Google Nexus One gets multitouch update
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Mobile phones, Software on February 7, 2010
Nexus One owners are set to receive an over-the-air update to bring multitouch capabilities to the handset.The pinch-to-zoom feature was strangely absent from the handset at launch, but will now be available in the phone's browser, gallery and maps applications.There had been rumours that the UK version would pack the functionality when it launches here on Vodafone, but that, similarly to the Motorola Droid, if you'd……
coming to Vodafone in April, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Mobile phones, Services on February 7, 2010
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is coming to Vodafone in April, it's been confirmed.Without doubt one of the most exciting handsets to come from Sony Ericsson's camp for a while, the Xperia X10 has been pushed back from its original release date of February – a fate which saw the X2 dropped from the same network just last month.Once it lands on shelves, we can expect the Android handset to pack an 8-megapixel came……
tablet market, Sony eyeing up?
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Portable device. on February 7, 2010
It seems that Sony could be planning to make its mark on the tablet computer market, after one of its bosses expressed the company's interest in the emerging sector.When asked about Sony's stance on tablets during a news conference in Tokyo, Sony's CFO Nobuyuki Oneda answered: "That is a market we are also very interested in. "Time-wise we are a little behind the iPad but it's a space we would like ……
Bell has HSPA launch to thank. Scoring 163K net adds in Q4
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Services on February 7, 2010
Bell and Telus' massive, sudden addition of nationwide HSPA networks to succeed their legacy CDMA towers was an experiment unlike anything the wireless world had ever seen; at no other time had carriers that large jumped from one 3G technology to another, and it was anyone's guess how well it'd go and what effect it'd have on their bottom line — clean-slate network build-outs aren't cheap, after all. We've got part of that answer now that Bell has reported fourth quarter……
landline calling coming to UK starting April 1, Free Virgin Mobile-to-Virgin
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Mobile phones, Services on February 7, 2010
The BBC's crack team at Click managed to out a juicy morsel from the boys and girls at Virgin: its mobile and landline divisions are about to get a whole lot more cozy. This doesn't have any bearing outside the UK, unfortunately, but our British readers might be excited to hear that the company intends to make calls between its mobile handsets and its old-school granny phones devoid of per-minute charges beginning on April 1, as is evidenced by a series of tweets betwixt Click and a PR d……
Google schools us on OLED displays
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Mobile phones, Portable device. on February 7, 2010
The first installment of Google's fancy Nexus One design series focused on the sound quality of the device, and on the overall design. Well, part two is here now, and this time, we get to watch while HTC project manager Tomasz Hasinki and Android software engineer Romain Guy give us the goods on the Nexus One's OLED display and the interactive, 3D framework. We're expecting a couple more videos in the series, so grab a very tiny bowl of popcorn (it's pretty short) and check out ……
With Pop Music, Nigerian Stars Fight 419 Scams
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Multimedia, Services, Software on February 7, 2010
30 years ago, Nigerian Afrobeat legend and Pan-African activist Fela Kuti released the song 'Zombie,' a scathing attack on Nigeria's dictatorial and militaristic regime. The hottest new single (video after the break) to come out of Nigeria today, though, takes aim at a slightly less ambitious social ill: cyber-crime.
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'Maga No Need Pay' is the latest pop song to make its way around West African radio waves, and the message behind it is clear: just say “no” to cyber-crime. Nig……
Students Can Be Suspended for Fake MySpace Pages, Judge Rules
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Services on February 7, 2010
A U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday that schools can legally suspend students for creating fake MySpace profiles, but only if the fabricated online personas poses some sort of school disruption. A three judge panel in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania came to their decision after a student posted a sexually explicit parody of her principal on her fake MySpace page. The panel ruled that the school could legitimately expect the post to disrupt normal school activities, and thus granted authorities the right t……
Simple Soooo Not Simple, Why?
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Software on February 5, 2010
Based on the recommendation of a couple of friends I sat down at my computer and decided I would do the upgrade from XP to Windows 7. Little did I know what I was committing to! Like many a blind date, where you hold out hope for Mr. Right, but open the door to a guy wearing too tight pants and smelling slightly of ……
Combine Quality Map Content with Useful Interface, Educational RIA StrataLogica
Posted by thumpad.com in General, Software on February 5, 2010
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