if Microsoft had the third largest app portfolio in the industry by the middle of next year.” Now granted, hitting number three would take very little effort on Microsoft’s part — they’d just have to beat webOS, BlackBerry OS, and Symbian, none of which have sparked iOS- or Android-like levels of developer interest. So beyond that, what does the growth mean? Read on!

[Thanks, Stephen]

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Windows Phone 7′s Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn’t mean much originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/windows-phone-7s-marketplace-grows-faster-than-android-did-at-launch-doesnt-mean-much/feed/ 0 Josh is on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight! It’s a holiday miracle! http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/josh-is-on-late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-tonight-its-a-holiday-miracle/ http://www.mobilephonestreet.com/2010/12/21/josh-is-on-late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-tonight-its-a-holiday-miracle/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:37:38 +0000 admin

Killer flying robots? No, not this time. Our fearless leader is back once again in Jimmy Fallon‘s guest chair, this time with a bunch of new holiday gear at his disposal. Other guests include Jason Segel (Gulliver’s Travels), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), and Dr. Elmo himself performs “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.” All the madness starts at 12:37AM tonight care of your local NBC affiliate… oh, and speaking of robots, don’t forget to check out this week’s Engadget Show while you wait.

Josh is on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight! It’s a holiday miracle! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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