Apr
23
2010
In this video we can see a better demonstration of how Outlook works on Windows Phone 7. This was done with a new version of the Windows Phone 7 emulator, and shows a nice amount of eye candy in the OS.
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Archive for April, 2010
Apr
23
2010
This is one of the features that could make Windows Phone 7 into ‘THE’ phone used by businesses. I like the way the Office HUB on Windows Phone 7 works with both online and offline documents.
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Apr
23
2010
Apple's iPhone is REALLY Big in Japan – 72% Market Share
Jonne Eilimö | April 23, 2010 13:27 UTC | 1 comment |
Apple’s iPhone is selling really good in Japan. Bloomberg wrote today that the iPhone accounts for 72 percent of Japan’s smartphone shipments.
Shipments of the iPhone, which began selling in Japan in July 2008, climbed to 1.69 million units in the year ended March 31, Tokyo-based MM Research Institute Ltd. said in a report yesterday. That raised the total to 2.3 million, Hideaki Yokota, an analyst at the research firm, said by telephone today.
The iPhone helped smartphone sales more than double last fiscal year in Japan as shipments of regular mobile phones shrank, according to the report. Smartphone shipments will probably exceed 3 million units in the 12 months started April 1, even as the overall market is forecast to contract for a third year, it said.
HTC came in second with a market share of 11%, followed by Toshiba with a share of 6.8%.
[Bloomberg] [via]
Apr
23
2010
New Features in Android 2.2 Codenamed 'Froyo' – Final Testing Phase
Jonne Eilimö | April 23, 2010 11:13 UTC | 2 comments |
The next Android version is appearing in web logs on for instance Android and Me’s site. The next version is called Froyo, or Frozen Yogurt, and it is rumored to be released on May 19th. That is the opening day of Google’s I/O developer event.
Android 2.2/Froyo is rumored to include the following features and fixes:
- JIT compiler (confirmed)
- Free additional RAM (from newer 2.6.32 Linux kernel)
- OpenGL ES 2.0 enhancements
- Flash 10.1 support (1H 2010)
- Fixed problem with “crazy screen” / Resolution of cross multitouch
- Activation of Color Trackball
- Enable FM radio
Google’s internal testing of Android 2.2 is the last phase before a public release, so feature wise it should be near finishing.
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Apr
23
2010
Video: Top 10 Excuses For the Guy Who lost the iPhone
Jonne Eilimö | April 23, 2010 09:21 UTC | 2 comments |A nice video from Late Show with David Letterman about the guy who lost the iPhone 4G/HD.
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Apr
23
2010
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 available from the App Store
Jonne Eilimö | April 23, 2010 09:00 UTC | 1 comment |
Sonic, the world’s fastest hedgehog, is back! Introducing Miles “Tails” Prower, Sonic and Tails must stop Dr. Eggman’s diabolical scheme to take over the world. This time, Dr. Eggman is enslaving scores of Sonic’s friends in order to create an army of Badniks, which will build his ultimate weapon – the Death Egg, a planet-sized space station of unthinkable power. Dr. Eggman must be stopped before he can collect all seven Chaos Emeralds and power up the Death Egg – a move which would spell the end for Sonic and Tails! Using only his super sonic speed and the all new super spin dash, Sonic races into action! Are you up 2 it?
The game is available in the App Store for 4,99€ [iTunes link]
Apr
22
2010
OS 5.0.0.577 for BlackBerry Curve 8350i Available
Jonne Eilimö | April 22, 2010 19:38 UTC | 1 comment |
The BlackBerry Curve 8350i just got updated to OS version 5.0.0.577. SouthernLINC Wireless is the company who is behind this update, but you can still install it on every BB Curve 8350i.
Software For BlackBerry® Curve (TM) 8350i smartphone BlackBerry Handheld Software v5.0.0.981 (Multilanguage) Package Version: 5.0.0.981
Consisting of:
- Applications: 5.0.0.577
- Software Platform: 3.2.0.24
- File name: 8350iAMEA_PBr5.0.0_rel981_PL3.2.0.24_A5.0.0.577_SouthernLINC_Wireless.exe
- File size: 89.58MB
Note: The Software Platform and Applications version numbers can be found under Options-About screen on the handheld.
Download OS 5.0.0.577 for BlackBerry Curve 8350i
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Apr
22
2010
European HTC Legend Receives a New Firmware – v1.31.405.4
Jonne Eilimö | April 22, 2010 18:31 UTC | 1 comment |
HTC just released a new firmware for European Legend users. The new firmware version is 1.31.405.4, and fixes a bug where applicatoins that use the camera didn’t appear in the Android Market.
The update should be available as an OTA update now.
In our commitment to providing you with the best user experience, we are pushing out a new firmware update to your phone to enable apps that use the camera. Your phone will receive a notification of this update when it is made available. Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Software Number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Software information> Software number). The new software number after the update will be 1.31.405.4 for an HTC phone.
[HTC]
Apr
22
2010
Samsung Omnia II New Color and Update Schedule Announced
Jonne Eilimö | April 22, 2010 15:31 UTC | 1 comment |
Samsung just announced that we will see a new color on the Samsung Omnia II. The new color will be White. Together with the new color, they announced that the Omnia II will receive an update to Windows Mobile 6.5.3 by the end of May. Phones shipped after that will come pre-installed with Windows Mobile 6.5.3.
The update will dramatically increase the accuracy and speed of the touch screen.
The update can be obtained via your local Samsung Upgrade site: http://www.samsung.fi/upgrade
Apr
22
2010
iDroid: Android Running on iPhone – How to Install
Jonne Eilimö | April 22, 2010 11:13 UTC | 14 comments |
Wow, this is big! A hacker has successfully installed Android on the original iPhone. Currently it can not be installed on a 3G or 3GS.
In the video you can see the first generation iPhone running Android, and successfully making calls, using Wi-Fi and receiving messages.
Installation
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- Jailbreak your iPhone.
- Under the jailbroken environment, put ramdisk.img, system.img, ramdisk.img, userdata.img, cache.img, android.img.gz, and zImage in /private/var.
- Follow the instructions for installing openiboot.
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- sudo ./loadibec openiboot.img3
- Use Hold button to select Console
- Push Home button
- sudo ./oibc
- Type install
- Essentially:
- loadibec and oibc are compiled for x86 Linux.
- Need libusb, pthreads, readline.
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Full readme for iDroid 0.1 after the break.
Update: New instructions here.
