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Alcatel OT-915 Android Smartphone With QWERTY Keyboard
The Alcatel OT-990 is a new Android smartphone that comes equipped with a QWERTY keyboard. Measuring at just 11.9mm thick, the handset has a 2.8-inch touchscreen display with a 240×320 pixel resolution, Wi-Fi, a 5-megapixel digital camera and an FM radio. Sadly, the Alcatel OT-990 is powered by the old Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The Alcatel OT-915 will be launched in the UK later this year. Stay tuned for more updates.
Asus Rolls Out New Firmware to Fix Reboot Issue in Transformer Prime
After denying a U.K. retailer’s claims that there are problems with the Transformer Prime tablet, Asus today confirmed the existence of a “random reboot problem” and has begun rolling out an over the air (OTA) firmware fix. The new firmware isn’t showing up online, but if you head over to Settings > About Tablet > System Firmware Update, you can grab the latest build, which is version 9.4.2.13.
“New FOTA update is rolling out for the #TF201 Prime. Fixes the random reboot problem. Have you got yours yet?,” @AsusUK posted to Twitter today.
U.K. vendor Clove said it was pulling its stock of Transformer Prime tablets after supposedly discovering an undisclosed mystery issue via internal testing.
Future iPhone and the iPad will be able to distinguish users by their faces
According to information contained in the recently published United States Patent Office (USPatent and Trademark Office) regular patent application, Apple, in Cupertino company from speculating on the new system user authorization for its handheld devices, which will be based on face recognition technology. In the documentation, entitled “Low Threshold Face Recognition” (ie, “Face recognition with a low threshold of action”), describes the system identification through integrated front camera, which allows multiple users to take turns working with the same device without interfering with each other. Get more info…
iPhone Apps and Games For Free Using Mega Free Apps
Ternopil, Ukraine – As of 2011, the App Store has over 500,000 apps in its inventory, which over 84,000 are games. According to a recent study from DigitalBuzzBlog, 61% percent of mobile phone users play games on their smart phone. With the popularity of mobile gaming on the rise, mobile phone users are always on the hunt for new and exciting titles to add to their gaming collection. However, purchasing games for the iPhone and iPad can quickly add up since prices for top paid iOS based games range from $0.99 to $6.99.
Offering a cost effective solution to find paid iPhone games for free, MegaFreeApps.com allows visitors to browse new free game titles each and every day. Get more info…
Most Read Sustainable Business Stories of 2011
Every day this week weve been looking at a different aspect of environmental and sustainability management and counting down the top stories that grabbed your attention this year. Today we look at the most popular sustainable business stories that didnt fall into the previous categories of energy management, paper and packaging or finance and reporting.
The resulting lists shows your varied interests, from policy and enforcement to strategy, green building, renewable energy and waste management.