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I’m super excited to blog this update, though I didn’t get the time to post about all the amazing stuff it has to offer.

I would take this opportunity to tell you how awesome this new device is, with its social capabilities and a combo of windows phone 7 & zune engine at the back, but the official kin website does it in way cooler way. So head over to the site and set your stop watches to May 6th, 2010 for pre-order over the air.

My personal favorite is the Kin Two. There is however, something I want to let out at Microsoft.

See, the Kin is supposed to be about being social, always connected and sharing stuff at the touch of a button, but its also supposed to be a full-time multimedia player with that HD camera and Zune engine in the background. Wouldn’t it be sensible to launch the device ‘without’ any carrier contract? I mean, what’s Zune got to do with Verizon?

[Kin official website]

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Not everyone has been lucky enough to get the OTA update which fixes the pinch-to-zoom / multitouch on the Nexus One. Incase you’re one of the so-called ‘unfortunate’ ones, no need to fret anymore cause we have a solution for you right here!

Here is how you manually update your Nexus One:

* Download the update file and save it to your SD card (may require two additional clicks)
* Rename to “update.zip” without the quotes
* To reboot into the bootloader, turn off the phone. Then power on while holding down the trackball.
* Navigate to the option ‘recovery’
* When the Android w/ caution logo pops up, hold down the power+volume up
* Select ‘apply sdcard:update.zip’

That’s pretty much it! be sure to log your success in the comments below

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Serious mobile geeks now have a reason to celebrate!

Samsung and Intrinsity have jointly announced the fastest ARM Cortex-A8 processor architecture. The processor codenamed Hummingbird, delivers an impressive 2000DMIPS at 1GHz.

The Hummingbird can run at a high speed even at a minimum supply voltage of 1.0V, which makes it really suitable for use in mobile devices. Did I mention its almost twice as fast as the Iphone 3GS processor?

Its only a matter of time the processor is implemented in a working handset, giving a challenge to the already 1GHz Snapdragon processor in the Toshiba TG01 mobile phone.

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Nokia 5130 XpressMusic is one of the latest in the low budget music phones offered by Nokia.

The phone is sleek, slim and boasts a loud speaker at the back. I was given an opportunity to spend a weekend with the phone for review and that’s what i’m going to get to without further ado:

Design and Physical Aspects:
The Phone form factor is candy-bar with rounded edges and a smooth, glossy finish. It is available in a combination of red over black or blue over black. The size of 107.5mm in height, 46.7mm in width & 14.8mm in depth fits perfectly into the user’s hand, while being lightweight at 88 grams (including battery).

The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic comes with a 2 Inch QVGA screen which has a coloured display with 262K colors featuring a screen size of 240 x 320 pixels.

The sides of the phone house the dedicated music keys on the left and volume keys and microSD housing on the right.

Other main features of the 5130 XpressMusic include:

Imaging:
2 Megapixel Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Landscape Mode
Dedicated Camera Key
Colour Tone (Normal, Sepia, Black & White, Vivid & Negative)
White Balance (Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten & Fluorescent)
Light Sensitivity (High, Medium, Low & auto)
Video Recording (15 fps)
4 x Digital Video Zoom
Video White Balance (Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Incandescent & Fluorescent)
Video Player (MP4 & 3GP)
Picture Caller ID

Messaging:
SMS (Text Messaging)
EMS (Enhanced Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging
Email (IMAP, POP, SMTP, OMA EMN)
Email with Attachments

Sound:
Music Player (MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, Midi, WMA, WAMR & MXMF)
Music Keys
Volume Keys
FM Radio with RDS
Ringtones (AAC, MP3, Midi, WMA, WAMR, eAAC, eAAC+ & MXMF)
Voice Recording

Entertainment:
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games

Organizer:
Phonebook
Calendar
Clock
Calculator
Flight Mode
Conference Call
Handsfree Speaker Phone
Call Log (Dialled, Missed & Received)
Speed Dialling
Automatic Redial
Mute

Connectivity:
Bluetooth®
Micro USB
TV Out
3.5mm AV Connector
EDGE
GPRS

Network:
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)

Internet:
Opera Mini Browser
HTML & XHTML

Memory & Talk Time:
30 Mbytes Memory plus 1 Gbyte MicroSD™ Card & Supports Up To 2 Gbytes
6 Hours GSM Talk Time
288 Hours GSM Standby Time
1 Hour Video Recording Time
4 Hours Video Playback Time
20 Hours Music Playback Time

Functionality:
The phone comes with a built in music player which supports a wide variety of playback formats including MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, Midi, WMA, WAMR & MXMF formats. The 5130 XpressMusic has easily accessibl volume keys which allow the user to control their sound in an instant & with easy to reach music keys, the user can launch the music player with a single click.

Hit the Read link below for the in-depth review.

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Nokia is officially launching its much anticipated N97 mobile device in Pakistan. An exclusive sneak preview is being held in Karachi and I have been invited to cover the event and review the device.

Stay tuned for some pictures / device review shortly.

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James Larry Gaines II has created Smartprotect, a mobile protection program with SMS Auto-Responder. Lets say you left your phone somewhere and cannot remember where you put it, just text your phone and get the exact location via GPS information (if your phone has GPS capability) or approximate location based on Cell Location.

This software is also equipped with a thief-prevention-system which will automatically SMS your partner phone number if the SIM has been changed from the registered SIM. There is also a setting to protect various folders if another SIM is installed, as well as delete all of the contacts saved to the device. The program requires a password which is AES-Encrypted and uninstall-proof (except for a hard reset). This program requires at least .NET 2.0.

Full instructions on xda-developers.

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Let’s face it, we all have heard of someone going through the pain of losing their phones / digital gadgets in the water, whether in the bathroom, or taking that swim with ipod still in pocket.

While losing the gadget is no less painful than losing the valuable data, a clever home trick may be able to save you of both. Here what you can do:

Power off the device and cover it completely in a bowl of uncooked rice. Rice being a natural desiccant will help absorb the excess moisture. Let it dry for atleast 24 hours and DO NOT try to recharge the device.

If your device has a removable battery, dry it separately.

Hopefully your device should come back to life with the above procedure. A good time to remind yourself to back up your data.

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Swype is a revolutionary new text input panel developed for touch screen devices and tablet pcs.

The highlight of the product is that it enables users to enter text by ’swiping’ the fingers on the keyboard, tracing a path containing all the letters. Rest is handled by the genius algorithm at the back end.

The product developers claim that swype is by far the fasted way to input text on touchscreen devices, with speeds reaching upto 50 wpm. We will only find out once we test it, when its available for download.

Click the picture to check out the product website

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