Apple Issues Worldwide Recall for Some First-Gen iPod Nano Devices

Apple on Friday evening issued a recall to owners of some first generation iPod Nano MP3 players, citing a overheating issue affecting an undisclosed number of units. may be eligible for a replacement device. According to the Replacement Program page on Apple's website:.


Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the battery in the iPod Nano (1st generation) may overheat and pose a safety risk.

Gadget Lab, Apple Issues Worldwide Recall for Some First-Gen iPod Nano Devices

Official HTC Rezound Desktop Dock Now Available

If you were looking to pick up the HTC Rezound this Monday, you may be looking for some accessories to go along with it. And what could be better than the official HTC desktop dock that just so happens to be available right now via HTCPedia for $50. While I’ve never been a “dock-man” myself, I have to admit there’s something very sexy about the Rezound nestled comfortably in its own official HTC dock.


Android Phone, Official HTC Rezound Desktop Dock Now Available

World of Warcraft lost over 1 million subscribers this year

Activision Blizzard on Tuesday announced better-than-expected Q3 2011 net revenues and earnings, reporting that the company delivered GAAP net revenues of $754 million, as compared with $745 million for the third quarter of 2010. This gain was achieved via digital channels, accounting for more than 57-percent of the company's total net revenues. However in a conference call following the Q3 2011 results announcement, Blizzard Entertainment CEO Mike Morhaime admitted that World of Warcraft's subscription count continues to fall, dropping from 11.1 million subscribers in June to 10.3 million in September — a 7 percent drop.

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Adobe product manager fingers Apple for death of Flash Player for mobile

Adobe's battles with Apple haven't exactly been a secret over the past couple of years, but the death of Flash Player for mobile has once again brought that drama to the fore. Mike Chambers, a lead product manager for Flash, took to his personal site today to shed some light on Adobe's rapid descent, pointing the finger squarely at Apple's refusal to adopt the player in its mobile OS. He had this to say:.

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White Samsung Stratosphere headed to Best Buy for Black Friday

Released by Verizon Wireless about a month ago for $149 on contract, the Samsung Stratosphere currently comes in only one color - black. If you don't particularly like that, and would want to see the handset in a different shade, Best Buy will be of help soon. According to the image seen below, Best Buy will offer the Stratosphere in white starting Black Friday (November 25).

Unwired View, White Samsung Stratosphere headed to Best Buy for Black Friday

Nano SIM Cards: Honey, They Have Shrunk The SIM Card, Again!

Reports about an all-new ultra-compact SIM card started surging in as Giesecke & Devrient, the Munich-based company which gave the world the first SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card offered its proposal for a Nano SIM card to ETSI. Nano SIM Card, as it is officially called, has already been designed and a request for the standard has been submitted to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). If approved, most of the devices set to release next year will be employing one, which means you'll using be using one, actually.
In terms of size, the Nano SIM card is about one-third smaller than the micro-SIM card.

Technology Nerd, Nano SIM Cards: Honey, They Have Shrunk The SIM Card, Again!

Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR offered to new customers by Amazon for just $111.11, today only

Today's the big day when the Motorola Droid RAZR went on sale, as we told you earlier. Now this is a high-end superphone indeed, and a very thin one at that, but Verizon chose to price it rather bullishly at $299.99. If you think that's a bit much for a handset, considering that you still need to sign a new two-year contract with the carrier, then we have some good news – but only if you act fast. Apparently Amazon thought that Verizon and Motorola's playful release timing for the Droid RAZR (11x11x11 at 11:11 am) was cute, and the well known retailer decided to play too.

Unwired View, Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR offered to new customers by Amazon for just $111.11, today only

Deal of the Day - Dell Vostro 260s Core i3 Slim Tower with 20' LCD Monitor

Today's LogicBUY Deal is the customizable Vostro 260 slim tower desktop with 2011 Core i3-2120 cpu and 20" LCD monitor starting at $455.55.  Features:  2GB RAM, 250GB hard drive, Intel HD graphics with VGA and HDMI outputs, card reader, DVD-RW, keyboard and mouse, 15-months Trend Micro, Windows 7, and more. $598  - $129 off  – 5% off coupon  =  $455.55 with $8 shipping.  This is the lowest price seen by LogicBUY.
This deal expires November 11, 2011 or sooner.

The Gadgeteer, Deal of the Day - Dell Vostro 260s Core i3 Slim Tower with 20' LCD Monitor

BlackBerry PlayBook to come with PressReader

While Adobe has already raised up the white flag when it comes to mobile and TV Flash support, RIM decided to forge ahead and maintain status quo by supporting Flash on their PlayBook tablet. I guess they're going to ride into the sunset this way, although we have word that future PlayBooks will come pre-loaded with PressReader apart from Flash, where PressReader intends to function as a digital news app, hailing from a company known as NewspaperDirect.



Ubergizmo, BlackBerry PlayBook to come with PressReader

Logitech's new CEO sees the failures of the Revue clearly in hindsight and doesn't plan a sequel

After the Logitech Revue lost the CEO who spearheaded its progression into the marketplace and saw its price drop from $299 to $99, it's probably not that surprising to hear the new company leader isn't entirely enthusiastic about it. Guerrino De Luca told investors during the company's earnings call back on October 29th that Logitech would not be building a successor to the Revue and it would be "on the bench" waiting for an opportunity to build peripherals to present itself.

Engadget, Logitech's new CEO sees the failures of the Revue clearly in hindsight and doesn't plan a sequel

Kaspersky Lab Announces New Partnership with TAG Heuer

Abingdon, UK, 11 November 2011 - Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, today announced a new collaboration with TAG Heuer, the renowned Swiss luxury watchmaker. In co-operation with ModeLabs Manufacture, TAG Heuer has launched its first luxury touchscreen smartphone, TAG Heuer LINK, which operates on Android.

Press Release Distribution, Kaspersky Lab Announces New Partnership with TAG Heuer

Droid RAZR now on sale

Today's date is 11.11.11, meaning that the Motorola DROID RAZR is now available at Verizon for $299.99 on a new two year contract. The DROID RAZR is currently the thinnest Android smartphone on the market at 7.1mm, but is also sturdy with a back made out of kevlar. Specs wise, The RAZR spots a 4.3-inch  qHD display Super AMOLED display with 960 x 540, a 8 megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, a 1.3 megapixel camera with 72op HD video calling, a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage along with 16GB of storage thanks to a pre-loaded sim card, and 4G LTE support.



Unwired View, Droid RAZR now on sale

Satellite phone communications suddenly booming

Iridium, (which was a catastrophic failure just over a decade ago as Motorola's $5 billion satellite went down in flames and was sold to an investor for just $25 million), has established itself as a solid business. The network has grown under our radar to more than 500,000 subscribers over the past 11 years and posted $146.1 million of revenue and $11.7 million of profit for the third quarter. For the satellite phone industry, this is a stunning result.

2DayBlog.com, Satellite phone communications suddenly booming

Intel's Haswell detailed: three different GPUs, single-chip solution for ultrabooks

The demo of the 22nm Haswell running on a tiny solar cell at IDF was impressive, but it didn't really give us any idea what shipping products might look like. Well, a few slides popped up over at Chiphell that give us a few more details about how the tock, to Ivy Bridge's tick, is shaping up. For one, were looking at three new on-die GPUs, dubbed GT1, GT2 and GT3 — the latter of which may be a higher performance part than we're used to seeing out of Intel.

2DayBlog.com, Intel's Haswell detailed: three different GPUs, single-chip solution for ultrabooks

Is Motorola Preparing A Software Update For The Original Droid?

I guess the old girl has some fight in her yet. According to DroidLife who received this email today from the Motorola Feedback Network, there could be some kind of software update planned for the Motorola Droid “OG.” Gingerbread. Ice Cream Sandwich. Bloatware. Check out the full email:

Thanks for joining the Motorola Feedback Network. We are preparing a project for owners of the original Motorola Droid on Verizon, and would like to invite you to participate. Click this link to take a short enrollment survey for this project.

Android Phone, Is Motorola Preparing A Software Update For The Original Droid?

Oregon Scientific ATC Mini Waterproof HD Action Camera

Getting the action recorded on video has recently become easier for more and more people now that there are now a variety of action cameras available in the market. But in order for such cameras to capture and record first person action shots, they have to be built tough and rugged. Oregon Scientific has recently introduced such a camera with its ATC Mini Waterproof HD Action Camera. The Oregon Scientific ATC Mini Action Camera is built for extreme sports enthusiasts. It is not just designed to capture HD quality videos and action shots, it is also built to withstand the usual pressures of extreme action and activity.

Gadget.com, Oregon Scientific ATC Mini Waterproof HD Action Camera

Corsair unveils Performance Pro Series SSDs, loads 'em with 6Gb/s Marvell controllers

SandForce-equipped SSDs are seemingly all the rage nowadays, but lest we forget that others, like Marvell, have some peppy controllers of their own. Step up Corsair, who's just announced its new Marvell-equipped line of SATA 3 Performance Pro Series 6Gb/s SSDs. These 2.5-inch storage slabs can achieve 515 MB/sreadand 440 MB/s sequential write speeds, and sports a TRIM-like "built-in advanced background garbage collection," which company deems helpful for RAID setups. Notably, desktop users will be pleased to know that the drives will mount into 3.5-inch slots via an included adapter.

Engadget, Corsair unveils Performance Pro Series SSDs, loads 'em with 6Gb/s Marvell controllers

Sony opens registration for PlayStation Suite SDK beta, lets devs build apps for Android and Vita

We first got wind of Sony's PlayStation Suite SDK back at the Tokyo Game Show in September, but the company just opened up the application process for a closed beta test, letting Windows XP and Windows 7 users in the US, UK and Japan submit their credentials for early access. Those getting the nod from Sony will be able to develops apps for use on the PS Vita, which is set to hit in February, along with the PS Suite - that "hardware-neutral" framework that'll allow access from non-PlayStation branded products, including the Xperia Play, Tablet S and Tablet P, with the potential for third-party devices to come as well.

Engadget, Sony opens registration for PlayStation Suite SDK beta, lets devs build apps for Android and Vita

Makoto Hirahara Bright Blind

Have one of those rooms that just doesn't get enough natural sunlight . Have a room where there's no windows .  Got a case of the Winter blues .  Made of electroluminescent ( EL ) sheets, Makoto Hirahara's Bright Blind simulates a window where none exists.  Turn the stick and control the brightness.

The Gadgeteer, Makoto Hirahara Bright Blind

Samsung Illusion Specs Outed in Verizon's Infocenter

Wondering just what the Samsung Illusion has in store. A recently uncovered Infocenter page through Verizon has all the vital details. The phone sports Android 2.3, a 1GHz Hummingbird CPU, and 512MB of RAM. A 3.5-inch TFT LCD display gets a resolution of 480×320. Perhaps most interestingly, the Illusion features a “curved design” not unlike that of the Nexus S and upcoming Galaxy Nexus (though from the image, the curve doesn’t look as extreme).

Android Phone, Samsung Illusion Specs Outed in Verizon's Infocenter

T-Mobile USA Q3 2011 earnings: income and smartphone subscribers rise, net income at $332m

T-Mobile USA issued its third quarter financials, and things are looking up over last quarter - if only just slightly. The carrier posted service revenues of $4.67 billion - that's a modest 0.1 percent increase over the second quarter, but down 0.9 percent over this time last year. Net income, meanwhile is at $332 million - up 57-percent from Q2 2011 and four-percent from Q3 2010. The quarter also saw the addition of 126,000 customers (includes postpaid and prepaid users) - a marked improvement from the loss of 50,000 last quarter.

Engadget, T-Mobile USA Q3 2011 earnings: income and smartphone subscribers rise, net income at $332m

Adobe confirms Flash Player is dead for mobile devices

Some people are hoping for it, while others are expecting it in one way or another, and now here's the confirmation: Flash Player for mobile devices is officially dead. Adobe is reaffirming its commitment to “aggressively contribute” to HTML5, a platform with broader support and capabilities than Flash was ever able to deliver. Adobe will of course also be pushing developers to work in its AIR platform for a more native experience, and the company will continue to work on Flash Player for desktop operating systems, but one can't help but see the platform as a whole standing on fairly shaky footing at this point.

2DayBlog.com, Adobe confirms Flash Player is dead for mobile devices

Swivl Camera Stand Tracks Moving Targets

Like the eyes of a creepy painting, the Swivl follows you around the room. Swivl is a neat little camera stand which will follow you around the room. It consists of two parts: the motorized stand itself, and a remote marker. The stand “sees” the marker and two motors — tilt and spin — move to follow it.

It works with any camera that has a tripod mount. Just hold the marker or clip it to your clothes and the camera will follow your every move.

Gadget Lab, Swivl Camera Stand Tracks Moving Targets

Tango video calling app prances its way into Windows Phone Marketplace

Tango, the video calling service finally hit the Marketplace today, more than a year after launching on iOS and Android, and barely a month after expanding to PCs. Compatible with Windows Phone 7.5 or higher, Tango for Mango allows users to make free phone and video calls over 3G, 4G and WiFi connections, including free international calls to fellow Tangonians. Users can also chat with Tango members across other operating systems and platforms, which should help tide them over until that Skype integration becomes a reality.

2DayBlog.com, Tango video calling app prances its way into Windows Phone Marketplace

Android Overload: SE Xperia Arc and Acro Now Playstation Certified, Amazon Orders 5 Million Kindle Fires and More

. Greetings, Phandroids. The Android news keeps on comin’ and sometimes it’s impossible for us to get to it all. That’s why we have the Android Overload. This is the place we stash all the gems throughout the day that didn’t make it onto our front page in an effort to give you, our readers, more Android niblits to snack on. So have a look around. I’m sure you’ll find something here of interest.

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus swings by the FCC. Still due Nov. 16th. [WirelessGoodness]AT&T and US Justice Department butt heads over witnesses disclosure.

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ARM Shows Off New Mali GPU – Promises 10x The Performance Over Your Momma's GPU

No doubt feeling the heat from Nvidia with their announcement of the beastly quad-core Tegra 3 processor, ARM decided to make a little announcement of their own in the form of the upcoming Mali-T658 GPU. The new T658 boasts 4 times the power of the the T604 which happens to be still in production and 10 times the computing power of the Mali-T400 GPU, currently found inside Samsung’s Exynos processors and powering the Galaxy S II line of smartphones.



Android Phone, ARM Shows Off New Mali GPU â€" Promises 10x The Performance Over Your Momma's GPU

Akitio MyCloud Duo storage device

Back in the days before there was this thing called computers, all “data”, or rather, information would be the better word to use, came in hardcopy formats. As in, you needed to file these away in their very own binders, and looking for a document could take you eons if you had a library to search simply because there is no real life F3 key apart from your memory. Well, glad to know that information storage has turned digital over the years, and we now have another problem on hand – how the heck are we supposed to be able to keep track of all the data we have accumulated over our lifetime.

Ubergizmo, Akitio MyCloud Duo storage device

Glooko digital logbook for diabetes patients

I am glad that technology has come a long way in helping improve the overall quality of life especially in terms of healthcare and support. Diabetes is a whole lot more manageable these days, and with the advent of smartphones, there are tools which will help you monitor your blood sugar levels without having to rely on the classic notebook and pencil combo. Glooko, an app that is available over at iTunes, is a consumer health app that functions as a digital logbook, where it will cater for folks who are living with diabetes and need to perform daily blood sugar level checks.

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Burn The Rope: Worlds Now Available For Free In The Android Market

I told you guys it was coming and it looks like Big Blue Bubble has finally released the sequel to their mobile smash hit, Burn the Rope onto the Android Market. Burn the Rope: Worlds ups the original with 100 new levels, featuring 4 unique worlds like the jungle, mechanical, fantasy and space themed levels for you to ignite. Also included is a new mini-game called Endless Burn where the object is to collect as many bugs as possible while your flame trail grows. Run into the flame and it's game over.



Android Phone, Burn The Rope: Worlds Now Available For Free In The Android Market

Motor Trend visits Norway, looks for lineage in Audi R8 Spyder

When Motor Trend tecnical director Frank Markus decided he needed to get away, you should know that his 'time out' wouldn't merely be a weekend at the local hot springs or camping down by the river. The MT crew has made fine work of taking glorious trips in glorious cars – and a Subaru Outback – and Markus would keep it up, tracing Viking routes and his own heritage in an Audi R8 V10 Spyder along Norway's Atlantic Road. We'd love to tell you about it but we'd be remiss – the story is worth the read and the video, after the jump, is even moreso worth the watch.



Autoblog, Motor Trend visits Norway, looks for lineage in Audi R8 Spyder

Suzuki gets small and funky for Tokyo with Regina compact, Q-Concept, Swift EV Hybrid

For their home turf show, Japanese automakers often bring out the best and quirkiest. To cite just a few examples, how about the three different Nissan Pivo concepts, the Honda EV-N and the Nissan Land Glider. Suzuki continues the trend this year with a full slate of world premieres of unusual designs wrapped around some eco-friendly powertrains. The theme seems to be that small is good, and the "big" star is the Regina (above), Suzuki's "vision of a next-generation global compact car" that gets 75 miles per gallon (U.S.) on the JC08 test cycle.



Autoblog, Suzuki gets small and funky for Tokyo with Regina compact, Q-Concept, Swift EV Hybrid

HTC Ville with Android Ice Cream Sandwich and Sense 4.0 UI coming at MWC 2012?

Here's another new and unannounced HTC smartphone that's supposed to arrive next year alongside the quad-core HTC Edge: the HTC Ville. Unlike the Edge, the HTC Ville will not have a quad-core processor, but only a dual-core 1.5GHz one. However, it will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and, according to BGR, it's going to be the first to come with Sense 4.0 UI.

Unwired View, HTC Ville with Android Ice Cream Sandwich and Sense 4.0 UI coming at MWC 2012?

Lincoln teases new design language; 2013 MKS, MKT headed for LA Auto Show

Yesterday, Lincoln released the teaser you see above on its Facebook page, showing what's in store for the automaker's revised design language that's coming soon (we're guessing it's the hood and fender of the redesign MKT). Lincoln states that its new styling direction will be "forward-looking and more elegantly crafted," and it appears that we'll get our first glimpse at the fruits of the company's labor at the LA Auto Show next week.

Autoblog, Lincoln teases new design language; 2013 MKS, MKT headed for LA Auto Show

Motorola Droid RAZR Pre-Orders Shipping Today, Read the Instruction Manual Now

Good news for those with the Motorola Droid RAZR on pre-order. Reports are coming in from all corners that units are now shipping from Verizon, with many scheduled to arrive on doorsteps a tomorrow, a day ahead of the RAZR’s official November 11th release (who was going to wait until 11:11AM anyway?). The ultra-thin, dual-core handset with LTE connectivity is just the first of quite a few big holiday releases from Verizon, and if you are patiently awaiting your order to ship you can pass the time by joining in on the buzz over at Android Forums.

Android Phone, Motorola Droid RAZR Pre-Orders Shipping Today, Read the Instruction Manual Now

Android Overload: Firefox 8.0 For Android Now Available, AT&T Plans For LTE-Advanced In 2013 and More

 . Good evening, everyone. With so much news coming through our way, it's just about impossible to get to it all. For the stories that almost slipped through the cracks, we have the Android Overload. Here you can find all the stories that didn't make it onto our front page but we felt still deserved a second chance. So kick your feet up and get to clicking! ‘Night.

Japanese e-commerce giant, Rakuten, buys Kobo for $315 million. [BGR]AT&T jumps on the LTE-Advanced bandwagon. Plans for upgrade in 2013. [Electronista]Firefox 8.0 now available for Android. Built on same rendering engine as desktop.

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CSR and Livio Team to Reinvent the Car Radio

In-Dash Systems Can Control, Play Internet Radio via Smartphones - Wirelessly!TELEMATICS MUNICH 2011, Germany - 9 November 2011 - CSR plc (LSE: CSR and NASDAQ: CSRE) and Livio Radio today announced they have teamed to reinvent the car radio. It will now be possible for next-generation in-car infotainment systems to receive thousands of Internet radio streams wirelessly from a smartphone and be able to control and play them without the driver having to touch the handset.

Press Release Distribution, CSR and Livio Team to Reinvent the Car Radio

The droid nobody was looking for: an R2-D2 MP4 player

We all know the story of how Artoo braved the sands of Tatooine to deliver Princess Leia's message to old Ben, but we never guessed that he encoded it as an MP4. Leave it to Toys 'R' Us to set the story straight: R2-D2 was a music player, C-3P0 was an overcomplicated set of earbuds, and MPEG-4 is apparently a galactic standard music format. Who knew. According to the droid's product page, it can hold up to 500 songs on 2GB of internal storage. There's also a questionable image (we're looking at you, Empire Photoshop brigade) promising video playback, photo storage, extras, settings and some sort of recording feature.

Engadget, The droid nobody was looking for: an R2-D2 MP4 player

PayPal adds NFC payments to Android app

It's another nail in the coffin of expensive, dirty, smelly physical cash and coins. PayPal has released the 3.0 version of its Android app and, through that, users can directly exchange money from one NFC-equipped phone to another. Just add the Request Money widget to your (probably already rather cluttered) desktop, type in an amount, then pick up your Nexus S and do a little fist bump with your best bro's celly — assuming said bro has a similarly near field communication-equipped Android device.

2DayBlog.com, PayPal adds NFC payments to Android app

PayPal for Android update adds NFC payment

Currently one of the only ways to shop with NFC is to use Google Wallet, which is only available on the Nexus S. Thanks to Paypal, you'll now have your own way to receive money from a friend just by bumping phones. Paypal 3.0 for Android has just added support for NFC payments. First you'll need to have the request money widget. Then you enter an amount you wish to give or receive, and then tap phones with another lad who also has an NFC equipped Android device. Your friend then has to enter his password and the transaction will be completed securely.

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Asus Transformer Prime: Preview

After weeks of rumors, the Asus has finally revealed the full specifications of the Asus Transformer Prime, which should be the most powerful tablet in the world when it launches next month. When you'll go over the specs, you may be surprised (or at least impressed) by the amount of firepower that ASUS is bringing into the Asus Transformer Prime and ultimately you will probably like the price, at least – I do. So, what's so cool about the Asus Transformer Prime.










Ubergizmo, Asus Transformer Prime: Preview