April 1, 2011

Opera Mini 6 sees a return to the GetJar App store


One of the most popular, if not the most popular, mobile browser in the world is back on the GetJar App Store. There's a story behind Opera and GetJar App Store. GetJar decided to take out Opera Mini from the App Store because of some conflict of interest since Opera made their own app store that can be accessed via their mobile browsers on Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, and Java-enabled devices. Hence, GetJar taking the browser out from it's app store. 


HTC Desire to get Android 2.3 Gingerberad update in the UK in April



The HTC Desire, one of HTC's most popular Android smartphone, will be getting the much awaited Android 2.3 Gingerbread update in the UK. British carrier, Three, have announced via Twitter that the update for the Desire will be rolled out in early April.

Dell Venue Pro starts receiving "Copy & Paste" update [Updated: confirmed]


I am not sure if this is the much talked about "NoDo" update that Microsoft have started rolling out. But I believe it is, it's just that the phone will be receiving a separate update to what the other WP7 devices will be getting. The name "Copy & Paste" is how Dell calls the update it seems they are not using "NoDo". 


LG Optimus 2X now available in the UK


The world's first dual-core powered smartphone, the LG Optimus 2X, is now available in the UK! The phone was first launched on it's home turf in South Korea and then the Aussies were next to get it. In the US, it will be called the T-Mobile G2X. Today, the Brits gets the chance to get the smartphone as it is now and have arrived on their shores.

HTC will hold an event in London in April 12 - what could be unveiled?


HTC have sent out invites (not me) to their event in April 12 in London. The invite tells invitees to come and "see what's next" for HTC. Well, it basically means they will be showing off something new or they will be unveiling something new to the European market or the rest of the world. 

HTC Flyer's official video tells you why you should have it


HTC have finally released on their YouTube channel the video of their very first tablet challenger, the HTC Flyer or the HTC Evo View 4G (Sprint). The Flyer features a 1.5GHz single-core processor, running on Android 2.4 Gingerbread with of course HTC's popular Sense UI (latest). Other stuff in it includes WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and all the major necessity a tablet needs. But that is not what the video just shows us but it also features the HTC Flyer's Scribe technology, the pen, and more features that it holds!

Twitter removes QuickBar feature on official Twitter app for iPhone & the iPad


Remember when Twitter was very excited to announce and release a major update on it's app for the iPhone and the iPad? The one that included the feature named, the QuickBar? Which was suppose to enhance the user experience of the app's user? Well, it did not really did what it was suppose to do it was received by the consuming public negatively. So, Twitter immediately updated the app, trying to do something that would at least not annoy iPhone and iPad users while using the official Twitter app.


Nokia releases Nokia Sleeping Screen Beta - "Let your phone stand out"

Nokia Beta Labs have just released Nokia Sleeping Screen. It is now available for download for Nokia devices that is running on Symbian^3. But what is Sleeping Screen really? And why does it let your phone standout? Well, Sleeping Screen, like what the name itself tells us is just an app that will truly enhance the appearance of your Nokia device when it's in a state of sleeping.