It gets tiresome, that old “Android doesn’t have any games!” refrain, especially now that it’s not really true. Disgruntled French site Android HD has compiled annotated video proof of at least 50 worthy titles. See, look! Right there! Fun. [AndroidHD]
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Leaked photos of the BlackBerry Magnum (aka, a cross between a Bold 9000 and Storm, aka, my DREAM BlackBerry) didn’t manage to illustrate that touchscreen well, but how ’bout a video fondling?
While The Cellular Guru’s Magnum was just a prototype, lacking in a working OS, he was able to demonstrate the touchscreen display and Bold […]

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Toshiba’s TG01 could’ve been such a great phone. On paper, the specs were great—it was the first phone to use a Snapdragon 1GHz processor, and the 4.1-inch screen was perfect for media playback. Yet it disappointed.
So it’s with great trepidation that I write about an FCC document showing up, detailing a few rough ‘n ready […]

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We’ve made the leap from resistive to capacitive touchscreens that are more accurate—and multitouchy—so what’s next? Screens that feel how hard you tickle them.
One of several approaches to making that happen uses a quantum tunneling composite—quantum tunneling happens when you bring two conductors close together, but with an insulating layer still between them, and electrons […]

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