Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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Mobile Buzz

First Pictures of Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation Phone Leaked

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT


Back in August, we reported that Sony Ericsson was working with Google to develop an Android powered PlayStation phone. The gaming smartphone was rumoured to have a “3.7 – 4.1 inch touchscreen display with a WVGA resolution, and a landscape slider with gaming controls”. Now, first images of the phone have emerged (courtesy of Engadget) that confirms most of the rumors.

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The leaked images are mostly in line with the mockup that was released earlier. The PlayStation phone will have 1GHz Qualcomm MSM865 processor, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and will probably run on Android Gingerbread (Android 3.0). It will also have a front facing camera (visible in the first picture), and support microSD cards.

Engadget was told that the software is still very buggy, making a 2010 release unlikely. It’s also worth considering that Sony Ericsson has a horrible track record when it comes to delivering updates and launching products on time.


First Pictures of Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation Phone Leaked originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Pallab De on Wednesday 27th October 2010 01:59:07 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

iPhone Security Busted With Secret Button Sequence

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:01 PM PDT


The iPhone is the hottest cellphone around and given its price, one important aspect to take care of is its security. Recently, a hack has been discovered that can allow people to bypass the security on an iPhone using a specific button sequence which, then leads to an unrestricted access to address book, voicemail and call history apart from other personal data. A similar hack was discovered on rival Android a few months ago.

Apple has already faced the heat for a similar security flaw in the iPhone back in 2008 and the recent flaw in FaceTime makes one thing clear. Apple does not test its software enough for bugs and flaws before releasing them.

Apple has responded to the Wired Magazine and has said that it will patch the bug in the software update of the iOS, i.e. in iOS 4.2. However, that update is coming in November and till then, hold on to your iPhone tightly.

The hack can be seen in operation in this video.

Bug no iOS 4.1 from Salomão Filho on Vimeo.

The magic sequence is given as:

hit "emergency call." Push the pound key three times. Hold down the green key, and the moment you let it go, you push the lock button. And that's it. Now you can access all the contacts and call them.


iPhone Security Busted With Secret Button Sequence originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Chinmoy Kanjilal on Tuesday 26th October 2010 10:01:11 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

TELUS Rolls Out Android 2.1 Update For HTC Hero; 2.2 Update For Desire

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:05 PM PDT


Canadian network operator TELUS has started rolling out firmware updates for two of its handsets – the HTC Hero and the Desire. The Hero finally gets the long awaited update to Android 2.1 a.k.a Éclair, while the Desire gets the Android 2.2 (Froyo) update. The Android 2.1 update for the Hero will bring with it Voice dialling and Google turn-by-turn Navigation and a lot more Éclair goodies. Hero owners on the TELUS network can download the Android 2.1 ROM directly from HTC.

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With the Android 2.2 update, the Desire gets support for Flash 10.1 and speech-to-text. Along with this, it also gets support for Mobile hotspot feature and a smoother system and web browser performance. Since this update is an OTA (Over-The-Air) one, Desire needs to wait patiently until the update is pushed to their handset.

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TELUS Rolls Out Android 2.1 Update For HTC Hero; 2.2 Update For Desire originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Rajesh Pandey on Tuesday 26th October 2010 03:05:25 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Nokia Internet Radio Client For S40 Handsets Released

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:45 AM PDT


This news sure is going to bring music (literally!) to most of the Nokia S40 owners out there. The good guys over at Nokia Beta Labs have released an Internet Radio Client for Nokia handsets running on S40 OS. The application brings the Nokia Internet radio service to your handset thus bringing you tons of radio stations from all around the globe using Wi-Fi, GPRS or 3G. Internet_Radio

The application also supports hide and unhide option – which allows users to run this app in the background. Ovi Music is also integrated into this application, thus allowing users to purchase music they like right from their handset. As of now, the application is in beta and supports only a handful of S40 phones like the Nokia X2 and the X3-00, X3-01 and X3-02.

However, the folks at Beta labs have promised to add support for more S40 based devices in the future.


Nokia Internet Radio Client For S40 Handsets Released originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Rajesh Pandey on Tuesday 26th October 2010 02:45:09 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Dell Working On An Android Version Of Venue Pro

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:58 AM PDT


Folks over at PC World report that Dell is working on an Android version of the Dell Venue Pro handset. The Dell Venue Pro sports a full portrait QWERTY keyboard and a 4.1-inch WVGA display. The Venue Pro sports a 1GHz Snapdragon processor along with 1GB of internal memory and 512MB of RAM. The back of the handset sports a 5MP camera as well.Dell_Venue_Pro

The early hands-on review of the device from Engadget and other popular tech blogs suggest that the phone has a pretty darn good QWERTY keyboard. The Dell Venue Pro runs on the WP7 OS from Microsoft. The handset was announced by Microsoft and Dell two weeks ago and will hit the retail stores in two weeks from now. The handset is available on Amazon.co.uk for pre-order for £499.99/$696.

As of now, Dell only has one Android handset – the Streak. The Android version of Venue Pro will be a worthy addition to Dell's line-up of Android handsets.

Via – PC World


Dell Working On An Android Version Of Venue Pro originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Rajesh Pandey on Tuesday 26th October 2010 11:58:23 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Nokia N8 Now Available On Three UK

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:49 AM PDT


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Nokia recently launched the much anticipated smartphone, Nokia N8 on the airwaves of Three UK. The Nokia N8 comes with the new Symbian^3 Operating System, which brings three fully customizable home screens to life using widgets.

Sylvia Chind, Head of Branded Devices at Three said, "It's important for us to offer all the best smartphones with a range of operating systems to our customers. The new features of Symbian 3, particularly how it makes the most of widgets, means a strong 3G network is needed to support all the live streams of data they use. With 97% of traffic on our network coming from data, our network is built for data use."

Nokia N8 features a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash, 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 640 x 360 pixels resolution, Symbian^3 Operating System, HD (720p) Video recording, 16GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory, social networking integration and more.

Other features include HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity, 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics hardware accelerator, Ovi Maps, Ovi Store, A-GPS support, DivX, up to 390 hours stand-by time, up to 12 hours 30 mins talktime and a 1200 mAh battery.

The Nokia N8 is available on The One Plan for £35 per month, with 2000 any network minutes, 5000 Three-to-Three minutes, 5000 texts and 1GB data. Nokia N8 is also available on the Pay As You Go plan for a price tag of £469.99.


Nokia N8 Now Available On Three UK originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Omkar Dutta on Tuesday 26th October 2010 04:49:49 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.
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