Archive for December, 2010

Sister site SlashGear had posted up a review of the cool mophie juice pack plus. The device performance well and adds little bulk making it a good choice whether you need more runtime.

Apple engineers are looking at a cool way to hide the antenna for the iPhone and other devices that need a network connection. They are working on hiding it behind the logo on the device.

Dev-Team is looking for some folks to help them pop quiz the “backup plan” with redsn0w and the 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak. One of the tester stipulations though is you have to use a Mac.

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I have seen some really weird cases in my day for the iPhone, but that denim jacket case is one of the weirdest. The case is more like a sleeve and is sized to fit the iPhone and other smartphones.

Pioneer has shipped three new high-end Blu-ray players and they all support 3D and have an app for the iPhone or touch. The app allows the iPhone to be used as a full operate remote for the players.

The strangest iPhone/iPod dock ever has surfaced. The dock is built into a personal genome sequencing machine for research desires.

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Word has it that the Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone will be launched in the UK in April 2011. that highly anticipated handset will be introduced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February 2011. According to previous leaks, the phone will come in a slider design similar to the PSP Go and feature a committed gaming pad and the PlayStation square, cross, triangle and circle buttons. The Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655, a 512MB of RAM, a 1GB of ROM and a 4.1-inch display screen. [Pocket-lint]

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The LG Optimus 2X will be launched in Europe next month with exclusive music created by Ennio Morricone. Included amongst the 25 compositions will be 15 exclusive new tracks alongside 10 of Morricone’s best-known compositions, including music from Cinema Paradiso, The Mission and Love Affair. In addition to these ringtones, LG will additionally develop a range of apps with Morricone-related substance such as images and video clips. These contents will be available for free download from the LG Application Store starting next year. [LG UK Blog]

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LG has come out with another dual SIM phone called the LG A155. Coming in a candybar anatomy factor, the handset packs a 2-inch 144 x 176 TFT display, dual SIM card slots, a 1MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot (up to 2GB), an FM radio, a music player, Bluetooth and supports for GSM/GPRS/EDGE network. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Unwiredview]

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If you live where gloves are due when you go outside you have undoubtedly had a hard instance using your iPhone at some point. A new app called NoseDial has surfaced that lets you dial your phone and navigate contacts using your nose.

If you own a 2011 Ford Fiesta, you are the first to get a new update for Ford Sync called AppLink that allows you to use your voice to control your iPhone app. The only compatible app right now is Pandora and once the Sync app is applied to the car your voice can navigate stations and rate songs.

The European Space Agency is talking up tech that will allow headphones and an app on the iPhone to record your heart rate while exercising. Future versions of the tech will additionally be able to record levels of oxygen in the blood all style just wearing your headphones.

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From now through January 8th, 2011, Sprint offers the Sanyo Zio for free with a new two-year contract agreement. In case your didn’t know, the Sanyo Zio is a mid-range Android 2.1-powered phone with a 3.5-inch WVGA screen, a 600MHz processor and a 3.2-megapixel camera. The handset additionally comes equipped with Sprint ID support, allowing you to quickly switch amoung homescreen profiles that can be individually customized with various apps, widgets, and shortcuts. The current offer is available only for customers performing the purchase of that device via the wireless carrier’s website. However, the deal includes free shipping and free activation, the company notes. [Sprint]

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