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The task of running a cellular network has usually been reserved for major carriers. But now an open-source project called OpenBTS is proving that almost anyone can cheaply run a network with parts from a home-­supply or auto-supply store.

MeeGo is starting to shape ups as you can see in this recent video of the pre-alpha version from the MeeGo demo team. MeeGo 1.0 was recently released last month and that version was the netbook version of MeeGo available to OEMs to download and develop their breed of MeeGo based netbook devices. What you are seeing is this video is a pre-alpha version of the multi-touch tablet version of the OS. As it stands a tablet version of MeeGo is slated for a fall release, so for now we can speculate on what will be there based on this video. There seems to be 2 ways to navigate, by application and by content. The content part is what is first shown in the video and demostrates something we have yet to see in a touch tablet devices. I like to think of it as

Many reports have come out since the launch of the iPhone 4 the other day saying that the device loses or drops most of the signal when holding the phone in a particular way. This is something we have seen ourselves and simply happens when bridging the gap on the bottom left of the device. The response Apple has provided in the last couple of days ranges from advice to hold your iPhone 4 differently to blaming it on the network carriers side. Rumours are now indicating that the problem could actually be fixed with a software update that could arrive as early as Monday. Around the internet the reports seem to blame it on the construction of the antennae which basically use your body to bridge the gap between the two. This bridging the gap might not be the real cause of the problem and more of a symptom of a problem within the software that handles connectivity to networks.

The problem is being so widely reported that Gizmodo has managed to add 16 videos of the phenomenon, along with many, many user reports. The problem is also repeatable, making it look like a lot more than simple coincidence. One possible answer is in the way the new antenna works. Instead of just picking the strongest signal, the iPhone 4 picks the highest quality signal, the frequency with the least amount of interference. In the current iPhone firmware, this is not yet reflected in the signal display, which still indicates actual strength. Apple has said that this is known bug that it plans to fix. If true, then you shouldn’t actually drop a call, even when your apparent signal-bars drop to zero.

Apple definitely spent time giving the phone a thorough makeover, meticulously changing every little facet. We are happy to splay the fruits of their labor for your enjoyment!

We have confirmed that the iPhone's A4 processor has 512 MB RAM, unlike the iPad's more limited 256 MB. This decision may have been made fairly late in Apple's development cycle, because early leaked prototype phones only had 256 MB.

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The popularity of 3-D cinema is skyrocketing and 3-D-capable TV sets are heading for our living rooms, but almost every 3-D ready technology still requires that you don a set of special glasses. Microsoft has developed lens which could help change all that. With the ability to keep track of the position of viewers and send separate images directly to each eye, the new prototype display eliminates the need for 3-D glasses. Many tech companies are surfing the 3-D trend and researching better ways to deliver stereoscopic imagery without the need for users to wear glasses. Sharp, for instance, has been researching the field since 2002 and Nintendo (with the new 3DS) and Fujifilm (with its Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 display) have entered the realm of glasses-free 3D. However innovative, one limitation of Sharp's (and other companies') approach is that the user needs to stand in a precise spot with respect to the screen in order to experience stereoscopic vision. Microsoft's Applied Research Group, however, goes a step further: the system uses a camera to track each viewer's movements and then sends the light in the appropriate direction, directly to their eyes, even allowing two separate users to experience

How on earth do they cram two SIM card slots into one small Q8 Watch Phone? It’s quad band, supports all the usual yada, yada like Bluetooth, 2 mp camera, video, MP3 and microSD, but where do they put them slots? 

Network: GSM850/900/1800/1900mHz # Screen: 1.33 inch touch-screen supports full-screen handwriting input # Ringtone: 64 chord # Ringtone format: mp3, midi # Bluetooth: support Bluetooth 2.0 # Vibration: support incoming call vibration…

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Surprising as it may seem, Microsoft is pretty darn good at creating iPhone apps. It’s latest entrant, Windows Live Messenger, became available as a free download in the iTunes App Store on Monday. Although the central premise of the app is to stay on top of your Windows Live network and chat with your buddies, the company has added a few additional features sure to please any Live user. Microsoft has also enabled push notifications, which will alert the user to new IMs when the app is closed. As long as your buddy has connected their Live account to other social networking sites, you will be able to see what they’re sharing on sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, among others on the social stream screen which greets users as they load the application. Hotmail access in-application is also provided (you can see it in the screenshot, its the glowing orange icon in the upper right hand corner), although there is no link provided from the bottom menu. That’s a bit of a shame but definitely could be added in a future release. Messenger is the fourth application to be released by Microsoft. The company’s first application was Seadragon Mobile, a Photosynth viewer released in December 2008. This was followed by Microsoft’s Bing search app in March, and then Tag, a reader for its proprietary QR code-like offering in May. I am fairly impressed with the app, and it seems like with each one coming out of Microsoft, the company gets better and better.

Apple's iOS 4 was released today ahead of the launch of the iPhone 4, which becomes available June 24. iPhone users can update to the latest OS via iTunes, but some features will not be available for the iPhone 3G and the update is not available at all for the original iPhone. iOS 4 will not be available on the iPad until this fall. Apple says there are more than 100 new features in iOS 4, but the most notable tweaks include multitasking, with handy controls for switching apps; home screen folders that you can name by category for easy access to similar apps; a unified e-mail in-box so you no longer need to switch among accounts; and many more....