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BlackBerry tablet may have dual cameras, 1GHz chip
Jul 11th
RIM’s rumored BlackBerry tablet may have had firmer details provided today through a research note from Rodman and Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar later on Friday. Sources in the industry claim the slate could be smaller than thought with just a seven inch display, but it could be a truly independent device rather than just the rebirth of the Foleo portrayed earlier. It would have a 1GHz processor from an unknown supplier and both front and back cameras, with videoconferencing as its most unique feature.
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Rather than depend on a BlackBerry smartphone to get its connection, it would also have its More >
Twitter debuts BlackBerry app
Jul 7th
Twitter has finally launched an app for BlackBerries, following several months of beta development. The utility provides a range of Twitter features including timelines, replying, retweeting and following. Users can tweet photos or links, sign up for Trending Topics updates, or search content using a variety of criteria.
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During the beta, Twitter added the ability to auto-complete usernames, quote tweets, and view photos from Yfrog or Tweetphoto. The app also supports geotagged tweets and hotkeys for navigation.
The full launch of Twitter for BlackBerry will begin Tuesday evening, with updates distributed through the next day to beta participants.
More >LG goes big with Android, intros tablet
Jul 5th
LG pledged itself to Android in major fashion today by unveiling several Android devices at once. It started by teasing the development of an Android-based tablet. What features it would have weren’t mentioned, but it would ship sometime in the fall.
The Android phone lineup is also expanding soon with a trio of new Android phones. Leading the group is the Optimus Z, its touch-only flagship; it would have the same TI OMAP3630 processor that gives the Motorola Droid X its speed and should support HD video recording with HDMI video output and DLNA media sharing. Not much else is known, More >
Lenovo: Apple is wasting its presence in China
Jul 5th
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Apple’s hesitance to fully commit to China is a big help to Lenovo, the latter’s chairman Liu Chuanzhi said on Monday. He accused Apple’s Steve Jobs of being fickle and willfully ignoring the mainland Chinese market in terms of reaching out to customers. The American company has strong demand for Macs and iPhones, but with just two Chinese retail stores, one iPhone carrier and a small number of third-party dealers, its much smaller footprint gives China-native Lenovo free rein.
“We are lucky that Steve Jobs has such a bad temper and doesn’t care about China,” Chuanzhi told the FT. “If More >
iPhone 4 antenna woes rumored caused by lack of coating
Jul 3rd
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A tentative rumor largely gone unnoticed has raised the possibility that the iPhone 4′s reception problems may have been caused by production issues. At least this and one other report claims that Apple support representatives were told there was an issue with a coating meant to prevent accidentally bridging the antenna but which wasn’t present on all units. Apple couldn’t offer a repair in either case, but one caller was told that their existing phones could be repaired or replaced once Apple had an official solution.
Later production runs could theoretically solve the problem if the material is the only issue.
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