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SK Telecom Has Made An Android Phone In A SIM Card

SK Telecom Has Made An Android Phone In A SIM Card

We here at TechTrackr try to stay away from all the trivial news about the newest Android shenanigans, but this is a tremendous leap in the world of portable-computing.  The wizards over at SK Telecom have been chanting jargon for the past couple of months and have produced this little monstrosity:  a prototype SIM card [...]

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Opera Mini Struts It’s Stuff On The iPhone

Opera Mini Struts It’s Stuff On The iPhone

Although the folks at Opera’s chances of having their software released officially, via legal channels, are slim to none (unless we see some sort of Opera/Apple payoff),  the company still announced a Press and Partner Preview for Opera Mini at the Mobile World Congress, with an iPhone debut nonetheless.
It’s pretty safe to say this is [...]

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Google Aims for Voice-to-Voice Translation

Google Aims for Voice-to-Voice Translation

Ah, Google. They’re the tech company that isn’t evil.  Of course, Steve Jobs disagrees with that, but that’s another story.  However today Google has announced its plans to create a voice-to-voice translation service on their phone, the Nexus One (hint: TechTrackr Review?).  To find the full scoop, read on past the breakage point.

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Verizon Announces Motorola Devour

Verizon Announces Motorola Devour

Hello Moto!  After being down and out for a number of years (well, their phone devision at least), Motorola has come back with a vengeance.  In just over a year’s time, they’ve introduced the Cliq, the Droid, the Backflip, and now the Devour;  it’s amazing how much they’ve accomplished.! The Devour is the third Verizon phone [...]

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Nexus One Gets an Update & Multitouch

Nexus One Gets an Update & Multitouch

Earlier today, Google released an update for the Nexus One, its flagship mobile device.
Like in most firmware updates, a variety of safety improvements are included. Additionally, Google seems to have addressed (and corrected) the 3G glitch that plagued T-Mobile users.
However, most of the buzz that’s surrounding this update has to do with the highly anticipated integration of multi- touch capability into the [...]

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The Google Nexus One

The Google Nexus One

By now everyone has heard of Google’s ‘Nexus One’ (not official name)(Update: Google has filed a “Nexus One” trademark) the cell phone that will revolutionize the industry.  Here’s what we know:

It’s being built by HTC, but Google was heavily involved in the designing process
It’s running Android (obviously) 2.1
People from Google are using these phones right as [...]

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Chrome OS: Is Something Bigger Going On?

Chrome OS: Is Something Bigger Going On?

Yesterday, Google announced it plans for Chrome OS.  As of now, it’s available as an open source project known as Chronium OS.  Here at Techtrackr, we’ve downloaded it, and we’ve noticed that you must have an Internet connection to log on.  No Internet means no OS.  So what happens when you’re on the road and [...]

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