HTC 2010 Roadmap Revealed!!!

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Low and behold! The blogosphere has uncovered HTC's roapmap for the early half of 2010 which consists of 8 devices between Windows Mobile 6.5 and Android. The Legend (reminiscent of the Hero), Salsa (looks like an older Nokia E-Series), Tide (touchscreen /w numberpad only), Buzz (Eris-looking device w/changeable backplates), Bravo (Snapdragon-powered, 3.7 inch touchscreen device), Photon (Touch Diamond 3), Trophy (Dash3G successor) and the Tera (mini Touch Pro 2). The Tera, Trophy, and Photon are said to Windows Mobile 6.5 devices. While the Legend, Salsa, Bravo, Tide, & the Buzz are slated to be Android devices. Not yet revealed whether which devices will be coming to the states or going overseas. The T-Mobile on the images doesn't necessarily mean that they're coming for T-Mobile but they have currently expressed interest in them. Hit the link below for the images & specs for all of these devices.

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Lesson 8: How To Clean Your Gadgets

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*Lesson borrowed from Gizmodo*

For those of you who may eat while surfing the web, spill coffee on your smartphone or netbook/laptop at a Wi-Fi Cafe your gadgets may get a little messy. Thanx to Gizmodo, we wanted to help share their info. They break down what to use & what not to use to clean HDTVs/Monitors, TV/Game Controllers, Cellphones/Media Players, Cameras, Laptops, and Desktops. Hit the link below to reclaim your gadgets beauty.

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Smart Buy: American Express Users To Get T-Mobile Bold 9700 For $100

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If you're an American Express user like me, you are aware of their Amex Network Holiday Wish list. This year's Wish list has T-Mobile's BlackBerry Bold 9700 on it for $100 (requires new activation, Even More Plus excluded) on December 10th with a quantity of 500 phones. That's 50% off of the new activation price. So those of you Amex users that waited to get their 9700, keep Dec 10th marked on your calendar to get in on this deal.

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Fring Now Offers Video Calling To iPhone, Nokia

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Fring offers video calling to iPhone & Nokia devices with their latest release (Fring 3.0.0.4). Symbian S60 (Nokia phones) supports two-way video calling because they have a front-facing camera and the iPhone only supports one-way video calling due to only the one camera on the back. This video calling feature is available via Wi-Fi only not through 3G unfortunately. Hit the link below to find out more info.

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Motorola Cliq Gets OTA Update

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Motorola Cliq gets an update that should provide some fixes to some of the things that may ail some Cliq users. This new update is available OTA rolling out starting yesterday. Hopefully this'll help those T-Mobile users who bought envy the Droid a lil less. Below are the details of the changes coming with the update:

Details:

Cliq 1.1.31 OTA Update released:

Patch notes (summarized):

- Increased battery life when phone is idle or running applications
- New battery management feature, customize battery settings, such as turning data off when phone idle for 30mins
- Improved bluetooth for pairing, audio/call connections
- Improved touchscreen accuracy and reduced inadvertent screen touch pick-ups
- TTY Options
- Better business/corporate connections
- Improved caller connectivity, repairs issues with lingering connections after hanging up a call
- Quick Office 2 added
- Accelerometer Enhancements with responsiveness and accuracy

It's recommended to download/install with a full battery/plugged in, and with a consistent 3G or Wifi connection active.

Download size: 8MB

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Sneak Peek At The Motorola Sholes Tablet

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Some actual visual of the Sholes Tablet has been spotted. Rumored to possibly head to T-Mobile (one can dream) and thus far packing a 3.7inch touchscreen with multi-touch support, same 550MHz processor as the Droid, HDMI Out port, 720p video recording, 8MP camera w/ Xenon flash, and running Android 2.0 or higher. Looks like there's already something to look for in 2010.

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LG Introduces GW820 Expo Smartphone

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LG eXpo™ Specifications
Smartphone Features:
• Network: GPRS/EDGE Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz),
UMTS/HSDPA Tri-band (850/1900/2100 MHz)
• Camera: 5.0 MP autofocus, digital 3x zoom with built-in flash
• Dimensions: 4.45″ H x 2.16″ W x 6.3″ D
• Memory: 512 MB ROM + 256 MB RAM
(expandable 16 GB microSD™)
• Display: 3.2″ 16M color WVGA (800×480 pixels)
• Battery: 1500mAh Li-polymer
• OS: Windows Mobile® 6.5
• Bluetooth®: v2.1 with A2DP
• Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g with WPA2 security
• Email: Outlook®/Direct Push, POP, IMAP
• Messaging: Threaded SMS, MMS, Email, IM
• Keyboard: Side-sliding QWERTY
• Processor: Qualcomm 1 GHz
Highlighted Features:
• Integrated Pico Projector (sold separately): Allows users to project
images, videos and more on a screen up to 40″
• 5.0 MP AF camera with built-in flash
• Simultaneous voice and data with multi-tasking
• Touchscreen Windows Mobile 6.5 – the new Windows Phone
• Innovative 5-way navigation fingerprint sensor
• Turn-by-turn directions with AT&T NavigatorSM (sold separately) and
built-in GPS
• Access to your favorite AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots with built-in Wi-Fi
• Vivid display with 16M color high resolution display
• 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps broadband data speeds
Email, Messaging, Productivity and Internet Solutions:
• Access work and personal email accounts
• SMS, MMS, IM (AOL®, Windows Live™ and Yahoo!®)
• Microsoft Office® Mobile including Word®, Excel®, PowerPoint®
and OneNote®
• Internet Explorer® Mobile
Multimedia Tools and Services:
• Windows® Media Player
• AT&T MEdia™ Mall, MusicID, XM Radio™, MobiTV® and Games

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Smart Buy: Cyber Monday Deals

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For those of you who may overslept for Black Friday, there's a second chance for you to catch some savings on Cyber Mondays. Engadget/Gizmodo has unearthed a bunch of the the deals available today online. Hit the links below to get started shopping.

Amazon
BestBuy
Dell
Logic Buy
New Egg
Walmart

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AT&T Now Offers Voicemail-To-Text Service

Sphere: Related Content AT&T offers this service which transcribes voicemails to text & sends them to yuor handset via text message, email, or both. You can respond to or forward voicemails via text, email or forward voicemails via text, email, voice or save voicemails. This service is powered by Nuance and AT&T will charge $9.99 per month.

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The Archos 5 Internet Tablet Gets Gmail, Google Maps, & The Android Market

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The Archos 5 Internet Tablet gets some lovely new features added to its portfolio. You can now get access to Google's Android Market, Gmail, and Google Maps. Below are the instructions on how to update your Archos 5 IT:

How to ( on Windows ):

1 - Download and extract this to your computer ( or search market4archos.zip ) ( Mirrors anyone? )

2 - Download these files to your computer

3 - Put Archos 5 to ADB mode ( settings/device storage & USB/USB mode -> ADB )

4 - Connect usb and choose drivers to use and point to drivers folder on files you downloaded on step 2 to your computer ( if it fails, go to device manager - click Archos - Update drivers - Browse computer for driver - Let me pick - Have disk - Browse to drivers you downloaded )

5 - On Windows -> copy folder named system from the step 1 to same folder as you have adb.exe

6 - Run adb.exe on command prompt

7 - Type adb push system /data/test/system [ press enter ] ( cd to the folder you have the adb.exe first.. like "cd downloads" )

8 - reboot your Archos 5

9 - ENJOY!

From now on you can use Android Market, Gmail, Maps and all other Google Android goodies

UPDATE: to get Maps working fully install this version after the hack

UPDATE: seems like you have to have 1.4.08 or 1.4.09 firmware to success

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ColorWare Offers Color Colorization For The BlackBerry Bold 9700

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ColorWare is now offering their services to the ultimate BlackBerry Bold 9700. So you can now either send your 9700 in for $159 or buy a new one for $849. With both options to be shipped within two weeks of ordering. Hit the link below to get started customizing or buying yours.

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Video Of The BlackBerry Pearl 9100

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Salomondrin has put up a lengthy video showing off the Pearl 9100 in all of its glory. From the 5.0 OS, to the new style of battery, video camera, etc. This new Pearl is said to be available for AT&T and Rogers when released. Enjoy!

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More BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Info

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*info/pic courtesy of Salomondrin.net*

Below are some of the revealed specs on the new 3G Pearl 9100 by BlackBerry:

OS V5.0.0.350
3.2 MP Camera
Media Buttons
256 MB Flash Memory
Resolution: 360x400
Screen Dimensions: 38x42mm
Colors: 65536(16 bit)
WiFi
3G
For AT&T and Rogers

As you can see the new Pearl will be caught up with today's specs for the most part.

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BlackBerry Offers Their Newest BlackBerry Media Sync 3.0

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BlackBerry has released BlackBerry Media Sync 3.0 to the masses. This newest version still has iTunes and Windows Media Player support. Below are a list of its newest features:

• Improved UI
  • New overall product layout
  • Fewer pop-ups
  • Improved memory usage via memory meter
  • Ability to view songs in playlists in side-pane
• Two-Way Photo Sync Support
  • Synchronize and optimize photos from a computer to a BlackBerry smartphone
  • Alerts BlackBerry smartphone user when new photos are available to import from BlackBerry smartphone to a designated folder in My Pictures when connected to a computer
  • Video camera featuring Normal mode (320 x 240) or MMS mode (176 x 144)
  • Backup of BlackBerry smartphone pictures
  • Support for multiple picture formats
  • Preview full-size pictures

You can download the newest version of BB Media Sync here.

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Smart Buy: T-Mobile's Black Friday Deals Offers $50 Off

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T-Mobile is offering $50 off of devices for Black Friday like the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $149, Motorola CLIQ for $149, and Samsung Highlight $49. And with the Even More plan you can spread payments throughout 2 years or even do it to gift a phone as well for the holidays.