0 Content rating coming soon to Android Market

If you are one out there fiddling to find the right app for your needs , the content rating will be the something you may need to look at in the Android Market before you grab any app from there . The content rating will be providing users additional information to help them sort out the best apps for their Android device . The content policy on Android market remains the same having four content levels namely All , Pre-teen , teen and mature . Check out the content policy at the end of the post. Android app developers need to get prepared for...

0 Use your Android Phone as a wireless(via bluetooth and WiFi) remote(mouse & keyboard) for your computer

Do you have a lot of presentation work or need a wireless input solution to type to surf around your PC ? Did you try your Android phone as a wireless mouse and keyboard If you have bluetooth or Wi-Fi in your laptop and your Android smartphone . Just check out the below guide , on how to set up your laptop/computer(P.C or MAC) operate on inputs from Android phone . While there are couple of application available on the web which allow this functionality , but PRemoteDroid is one of the easiest to set up . The other options are RemoteDroid...

0 How to find Bluetooth address on PC and MAC :

You find the address of your Computers bluetooth device easily just follow the steps below for Windows and Mac . Windows: Select "Start> Control Panel" on your task bar. Click on Bluetooth configuration. Select "Hardware" tab. Look for "Device Address" under the "Device Properties" header. MAC Electronics Select "Settings> General" on your home screen. Select "About". This is located on the right side of the menu. Scroll down until you find Bluetooth address information...

0 Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 the V 3.0 would be running at 1,2 GHz

As our smartphones get smarter, we are continuing to need faster and faster processors to power our devices. However, the main problem with a faster processor is the power draw that comes along with it. Being a somewhat common problem, Qualcomm has developed it’s popular Snapdragon processor bringing in super fast speeds with minimal battery drain and now they’re adding to its success bringing in a new Snapdragon. The Snapdragon is currently found in devices such as the Motorola Droid, HTC Evo 4G, HTC Desire HD and Google’s Nexus One. It’s been...

0 RIM's Playbook vs Apple's iPad : The browser speed test

Today RIM posted a video of their PlayBook vs. Apple’s iPad to demonstrate the browsing ability and speeds the PlayBook has to offer. The results are interesting but seemingly skewed as well. There were three different tests RIM used to compare the browers on the two devices. They went head-to-head in raw web-site rendering, Acid3, and Java. To start out they are both directed towards UEFA.com and then CBS.com. The PlayBook clearly finishing loading and rendering both web-sites faster than the iPad. The CBS site however has flash content...

0 Twitter For iPhone And iPad Get Updated , Now With Push Notifications

Twitter for iPhone and iPad just got an update and the big news is — push notifications. This has been a highly desired feature for a very long time. At the moment, push notifications for the official Twitter app are only available for @mentions and direct messages. Interestingly, Twitter does not include push notifications in the release notes. So it was a pleasant surprise to see Twitter asking for permission to send push notifications when launching for the first time after the install. Was this intentional? I know there are some...

0 Google Voice For iPhone Hits App Store , Ready For Download

Google’s official Google Voice app for iPhone has just hit the iTunes App Store. Access your Google Voice account right from your iPhone. Receive push notifications for new text or voicemail messages. Send free text messages to U.S. numbers and make international calls at cheap rates. Listen to your voicemail, read transcripts and manage your Google Voice inbox. Display your Google Voice number as caller ID when making calls. Call contacts from your iPhone Address Book or enter new numbers on the dialpad. A Google Voice account is required...

0 Viewpad 7 from Viewsonic available on Amazon for $ 600

One of ViewSonic's tablets, the seven-inch ViewPad 7, has appeared for pre-order on Amazon. While the specs are no surprise, the price is $120 more expensive than ViewSonic promised just two weeks ago. The $600 price matches that of the Samsung Galaxy Tab that also uses Android 2.2 and has a seven-inch screen. Both also have front- and rear-facing cameras, but the ViewSonic model has a 600MHz ARM CPU rather than the 1GHz Hummingbird in Samsung's tablet. The ViewPad 7 can, however, make voice calls, while this functionality is locked out of the Galaxy Tab in the US.Otherwise, the ViewPad 7 has a relatively low 800x480 resolution, 512MB of onboard storage with a microSDHC memory card slot, a GPS sensor, Wi-Fi and Bluetoot...

0 AMD pledges its support to Meego OS

Chipmaker AMD on Monday pledged its support to the MeeGo open-source operating system for mobile devices. The announcement was made at the MeeGo Conference 2010 and sees AMD joining Intel and Nokia as partners in the Linux Foundation project. According to AMD's corporate VP of software development, Ben Bar-Haim, the company will provide engineering resources to the project. AMD hopes to use the resulting product in its future Accelerated Processing Units like the Bobcat and Bulldozer architectures. The chipmaker...

0 iPhone 4 : The shatter effect

In a report by SquareTrade, a company that sells extended warranties for many mobile devices, Apple’s iPhone 4 was found to be the device least likely to have electronic malfunctions. However, it also had the highest likelihood of breaking when dropped. From TechCrunch: The year long study looked at 50,000 warranty replacements. The iPhone 4 had the fewest malfunctions not due to accidental damage while Motorola and HTC Android phones tied for second. As for breakage, the iPhone 4 is king of the heap with 9.4% Not related to the possible Glassgate...

0 Elecom's Bluetooth 3.0 mouse shown off

The advent of Bluetooth 3.0 will introduce a fair number of improvements, including 24Mbps data transfers sans wires, making us scratch our heads in wonder and amazement on how that is going to benefit a Bluetooth 3.0 mouse. To make matters more puzzling, this isn't even a high tech gaming mouse which needs ultra fast response times and precision movement - we're talking about a regular office mouse for you to handle your spreadsheet and word processing needs. Get this for approximately $52 if you're in Japan, and this one is for the Joneses who...

0 3 Million Galaxy S sold in US

msung could probably say that they have a hit on their hand when it comes to their Galaxy S devices, but that looks like it would be an understatement. Samsung has come forward with their results for the quarter, and they managed to sell a bunch of devices. However, the main takeaway, besides the fact that they sold 71 million handsets around the globe, is the fact that they sold 3 million Galaxy S devices in the United States alone. All the variations, making an appearance on all of the major wireless carriers in this neck of the...

0 Sprint's ZTE PEEL : An innovation for iPod touch announced

  Well, everything about the ZTE PEEL from Sprint has been correct so far, including the November 14th launch date, so why not just make things more official with an announcement from the good people at Sprint? This 3G-capable cradle for the iPod touch will turn your portable media player into a VoIP-capable mobile device, retailing for $79.99 with a month-to-month rolling data contract. In simpler terms, this is a 3G mobile hotspot that allows you to share its EVDO Rev.A connection with up to a couple of Wi-Fi clients simultaneously. Bear...

0 Sony Ericsson's Anzu X12 leaked pictures

Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 is an impressive phone with its large display and now a leaked picture of the phone's successor has apparently surfaced, dubbed the Anzu, or X12. Specific details on the phone haven't been mentioned, but it's been said that it's a very slim device, offering a 4.3-inch display and HDMI output. One of the more interesting tidbits is that it might be shipped with Android 2.3 Gingerbread (despite being pictured with Android 2.1). The X12 will apparently be in the same category as the PlayStation Phone and they're...

0 The 11.6" sized new Sony Viao in Japan

Sony has decided to shrink the display size of its VAIO Y series notebooks over in Japan, as the company's new VPCYA19FJ/B model features a 11.6-inch display instead of the original 13.3-inch display, though it still offers a juicy 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. The notebook will be arriving in Japan on November 27th for an undisclosed price, and specifications of it will include: 1.33GHz Intel Core i3-380UM processor 320GB hard drive 2GB to 8GB of memory Bluetooth 2.1 Wi-Fi b/g/n Gigabit Ethernet HDMI por...

0 Blu-Ray media players for vehicles from Audiovox

  CES 2011 is not here just yet, as it is a couple of months away, but that doesn't mean companies cannot tease you with upcoming offerings, right? Audiovox has introduced their latest Blu-ray player for cars, shipping the $349 device sometime in July next year. This device also picked up a CES Innovations award, where it will target families who own large libraries of Blu-ray discs and want to watch them even when they're on the road. Features include a front panel USB input and IR remote, hooking up to a car monitor via HDMI, composite...

0 Playbook cheaper than iPad : Really ?

Bloomberg has posted some more details from Research In Motion Ltd. about the upcoming Playbook we’re all excited about. First, it will sell in North America in the first quarter, and secondly, it will be sold for less than $500 as it goes to bat against the iPad. Co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Balsillie has announced in an interview in Seoul that the Playbook will be competitively priced, though he declined to give more details. In the second quarter the Playbook will be sold globally. The iPad’s price begins at $499. RIM isn’t the only...

0 Android phones rank second in terms of sales according to Gartner Q3 reports

During Steve Jobs’ recent anti-Android tirade on an Apple earnings call, Jobs said his company “anxiously” awaited a report that would show which mobile operating system had the best performance. Here it is, Mr. Jobs. Gartner released its Q3 2010 estimates and Symbian retained the top spot as best-selling mobile OS. But to Jobs’ likely dismay, Android has surpassed iOS to become the second most popular operating system among handsets sold in the last three months. Android has already established itself as the best in the U.S., but...

0 Samsung's Galaxy Tab now on sale from T-mobile

Tempted by a Galaxy Tab this morning? T-Mobile USA has thrown open sales for the 7-inch Android tablet, with the price of entry being $399.99 with a new, two-year agreement or $599.99 contract-free. As for the data plan, T-Mobile has two options. $24.99 per month gets you 200MB, while $39.99 gets you 5GB; both come with unlimited use at T-Mobile WiFi hotspots. No voice plans, of course, since the North American versions of the Samsung slate won’t make phone calls, but you do get unlimited SMS and MMS with both data plans...

0 Now do a lot more with Yahoo Messenger on your Android : Video Chat , Mail and multiple account login

  Yahoo updated a couple of its more popular apps, Messenger and Mail, to include some much needed new features.  Messenger now has official support for video chatting on the MyTouch 4G plus “experimental support” on the EVO and zero support for the Galaxy Tab.  Actually, Yahoo apps in general appear not to support ANY Galaxy S devices which is a little odd.  There are only 3 million+ in existence around the world.  The mail app now allows for multiple accounts, lets you preview photos and has a more...