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O2 spending big bucks to fix network, N900 hacked to be PS3 controller, Verizon getting Pre Plus and Pixi Plus

O2 has already said sorry for its network woes this week. The carrier has now said that it will spend hundreds of millions of pounds to fix its network that has succumbed to the bandwidth demands of the iPhone. Someone has hacked the Nokia N900 to be a PS3 controller. The device was hacked to act as a PS3 controller using BlueMaemo. Verizon Wireless is rumored to be getting the Palm Pixi and Pre with both handsets carrying the Plus moniker. Both devices are said to run webOS 1.3.5.

GSM encryption cracked, Android LG LS680 coming for Sprint, Pre gaming may get better

The encryption standard used to protect GSM phone calls on some networks has been cracked. The GSM Congress points out that this doesn’t mean voice calls can be intercepted. A new LG LS680 phone has turned up in the Sprint system running the Android OS. All we really know about the handset is that it runs Android; more details are expected at CES. The new WebOS 1.3.5 update that was announced officially last week has an updated App Catalog that proved leaked screens to be accurate that were fl...

WebOS 1.3.5 update today, cell phone search illegal, and HTC Espresso updated

Sprint has announced a new update for the Palm Pre is set to hit today. The update is 1.3.5 and will help battery life and add more new features. The Ohio State Supreme court has ruled that police have to obtain a search warrant before searching your cell phone. The decision overruled previous rulings in lower courts that allowed the search of phones with no warrant. The updated Sense UI interface from the HTC Espresso has turned up on video. The ROM has been hacked to run on the Hero.

Astrology 2010 Edition just released by Crazysoft for all platforms

Astrology & Horoscope Pro 2010 is a professional program which uses astrology to advice you about matchmaking by sign, your 2010 yearly horoscope, detailed zodiac sign analysis and 2010 numerology by your birthdate/birthday.--- 29/Dec/2009 UPDATE ---* 2010 new horoscopes added.* 2010 new numerology added.Click here for more 

Samsung Selects Winners of the Application Store Developer Challenge 2009

"Samsung announced the winners of the Samsung Application Store Developer Challenge 2009, which was launched in October. The selection of winners was based on a review across various criteria including creativity, Samsung’s specialized application programming interface (API), and user-friendliness.The two joint Platinum Award winners, who receive US$100,000 each, are: Ompass World Cities, an app produced by Korea-based developer HyongaSoft. Ompass World Cities is a digital compass application t...

Motorola MILESTONE Review

You´ve probably noticed that Motorola has not been doing great in financial terms lately, registered record-breaking losses and has been slowly, but steadily, losing ground on the cell phone market and the major winners that cashed in on the weakness of the former leader turned out to be Samsung and LG. The company decided to cast its lot in with Android, the young operating system that is picking up speed as we speak and gaining popularity incredibly rapidly. By the time of the curren...

Palm webOS 1.3.5 Released, Full Changelog Now Online

"Further to this morning's news, webOS 1.3.5 is now officially available for Sprint Palm users and the full changelog has been posted on Palm's support pages (Pixi here, Pre here). No GSM or Bell love yet, so far as your correspondent can discern. Thanks to Palm's use of a new compression method, it weighs in at a tiny 13mb and now has a new "unpacking" step when installing.The most interesting fixes? Posted after the break, along with the Pre changelog. The ridiculous app storage limit has ...

Sony Ericsson U1 (Satio) Review

"Design-wise the Satio is perhaps one of Sony Ericsson’s most simple and elegant phones. Its clean front consists of a large display and only three buttons at the bottom. Two of these are for calls and the third is the menu key, which also doubles as a shortcut to the taskbar when holding it for a few seconds. There’s naturally also a front facing camera for video calls, as well as a light sensor that automatically adjusts the screen backlight. And now for one of the most awesome features – it’s...

Acer Aspire 1410 Review

Introduction So when is a netbook not a netbook? When it comes to the Acer Aspire 1410, it’s not an easy question to answer at all. The system looks like a netbook, feels like a netbook, and it’s even priced like a netbook. Yet at the end of the day, by Intel’s definitions, the 1410 is in fact not a netbook but an “ultra thin notebook” (also commonly known in the industry as a “thin-and-light notebook”). The Aspire 1410 takes the look and feel of an 11.6 inch netbook and combines it with the ...

Netbook Deal – Samsung Go N310-13GBK for $299.99 at CompUSA

OK – one more netbook deal for you to consider. CompUSA is currently offering the Samsung Go N310-13GBK netbook for a low price of $299.99. The specs are as follows: Intel Atom N270 processor clocked at 1.6GHz 10.1 inch WSVGA display with scratch resistant edge to edge glass 160GB HDD 1GB RAM 3 in 1 media card reader 9+ hour battery life 1.3 megapixel webcam Intel GMA 950 SRS 3D sound effects 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity Windows XP Home [Check out the deal ]