Sony is showing off an 80-micrometer thin flexible OLED display. It measures 4.1 inches, does full color, and has a resolution of 423×240 pixels. Sony demonstrated the display by playing video files on it while wrapping it around a 4-millimeter cylinder several times. Who knows, maybe your next phone will be little more than a …
Smartphones
They Should Make It: Cheap Smartphones, Free Service
Hear me out, hear me out. I’m not just calling for cheap smartphones and free service because I’m cheap (I am cheap). Rather, I think a company like, oh, let’s use Google as an example, could provide a viable alternative to expensive phones and even more expensive cell phone plans.
Google makes money by selling targeted …
iPhone 3GS Price Drops to $97
Walmart has dropped the price of a new 16GB iPhone 3GS to just $97 with a two-year contract. The deal’s only available in stores and seems to dispel just about any doubt that a new model will be announced on June 7th.
The price remains $199 at both Apple.com and AT&T’s website, so it looks like your local Walmart is the go-to …
How To: Manually Update Your Nexus One With Froyo
Attention Nexus One Owners-
Froyo has been released into the wild but the rollout, as usual, is slow, so here’s a quick way to get it up and running on your Nexus One now. If you have a rooted Nexus One then you’re going to have to wait for folks like Cyanogen to cook up a new ROM based on 2.2.
(More on Techland: Hands-on With …
How to Get Android Running on Your iPhone
First there was the iPhone. Then came Android. And everyone was like, “Android’s great but it’s no iPhone!” Now everyone’s like, “Android’s great, look out iPhone!” Then David Wang cut the fluff and made it so you can install Android on your iPhone.
The previously covered Android-to-iPhone hack now has a how-to writeup …
Unboxing: T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide
The myTouch 3G Slide has landed. It will be available June 2 for $180 in black, red or white. You can check out our initial hands-on here.
Hands-on With Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Flash 10.1
Google’s I/O Conference kicks off Day 2 with the official unveiling of Android 2.2 aka Froyo. We’ve had a review build of 2.2 with full Flash 10.1 support on a Nexus One for under a week. Here’s what we found.
The bump from Android 2.1 to 2.2 isn’t as significant as the bump from 1.6 to 2.0. There’s been a slight UI …
Android Gingerbread Slated For Q4 2010
Google’s official announcement of Android 2.2 (Froyo) is likely slated to be the big thing today at I/O (that or Smart TV). But even before Froyo is officially unveiled, we now know when Gingerbread (build # unknown) will likely launch and what platform(s) will support it. Launch dates can always be shifted around and platform …
Poll: Does Twitter’s New App Really Matter?
Today, Twitter announced that it’s (finally) rolling out an iPhone app, after a few years of using third-party apps like Tweetie or Twitterific. Will you make the switch or can the other guys do it just as well?
Tweetie 2 Is Now Twitter For iPhone, Out Now
It’s now official, folks. Tweetie 2 has morphed into Twitter for iPhone and it’s free. I’ve been a Tweetie 2 user for some time so the change isn’t very drastic and I don’t see too many changes to begin with aside from Search. It’s a significant change, but I never really used it all that often on T2. Nevertheless it’s out …
Android 2.1 Update Out Now For Sprint HTC Hero
Better late than never.
Sprint announced today that they would begin rolling out Android 2.1 aka Éclair for HTC Hero owners. The update brings goodies like Google Maps Navigation, enhanced corporate email support, a beefed up Sense UI and a variety of minor bug fixes.
Update your software
To update your Hero through computer
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Tethering Feature Spotted in iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4
Where were you when AT&T first promised that tethering would be available on the iPhone? It seems like eons ago now. Take heart, though, because a tethering option has been spotted in the beta version of the new iPhone operating system that’s set to reach consumers sometime next month.
Now before you get too excited, a similar …
