Unfortunately for World Of Warcraft WOW players Blizzard has confirmed there is a 24 hour period of downtime both in the United States and with the European WOW server. That will hopefully be finished by 12:01 AM Pacific Time on Wednesday, June 9. The downtime is due to the new Cataclysm update that Blizzard needs to install. Blizzard has notified the World of Warcraft, allowing them access to the beta test for the game’s upcoming expansion, Cataclysm
On June 7th Sprint issued a press release that said sales of the HTC EVO 4G were so strong that Sprint sold three times the amount of phones on launch day as it did with the Palm Pre and the Instinct combined. An updated press release from Sprint says that the company “inadvertently erred in the comparison.” The total number of HTC EVO 4G devices sold on launch day was in line with the number of Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre devices sold over their first days on the market combined.” The sales were still a record, there just weren’t as many units sold as was originally reported. Read the full story here.
How to get your Windows Phone 7 Developers device ?
According to Brandon Watson from manyniches.com Quote : I’m here at TechEd, and there’s a lot of talk about Windows Phone 7 devices and when they are going to be made available. One cool thing that the team is doing is handing out coupons to event attendees redeemable for general availability devices when they start shipping. We’re only handing out around 50 or so of these coupons, so it’s definitely not a broad distribution. It’s meant for people who are attending sessions or wearing Windows Phone hats around the show floor. Developer devices are also on everyone’s lips
CPT transflective display takes on Pixel Qi [Video]
If you’ve kept even half an eye on the low-power computing industry over the past couple of years, you can’t have missed Pixel Qi ’s 3qi display technology and the excitement surrounding what an ultra-low-power screen could do for mobile devices. Now it seems Pixel Qi could have another competitor on their hands, this time from CPT , whose 1366 x 768 transflective panel apparently draws 50-percent less power than a regular LCD, despite coming in at 200 nits brightness and with a contrast ratio of 400:1
Not the first time the PlayStation Network has gone down, today’s outage was actually a scheduled one that started at 8am – 830am PST, and will last for several hours. However, “Netflix streaming is still a go so queue up 3:10 to Yuma and give that tired horse a break.” During this time, users won’t be able to access the PlayStation Store or Account Management, and may encounter some difficulty while signing in to PSN. [via Engadget - PSN ]
Deal of the Day: Backgammon Pro II for Windows Mobile
Today’s JAMM Store Deal of the Day is Backgammon Pro II for Windows Mobile. You can register Backgammon Pro II for half the regular price, so be sure to check it out. You can download a trial and/or register your copy here .
HTC Desire may get Android 2.2 in August. Froyo promised for T-Mobile myTouch 3G, too
We’ve previously heard that the HTC Desire may be updated to Android 2.2 on June 23 , but it looks like this won’t happen that soon. According to Polish website Pda.pl , HTC will update the Desire to Android 2.2 in August. Of course, this might be true only for Poland, as other countries could get the update sooner – ‘though we can’t know for sure until official details are announced. In other Froyo news, T-Mobile USA says that the myTouch 3G (introduced last year) will also get Android 2.2 “soon”, joining the just-launched myTouch 3G slide . Phandroid has an image that sort of confirms the myTouch 3G update: Let us remind you that most HTC Android handsets launched this year will get Android 2.2 eventually – including the HTC EVO 4G and the HTC Droid Incredible
Google Maps Navigation comes to Canada and mainland Europe, remains free as a bird
Patience has had to be your foremost virtue if you were eager to use Google Maps Navigation outside the US or UK , but you might be in luck today as a sizable new batch of countries is getting the free turn-by-turn nav service activated.
House of Nokia: New Sseries and Nokia N9 MeeGo phone Confirmed? 7 top limit of C, E, and X phones.
Hmm…this house has no windows or doors (ovi) Today it appears that the New S series has been confirmed as well as the Nokia N9. N9 by common sense was already known when Nokia mentioned their new naming conventions of single letter 1-9 handsets – 9 being the highest – though never explicitly confirming N9. N9 will therefore be Nokia’s Flagship, and first Nokia MeeGo device that will push the extremes of high end for Nokia. Check out this interview with Alberto Torres, Nokia EVP,MeeGo Computers ..
Samsung Galaxy S page goes live in the US, Coming this Summer
Samsung Mobile USA has just updated their website to include a page that hosts the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S . It doesn’t mention any specific launch date, but states that this new Android phone is “ coming this Summer .” You can check it out here . The Samsung Galaxy S was recently launched in Europe and they did assure everyone via their press release that it will be available in the US later in the year. For those not familiar with this particular Samsung handset, the Galaxy S packs a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, 5-MP autofocus camera capable of 720p HD video recording, WiFi (b/g/n), Bluetooth 3.0, 1GHz processor, A-GPS, and has Android 2.1 as its OS
The Apple iPhone 4 is due to go on sale in the UK on the 24th of June 2010, and UK buyers will be able to pre-order the iPhone 4 from next Tuesday the 15th of June 2010. The iPhone 4 will be available on four mobile networks in the UK, O2, Orange, Vodafone and T-Mobile. None of these four providers of the iPhone 4 UK have released any details on pricing or contracts as yet. With the iPhone 4 being available on four UK networks this should promote some healthy competition between them, which is good news for buyers of the iPhone 4 in the UK.
[ Press Release ] SPB TV for Windows Mobile Smartphones Gets a Major Update
SPB TV SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer, has updated the Windows Mobile version of its flagship application SPB TV to version 2.0. Due to support from advertising revenues the program is now free-of-charge and subscription-free.
Send Google Maps Destinations To Your Ford Vehicle
By Chris Scott Barr Having a GPS in my car is great for those times when I’m visiting a new city. It tells me the most efficient way to get to where I need to be. When I want to find something to eat, or a specific store, I can just look it up on my phone, find the address and then type it into the GPS unit.
LinkedIn application for BlackBerry has been updated | Twitteling
LinkedIn party application developers have announced via their official blog that it had updated the application to your network and the application now has some interesting features, such as support for the language of Brazil and Italy …
Found this article on MacWorld pretty interesting. It sheds light on iPhone 4 in a more non-technical way. Check it out, here is the link – This is the fourth consecutive summer Apple will try to capture our hearts, minds, and disposable income with a brand new phone. Surely, after the first couple launches, we should pretty much know what to expect
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of NAVTEQ . All opinions are 100% mine. By David Ponce When you read the news, there seems to be a steady stream of amusing GPS-related stories. Like the woman who recently decided to sue Google because the allegedly dangerous directions it gave her for an evening stroll eventually led to her being hit by a car. Or the couple that was stranded in the snow for three days because they followed the directions on their GPS down a snowy, undriveable path.
Another iOS 4.0 GM Jailbreak – This time with PwnageTool Bundles
msft.guy has discovered another method to jailbreak iPhone 3G and 3GS running on iOS 4.0 using PwnageTool. Redmondpie.com has shared the instructions posted by msft.guy who posted PwnageTool bundles for iPhone 3GS, iOS 4 GM release which enables jailbreak iPhone 3GS, while preserving baseband so that one can unlock using ultrasn0w or blacksn0w. 3GS GM bundle.. Don’t forget to update Cydia or add OpenSSH and OpenSSL Since I haven’t tried this bundle yet, I cant really comment on how well it works.
Every year at the World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) Apple announces winners for the Apple Design Awards (ADA) which this year is based solely on apps for the iPhone OS…err…I mean iOS. These awards recognize developers that come up with innovate and quality apps that can be used on any iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.
Ford has been working hand the last few years to gain again the the lost space in the auto industry market. · Ford adds Google Maps to its ‘Send to SYNC’ feature, allowing drivers to send destinations from Google Maps to their Ford vehicle through the cloud-based SYNC® Traffic, Directions & Information (TDI) app · Drivers download destination information into the vehicle via their Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones; the information will be processed into audible turn-by-turn directions, eliminating the need to bring printed maps into the car and helping drivers keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road · ‘Send to SYNC’ launches later this month and will be available for existing 2010-11 models equipped with SYNC TDI; no extra hardware, software updates or costs are required (…) Read the rest of Ford Adds Google Maps ‘Send to Sync’ Service (518 words) If you like what you are reading, please consider clicking one of the social networking icons to share the link love
T-Mobile myTouch 3G to get official Android 2.2 update
Not long after it pledged to update the myTouch 3G to Android 2.1 , today a leaked document from T-Mobile revealed that the carrier is planning to further kick it up a notch with the release of Android 2.2. In addition to that, myTouch 3G owners will also get an updated version of the Faves Gallery alongside the addition to the Genius button and support for Exchange. No word yet on when the update will actually drop, but we imagine this update will involve at least a little bit of an agonizing wait. Read
Madison (WXOW) - Fish consumption advice has been updated for 2010 and the few minor changes made are reflected in ” Choose Wisely: A Health Guide for Eating Fish in Wisconsin [PUB-FH-824, PDF 1.25MB] ,” now available online and at Department of Natural Resources service centers, state fish contaminant officials say.