BlackBerry Curve 9310 / 9320 turns up at FCC, fails to keep a low profile
By Joseph Volpe posted May 30th 2012 4:43AM FCC docs can, from time to time, turn up some welcome device surprises. Not so in this recent RIM filing, as we’re treated to yet another in a long line of leaks for the company’s Curve 9310 / 9320. The BB OS 7.1 handset, bearing the FCC IDs L6AREY20CW and L6ARFD30CW, has already made several appearances around the globe, preparing for a low-end market berth in Australia, India,...
Intel adds sleep-mode Wi-Fi connectivity feature to ultrabooks
Devicescape today announced a deal with Intel that will give owners of certain Intel-powered machines “enhanced connectivity” to Devicescape’s Wi-Fi network of more than 7 million public hotspots. As a result of the arrangement, Intel ultrabooks and other devices that feature Intel’s Smart Connect Technology will be able to automatically update e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and other apps using Devicescape’s...
Sony announces Xperia Go and Xperia acro S: waterproof and dual-core (video)
By Mat Smith posted May 30th 2012 4:50AM If you were underwhelmed by the middling specs of Sony’s past toughphones, you might want to take a look at the latest pair to join the 2012 Xperia family. First up, the Xperia go houses a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 display with a dual-core 1GHz processor, powering the (unfortunately still) Gingerbread interface. Sony has reiterated that Android 4.0 will find its way to both new devices. The...
Fair Labor Association Begins Inspections of Foxconn
CUPERTINO, California—February 13, 2012—Apple® today announced that the Fair Labor Association will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple’s final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, at Apple’s request. A team of labor rights experts led by FLA president Auret van Heerden began the first inspections Monday morning at the facility in Shenzhen known as Foxconn City.“We believe that workers...
Google Nexus tablet appears in benchmarks, appears to run on quad-core Tegra 3
By Mat Smith posted May 30th 2012 4:59AM ASUS’s seven-inch MeMo tablet has just ducked under the FCC’s gates, but some benchmark results for a purported Google and ASUS team-up could tally with the same device. According to the listing, the Google Asus Nexus 7 will arrive with NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 CPU, clocked at 1.3 GHz, while that (presumably) 7-inch screen packs a 768 x 1280 resolution. The hardware specs...
