HTC just entered into a deal with Dropbox , the cloud storage company , to offer 5GB of free storage with all devices powered by Sense 3.5.
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Motorola Atrix 2 spotted sporting qHD display
The Motorola Atrix 2 , codenamed Edison, was recently spotted by The Verge. The phone was given a thorough hands on revealing a large 4.3″ qHD display. The display ditches the pentile matrix panel resulting in much clearer text.
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Nokia N9 cancelled in Hong Kong
Engadget reports that the Nokia N9 will no longer be available for sale in Hong Kong. While no press release has been issued so far , Engadget received an email from Nokia Hong Kong stating that the phone will not be available in the region.
Ovi Store gets renamed to Nokia Store
Nokia has already announced its intentions to move away from its ‘Ovi’ brand and instead focus on the name Nokia. After the shift from Ovi Maps to Nokia Maps , the next big change comes in the form of the Ovi Store.
[Updated] 5 new userland exploits found , Untethered iPhone 5 jailbreak imminent
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Hacker pOsixninja from the Chronic Dev Team has announced the discovery of 5 new bootrom userland exploits which will be used to develop a jailbreak for Apple A5 based devices. The A5 chip is being currently used in the iPad and is expected to be the chip powering the next generation iPhone.
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SK Telecom introduces NFC enabled SIM cards
SK Telecom , a Korea based telecom operator , has just introduced its next generation USIM cards which add NFC capabilities to phones lacking it. NFC is used to enable cell phone based payments , mobile advertisements and even peer to peer communications.
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WhatsApp coming to Windows Phone 7
One of the most popular cross platform messaging services ie WhatsApp is finally making its way over to Windows Phone 7.5 which is also known as Mango. WhatsApp sent across a cryptic message via its official Twitter channel which indicated that it was working on an app for Mango.
Android coming to Intel early 2012
CarryPad reports from the Intel Developer Forum that Android will be making an entry on Intel hardware beginning 2012. Intel announced that it plans to bring Android 2.3 Gingerbread to its Atom E6xx series of chipsets.
Nokia announces Car Mode app for in-car entertainment
Nokia just announced via its blog a brand new Qt based application which will make use of MirrorLink technology. The car mode application will be available to all Symbian Belle smartphones alongside the Nokia N9. The application will make it easier for users to access phone functions while driving.
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Blackberry 9790 spotted in the wild
BGR has managed to get their hands on a new Blackberry device called the 9790. The device which looks like a lower end version of the Bold 3 ie the 9900 still manages to include a decent feature set while presumably being sold at a mid range price point.
HTC holding press event next week , new Androids to be announced ?
IntoMobile reports that HTC will be holding a press event early next week to announce new Android devices. The invitation which reads ‘Come celebrate in style with HTC’ indicates that the company might be finally launching its much awaited ‘Bliss’ smartphone.
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Nokia N9 up for pre-order in Australia
The ever elusive Nokia N9 just went up for pre order in Australia. The MeeGo Harmattan based handset is available on Harvey Norman in both 16 and 64GB configurations.
Bada 2.0 coming to all Samsung Wave devices
Samsung’s twitter account has let out the news that Bada 2.0 will be rolled out to all Samsung Wave devices including the low end Wave 525 , 523 models. The new version of Bada will be available starting Quarter 4 in Europe.
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Windows Phone Mango coming next week ?
If the Windows Phone Dev Podcast is to be believed then we can expect the WP7 Mango roll out to begin sometime next week. The awaited update brings major improvements with the biggest being support for multitasking.
Mysterious Blackberry device shows up in China
Over at MaxPDA forum , a person has put up images of what appears to be a never before seen Blackberry device. While the poster claims it to be a 9980 , nearly everything on the device aligns with the Bold 9900. The design is particularly peculiar as it is unlike anything that RIM has done so far with their devices.
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