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MeetGadget – our site for all gadgets

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:56:00 -0600

We are sure many of you are passionate about various gadgets. In the past few months we have been working hard on a new project - a web site which we hope will turn into your favorite place for gadgets...

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Apple could lower the price of the iPad?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:03:00 -0600

While talking with a Credit Suisse analyst, some Apple execs have said that Apple could eventually lower the price of the iPad, in case it isn’t as successful as expected…

LG GT350 comes to succeed the KS360, get your fingers ready

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:00 -0600

Those who liked the LG KS360, but couldn’t stand its partial touchscreen functionality, will soon have a pretty good alternative with the LG GT350…

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LG unveils the Mini GD880, the smallest 3.2" phone

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:31:00 -0600

After LG introduced the Pop GD510, the world’s smallest 3" touchscreen phone, it now shows the Mini GD880, the world's smallest 3.2" phone…

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LG Accolade now for sale through Verizon

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:53:00 -0600

Without much warning, the LG Accolade VX5600 has shown up for sale on the Verizon Wireless web site...

iPhone owner builds miniturized personal theater

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:19:00 -0600

This one iPhone owner managed to create a detailed masterpiece that literally looks like a miniaturized version of a theater filled with seats, curtains...

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T-Mobile planning on reducing myTouch 3G to $99.99?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:55:00 -0600

People who’ve been eyeing the myTouch 3G for a while now will be glad to know that the smartphone will be getting a $50 price cut starting this Wednesday...

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Motorola confirms DROID to get Android 2.1 update this week

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:54:00 -0600

On its facebook page, Motorola says that it will begin rolling out the Android 2.1 upgrade later this week to DROID users...

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Nexus One early termination fee lowered to $150

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:37:00 -0600

Starting today, Google lowered the Nexus One’s ETF from $350 to $150; so basically you end up paying for a full priced Nexus One...

Craigslist app for BlackBerry is now available - for $4.99

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:52:00 -0600

It took an extremely long time to see a Craigslist app become available for BlackBerry – although one could simply just try to use the web browser...

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Only 14 percent of iPhone owners upgraded to OS 3.1.3

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:00 -0600

There is a new study that has found that roughly around 14 percent of iPhone users have taken the plunge in installing OS 3.1.3 in less than a week...

Myriad to increase Android app speed by 3X bringing better graphics and longer battery life

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:29:00 -0600

The new high performance Dalvik Turbo Virtual Machine replaces the current Dalvik engine and increases the app execution by about...

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T-Mobile myTouch 3G & G1 given some extra speed juice

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:54:00 -0600

The two pioneering handsets in the Android explosion here in the US, the T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G, are revving up their engines to get...

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Android 2.1 making its way toward the Motorola DROID?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:53:00 -0600

Yes, pinch-to-zoom fans, Android 2.1 will bring multi-touch to the DROID's browser and will also carry the news and weather widgets, but not everything from the N-One will be available...

Nokia X6 owners can now update the firmware to v12

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:24:00 -0600

In the last few days, there has been a firmware update for the Nokia X6 that’s been making its rounds across various territories to get it to v12.0.091...

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4th Gen iPhone to have little design change based on photos

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:23:00 -0600

Based on pictures from an iPhone repair site, the 4th gen iPhone doesn't appear to offer much in the way of change...

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HTC Legend is pictured-with a real camera

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:52:00 -0600

After hearing all about the HTC Legend and its indestructible aluminum body, we finally have some real life pictures of the phone to show you instead of renderings...

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Android handset used as remote control for Lego Mindstorm

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:14:00 -0600

Using the integrated Bluetooth capabilities of the Mindstorm, an HTC Hero is able to control the movements of the LEGO robot...

Windows powered iTablet by X2 trumps iPad's mojo?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:36:00 -0600

The British based company, X2 Computing, may have seemingly placed the iPad under the bus as it unveiled its Windows based iTablet...

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BlackBerry app HulloMail adds functions and improves usability

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:35:00 -0600

Available for free on BlackBerry App World, HulloMail allows two 'Berry users to send each other short audio messages back and forth...

WebOS may soon get Mozilla's Weave Sync feature?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:55:00 -0600

Mozilla Labs has announced that they’re in with the webOS platform as they work on a Weave Sync client that may meet up with someday...

LG event at MWC to show off LG Mini GD 880, 2 other models

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:54:00 -0600

LG will be showing off three new phones at its Open House event a week from tomorrow at the MWC, including its thinnest touchphone yet...

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Internal documentation from Orange gives some insight to the HTC Bravo's specs?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:23:00 -0600

Now Orange has seemingly let out some detailed specs about the upcoming device, but it proves to be somewhat of a distracting ploy...

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HTC Dragon, Huashan, Tinshan, and Songshan handsets all seen on roadmap

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:36:00 -0600

HTC is about to really step up their game after seeing a roadmap for HTC China which depicts the Taiwanese manufacturer ready to attack all levels of the...

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Monday´s News Bits

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:01:00 -0600

WordPress 1.0 for the BlackBerry handsets rolls out, ARM announces a brand new and ultra-fast processor, NEC introduces the camera chip CE 151...

Samsung showcases a new AMOLED display at MWC 2010?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:41:00 -0600

The company may introduce a device equipped with a 3.3-inch AMOLED screen, manufactured under a brand new technology...

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Tough times are coming for HTC in 2010

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:58:00 -0600

It seems competition in the smartphone market will be getting tougher, as industry sources see Motorola, Samsung and LG starting to produce more…

Visual Voicemail download for the BlackBerry Tour2 live, launch time soon?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:33:00 -0600

A Twitter user has tweeted the link that leads to the Visual Voicemail file for the RIM BlackBerry Tour2 9650...

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Continuing series of Nexus One videos shows how handset is tested and made

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:27:00 -0600

From trying to bend the N-One like Gumby to dropping it multiple times, the Google produced series of videos takes the device from concept to launch...

Motorola DEVOUR to launch earlier than expected, through the Indirect Channel

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:40:00 -0600

We got word that the pretty good-looking Motorola DEVOUR may launch on February 25, through the carrier's Indirect Channel…

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