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Windows Mobile 6.5 tries to be more touch-friendly

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  A new build of Windows Mobile 6.5 has surfaced that fortunately does not look like a rehashed version of Windows Mobile 6.1. The WinMo 6.5 build 21925 features large icons and text that looks to be more touch-friendly and polished than any other builds we’ve seen of 6.5 in the past. Now let’s hope […]

Nokia trademarks CSeries and XSeries terms

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  Couple of interesting trademark filings were uncovered this weekend filed by the world’s largest mobile phone company. Nokia had filed trademarks for terms “CSeries” and “XSeries” that will understandably be the new Series for Nokia phones or any other devices they may be planning. Unfortunately, Nokia has not submitted any additional graphics or info […]

32-inch LG OLED TVs to come by 2012

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  15-inch OLED TVs from LG are expected to hit the market by the end of this year but LG today confirmed that they have no intentions to produce larger-sized panels until 2012. “We plan to produce 30-inch OLED panels for TVs in 2012,” said LG Display CEO Kwon Young-soo. LG also justified its stance […]

Palm Mojo SDK for webOS available to all

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  Developers wanting to develop applications on webOS can do so now as Palm has officially made the Mojo SDK available to all. Devs can simply go to the designated site, register, download the SDK and start developing the apps. Palm also acknowledged that new apps for the Palm Pre Catalog are already in the […]

iTunes update blocks Palm Pre sync feature

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  It was on the cards. Apple has released iTunes 8.2.1 that fixes some bugs but more importantly clamps down support for non-Apple devices like Palm Pre. “iTunes 8.2.1 is a free software update that provides a number of important bug fixes. It also disables devices falsely pretending to be iPods, including the Palm Pre. […]

HTC smartphones said to be exploitable via a Bluetooth hack

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  HTC smartphones running on WinMo 6 or 6.1 are hackable via a Bluetooth attack, claims a new report by security researcher, Alberto Moreno Tablado. He claims the vulnerability is found only in HTC phones because of its driver that is prone to a directory traversal hack in the Bluetooth OBEX FTP service. The hack, […]

Windows 7 E pre-orders begin in Europe

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  Europeans wanting to snag Windows 7 early and at a cheap price can do so now as Microsoft has started pre-ordering the OS. Remember, Microsoft will be selling Windows 7 E Editions that won’t bundle the Internet Explorer with it. You can go to your region specific Microsoft site for more details. For Britons, […]

Purplesn0w: Soft Unlock for iPhone 3GS

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  Oh iPhone 3GS unlockers, you really are spoilt for choices now. If you thought the iPhone Dev team were Gods in this scene, GeoHot too has come to the party to attain the same tag with his Purplesn0w unlock tool. Even though it’s a soft unlock, GeoHot claims it as good as a true […]