Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks  Did you skip on the Amazon Kindle or Barnes & Noble Nook and opted for the Kobo eReader instead? If you did, well Kobo got some good news for you. Your eReader can now get newspapers and magazines downloaded on your Kobo eReader. All you have to do is to upgrade your Kobo eReaders firmware to the newest version - 1.8.
If you have no idea how to upgrade your Kobo eReader’s firmware, the Kobo Blog has the following instruction for you to follow. Get the Kobo Desktop software for either Mac or PC and then check out whether you’ll be prompted to upgrade automatically. Or if you don’t want to wait for that prompt to pop out, just get the update from http://kobobooks/desktop. After downloading and installing the desktop software, simply plug in your Kobo eReader and let the update wizard do its job. Then, that’s it. You can now start downloading newspapers and magazines and enjoy reading it together with your ebooks at your own leisure time. via [Kobo Blog] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Email / IM, Web, Web Apps, Websites, Google  Google seems to be giving Gmail some attention lately. After giving out second chances to accidentally deleted Gmail contacts, here’s another nice feature which will be very useful for those who maintain multiple Gmail accounts or for those who wants to share their accounts to somebody else. The new Gmail delegation allows you to authorize another Gmail account from accessing another Gmail account. So, instead of logging out from one account to another you can open both simultaneously.
This feature wil be most helpful when maintaining a shared email account for a family or group of individual Gmail users. It’s also useful for managers and bosses who want to give their assistants access to read or reply to email on their behalf. This feature can be setup via your Gmail Settings tab. Open the “Accounts” tab and simply select the newest option labeled - “Grant access to your account.” Once you’ve given access to a Gmail account to another Gmail account, a verification email will be sent to the Gmail account you’re sharing access with. Once accepted, the email address of that account will be displayed at the top right corner of Gmail. You can then toggle between these two accounts. From now on, every email that you send from the shared Gmail account will have a notation indicating that the email was sent on behalf of your other Gmail account. 
Confusing? You’ve got to try it out to make it simpler to understand. Via [Gmail Blog] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile 
Sometimes, some of the great phones doesn’t always get released first in the US. You’ve got to source them out from other countries. Take the case of the soon to be released Meizu M9 Android smartphone - a full-featured, fully-capable Android 2.2-running smartphone that can very well compete with the leaders in the smartphone market. The only problem is that we don’t know yet when it is coming to America, or if it is coming at all. At any way, if you so deem that this smartphone is for you, you can always go out of your way to have it imported from China. So good luck and you’d be better off to know what the Meizu M9 got in store for you, in case you’ve succeed in getting it once it comes out on the 25th of December. So here we go, said Meizu M9 features a 3.5-inch 960x640 resolution touchscreen Sharp ASV display, 1GHz processor which is similar to the Samsung Galaxy S, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, microSDHC support, and a 1370mAH lithium-polymer battery. Now here’s the most exciting part - said smartphone supports GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, and HSUPA. Fantastic, right? The Meizu M9 will be released on December 25 in some major cities in China. And while we wait whether it will be released internationally, lets us be contented at adoring its images from the just launched Meizu M9 product site. Product [Meizu M9] Via [Micgadget] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking The latest update for Facebook on Android is now available in the Android Market, and we must say, the update has brought a welcomed addition—Chat. Yup, those who may have been hoping to use Facebook Chat on Android can now do so. Well, they can as soon as they fire up the Android Market and download the latest update. And coming as a nice little bonus, the Chat has push notifications and there were also some general bug fixes. All in all, a nice update. Via [Droid-Life] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops, Reviews, Peep Shows, Features, Originals Coming as a late afternoon delivery, UPS just dropped off the Chrome OS notebook, the Google Cr-48 and while I am sure you have all seen pictures before—I still wanted to share my pics. And who knows, maybe I managed to capture something that someone else missed. Anyway, check out the images in the gallery below and keep an eye out for more Cr-48 / Chrome OS coverage in the coming week. In the meantime, I can share the set up process with you, and lets just say this redefines simple. After the unboxing, you open laptop and it begins, there is no need to even hit the power button. From there you see the Chrome logo and then it goes into the Let’s Get Started screen where you select the language and choose network. From there you accept agreements and then the notebook goes into checking for updates (actually had to install something, which was followed by a restart). Just for the curious, the notebook was at Chrome OS version 0.9.110.9 and it came back at version 0.9.128.12.10.12.10. Then after the reboot (which is super quick) you sign in with your Google credentials (Gmail account), take your picture and begin to play. Oh and there is a nice “welcome to the pilot program” letter from Google that you see when you first begin. Again, I have not played long enough to offer any opinions, however I already use numerous Google services and am a regular Chrome user. That said, I am thinking I may enjoy this. Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones 
Verizon may have all 38 NFL cities covered by LTE by the end of this year, but it isn’t the only carrier that’s been busy trying to roll out LTE. MetroPCSis trying to build out it’s own LTE network, and today it adds three new cities to it’s LTE coverage map.
Starting today MetroPCS users will be able to use LTE in New York City, Boston and Sacramento. The addition of these three cities brings MetroPCS’ LTE coverage to a total of nine cities. Plans for those who want to use the carrier’s 4G coverage are $55 for unlimited talk, text and data, which apparently includes all taxes and fees. Not a bad deal at all. MetroPCS has only one phone so far that supports LTE, the Samsung Craft. The Craft has a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen, and a slide-out landscape keyboard. It seems the OS is Samsung’s TouchWiz, which could mean no apps, though it has social networks built in. It’s not a bad phone, but it could be better. The phone will run $299, but at least with MetroPCS you’re not locked into a two-year contract. Read [MetroPCS (PDF)] via [Electronista] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile It looks like Telus has kept the free HTC Desire offer in place until the end of the year. The latest details call for the Android handset to be free for those willing to sign a three-year agreement and will be in effect though December 31st. Certainly not a bad deal, and for those looking to shorten that three-year commitment a little bit there is always the option to pay $349.99, $399.99 or $449.99 for a 2 year, 1 year or contract free offering. Needless to say, while three years is a long time to commit to a smartphone these days, your best bet is probably to go the free route. Read [Telus] Via [MobileSyrup] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking, Web Browsers, Online Music/Video 
I’m pretty Time awards the prestigious Person of the Year plum to groups of people or community. That’s why a few years ago, the Time Person of the Year was YOU, meaning us - the Internet population, and not the inventor of the Internet. I don’t know, but this thought came into my mind when I read about Zuckerberg named as the Person of the Year, why not Facebook and the millions of Facebook members which can be collectively known as the Facebook Community. What gives? Don’t get me wrong here but I’m a big fan of Zuckerberg and the story of how we created Facebook. I also believed that Facebook really did change the way we live our lives, as what Time announced when Zuckerberg was named the Person of the Year. Quoting Time Magazine: For connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them; for creating a new system of exchanging information; and for changing how we all live our lives, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is TIME’s 2010 Person of the Year.
Yes, there’s no question that we owe the creation of Facebook to Zuckerberg. But its popularity should be owed by Zuckerberg to us - the Facebook community for making it a vibrant ecosystem of humans worldwide - interacting, communicating, transacting businesses, sharing silly thoughts about their everyday lives. But then, who are we to question Time Magazine.It’s too late to say our disagreement to their choice, so we might as well congratulate Mr. Mark Zuckerberg for creating a network that added new meaning to our lives. How about you folks? Do you have qualms about TIme Magazine naming Mr. Zuckerberg as Time Person of the Year? Please share your thoughts with us by leaving a comment. Read [Time Magazine] Image [Facebook] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers Remember that Motorola tablet that we have been mentioning, well, it looks like a release timeframe has been narrowed down—to February. Granted, this is not an official announcement and should still be considered nothing more than rumor at this point, but that said, it does give those waiting something to be hopeful for. According to the details that have been leaked, the Motorola tablet will arrive with Verizon Wireless sporting the “DROID” branding and get an official announcement on February 6th. Read [HowardForums] Via [DroidLife] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile We know for sure that Best Buy will begin offering the Google Nexus S on December 16th, and we also know that it will be priced at $199 on a two-year contract or $529 to go contract-free. And now, now it looks like we have some information on how many Nexus S handsets each Best Buy will have on hand—you know, just in case you were worried about situations of low inventory and not being able to make a purchase. That said, these numbers are noted as still being “unconfirmed” though the source seems to have been trusted so take that as you see fit. - Big box Best Buy locations that sell T-Mobile contracts in store will have on average 35 units Thursday
- Big box Best Buy locations that do not, will have on average 4 units Thursday
- Best Buy Mobile locations that sell T-Mobile will have on average 72 units Thursday
- Best Buy Mobile locations that do not, will have on average 4 units Thursday
- There will be plenty of transferring product around from Best Buy to Best Buy to even out counts as needed, but these are the numbers shipping to stores
- There will be plenty of units for orders placed online and shipped to the customer
Read [android and me] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile While T-Mobile was originally expected to release the Motorola Cliq 2 back in September, that never seemed to happen. Needless to say, the follow up to the original Cliq is still expected to make an appearance and this latest filing from the US Patent and Trademark office seems to hint that a release is coming sooner rather than later. The listing is an opposition filing, which is basically one of the last steps before a trademark is issued. Anyway, this obviously does not say when the Cliq 2 will arrive, but things are looking good for anyone that has been holding out. Otherwise, since its been a while, a brief recap on the specs seems to be in order. The Motorola Cliq 2 will arrive with Android 2.2 and Motoblur along with other perks including 3G mobile hotspot and Wi-Fi calling. Read [PocketNow] Via [Phandroid] and [IntoMobile] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers According to the latest information on the still-fabled webOS tablet—it will be arriving in March of 2011. The details are not yet officially announced, which means those interested will need to keep their excitement in check for now. That said, the March timeframe is coming by way of BMO Capital Markets analyst Keith Bachman who has stated that the details are coming based on a recent trip to Asia where he met with “more than 30 tech-related companies.” Sadly though, and another reason to keep the excitement in check, according to Forbes, Bachman is noted as not being “overly optimistic” in terms of how well the webOS tablet will do as compared to some of the current tablet offerings. Needless to say, I am sure webOS fans will be happy when they can finally make a purchase. Read [Forbes] Via [PreCentral] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
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