Google just showed off a new 11.6-inch Chromebook from Acer at Google I/O promising an eight second boot time with an Intel Atom N570 CPU, 16GB SDD, instant-on, two USB ports, webcam, HDMI and 6.5 hour battery life and it’s cheaper than the Samsung Series 5 also announced, starting at $349 with optional world-mode 3G available for more cash………
Google reaches 100 millionth Android activation, 400,000 Android devices activated daily and there are now 200,000 Android applications in the Market which have accumulated a total of 4.5 billion installs……….
Microsoft’s next major release of Windows Phone will be previewed on May 24th and can circle the 24th of May as the date when Redmond will dish the full details of its next major software release, will likely upgrade its mobile nomenclature as well as feature set…………..
Two reliable sources say Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is talking to Skype about either buying the company or forming a joint venture and one of the sources said Facebook is considering a buyout of Skype at a price of between $3 billion and $4 billion, other source told Reuters the deal won’t be a purchase by Facebook but rather a joint venture between Facebook and Skype………
Sprint and Motorola unveil two Android devices for business: Motorola XPRT and Motorola Titanium and new Android smartphones target professionals with enhanced business-class experiences; Motorola XPRT offers enterprise-grade security and enhanced MOTOBLUR experience on an Android World Phone; and Motorola Titanium pairs best-in-class Nextel Direct Connect with Android.Sprint’s dubbing its version the XPRT, with the same 3.1-inch HVGA touchpanel, full QWERTY keyboard, 1GHz CPU and Android 2.2 loaded and it’ll go for $129.99 on a two-year contract starting June 5th, but giving that the Pro hit the bargain bin long ago…………
BeBook Live tablet delivers the goods for Froyo diehards and has a seven-inch multitouch color screen, a 2MP front facing camera, 1080p HDMI out, Flash support, and 4GB of built-in memory. Powered by Android 2.2, which will no doubt feel downright antiquated when it launches in June for $279…….
As expected iPhone Dev-Team Released Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.3.3. As we previously reported Apple did not fixed that @i0n1c exploit, so that old userland hole still exists. Dev-Team just…
Sony Ericsson announces new generation of Xperia Mini and Mini Pro smartphones and Xperia mini is the world’s smallest HD video recording smartphone ; Xperia mini pro is intuitive fast messaging in a compact smartphone.The new Xperia Mini will run Android Gingerbread (2.3) on a 3-inch, multitouch, scratch-resistant display, which comes with Sony’s proprietary Bravia Engine with Reality Display and new Xperia Mini Pro features the same 1GHz processor, 3-inch display, and 1200mAh battery, but it also adds a front-facing camera and that sliding QWERTY keyboard that made the original X10 Mini Pro such a favorite………..