Flaming iPhone 4 alert (you’re burning it wrong)


Don’t worry, this doesn’t appear to be the kind of hissing explosion we saw happening on previous iPhone models. All signs point to a faulty USB port, which I think we can forgive a couple of when there are millions being made. But fiery iPhones are always worth reporting, so here you go.Read more...

Report: Fujitsu develops its first Android phone

And we have yet another cell phone maker joining the Android bandwagon. Various Japanese media, for example Sankei Digital [JP], are reporting that Fujitsu is currently working on an Android-based smartphone.

Details are scarce at this point, but Fujitsu is planning to market the device to the 55 million mobile subscribers NTT Doccomo has first (Docomo is Japan’s biggest cell phone carrier). It will be Fujitsu’s first Android phone and is expected to hit stores next year.

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How to install Android on most Windows Mobile phones

There’s an active community of devs steadily porting Android over to different families of Windows Mobile devices. There’s a port for nearly every series now. However, installation isn’t that easy and you might not want to do it on your work-issued HTC Touch HD. But if you happen to have an unused handset chilling in a drawer someplace that you’re not worried about bricking, continue on for a list of the compatible devices.

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Fact: iPhone 4 takes 23 percent longer to charge via USB than via electrical outlet

Well look at this. The iPhone 4 takes an average of 23 percent longer to charge while charging via USB than it does while charging via a standard electrical outlet.

Now, of course, this isn’t exactly breaking news in the traditional sense of the phrase—I’d be shocked if you didn’t know, or at least suspect, that it takes longer to charge via USB than via an outlet.

In dollars and cents, that means the iPhone 4 takes an extra 30 minutes to charge via USB.

And there’s this handy chart.

The more you know, folks. The more you know.

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T-Mobile Vibrant coming a bit early: July 15th

Just a quick note: the Vibrant, T-Mobile’s variant of the Samsung Galaxy S Android big-phone, will be getting here a little early — July 15th to be precise.

Maybe it’s to head off the Droid X menace (not to mention the other Galaxy models), or maybe they just got things done a little quicker than expected and want to push it out the door. We’ll never know.I mean, unless somebody tells us.

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iPhone 4 jailbroken, but not for you

A bit of bittersweet news for all you crazy cats and kittens. GeoHot has jailbroken the iPhone 4 but, as he says in his comments, don’t ask him for it. He won’t give it to you.

What does this mean? It means you’ll eventually be able to pop homebrew software on the phone but it doesn’t mean you’ll be able to unlock it – yet. That’s next. As Tom Petty wrote, “Waayyaaaayting is the hardest part.”

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Apple’s Loose Ends

 

While Apple has been releasing fancy new products recently, like the iPad and the iPhone 4, this last week something brought my thoughts back sharply to some products that have been languishing for some time without an update. There are a number of products that Apple has let sit for too long and badly need some attention.

The top of this list would probably be the Apple TV, but recent rumors of an imminent refresh of the device, perhaps built on iOS, has bumped the “hobby” project in favor of some other devices and features that are waiting for a little love from Apple.

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Geo-Awareness & the Cloud

map_july10.jpgJust because your data is housed "in the cloud" doesn't mean that earthbound geography can simply be ignored. And while the World Wide Web promises a global and ubiquitous technology, location still matters.

Obviously, data is still housed in a particular place, even if that place is "in the cloud." And while major cloud providers have data centers worldwide - often with locations across several sites in Asia, Europe, and North America - the specific location of these cloud centers as well as the location of the end-users remain important - and complicated.

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Trillian for Android On Deck


trillian_logo.pngInstant messaging client Trillian announced on its blog today that an Android version will be available within a couple of weeks.

Trillian dovetails IM from a host of services into one platform, including Facebook Chat, Windows Live, Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP and MySpaceIM. It will support Android back to version 1.6.

Trillian already has an iPhone app, which is also being tinkered with a bit, including iOS 4 multitasking. But this is not a rough sketch of that version, according to the company.

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Microsoft Readies For War with New Small Business Division For Cloud Push

azure.PNGMicrosoft is making two big bets for the new fiscal year: the cloud and the small business market.

So it's fitting that the company is creating a new division that will be chartered with offering cloud computing services for the small business sector.

According to ChannelWeb, the division will include all of the SMB sales, technical, marketing and distribution resources under a single multibillion dollar division. It's reputed to have as much resources it needs for its efforts.

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iPad & Nexus One: Voted Best of the Web 2010 by RWW Readers


This week we ran a poll asking you to vote for the Web product or platform that has most impressed you in 2010. The overwhelming winner was the Apple iPad, launched in January. This isn't a surprise, but the fact that the iPad garnered over twice as many votes as the second-place getter shows just how much impact the iPad has had on the Web landscape this year.

Second was the Nexus One, an iPhone challenger that runs Google's mobile OS, Android. This shows another significant trend of 2010: the increasing market penetration of Android as a smart phone platform competing with the iPhone. Full poll results below...

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