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gets a firmware update, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10

thumpad.com — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:33:32 +0000

Hold your horses – the XPERIA X10 migration to Eclair 2.1 hasn't begun yet. However Sony Ericsson released a major firmware update for their Android flagship improving its performance and stability.

So while you won't be getting much in terms of new features, there are very good reasons to accept the Over-the-air update, pushed to your XPERIA X10. Network data connection and Wi-Fi will both do the trick of downloading it, depending on your preferences.

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long live Windows Phone 7, Microsoft KIN is dead

thumpad.com — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:33:31 +0000

And so ends Microsoft's brief spell as a phone manufacturer. The company has just announced that it's terminating its KIN line and focusing all of its resources on the development of their upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS.

Here comes the official statement:

“Microsoft has made the decision to focus on the Windows Phone 7 launch and will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned. Additionally, we are integrating our KIN team with the Windows Phone 7 team, incorporating valuable ideas and techno……

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juicy specs confirmed, Android 3.0 Gingerbread detailed

thumpad.com — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:33:31 +0000

Froyo is barely out the door, but attention is already turning to the next Android version – 3.0 Gingerbread. It will impose minimum hardware requirements, the UI is getting overhauled and Android is splitting into two.

Android 3.0 Gingerbread, says Eldar Murtazin, edotor-in-chief of Mobile-review.com, will be for high-end devices only. A 1GHz CPU and 512MB RAM at minimum plus a display over 3.5″ inches in diagonal. Android 2.1 Eclair/2.2 Froyo will remain and run on mid-range and low-end phones.

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Skype 2.0 – Need to know

thumpad.com — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:42:33 +0000

How long has Skype been out for iPhone?The first official Skype iPhone app went live in March 2009. This let you make VoIP calls for free – but only via Wi-Fi – as well as join in Skype instant messaging sessions and conference calls. It also had a link to buy SkypeOut credit via the iPhone web browser.SkypeOut?It lets you make cut price calls to landline and mobile phones. It’s brilliant for international ……

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at OSCON The Emerging Languages Camp

thumpad.com — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:37:20 +0000

As new problems in computing arise, new languages are being created to help tackle those problems. We want to bring together programming la……

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yet pledges 'best tools' for HTML5 Adobe decries Apple's 'walled garden,'

thumpad.com — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:27:22 +0000

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch says Flash works just fine on the Apple iPhone, thank you very much — and he thinks that's exactly why Apple keeps on denying it access. Speaking at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, he explained his belief that by eliminating Flash, Cupertino is forcing developers to build apps natively for iPhone OS rather than one of Adobe's cross-platform solutions, and thus creating a “walled garden” of applications that users must flock to an iDevice to be able to use. Lyn……

coming in June, Roku teases revamped Netflix Channel user interface on video

thumpad.com — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:27:20 +0000

With the introduction of Netflix on so many devices, it's now up to everyone to battle it out for supremacy in user interfaces. We were actually duly impressed with the implementation on Nintendo's Wii, and it seems that the pressure has convinced Roku to retool their own UI. A new teaser has been released today by the company showing off the new Netflix Channel, and while the overall look and feel is certainly slick, it's a few key additions that have us most excited. According to ……

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Five-Person Group Chat for Windows Users Skype Rolling Out

thumpad.com — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:27:18 +0000

According to the AP, Skype plans to next week roll out a beta version of a new group video chat feature, which will let as many as five users talk simultaneously. While the feature won't cost a dime, for right now anyway, you will have to be a Windows user to enjoy it. Skype has said, though, that it will introduce the feature to Mac users later this year. You better get it while you can, too; Neil Stevens, general manager of Skype's consumer business segment, told the AP that the company will be……

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has Office and other goodies, Latest Windows Phone 7 emulator ROM unlocked

thumpad.com — Sun, 02 May 2010 03:36:27 +0000

So the ROM included with the Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools refresh that was launched this week (to get it up to speed with the final release of Visual Studio 2010) has already been unlocked and torn apart over on xda-developers, and as you might expect, there are quite a few changes and additions in here versus what we've seen in the previous release. The most notable change appears to be the inclusion of Office, but we've also got dialer and in-call user interfaces, call history, cal……

we take 'em for a spin and you can too MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools,

thumpad.com — Sun, 02 May 2010 03:31:22 +0000

Hey, remember how Microsoft released a very limited version of the Windows Phone 7 binaries for developers, and then it took about 34 seconds for someone to unlock them to open up all their hidden goodness? Well, MS has just the delivered an updated set of tools for developers to help them get a little closer to making millions on the Maketplace, and yet again it took no time at all for that release to be unlocked This time there are a few new goodies to take a look at and if you'd like t……