When iFixit tore down the iPhone 4, they noticed that one of the chips on the board near the processor couldn’t be identified.
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iPhone 4 uses Audience noise cancellation chip, no LTE iPhone until 2012, FCC and FTC look at location tracking
May 18th, 2011
NOOKColor humming on Gingerbread thanks to CyanogenMod7
May 10th, 2011The flexibility of the Barnes and Noble NOOKColor shows itself again as the Android eReader has been rooted to become a full-on Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) tablet. The mod, based on CyanogenMod7, has completely wiped out the BN ebook reader overlay and has also overclocked the NOOKColor’s 800 Mhz processor in order to get it run smoothly
» Read more: NOOKColor humming on Gingerbread thanks to CyanogenMod7
Samsung 2GHz dual-core Smartphone incoming; Exynos to take on Snapdragon
April 18th, 2011Samsung’s Galaxy S II may have gone through an overclock before it even launched, taking the dual-core CPU to 1.2GHz (and handily matching the HTC Sensation ) but apparently the company has even higher ambitions for mobile processors in the coming months. According to Korea’s Maeli Business Newspaper , Samsung is planning a 2GHz dual-core smartphone “by next yearâ€
» Read more: Samsung 2GHz dual-core Smartphone incoming; Exynos to take on Snapdragon
AppNinjas card swipe used by girl Scouts, iOS 4.3 hints at iPhone 5 processor, Square says VeriFone claims not accurate
March 10th, 2011AppNinjas has announced that it has tied up with the Girl Scouts in Ohio to allow the scouts to sell cookies and charge using credit cards. The AppNinjas Swipe and app are being used to handle the card payments.
Nvidia confirms Samsung Tegra 2 phone is Galaxy S II variant
March 3rd, 2011 We did speculate earlier but now Nvidia has confirmed that the Samsung phone using the Tegra 2 chip is indeed their upcoming Galaxy S II. ITProPortal was shown a presentation slide where Nvidia mentioned “three smartphone design wins for the Tegra 2 SoC,†including Samsung Galaxy S II
» Read more: Nvidia confirms Samsung Tegra 2 phone is Galaxy S II variant
Xoom overclocked at XDA
March 1st, 2011A true constant in the gadget universe is that if a new Android device comes out, you can bet someone over at XDA forums is going to throw caution to the wind and push the edge of the envelop to see what it can do. And the Motorola Xoom is no exception. XDA forum member Coolbho3000 has reported he he overclocked the Xoom up to a max of 1.5 GHz
NVIDIA Tegra Android Game Wave Continues with Samurai II: Vengeance
February 25th, 2011Welcome to the new age of mobile gaming.
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Droid X2 Specs leaked
February 15th, 2011Last month , we leaked that the Droid X2 was coming to Verizon. We didn’t have much in the way of details, but we do now. Check out these specs … According to Droid Police, the Droid X2 is getting the 1 Ghz Tegra 2 Processor, a 4.3″ HD display and will run Android 2.2 (Froyo) and maybe 2.3 by launch time with a new version of MOTOBLUR. In addition, it’ll have an 8MP read facing camera.
eyeSight brings gesture recognition tech to Android tablets
February 3rd, 2011Last time we heard from eyeSight was when the company rolled out the Natural User interface for Android devices back in June of 2010 . The company is back with a new gesture user interface for Android devices that can turn hand gestures into commands on the tablet. The technology will also run on Windows tablets, it uses the 2D camera on the Android tablets, and needs no camera upgrade of any sort to operate
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Qualcomm dual-core Snapdragon Chips Coming This Year
January 13th, 2011Dual-core processors were all the rage at this year’s CES. NVIDIA announced availability of their Tegra 2 processors in upcoming “Superphones,†and now Qualcomm has stated that their Snapdragon processors will be going dual-core this year
» Read more: Qualcomm dual-core Snapdragon Chips Coming This Year
