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WSJ: Apple won’t recall iPhone 4

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  Apple’s press conference today will surely tell us what the Cupertino giant has in their mind but if you’re thinking of a possible recall, WSJ claims that won’t happen. According to their person familiar with the matter, Apple has no plans to recall the iPhone 4. However, the source did not divulge the exact […]

iPod touch and iPad will get FaceTime

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  Well, it is bound to happen someday but Boy Genius Report has supposedly got the mitts about how it will be possible since FaceTime requires a phone number to dial. Apparently, all non-iPhone devices will be able to receive or call a FaceTime call by using an Apple ID, in this case, your email […]

Motorola Droid X now selling on Verizon Wireless

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  Motorola’s power packed Droid X is now available on Verizon Wireless. The Droid X goes head-to-head with the new iPhone 4 and Vibrant that went on sale from today and will sell for $199.99 on a 2-year contract and a $100 mail-in rebate. Droid X is one of the most powerful devices from Motorola […]

Microsoft exec calls iPhone 4 as Apple’s Vista

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  iPhone 4 maybe the fastest selling phone in Apple’s history but it is plagued with one major problem – the death grip. Needless to say, it’s something for competitors to cheer about and Microsoft for one, doesn’t pass this opportunity. Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s COO compared iPhone 4 with their Windows Vista. “It looks like […]

iOS 4 running iPhone 4 now unlocked

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  Just yesterday, we were talking about a possible jailbreak for iPhone 4 but Planetbeing from the iPhone Dev team has managed to not only jailbreak but also unlock iPhone 4. Planetbeing’s proof of concept shows Cydia running on an unlocked iPhone 4. Planetbeing or the iPhone dev team hasn’t confirmed about the probable release […]

Ballmer says Windows 7 tablets coming by end of 2010

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  At the Worldwide Partner Conference, Steve Ballmer confirmed Windows 7 tablets will flood the market this year. He said this to 14,000 partners in his keynote indicating many big players like Asus, Dell, LG, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba will bring Windows 7-powered tablet PCs by end of this year. Although tablets today target the leisure […]

No tablet from HTC in the near future

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  Although most companies are jumping onto the tablet bandwagon, Taiwanese phone maker HTC is not interested in launching a tablet yet. Eric Lin, PR executive for HTC said they won’t release a tablet unless they’ve found something “compelling” to give to the consumers. Lin also told that most tablets are powered by Android and […]

LG contemplating Google TV for their television sets

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  Sony is already onboard the Google TV initiative and now South Korea’s LG Electronics is also looking to hop on the Google TV train. However, there’s one glitch — LG is wary about adopting it because Google could dominate the software space and LG doesn’t want to remain a mere hardware provider. “Google TV […]

iPhone 4 melts down, USB port blamed

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  In an isolated incident, one unlucky iPhone 4 owner saw his iPhone catch fire. As you can see, the USB cable is totally melted as the phone’s USB port was said to be defective. BGR’s source who sent this pic says the customer’s hand was slightly burnt but luckily nothing major happened. [Via BGR]