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Flash Player 10.1 final released to desktop, offers hardware acceleration to HD video

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Adobe Flash Player 10.1 is now available for Windows, Mac and Linux. It offers better HD video playback and full graphics acceleration.


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HTC Droid Incredible finally rooted

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The Verizon’s jewel HTC Droid Incredible has been finally rooted. The user-friendly tools are cooking right now and soon will be available for mass consumption.


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iOS 4 Gold out for all compatible iPhone and iPod Touch devices

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Yesterday, Apple released the gold version of iOS 4 for all registered developers. Today it can be installed on any compatible iPhone/iPod Touch via the latest iTunes 9.2 beta.


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Alienware M11x gets Core i7 bump and NVidia Optimus system

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The small but powerful 11-inch Alienware M11x gets Core i7 processor upgrade and NVidia Optimus system for switching between integrated and discrete graphic chips.


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Apple shares down after the iPhone 4 announcement

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The iPhone 4 impressed a lot of people but clearly the Apple investors aren’t among them. The company’s shares dropped by almost 2 percent since the start of the presentation at the WWDC10. Obviously they wanted something more and Steve and his team failed to deliver.


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Acer teases with the BlackBerry-styled beTouch 130 running on Android

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Have you ever wanted a BlackBerry or Nokia E72 running on Android fuel? Well, dream no more – the QWERTY bar Acer beTouch E130 is exactly that kind of device and will be released later this year.

The Acer beTouch 130 packs all the basic features – 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel snapper, 416 MHz Ericsson processor (now that’s a first), 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, microSD card slot and the nice front-facing full QWERTY keypad.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab is an Android tablet that’s going after the iPad, big time

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There were some rumors about Samsung preparing a tablet, but nothing certain until this moment. South African Samsung Blog however just posted a picture on Twitter showing Galaxy S next to that elusive tablet, which is obviously called Galaxy Tab.

The confirmed specs are the 7-inch 16:9 capacitive display, microSD card slot, front-facing video-call camera, 3G with HSPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 3.5mm audio jack. And it’s obviously capable of GSM telephony. Read more »

HP didn’t buy Palm to be in the smartphone business? Updated

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HP CEO Mark Hurd shared in a recent interview that HP didn’t buy Palm because of their smartphone business, but for the webOS. Does that mean it’s the end of Palm cellphones as we know them?


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Samsung Wave ships with Trojan-infected memory card in Germany

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We’ve just published our Samsung Wave review and here is a nasty surprise. As user reports have it, the microSD card in the German retail package is obviously infected with a Trojan virus.


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HTC HD Mini with new firmware update

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The HTC HD Mini just got what appears to be its first firmware update. Unfortunately, it only brings some minor changes. In fact there is only one improvement – the ringtone sound quality. So if you were unhappy with the way your ringtones sound on the HD Mini, it’s time for update.


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Skype 2.0 for iPhone now available, brings free voice calls over 3G

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It was about time Skype enable their voice calls over 3G in their iPhone app and now the Skype “coverage” on iPhone is extended outside Wi-Fi hotspots.


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Windows Phone 7 demonstrated on a Samsung prototype

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Microsoft demonstrated Windows Phone 7 interface and gaming abilities at the reMIX event in France. Their latest mobile OS was up and running on an unidentified Omnia HD-like Samsung headset and performed quite impressively.


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84-inch UltraHD panel from LG is bound to become world’s biggest 3D screen

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Everybody loves bigger and bigger TVs, but at what point do they get TOO big? 3D panels are obviously going there as LG are about to present the world’s largest 3D panel – a monstrous 84-inch giant with UltraHD resolution.

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Want Android on your iPhone 3G? Now you can have it

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Do you remember David Wang and his work to port the Android OS on iPhone 3G? Well, he’s done all of the heavylifting and the image file and instructions to install Android on your iPhone 3G are now available online.


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First trailer of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

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Recently Crystal Dynamics announced the next Lara Croft adventure – The Guardian of Light. It is not the new Tomb Raider (which is still in the works), but stand-alone arcade-styled adventure that’s played from isometric perspective.


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