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Motorola Defy with Android

Presented in UK, the Motorola Defy is a new smartphone with Android OS 2.1 for the European market. Large 107 x 59 x 13.4 mm and weighing 118 grams,it has a big 3.7 inch touch screen display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. The camera – 5 Megapixels with autofocus function and LED flash, but it can also record HD videos. Able to connect to the network using the HSDPA protocol, also supports 802.11n WiFi networks. Inside we have a 2 GB memory expandable with microSD cards, 512MB RAM, A-GPS, accelerometer, and Bluetooth. It will arrive in European markets by Christmas. The price, however, was not disclosed.

Adobe Reader for Android – new release

Good news for all  Android users that use Adobe Reader on their smartphone to view PDF files. The new release v9.0.2 of the app from Adobe is in fact now localized in French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian. You can download it from Android Marketplace for free.

Alu-leather case for iPhone 4

A short video to show the features and benefits of the iPhone 4 Alu-Leather case.

Windows Phone 7 theme for QVGA devices

Here we have a new QVGA Windows Phone 7 theme for Windows Mobile devices, this one is lighter with a screen lock, differentiated hubs, fully integrated music page with s2p, without crashes, with the top bar, the applications will add pages to make your way.

Note: this is WAD theme!

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Bring the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro to life!

tBattery Graphical Analyzer app for Windows Mobile

It is a web application for visualizing the log output from tBattery. Currently, it displays the battery life percentage over time and not much more (at the moment). It relies on JavaScript (jQuery & jqplot) for displaying the graph, so you might want to activate it.

Current limitations

• Displays only life percentage and the time passed
• You cannot download the graph, screenshot is the only way to save
• There can be quiet weird values for the x-axis, like 1020 minutes. I’ll fix that

Planned features

• Display date/time on mouse cursor position in graph
• Choosing the value(s) you want to display
• Anonymous storage of logs and graphs for later reference
• User registration for storing logs and allowing comparisons between devices/ROMs etc
• Simple download of graphs as images

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Meego 1.1 in October?

The next release of Meego 1.1 – becomes available to the public! The official project wiki pages, in fact, have appeared two new roadmap, one for version 1.1 and later for a further 2.1 , that the first will be available in late October, the second mind by the end of April. This semi-development cycles, similar to those of Fedora Linux distribution, which is based Meego. We just have to wait and see

Skype for Android now supports WiFi

Great news for those who already use Skype Mobile for Android – the application has been updated now, introducing the possibility to make calls using WiFi networks, in addition of course and 3G networks. This, in practical terms, translates to higher speeds and, of course, consume less data traffic of your service, which is slower, it costs money and it’s less stable. The bad news is that now this feature is only available to Verizon users, but the opening will take place worldwide, according to the usual timing of Skype, in the not very long. This software is available free on Android Market for American users, and you can find some videos showing the key features of the Android version of Skype Blog.

Windows Phone 7 officially passed the stage of commercial production

If until now you have withheld from the purchase of a new smartphone because waiting for the new Windows Phone 7 , your waiting, today, has been greatly reduced. Microsoft  has announced that it’s revolutionary new operating system for mobile devices been given to the manufacturing distribution, and commercial production. The finished product is now in distribution at all global Microsoft partners, both hardware manufacturers that carrier, which will only add custom components and addons.

Swype for Symbian phones

Swype for Symbian phones is here – one of the best alternative inputs to the system, because we know already implemented in many smartphones, it is proposed as a very valuable solution to save time typing in the device with virtual QWERTY keyboard.

OPENwebRadio app for Windows Mobile

The new improved version of the program to listen to music on your Windows Mobile phone! Almost all countries in the world! Listen to your favorite radio station whenever you want!  More than 4,200 stations already Added the player selection list

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Windows XP look for Windows Mobile

Did you ever want Windows XP in your Windows Mobile pocket pc? Then here is a miniature Windows XP which works like a file explorer and looks and sounds just like Windows XP! XP Modification for Pocket PCs is a tool that imitates the looks of Microsoft Windows XP on the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform. It lets you explore your file system and open different file formats using default programs as assigned in your device. It also provides the common file system operations like open with, copy, cut, paste, rename, new folder and provides properties just like the Windows XP. Now support G-Sensor too!

Features:

• Can startup on non english ROMs [NEW]
• Auto rotates screen using G-Sensor (if available) [NEW]
• Back button can store limitless browsing history
• Address bar makes browsing easier
• Shows Windows XP icons for almost every type of file
• Minimum Requirements: Screen Resolution 320×240 / 400×240 (Low readability)
• Recommended screen resolution: 640×480 / 800×480 pixels
• Can be run on a lo-fi Pocket PC smoothly
• Compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 and later

Website: http://www.teamfluxion.co.cc

Profile switch app for phone, wifi, bluetooth and data connections

This is a little app for Windows Mobile phones that stores up to 10 different settings for Phone, WiFi, Bluotooth, Data-Connections, vibrate, silent, eg. and create shortcuts to switch directly. The complete profile will be changed only with one click.

You will find two links in the startmenu folder:

- Profile Switch – the application
- Close Data – a little helper, shut down existing data connection without any visible window. It does not prevent new connections are established (the same funktion like “Close all connections” in the app.

Enabled network connections in the settings menu (‘Do not switch networks’ ) does not change this when turning on and off the data connections while choosing a saved profile.

You can edit the language files in the program folder and/or create an new one. For a new translation just copy the ‘english.lng’ to ‘french.lng, spain.lng …’. But edit/translate only everything after the ‘=’, not on the left side of the ‘=’! Save the file in unicode-format.

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Eken M001 custom Android ROM update

This is another and the best so far custom Android ROM for EKEN M001 – Relax v1.9.1. Based on the Android SDK Update 1.9.0, it is a Donut 1.6, it gains speed and fluidity of its share system much lighter and a significant improvement of tactile.

There will be changes to come as the swap, the Apps2SD, Kernel (Overclock) and especially the root integrated.

What’s in this version 1.9.2 :

• Base SDK v1.7.4
• Root system
• Swapper v1.4
• ADW Launcher v1.1.2 Donut
• SytemInfoWidget
• Better Terminal
• Market.apk
• Free AppMarket
• MemoryBootLite
• Home in French

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Hexapod robot controlled by Android OS and iPhone

This video is a blatant example of having too many high-end toys but we love it anyway. Robert Stephenson is controlling a rather awesome-looking hexapod via a Bluetooth connection to his HTC Hero. The app allows on-screen selections to decide which portion of the robot will move as a result of accelerometer data from the handheld. The only thing we saw that was missing is a camera feed to the phone. But this hack doesn’t stop there. The Hero can be used to host a WiFi network while still connected to the hexapod. The second half of the video shows an iPod Touch connecting via WiFi and controlling the bot. Now head on over to the laser cutter to start that hexapod build, and finish up by getting elbow-deep into some Android development.

Via hackaday.com

ZAGG promotion – up to 75% off blowout sale on selected items

Up to 75% off Blowout Sale on Selected Items at ZAGG.com. Check it out now.

LG E900 Optimus – Windows Phone 7

Every promise is a promise. LG is launching the first device powered by Windows Phone 7. At the moment we know that this is the model called LG E900 Optimus, but there is no info on the specs.

This oficiall photo of the phone, was discovered in the Dutch website of Microsoft. Probably will be released in Europe with Vodafone, although there is no confirmation for this info.