Acer Iconia Tab, ASUS Eee Pad and LG Optimus Pad priced in Europe

European pricing details for a number of new Android tablets have emerged, courtesy of retailer PhoneHouse (the Europeean arm of Carphone Warehouse). The Acer Iconia Tab 100, Motorola XOOM, ASUS Eee Pad and LG Optimus Pad were all spotted by Androidgeek in the...

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Sony-Ericsson’s Xperia Arc and Neo seen in action

Here’s a video of the Sony Xperia Arc and Xperia Neo being taken through their thumb paces at a Press Conference in Copenhagen. Looking at the video, it’s pretty clear just how snappy the interface is in both handsets. The phones are comfortable to hold thanks to their...

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Xobni Is Coming To Gmail, Android, And iPhone (100 Beta Invites)

Ever since Xobni launched at the first TechCrunch 40, it’s been about Outlook and then Blackberry. But those of us who use Gmail also want to make our inboxes smarter. Today, Xobni is launching aprivate beta for Gmail, and will soon also launch iPhone and Android...

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OTA updates for Samsung Epic 4G, Transform and Galaxy Tab coming

A pretty strong indication of an over the air (OTA) update to the Samsung Epic 4G, Transform, and even the Galaxy Tab popped up on the interwebs today in the form of a screen shot from Sprint’s website. The intended upgrades includes the Epic 4G moving up to Android...

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HTC Incredible S blushes on Danish site

There’s a listing of a sexy HTC Incredible S in Red trim on the site of a Danish electronics retailer. Aside from it’s Fire Engine red paint scheme, there’s nothing different from it’s official variant. That also means it will have to be purchased unsubsidized, although...

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Gorilla Glass “A Day Made of Glass”

Behold what our pals at Corning have whipped up, a lovely video showing a world where glass is our main working material, showing us everything from the sun to our statistics – but wait, isn’t that what it is already today? Sort of! This is the sort of video that reminds...

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Arctic Spas shows off hot tub-controlling iPhone app, waterproof ccase sold separately

Frankly, a few things in life are just too hard. Taxes being one of them, and moving from one’s spot in a hot tub to adjust the temperature and / or jet pressure being another. In a bid to solve issue number two, Arctic Spas has shoved out an iOS app (Android and...

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Keen On… Bruce Sterling: What Comes After the Future? (TCTV)

So what comes after the future? I asked Bruce Sterling at SXSW. But, for Bruce, the future is really the past. “I like narratives,” he told me, while explaining why the most “effective” futurists are good historians. So perhaps, using this logic, what comes after...

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RSA hacked, data exposed that could ‘reduce the effectiveness’ of SecurID tokens

If you’ve ever wondered whether two-factor authentication systems actually boost security, things that spit out random numbers you have to enter in addition to a password, the answer is yes, yes they do. But, their effectiveness is of course dependent on the security...

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Bell’s Motorola Atrix also has HSUPA disabled, Canadians frown upon 400kbps uploads

If you happen to reside just north of the American border, you might have heard that Canadian carrier Bell is now offering the Motorola Atrix from $169.95 on a three year commitment, all the way up to $599.95 sans contract. While this groovy smartphone is a welcomed...

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Ericsson delivers HD voice on CDMA, crystal clear calling coming to a network near you

Smartphones continue to improve in the ‘smart’ areas: better screens, faster processors, more memory, etc., but there’s not been a lot of innovation in the phone aspect of those devices. HD voice technology can change that, but since its introduction in 2009 hi-fi...

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T-Mobile G-Slate and G2X dual-core smartphone coming on April 20th?

LG, you big tease! T-Mobile must be feeling a tinge of regret for hooking up with the Korean hardware manufacturer lately, as TmoNews reports both the G-Slate tablet and a freshly rumored G2X smartphone (believed to be the US moniker for the Optimus 2X) won’t be coming...

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Technology Help Soldiers Know Where the Bullet was Fired From ?

The soldiers in the near future will be able to identify correctly the bullets were fired from any direction in the case was ambushed or fired, thanks to an acoustic wave sensing device weighs less than 0.9 kg that they wear on their bodies. This compact device called...

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