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Dell Confirms Android Phone Release in Early 2010
Dell’s first Android phone, the Mini 3i, was originally a China only release. Of course there were rumors that it might find its way to American shores, but they are rumors no more. Michael Dell has come out and said the Mini 3i will be available in the US early in 2010.
Acer Dips Android Donut into Qualcomm Coffee
While previously leaked specs indicated its CPU would be running at 768MHz, Acer has now said it will have a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. It’s also rocking Android version 1.6, known as Donut. The upcoming smartphone is equipped with a 3.5 inch 800 x 480 display, and a 5 megapixel camera. It will also have an Acer branded cloud sync application.
SanDisk Ships First Memory Cards Built Around 64Gb X4 Flash Memory Technology
SanDisk on Tuesday announced that it has begun shipping flash memory cards based on the company’s X4 flash memory technology. Chips built using the new technology hold four bits of data in each memory cell, or twice as many as the cells in conventional multi-level cell (MCL) NAND chips, the company said.
First Photos of Barnes and Noble’s E-Reader Emerge
We’re still a week away from Barnes and Noble’s official unveiling, but according to Gizmodo, the e-reader will feature a black and white e-ink screen similar to the Kindle, but with a multitouch display like the popular iPhone. The top screen size checks in at 6 inches with an 800×600 pixel resolution, while the bottom touchscreen portion will boast 480×144 pixels.
Western Digital Unveils WD TV Live HD Media Player
Western Digital has announced the second iteration of its TV connected media player. The new WD TV Live HD takes all that was awesome about the old, and adds some new tricks. The box still has wide codec support for playing files from USB drives, but it now also streams content from Youtube, Pandora, and Flickr. Users can also connect network drives to the new version to view files…
Bluetooth 3.0 Use to Grow Exponentially by 2011
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is touting a report that indicates 23 percent of Bluetooth equipped devices will run the new 3.0+HS standard by late 2010. This is expected to rise to 61 percent by 2011.
Review of Apple iPhone 3GS
The iPhone 3GS brings a faster CPU, more memory, and faster download speeds to Apple’s do-everything wonder-phone.
