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iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III water repellent?

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:15:10 +0000

iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III water repellent?
The latest mobile phone rumour is that the next generation high-end smartphones from Apple and Samsung are due to feature Liquipel technology. Liqui-what-now? Let’s face it, it’s every iPhone or Galaxy S owner’s nightmare to drop their expensive handset in … Continue reading →

Nevada Gaming Board Chairman Says Online Poker Coming In 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:30:10 +0000

Nevada Gaming Board Chairman Says Online Poker Coming In 2012
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HTC to unveil its first quad-core smartphone on February 26?

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:30:11 +0000

HTC to unveil its first quad-core smartphone on February 26?
We just got an invitation for the next major HTC event and it will take place on February 26. This means that the Taiwanese manufacturer will change its usual policy and will announce its new smartphones the day before the MWC starts, rather than at the event itself. Perhaps HTC really has something special to share with us and they just can't wait. The rumored Android-running HTC Edge with a…

PowerVR 6 promises 20x smartphone GPU speeds

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:15:04 +0000

PowerVR 6 promises 20x smartphone GPU speeds
More from CES, this time the revelation of new graphics technology from Imagination which, the company claims, is set to endow smartphones (and tablets) with twenty times the level of graphics processing currently available. All without diminishing the battery life … Continue reading →

Why does the iPhone get all the good apps?

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:45:05 +0000

Why does the iPhone get all the good apps?
Read the original article on MobileMentalism.com at Why does the iPhone get all the good apps?If you’re thinking of developing a mobile app, there’s one critical decision that you face before you even begin to write a line of code – which platform do you write for? Apart from the Big Three (iPhone, Android and…Read the original article on MobileMentalism.com at Why does the iPhone get all the good apps?Related PostsAndroid devs – a call to arms for 2012!The iPhone 4S is not the fastest mobile device – but this isHow to buy an iPhone 4S for free (even in the middle of a contract)Let’s Talk iPhone 5 – Where and when to watch today’s iPhone announcementThe 6 best Twitter apps for Android compared

RIM to oust Lazaridis and Balsillie as chairmen of the board?

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:00:05 +0000

RIM to oust Lazaridis and Balsillie as chairmen of the board?
RIM could be starting the year with a shake up, as sources suggest that Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie will soon be relieved of their position as joint chairmen of the company’s board.A committee of independent directors have been checking out the BlackBerry-maker’s board and deciding what is and isn’t working, with the "business necessity" of Lazaridis and Balsillie holding the top post being called into question. According to the Financial Post’s sources, we may well see one chairwoman in place of the two chairmen: Barbara Stymiest, a director who joined the RIM board in 2007, is tipped to take over the role. Difficult to spell names all roundThe findings of the report are set to be presented to the RIM board by 31 January, with their recommendations acted on or rejected within 30 days after that. It won’t be the end of the Lazaridis-Balsillie double act if they do stand down from chairmanship though the two co-founders seem set to continue on as RIM’s joint CEOs and still own 12 per cent of the company’s stock between them. Not that the stock they own is worth as much now as it was this time last year given that RIM’s disastrous 2011 has left its share price down by over 68 per cent. The company responded to our request for comment, telling us nothing we didn’t already know: "As previously disclosed, RIM’s Board has established a Committee of independent directors with the mandate to study the Company’s governance structure and report their findings by January 31, 2012. "The Committee is on track to meet this schedule and the Board will then publicly respond to the recommendations of the Committee within 30 days." Meanwhile, we’re more interested in RIM’s BlackBerry handsets than its board members’ movements. 2012 should see the launch of the company’s first BlackBerry 10 handsets and a BlackBerry PlayBook software update in the near future. Don’t expect to hear much from the company at CES 2012 or MWC 2012 though; neither show is in line with RIM’s product cycle. BlackBerry World in May is a much better bet. Related StoriesGoogle planning iPad-rivalling Nexus tablet?700,000 Android devices now activated every dayIn Depth: Best apps for your new tablet or smartphoneTechRadar’s phone and tablet resolutions 2012Google introduces mandatory Holo theme for Android 4.0

Nevada approves sports betting app

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:45:10 +0000

Nevada approves sports betting app
Posted by admin On January – 1 – 2011 Want to legally place a bet on a sporting event within the U.S. state of Nevada? Theres an app for that. The Nevada Caming Commission has approved a smartphone application that would allow players to engage in sports betting using their mobile phones. The app, designed by the Leroy Group, lets Nevada residents place sports bets on their Blackberry phone. Only the Blackberry app has been approved so far, with the Android app pending approval. The key roadblock to approval was the need to convince the Gaming Commission that the apps technology was sufficient to verify that the person using the phone was actually physically located within the state of Nevada when placing the bet. That is important because sports betting is illegal in most U.S. states. The Interstate Wire Act of 1961 makes it illegal to use a phone or wire communication facility to place an interstate or international bet on any sporting event or contest. That makes any online sports betting illegal if it crosses state lines, because that would make it subject to the federal interstate law. With the activity confined to Nevadas borders, though, the federal Wire Act lacks jurisdiction in Nevada. John English, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Public Affairs for American Wagering, who was involved with the project, is excited that the gambling app was approved. The Nevada regulators placed significant challenges on American Wagering to provide a means of offering account wagering on a mobile device whereby we could verify that the bettor was in the state, he said. He then triumphantly added that we rose to the challenge and succeeded. Laws and regulations often build upon other laws and regulations. What starts as something small snowballs into something much larger, for better or worse. That being the case, allowing online gambling via a sports betting app may pave the way for Nevada to allow all forms of online sports betting and, eventually, all forms of online gambling. It may take some time, but government regulations rarely stay where they started. They tend to branch out and expand. Doing so in this case could help Nevada become the major online gambling hub for the United States. Tags: gambling apps, Nevada gambling, Nevada Gaming Commission, sports betting Categories: Gambling News

Xperia active gets properly tortured, lives to tell the story

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:15:05 +0000

Xperia active gets properly tortured, lives to tell the story
The Sony Ericsson Xperia active is certainly a tough phone, but you may not have realized how tough exactly it is. The rugged droid was just subjected to a series of torture tests and it passed them all with flying colors. Sharp knives and hammer hits turned out to be no problem for the Xperia active Gorilla glass screen. Being submerged into a few (admittedly shallow) puddles also…

Mobile News for 20 December: Mergers, OS Development and Power Issues

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:00:10 +0000

Mobile News for 20 December: Mergers, OS Development and Power Issues
Continuing our new tradition, let’s start off today’s posts with a quick news round-up regarding mobile phones, smartphones, flip phones and some of the best mobile phone plans and deals from around the globe. Windows Operating Systems Windows 7.5 Mango is barely dry around the e-edges, but Microsoft hasn’t stopped its development wheels from churning [...]

Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone Review

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:15:06 +0000

Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone Review
In the first year since Microsoft’s Windows Phone smartphones first launched I’ve tested and reviewed a fair few handsets and I’ve been able to get a good insight into how the operating system translates onto different hardware types. Of the current crop of phones none have been more hotly anticipated than Nokia’s first outing with [...]