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Dropbox Giving Out Free Storage to Beta Testers

Lifehacker found that Dropbox is running a beta test on its new Experimental Dropbox 1.3.12 software right now and will give you 4.5 GB of storage (at 500MB increments) to test out some of the new features in Dropbox beta. What the new feature does…

Nokia Lumia 800 to Get Battery Life Fix Soon

The Lumia 800 has known battery life issues and Nokia was planning on rolling out a fix for the issues over the next two weeks. Word comes from a Nokia UK’s Twitter account.
When Windows Phone 7 enthusiasts started complaining on mass about battery life,…

Microsoft Blocks Windows 8 on ARM Devices

If you’re not interested in taking the time to have a careful read of Microsfot’s “Windows 8 Hardware Certification Requirements” let me spoil it for you and reveal draconian policies that require vendors to block the installation of other operating systems on ARM devices.
Microsoft’s…

ASUS Transformer Prime Detailed Walkthrough – Transformer Prime Software

The ASUS Transformer Prime was the first Tegra 3 tablet on the market and it’s got a few unique software offerings that hope to set it apart from the gagles of Tegra 3 tablets that are set to hit the street next week. The software…

ASUS Transformer Prime Gets Root Tool

If you just can’t wait for ASUS to release Ice Cream Sandwich on January 12th or for them to release their own unlocked bootloader later this year there is a Root tool available. Thanks to ViperBoy of RootzWiki fame, the NachoRoot exploit developed by jcase…

Kindle Fire Version 6.2.1 Brings Performance & Extra Options

Amazon has just posted information on their Kindle Fire 6.2.1 software update right on the heels of Version 6.2 that is only a few weeks old. The latest updates has enhancements in fluidity and performance & improved touch navigation response. They’ve also added the option…

Myriad Alien Vue Lets You Access Google TV With Out the Hardware

Want Google TV without actually purchasing the hardware? Myriad is bringing their Alien Dalvik concept to the living room with Alien Vue. Alien Dalvik is a software emulator that allows non-Android devices such as the iPhone to run applications designed for the Android ecosystem.

After…

Android 4.0.3 Full of Bug Fixes & Tablet Optimizations

Google has announced Android 4.0.3 an incremental release of the Android 4.0 which includes a variety of optimizations and bug fixes for phones and tablets. Additionally developers will have access to a small number of new level 15 APIs. If you take a closer look…

Tencent & Qualcomm Allow You to Chat without 3G

Tencent might not be a house hold name in the West but in China their QQ chat service, think MSN Messenger, is the most popular free instant messaging computer program in mainland China. As of July 11, 2011, the active QQ users accounts for QQ…

ARM Launches Android Development Kit with Power Consumption in Mind

Today, ARM announced their new Android development toolkit, Development Studio 5 (DS-5) Community Edition (CE). What makes DS-5 special is it’s focus on optimizing apps, not just for performance, but for energy efficiency — provided you’re running on ARM chips, of course. It also claims…

Google CEO: Android will Remain Free

Google claims to want to make sure that Android remains “free” in the future,  even after the acquisition of Motorola is complete.  The deal to buy Motorola Mobility won’t “violate the openness of Android,” and the company will be run independently, Schmidt said at a…

Shuttle Launches EduPAL Electronic School Bag Solution [Video]

Shuttle is looking to take on the text book and has just launched the EduPAL, an electronic schoolbag solution based on an in-house-developed tablet PC.  A trial has begun here in Taiwan at three elementary schools in central Taiwan. The 8 inch tablet is running…

The top 5 Amazon Cloud Drive Alternatives – All Free!

Amazon launched Cloud Drive this week and if you sign up you’ll get 5GB of Online Storage and unlimited access from any computer and if you want more room, they’ll be a charge. If you don’t want to hitch your personal data to an online…

Alive Core ECG Sends Results to Your iPhone

The wonders of mHealth never cease to amaze! When visiting the Qualcomm campus in San Jose we stopped by the mHealth division to check in with their latest developments. What we found was another evolution in the field of biometrics that allows users to keep…

Bill Gates deals Death Blow to Microsoft Courier

Remember the Microsoft Courier? The dual screen tablet that was set to revolutionize content creation on the mobile computing front two years ago has died at the hands on microsoft founder, Bill Gates. Apparently Gates was unwilling to cost the company in Outlook sales, despite…