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The Weekly Roundup (16th Jan ‘11): What You might’ve Missed

   

 

Incase you missed anything, here’s what happened on ZCJ this week, in Mobile News, Reviews and More.

Accessories

Samsung Galaxy Tab Gets a Bluetooth keyboard Case from Brando

Android

Sony Ericsson Promises They’ll be Good in 2011

Gametanium To Bring Games-on-demand to Android

When’s the Worst Time to Buy an iPhone or Android Device? [Fun Graphic]

YouTube for Android App Updated: Find Artists and Music Videos Easier

Official VEVO app for Android Released

New Updated Nexus S model Sighted, Running Android 2.4?

Samsung Galaxy Mini Leaked

Motorola i886 runs Android Without a Touchscreen

Google Music Sync Coming to Android?

The Dell Streak (5 Inch, With Android 2.2 Froyo) is in the House

Video: Sony Ericsson XPERIA and Google Places

Video: Sony Ericsson XPERIA and Google Maps Navigation

Video: Sony Ericsson XPERIA and the Android Market

Samsung Galaxy S2 Coming To Mobile World Congress?

Latest Android NDK promises Much Awesomeness Coming

Rope Cut is a Cut the Rope clone for Android

Adobe Flash For Android Gets 10.1 Update (Except for Tegra Users)

LG Optimus One Review- Hardware and Design

Google Translate for Android Gets New Look; Now Supports Conversation Mode

New Android Market hits Nexus S Finally

Dell Streak 7 Gets Torn Apart on Video

Motorola Xoom has Built-in Barometer: How’s the Weather?

Google Confirms that there’s a Nexus S Reboot Bug

Motorola Plans to Ship Around 800,000 Xoom tablets in Q1 2011

Sony Dismisses Android 2.4 on Xperia Arc, Promises ‘timely’ OS Updates

Sony Playstation App for iOS and Android Released

[Video] Ubuntu and MeeGo Now Running on the Google Nexus S

Google Goggles for Android and iOS Updated: Faster, Smarter, Solves Sudoku

The Sony Ericsson Playstation/Xperia Play Phone gets Caught In the Wild (Again)

The LG Optimus One is in the house!

Amazon Working to Improve Kindle App for Android tablets

WiFi-Only Motorola Xoom Coming in April?

Huawei IDEOS X5 Announced at CES: Froyo, 3.8 Inch screen

Android 2.3 GingerBread Ported to iPhone 3G

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro Successor Leaked with Specs

Dolphin Mini Browser For Android Officially Launches in Market

Apple

iOS 4.3 beta Shows iPad 2 Cameras but No Retina Display

Rumour: No Home Button on the next iPad and iPhone?

Find My Friends feature Found in iOS 4.3?

iPad 2, iPhone 5, Apple TV (2011) Specs Out?

CDMA iPhone Coming to China, Korea, and Japan?

New Apple patent for Capacitive Touch Nodes Might Mean Thinner iDevices

Apple’s App Store close to 10 billion Downloads, Win a $10,000 iTunes gift card

Verizon was Never Considered for Original iPhone, Asked Apple later

iOS 4.3 Has iPhone 5, iPad 2 Model Numbers

No iOS 4.3 Update for iPhone 3G (or 2009 iPod touch)?

iOS 4.3 for iPad to Bring New MultiTouch Gestures, Airplay Video

Video: The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart reacts to Verizon iPhone (Funnies!)

Verizon to offer CDMA 3G iPad Too

iOS 4.3 Beta for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV Released for Developers

White iPhone 4 Caught on Verizon website

Verizon iPhone 4 Announced, Coming February 10th

Alarm Bug continue to Annoy iPhone owners

Next Gen iPhone Drawings Spotted?

Blackberry

Pictures of BlackBerry “Dakota”, “Apollo”, Torch 2 Leaked

Video: BlackBerry App World (Urbanspoon) Commercial

RIM Gives Indian Government Access to Blackberry Services

Dell

The Dell Streak (5 Inch, With Android 2.2 Froyo) is in the House

Dell Streak 7 Gets Torn Apart on Video

Fakes

Fake Nokia N9 Sighted in China (Doesnt Run MeeGo Or Symbian btw)

Featured

Nokia To End Ovi Music Unlimited Service

Fake Nokia N9 Sighted in China (Doesnt Run MeeGo Or Symbian btw)

Nokia X7 Canceled by AT&T Before it was Even Announced?

Samsung Galaxy Mini Leaked

The Nokia N900 Gets Ovi Maps with Turn-by-turn Navigation and Voice Guidance: Made By The Community

Nokia X7 Gets Pictured in Every Angle, Looks Very Official

Apple’s App Store close to 10 billion Downloads, Win a $10,000 iTunes gift card

Ovi Store Gets Two New Channels: ‘Highly Addictive Games’ and ‘Learning’

The Dell Streak (5 Inch, With Android 2.2 Froyo) is in the House

Ovi Store gets Minor Improvements: Better Search, More Languages, Better S40 Client

The Nokia 5230 and 5233 get a firmware update to v21.8.005

Samsung Galaxy S2 Coming To Mobile World Congress?

Other Symbian^3 Nokia Devices Also Get App Update

LG Optimus One Review- Hardware and Design

iOS 4.3 Beta for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV Released for Developers

The Nokia N8 Gets a App Update (A Bridge to the Major Firmware Update?)

Ovi Store Now Shows Prices in Local Currencies (In India So Far)

Angry Birds Free for iOS Comes with 12 Brand New Levels, 4 Mini Episodes

Sony Playstation App for iOS and Android Released

Verizon iPhone 4 Announced, Coming February 10th

Google Goggles for Android and iOS Updated: Faster, Smarter, Solves Sudoku

The Sony Ericsson Playstation/Xperia Play Phone gets Caught In the Wild (Again)

Nokia Email Beta Update Brings Default HTML View To S60V3 Devices

VLC for iOS now Available on Cydia

Windows Phone 7 Bug Sends Out Large Amount of Data

The Nokia E5 gets a Minor Firmware update to version 42.012

Android 2.3 GingerBread Ported to iPhone 3G

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro Successor Leaked with Specs

HTC

HTC HD2 Hacked To Run Windows Phone 7

HTC Plans to Ship 10 million 4G Smartphones in 2011

iOS / iPhone OS

Amazon Kindle app for iOS Updated to V2.5: Free Books and Background Downloads

When’s the Worst Time to Buy an iPhone or Android Device? [Fun Graphic]

iOS 4.3 beta Shows iPad 2 Cameras but No Retina Display

Rumour: No Home Button on the next iPad and iPhone?

Find My Friends feature Found in iOS 4.3?

iPad 2, iPhone 5, Apple TV (2011) Specs Out?

CDMA iPhone Coming to China, Korea, and Japan?

Nike+ GPS App For iOS Gets an Update: Play Tag with your Friends

Apple’s App Store close to 10 billion Downloads, Win a $10,000 iTunes gift card

Verizon was Never Considered for Original iPhone, Asked Apple later

UK First Direct Bank App for iOS Lets you carry out transactions on the Go

iOS 4.3 Has iPhone 5, iPad 2 Model Numbers

No iOS 4.3 Update for iPhone 3G (or 2009 iPod touch)?

iOS 4.3 for iPad to Bring New MultiTouch Gestures, Airplay Video

Google Places with Hotspot for iPhone Released

Verizon to offer CDMA 3G iPad Too

iOS 4.3 Beta for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV Released for Developers

WordPress for iOS Updated to V2.6.4: Fixes Tons of Bugs

Angry Birds Free for iOS Comes with 12 Brand New Levels, 4 Mini Episodes

Layar 4.0 for iPhone Released

White iPhone 4 Caught on Verizon website

Sony Playstation App for iOS and Android Released

Verizon iPhone 4 Announced, Coming February 10th

Google Goggles for Android and iOS Updated: Faster, Smarter, Solves Sudoku

VLC for iOS now Available on Cydia

Alarm Bug continue to Annoy iPhone owners

Android 2.3 GingerBread Ported to iPhone 3G

LG

LG disappointed in Initial Sales of Windows Phone Devices

LG Optimus One Review- Hardware and Design

LG Hopes to Ship 30 Million Smartphones in 2011

The LG Optimus One is in the house!

Maemo

Video: Nokia N900 + MeeGo 1.1.8 + Xbox Media Center = Awesome

The Nokia N900 Gets Ovi Maps with Turn-by-turn Navigation and Voice Guidance: Made By The Community

MeeGo

Fake Nokia N9 Sighted in China (Doesnt Run MeeGo Or Symbian btw)

Video: Nokia N900 + MeeGo 1.1.8 + Xbox Media Center = Awesome

Motorola

Motorola i886 runs Android Without a Touchscreen

Video: Motorola ATRIX™ 4G “Airport” Full Ad

Motorola Xoom has Built-in Barometer: How’s the Weather?

Motorola Plans to Ship Around 800,000 Xoom tablets in Q1 2011

Video: Hands on with the Motorola XOOM

WiFi-Only Motorola Xoom Coming in April?

Music

Nokia To End Ovi Music Unlimited Service

Shazam and Spotify Announce New Partnership

Official VEVO app for Android Released

Google Music Sync Coming to Android?

N-gage

Video: Nokia N-Gage India Ad [Awesome]

News

Nimbuzz for Nokia Updated: 70 Percent Less Data Consumption

Twitter Client TwimGo for Symbian ReWritten in QT: Snazzy UI, Better Performance

Amazon Kindle app for iOS Updated to V2.5: Free Books and Background Downloads

Nokia To End Ovi Music Unlimited Service

Sony Ericsson Promises They’ll be Good in 2011

Socially for Symbian Gets a Major Update: Faster, Better UI, Improved Notifications

Gametanium To Bring Games-on-demand to Android

Night Light Pro for Symbian: Turn Your Phone into a Night Light with a Clap

HTC HD2 Hacked To Run Windows Phone 7

Fake Nokia N9 Sighted in China (Doesnt Run MeeGo Or Symbian btw)

Nokia X7 Canceled by AT&T Before it was Even Announced?

Shazam and Spotify Announce New Partnership

Nokia Offers FTP access to Symbian Foundation Contents

YouTube for Android App Updated: Find Artists and Music Videos Easier

Official VEVO app for Android Released

iOS 4.3 beta Shows iPad 2 Cameras but No Retina Display

Rumour: No Home Button on the next iPad and iPhone?

Find My Friends feature Found in iOS 4.3?

New Updated Nexus S model Sighted, Running Android 2.4?

Samsung Galaxy Mini Leaked

Nokia Big Screen Beta App Gets an Update: Bug Fixes

Pictures of BlackBerry “Dakota”, “Apollo”, Torch 2 Leaked

iPad 2, iPhone 5, Apple TV (2011) Specs Out?

The Nokia N900 Gets Ovi Maps with Turn-by-turn Navigation and Voice Guidance: Made By The Community

CDMA iPhone Coming to China, Korea, and Japan?

New Apple patent for Capacitive Touch Nodes Might Mean Thinner iDevices

Nike+ GPS App For iOS Gets an Update: Play Tag with your Friends

Google Music Sync Coming to Android?

Nokia X7 Gets Pictured in Every Angle, Looks Very Official

Apple’s App Store close to 10 billion Downloads, Win a $10,000 iTunes gift card

Verizon was Never Considered for Original iPhone, Asked Apple later

Ovi Store Gets Two New Channels: ‘Highly Addictive Games’ and ‘Learning’

UK First Direct Bank App for iOS Lets you carry out transactions on the Go

LG disappointed in Initial Sales of Windows Phone Devices

Vertu Ascent Ferrari GT Launched: Titanium, Leather, lotsa Ferrari-ness

Nokia N8 PR1.1 Firmware v013.015 Sighted on Navifirm

Swype for Symbian^1 Updated: Bug Fixes, More languages

Ovi Store gets Minor Improvements: Better Search, More Languages, Better S40 Client

The Nokia 5230 and 5233 get a firmware update to v21.8.005

RIM Gives Indian Government Access to Blackberry Services

iOS 4.3 Has iPhone 5, iPad 2 Model Numbers

No iOS 4.3 Update for iPhone 3G (or 2009 iPod touch)?

iOS 4.3 for iPad to Bring New MultiTouch Gestures, Airplay Video

Samsung Galaxy S2 Coming To Mobile World Congress?

Latest Android NDK promises Much Awesomeness Coming

Rope Cut is a Cut the Rope clone for Android

Google Places with Hotspot for iPhone Released

Adobe Flash For Android Gets 10.1 Update (Except for Tegra Users)

Other Symbian^3 Nokia Devices Also Get App Update

Verizon to offer CDMA 3G iPad Too

iOS 4.3 Beta for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV Released for Developers

The Nokia N8 Gets a App Update (A Bridge to the Major Firmware Update?)

Google Translate for Android Gets New Look; Now Supports Conversation Mode

New Android Market hits Nexus S Finally

Ovi Store Now Shows Prices in Local Currencies (In India So Far)

WordPress for iOS Updated to V2.6.4: Fixes Tons of Bugs

Dell Streak 7 Gets Torn Apart on Video

Angry Birds Free for iOS Comes with 12 Brand New Levels, 4 Mini Episodes

Motorola Xoom has Built-in Barometer: How’s the Weather?

HTC Plans to Ship 10 million 4G Smartphones in 2011

Layar 4.0 for iPhone Released

Google Confirms that there’s a Nexus S Reboot Bug

Angry Birds Board Game from Mattel Coming in May

White iPhone 4 Caught on Verizon website

Motorola Plans to Ship Around 800,000 Xoom tablets in Q1 2011

Sony Dismisses Android 2.4 on Xperia Arc, Promises ‘timely’ OS Updates

Sony Playstation App for iOS and Android Released

Verizon iPhone 4 Announced, Coming February 10th

LG Hopes to Ship 30 Million Smartphones in 2011

[Video] Ubuntu and MeeGo Now Running on the Google Nexus S

Google Goggles for Android and iOS Updated: Faster, Smarter, Solves Sudoku

The Sony Ericsson Playstation/Xperia Play Phone gets Caught In the Wild (Again)

Nokia Email Beta Update Brings Default HTML View To S60V3 Devices

Amazon Working to Improve Kindle App for Android tablets

Leaked Nokia E6-00 Has Qwerty + Touchscreen, 8MP Camera with Dual LED Flash

VLC for iOS now Available on Cydia

Alarm Bug continue to Annoy iPhone owners

Windows Phone 7 Bug Sends Out Large Amount of Data

Samsung Galaxy Tab Gets a Bluetooth keyboard Case from Brando

Samsung Bada SDK 1.2.1 Updated with In-App Advertising Support

What is HD Voice?

WiFi-Only Motorola Xoom Coming in April?

Next Gen iPhone Drawings Spotted?

The Nokia X6 gets Firmware update to v30.2.005

The Nokia 6700 Slide gets a Firmware update to v061.004

The Nokia E5 gets a Minor Firmware update to version 42.012

Huawei IDEOS X5 Announced at CES: Froyo, 3.8 Inch screen

Android 2.3 GingerBread Ported to iPhone 3G

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro Successor Leaked with Specs

Dolphin Mini Browser For Android Officially Launches in Market

Ovi Must Have App of the Year Awards 2010 Winners Revealed: N8 Winner to be Announced Soon

Nokia

Video: ‘N8 Dreams’ fantastic #N8Producers Entry [Must See]

Nokia To End Ovi Music Unlimited Service

Fake Nokia N9 Sighted in China (Doesnt Run MeeGo Or Symbian btw)

Nokia X7 Canceled by AT&T Before it was Even Announced?

Nokia Offers FTP access to Symbian Foundation Contents

Nokia Big Screen Beta App Gets an Update: Bug Fixes

Video: Nokia N-Gage India Ad [Awesome]

The Nokia N900 Gets Ovi Maps with Turn-by-turn Navigation and Voice Guidance: Made By The Community

Nokia X7 Gets Pictured in Every Angle, Looks Very Official

Ovi Store Gets Two New Channels: ‘Highly Addictive Games’ and ‘Learning’

Nokia N8 PR1.1 Firmware v013.015 Sighted on Navifirm

Swype for Symbian^1 Updated: Bug Fixes, More languages

Ovi Store gets Minor Improvements: Better Search, More Languages, Better S40 Client

The Nokia 5230 and 5233 get a firmware update to v21.8.005

Other Symbian^3 Nokia Devices Also Get App Update

Video: Ovi Chat with Yahoo Messenger (Promo)

The Nokia N8 Gets a App Update (A Bridge to the Major Firmware Update?)

Ovi Store Now Shows Prices in Local Currencies (In India So Far)

Nokia Email Beta Update Brings Default HTML View To S60V3 Devices

Leaked Nokia E6-00 Has Qwerty + Touchscreen, 8MP Camera with Dual LED Flash

What is HD Voice?

The Nokia X6 gets Firmware update to v30.2.005

The Nokia 6700 Slide gets a Firmware update to v061.004

The Nokia E5 gets a Minor Firmware update to version 42.012

Ovi Must Have App of the Year Awards 2010 Winners Revealed: N8 Winner to be Announced Soon

Ovi

Nokia To End Ovi Music Unlimited Service

Ovi Store Gets Two New Channels: ‘Highly Addictive Games’ and ‘Learning’

Ovi Store gets Minor Improvements: Better Search, More Languages, Better S40 Client

Video: Ovi Chat with Yahoo Messenger (Promo)

Ovi Store Now Shows Prices in Local Currencies (In India So Far)

Ovi Must Have App of the Year Awards 2010 Winners Revealed: N8 Winner to be Announced Soon

Random

When’s the Worst Time to Buy an iPhone or Android Device? [Fun Graphic]

Editorial: The push for Convergence

Reviews

The Dell Streak (5 Inch, With Android 2.2 Froyo) is in the House

LG Optimus One Review- Hardware and Design

RIM

Pictures of BlackBerry “Dakota”, “Apollo”, Torch 2 Leaked

RIM Gives Indian Government Access to Blackberry Services

Rumours

iOS 4.3 beta Shows iPad 2 Cameras but No Retina Display

Rumour: No Home Button on the next iPad and iPhone?

Samsung

New Updated Nexus S model Sighted, Running Android 2.4?

Samsung Galaxy Mini Leaked

Samsung Galaxy S2 Coming To Mobile World Congress?

Google Confirms that there’s a Nexus S Reboot Bug

Samsung Galaxy Tab Gets a Bluetooth keyboard Case from Brando

Samsung Bada SDK 1.2.1 Updated with In-App Advertising Support

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Promises They’ll be Good in 2011

Video: Maria Sharapova launches Sony Ericsson Xperia™ Hot Shots

Video: Sony Ericsson XPERIA and Google Places

Video: Sony Ericsson XPERIA and Google Maps Navigation

Video: Sony Ericsson XPERIA and the Android Market

[Video] Xperia Arc Design and Home Screen

Sony Dismisses Android 2.4 on Xperia Arc, Promises ‘timely’ OS Updates

The Sony Ericsson Playstation/Xperia Play Phone gets Caught In the Wild (Again)

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro Successor Leaked with Specs

Symbian

Nimbuzz for Nokia Updated: 70 Percent Less Data Consumption

Twitter Client TwimGo for Symbian ReWritten in QT: Snazzy UI, Better Performance

Socially for Symbian Gets a Major Update: Faster, Better UI, Improved Notifications

Night Light Pro for Symbian: Turn Your Phone into a Night Light with a Clap

Nokia X7 Canceled by AT&T Before it was Even Announced?

Nokia Offers FTP access to Symbian Foundation Contents

Nokia Big Screen Beta App Gets an Update: Bug Fixes

Nokia X7 Gets Pictured in Every Angle, Looks Very Official

Ovi Store Gets Two New Channels: ‘Highly Addictive Games’ and ‘Learning’

Nokia N8 PR1.1 Firmware v013.015 Sighted on Navifirm

Swype for Symbian^1 Updated: Bug Fixes, More languages

The Nokia 5230 and 5233 get a firmware update to v21.8.005

Other Symbian^3 Nokia Devices Also Get App Update

The Nokia N8 Gets a App Update (A Bridge to the Major Firmware Update?)

Ovi Store Now Shows Prices in Local Currencies (In India So Far)

Nokia Email Beta Update Brings Default HTML View To S60V3 Devices

The Nokia X6 gets Firmware update to v30.2.005

The Nokia 6700 Slide gets a Firmware update to v061.004

The Nokia E5 gets a Minor Firmware update to version 42.012

Ovi Must Have App of the Year Awards 2010 Winners Revealed: N8 Winner to be Announced Soon

Unboxing

Video Games

Gametanium To Bring Games-on-demand to Android

Video: Nokia N-Gage India Ad [Awesome]

Rope Cut is a Cut the Rope clone for Android

Angry Birds Free for iOS Comes with 12 Brand New Levels, 4 Mini Episodes

Angry Birds Board Game from Mattel Coming in May

The Sony Ericsson Playstation/Xperia Play Phone gets Caught In the Wild (Again)

Videos

Video: ‘N8 Dreams’ fantastic #N8Producers Entry [Must See]

Video: Nokia N900 + MeeGo 1.1.8 + Xbox Media Center = Awesome

Motorola i886 runs Android Without a Touchscreen

Video: Nokia N-Gage India Ad [Awesome]

Video: Maria Sharapova launches Sony Ericsson Xperia™ Hot Shots

Video: BlackBerry App World (Urbanspoon) Commercial

Video: New T-Mobile Ad Pokes Fun At AT&T and Verizon

Video: Sony Ericsson XPERIA and Google Places

Video: Sony Ericsson XPERIA and Google Maps Navigation

Video: Sony Ericsson XPERIA and the Android Market

Video: The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart reacts to Verizon iPhone (Funnies!)

Video: Ovi Chat with Yahoo Messenger (Promo)

Tons of Windows Phone 7 Demo Support Videos

Video: Motorola ATRIX™ 4G “Airport” Full Ad

Dell Streak 7 Gets Torn Apart on Video

[Video] Xperia Arc Design and Home Screen

The Sony Ericsson Playstation/Xperia Play Phone gets Caught In the Wild (Again)

Video: Hands on with the Motorola XOOM

Windows Phone

HTC HD2 Hacked To Run Windows Phone 7

LG disappointed in Initial Sales of Windows Phone Devices

Tons of Windows Phone 7 Demo Support Videos

Windows Phone 7 Bug Sends Out Large Amount of Data

   

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