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Demo of Flash Player 10.1 on My Google Nexus One! [Smartphone Game Changer]

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC6NRfeGPbs

The highlights of Google Nexus One over an iPhone isn’t that it has about 35% faster 1Ghz Snapdragon CPU processor (instead of iPhone’s 666Mhz Snapdragon CPU) or that Nexus One has a whopping 5 mega-pixel camera and two microphones for noise-suppression, but that Nexus One will be(is already for me) supporting Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1.

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HTC Responds to Apple! The War Has Begun!

Well, the big news today is that HTC responds to Apple with a Boomshakalaka.

HTC’s official statement:

HTC disagrees with Apple’s actions and will fully defend itself. HTC strongly advocates intellectual property protection and will continue to respect other innovators and their technologies as we have always done, but we will continue to embrace competition through our own innovation as a healthy way for consumers to get the best mobile experience possible,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. “From day one, HTC has focused

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Hands-On Review of AT&T Nexus One!

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPL21wZsfic

Oh boy, Apple is going to have a tough time selling iPhones this year. – link

Nexus One is officially now available on T-Mobile, Canadian Rogers, and AT&T with Sprint coming.   That’s like a double-whammy knockout punch for Ap

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Verizon Jumping in the HTC Wagon with HTC INCREDIBLE!

Oh boy, the war is ON baby, Verizon is now jumping in the HTC wagon with HTC Incredible.

The Verizon-carried HTC Incredible could steal the show, though, perhaps being the slickest Android handset to date. According to reports, the phone will have a 1 GHz Qualcomm QSD 8250 Snapdragon ARM CPU and 512 MB of DRAM, just like the Nexus One. Unlike the Nexus One, however, the CPU will be underclocked to 768 MHz (watch out for an Apple patent on that

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Why Apple is Scared of Google and What They are Really Afraid of.

Yesterday I mentioned why Apple shouldn’t be suing HTC for the main reasons that they did not invent the multi-touch surface nor multi-touch gestures.

Today, let me get into the details of exactly why Apple is scared of Google and what they are really afraid of.

First of all, Google Android operating system is based on Java running on top of linux. Java has not been too popular as desktop platform but it has been making a lot of progress for embedded

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Google Nexus One/4G WiMax Supersonic coming to Sprint!

Sprint announced today that Google Nexus One will be coming to Sprint soon, meaning Google Nexus One will soon be available on all major cellular networks including AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint.

Perhaps this is where Google Nexus One could edge out Apple’s iPhone because users no longer have to choose a network and get the phone on any network.  I think this was a really smart strategy on Google’s part, having a phone available on multiple networks simply

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Apple Sues HTC and Why Apple doesn’t own any Multi-Touch/Gesture Patents!

Apple is probably one of the companies I have tried hard to like, I was even going to buy an iPad just a few hours ago (even though I hated its features lacking multi-tasking/no camera) but it seems like with the recent news that Apple is going to sue HTC, I might have to re-think and boycott Apple for another couple years. (My last Apple purchase was back in 2006 for an iPod Touch, I have boycotted their products since then, espe

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iDongle – Stand-Alone iPhone Tethered Boot Device for Jailbroke iPhones

For those of you with jailbroke iPhones, you might be interested in the new iDongle, a DIY stand-alone device that will allow your jailbroke iPhone to tether boot when you iPhone runs out of batteries or resets due to a software bug.

A neat little device I’d say.  I am sure the author can extend the functionality to even jailbreak an iPhone in the future.  These are on limited productions as it seems now but may become more popular among iPhone hackers soon.

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iPhone DIY – How to Replace iPhone Battery!

Probably one of the unfortunate facts about an iPhone is that it comes with a permanent battery that’s hard to replace.  Of course, you can buy an iPhone battery yourself for just about $9.99 on Overstock.com then follow the directions below to replace it yourself.

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le_QV2hO024

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DIY iPhone Stands made from Forks and Spoons!

For those of you who appreciate good kitchen and cooking like me, you might want to consider making a cool DIY iPhone stand like this, all made from forks and spoons.

Of course, if you don’t want the hassle of building one yourself, you can order one here at Etsy.

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