Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Web, Web Apps Many United States Samsung Galaxy S owners are seething with envy as the Rogers version of the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate is updated with the coveted Android 2.2. Samsung has promised an update to all Galaxy S versions in the United States sometime in 2010, but that time frame has come and gone. However, Rogers customers who own the Galaxy S Captivate have reason to be happy as Froyo has finally arrived with these improvements: Adobe Flash Player 10.1 – for a better web browsing experience
Faster Performance – faster website loading and device navigation
Better for Business – with enhanced exchange integration and new security features
Samsung announced this information through its Canadian Twitter account earlier today. The text of the tweet can be read below: Thx for your patience with the release of the Froyo upgrade for the Galaxy S Captivate from Rogers. Pls visit http://ow.ly/3BQsf for info.
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 FROM GAMERTELL - The party might be over people. Even though the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and DS were all region-free systems, it looks like the 3DS is not. A Korean gamer sent a letter to Nintendo Japan’s tech support to ask if the 3DS would be region-free, and… MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile Remember the HTC 7 Pro that we told you about sometime last December? Back then we said that the HTC 7 Pro has been listed on O2 Germany’s site with an expected availability date of January 2011. Well, it’s now January 2011 and true enough O2 Germany might be releasing the said Windows Phone 7 device anytime this month. Actually, there’s no official announcement yet, the information was sort of confirmed via O2’s official Twitter account. What’s good about the tweet is the fact that we now know how much O2 is going to offer the HTC 7 Pro. So, if you are keen on getting the HTC 7 Pro, prepare as much as €569. The HTC 7 Pro will be available through O2’s MyHandy payment plan which will require you to pay €29 in advance plus a chance to pay the phone in 24 equal monthly payments. Unfortunately, there’s no pre-order page yet from the O2 Germany site. If you check the official product site for HTC 7 Pro, you’ll see the same site we told you about before - specifying the the HTC 7 Pro is “expected to be available from: January.” I hope it doesn’t mean January 2012. Product [HTC 7 Pro] Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Mobile, Computers, Gadgets / Other, Web, Websites Best Buy has officially launched its Buy Back Program which according to Best Buy was created for people who want to stay current with their gear and yet are concerned about obsolescence. What the program will do is to provide gift card that will help you “buy back” past purchases. The program will ensure that any device that you buy from now will have real value in the future. The Buy Back Program can be purchased online or in-store beginning this month. If you purchase any products under the following categories - laptops, netbooks, tablets, post-paid mobile phones and televisions from Best Buy - you can purchase the Buy Back Program as well. Pricing for the Buy Back Program depends on the product category that you are purchasing. To illustrate how the Buy Back Program works, let’s say you purchase a laptop, netbook or tablet. The Buy Back protection cost for those products is $69.99. If you purchase a Buy Back Program, Best Buy will purchase the product anytime within two years if you purchased laptops, netbooks, tablets and post-paid mobile phones or within four years if you purchased television sets. You can redeem 50$ of the original purchase price of the product you purchased provided you claim it within six months from the date of purchase. Some conditions about the product also applies when you are availing of the Buy Back Program. One of this is that the device must be in good working condition and have all the original parts intact. What sets this program different from other trade-in programs is the fact that it eliminates te waiting time for re-payment to be processed. Once redeemed, you can immediately use the value of money to purchase new products from Best Buy. Now here’s the schedule of discounts that you can get from the Buy Back Program depending on how long you’ve purchased an item: - Redeem your Buy Back within 6 months from purchase effective date, and get up to 50 percent of your purchase price
- Redeem your Buy Back after 6 months to 12 months from purchase effective date, and get up to 40 percent
- Redeem your Buy Back after 12 months to 18 months from purchase effective date and get up to 30 percent
- Redeem your Buy Back after 18 months to 24 from purchase effective date and get up to 20 percent
- For TVs only, redeem your Buy Back within 48 months from purchase effective date and get up to 10 percent
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 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones Samsung Fascinate owners on Verizon Wireless may turn on their smartphone to have premature joy at the prospect of an update alert for their device. Unfortunately, this update appears to be nothing more than a simple software update and not the desired Android 2.2 update. The OTA software update is known as i500.DL09 and will bring only one enhancement and numerous improvements. Overall, it is not a major update, but worth downloading as it will bring some differences for the better. Enhancements: - Updated versions of preloaded applications, including V CAST videos, City ID, VZ Navigator,® and Amazon Kindle.®
Improvements: - Ability to change the reminder time and alert tone for calendar events.
- Improved the update consistency of the feed and widgets.
- Music now pauses if you unplug your wired headset or turn off your Bluetooth® headset.
- Improved stand-alone GPS performance.
- Increased security by hiding your 3G Mobile Hotspot password while typing.
- Ability to open any PDF attachments sent in an email.
- Ability to use special characters in corporate email passwords.
- Enhanced backlight display for the bottom four buttons on the device to now follow the device display timer setting.
- Widgets now refresh based on the defined refresh time interval.
- If already in a locked state, the device will now remain locked when placed in the desk dock or car doc.
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 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers Were you one of those folks who got excited when the Dell Streak 7 was announced during CES 2011. In case you missed our report, the Dell Streak 7 happens to be T-Mobile’s first 4G tablet. Being a 4G-enabled tablet, you’ll be assured of up to 21 Mbps peak speeds via T-Mobile’s 4G mobile broadband service. In addition, the Dell Streak 7 also boasts some very nice features including Android 2.2 OS (will probably be upgradeable to Gingerbread or Honeycomb), a brilliant 7-inch WVGA touch screen with Gorilla Glass, dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and of course full Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support. Unfortunately, the sign-up page doesn’t say the exact date as to when the Dell Streak 7 will be released. It only say that the 4G tablet will be available in the coming weeks. But then, if you want to get first dibs on how you can pre-order or purchase the said device once available, it would be safe to sign-up now. Just make sure that you enter a valid email or else, you might miss the chance to get notify about the Dell Streak 7’s whereabouts. So, who’s getting the Dell Streak 7? Anyone? Product [T-Mobile Dell Streak 7 V]ia [TalkAndroid] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Business News, Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones As a result of an expiring contract between RadioShack and Wal-Mart, RadioShack will have to shut down over 400 kiosks in various Sam’s Club retail stores. The contract is set to expire on June 30 and at the time Sam’s Club will take over the kiosk and replace it with something else. RadioShack has made a nice profit for itself through kiosks in Sam’s Club by selling cell phones and contracts. In fact, the tech giant company profited around $20.6 million in the first nine months of 2010. To compensate for less kiosks in Sam’s Club, RadioShack will most likely add more kiosks to various Target retail stores across the United States, but RadioShack is not optimistic in matching a similar profit. Read [WSJ] Via [BGR] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, VoIP While many have used Skype up till this point, it seems that the service has recently gotten a nice boost due to the recently announced video call support on the iPhone. Anyway, the team over at Skype have announced they have reached a new milestone in terms of simultaneous users—27 million. And for those wondering, that has topped the 25 million that are usually online during peak hours. Of course, at this point some will likely just remember the recent downtime issues that Skype had. Still, 27 million is rather impressive, wonder how long it will be until they crack the 30 million simultaneous user mark? Read [GigaOm] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, VoIP, Mobile 
One of the hottest Android phone previewed during CES 2011, which also happens to be the first dual-core smartphone - the LG Optimus 2X just went up pre-order over at Expansys UK. So, if you got excited about this new Android phone during the announcement at CES 2011, now is your chance to be among the first owner of the LG Optimus 2X as Expansys promises to deliver your units by February 21. Any guesses on how much Expansys is offering the LP Optimus 2X? If you guessed something around $500 to $600, well you’re wrong. Actually it’s close to that price. Expansys is selling the LG Optimus 2X for around $799. And guess what - it’s unlocked. Well, this expected since it will be a UK handset, where most smartphones are available without carrier contract. In case you already forgot, the LP Optimus 2X runs on 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor as well as Android 2.2 Froyo but can be upgraded to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It also sports a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen display, 8MP camera, full HD 720p video capture, microSD card slot and 8GB of on-board memory. So, who’s pre-ordering the LG Optimus 2X from Expansys? Or do you find the price still high? Product [LG Optimus 2X] Via [Unwired View] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks  We first saw 2600 Magazine come available for the Kindle a few months back, in early-November to be specific. Though at the time the quarterly magazine was only available for purchase as individual issues. Well, flash forward till today and you can still buy the magazine on an issue by issue basis for $3.95 each, however you can also subscribe. Yup, 2600 Magazine subscriptions have arrived for those reading on a Kindle. That said, the magazine is quarterly which means you get four issues per year if you subscribe and in terms of price—$0.99 per month. Yes as strange as it sounds you will be paying $1 per month to get 4 magazines per year. Still, that is actually a good deal considering the 4 issues purchased separately would cost you almost $16.
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 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers, Gadgets / Other, ebooks Amazon has rolled out the latest update in terms of the Kindle app for iOS, which also happens to be a universal app with support for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. That said, the latest update brings the version up to 2.5 and with that comes some new features as well as some improvements and bug fixes. - Continue downloading books while the app is in the background on iOS 4 devices.
- Access millions of free and out-of-copyright books from Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and other online sources. Open supported files from Safari and Mail or use File Sharing in iTunes to transfer files to your Kindle app.
- Improved image zoom
- New book indicator
- Bug fixes
With that, I also came upon my first complaint with reading using the Kindle app on the iPad—it is not compatible with subscription items. Download [Kindle for iOS (App Store link)] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile According to the latest in the land of unconfirmed stories, Google is planning to release the next version of Android in the Summer of 2011. The next version is said to be Android 2.4, codenamed Ice Cream and tipped for a June or July arrival. Of course, that would assume we first see an introduction during the Google I/O conference which takes place in May. That said, here is looking forward to Ice Cream, which should serve as a good follow up to Donut, Eclair, Gingerbread and Honeycomb. Via [Pocket-lint] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile  As many expected, Verizon and Apple have officially announced the iPhone 4 this morning. The iPhone will come available with Verizon on February 10th with the features that we have come to expect with the iPhone such as 16GB or 32GB of internal storage, Facetime and a 5 megapixel camera. Not to mention the Retina Display. Also included will be Mobile Hotspot for up to five devices. But aside from the Mobile Hotspot detail, we already knew all that stuff about the iPhone. So what about the important details, you know the pricing and who will be eligible for upgrades. Well, the price will be $199.99 for the 16GB model and $299.99 for the 32GB model, both of course are on a two-year agreement. Existing Verizon customers will have the option to pre-order on February 3rd. The one bummer, “Verizon Wireless is not offering any early upgrade promotion at this time.” In other words, some current Verizon customers are going to have to wait even longer. Read [Verizon] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile Purported images of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro successor have leaked to AndroidCommunity and the device looks to be high-end with a small screen and slider QWERTY keyboard. In addition, it reportedly features a 1GHz processor, which could be 800MHz, an independent GPU, Android 2.3 (which is pretty impressive to launch with the latest version of Android), a possible front facing camera, and a rear facing camera of at least 5MP. In terms of the screen size, it is likely to launch with a 3 inch screen with 320 x 480 resolution. No word on pricing or even availability at this point, but with images have already been leaked, it should only be a matter of time before Sony Ericsson makes the device official. Via [AndroidCommunity] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile With all of the hype that we have seen in this build up, it does not seem like anyone will have forgotten, but just in case—the Verizon event kicks off at 11am EST / 8am PST today. As to what it will be, well, most think the iPhone and while we remain hopeful for a few reasons, we will find out for sure in just a few hours. As to why we want the iPhone to come to Verizon, its almost like how we wanted The Beatles to come to iTunes, not so we could have it, just so we could finally put a rumor aside and move onto something else. Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
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HP Palm is holding an event next month in February but hasn’t released details on what is coming. Today, we’ve got some info on a test Verizon is performing which they call LTE Voice. The test is set up (or was set up - it’s been pulled) online for a LTE variant and 3G variant. Verizon hosted the above page which shows new device IDs, so it’s accepted were talking about a new device despite the Palm Pre Plus verbiage and image. We don’t believe anyone at HP believe they’ll sell a Palm Pre Plus Plus. No other info was gleamed from the test page other than the LTE designation. And that’s enough to excite WebOS fanboys. One site suggests it could be Verizon’s first device to handle both data and voice over LTE (announced devices use LTE for data only, CDMA handles the voice transmission). Another says the Voice name isn’t sticking ( ). We’ll find out at the HP event exactly what is going on next month. Read: [Pre Central] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile Sprint has officially announced a price cut on the Samsung Epic 4G smartphone, its now down to $199.99. Of course, the same rules apply in that a two-year contract is required. Not to mention, this price comes after a $100 mail-in-rebate, so while the final price is $199.99 you will need to be prepared to shell out $299.99 on the day of purchase. That said, while we commend Sprint for lowering the price, you can always shop with a third party if you want a deal on the Epic 4G. In this case, Wirefly has it priced at $179.99 and that comes without anything to mail in as well as free shipping. Read [Twitter @Sprint] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile  While all signs are currently pointing to Verizon announcing the iPhone later this morning, we have word coming from a recent Bloomberg report which states that this announcement could cost Verizon big time. According to the details given, Verizon could potentially spend anywhere from as low as $3 and up to $5 billion to subsidize the iPhone this year. And of course, that $3 to $5 billion would likely eat into what would otherwise be profit.
While the smartphone will help Verizon add more subscribers this year than rival AT&T Inc., currently the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone, it will also crimp profits, said John Hodulik, an analyst at UBS AG. Hodulik said Verizon may sell 13 million of the devices with an estimated $400 subsidy this year, which would add up to a total of $5.2 billion.
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 FROM APPLETELL - Admit it, you never really stopped enjoying coloring books. That’s a big reason why I think Griffin’s partnership with Crayola for ColorStudio HD is going to be a huge hit not only with kids, but their parents and adult friends too.
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