Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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Netflix Android App Hijacked From The LG Revolution, Leaked To The Internets

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:07 PM PDT

The LG Revolution isn’t even available yet, but some crazy resourceful lads have already managed to get a full dump of the handset’s innards. As we showed you (before anyone else!) back at Mobile World Congress, the LG Revolution just happens to be the only Android handset with the Netflix app on it right now — but now that the system dump is in the wild, the hacker-type crowds have ripped it out to be shared with everyone.

Alas, there’s a bit of bad news.

The bad news: You can’t… actually stream anything, right now. While the dudes over at DroidLife are thinking it’s just a matter of the Netflix team firing up things on their end, I think there might be more to it than that; last I’d heard, Qualcomm and Netflix had partnered for the DRM/Security setup in this app, requiring specific hardware in the device’s chipset (beyond that already found in most Snapdragon phones) before playback can go down.

In other words: unless something’s changed or the always-clever hacking community finds a workaround, chances seem pretty good that streaming will only work on the handsets that they intend it to work on.

On the upside, you can still use this leaked APK to browse around Netflix and manage your queue. That’s a start, right? You can find the download link over at DroidLife.

Unboxing and Hands-on Gallery: The HTC Arrive for Sprint

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 02:29 PM PDT

Well well well, lookie here. In just 5 days, Sprint’s first Windows Phone 7 handset, the HTC Arrive, will… erm, arrive. Thanks to a surprise visit from Mr. FedEx this morning, though, we’ve got one a bit early. I’ll be taking it through the paces over the next few days, and should have a few review up in time for the launch — but in the mean time, be sure to check out our unboxing and hands-on gallery below.

(Oh, and for those wanting to hear our impressions so far, I’ve only got one: Oh my God, this keyboard seems nice.)

Arrive 1 Arrive 2 Arrive 3 Arrive 4 Arrive 5 Arrive 6 Arrive 7 Arrive 8 The Arrive has arrived! Arrive 10 Arrive 11


HTC Pyramid (Android), Prime, and Ignite (Both WP7) Get Rendered and Spec’d

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:21 PM PDT

We’ve been hearing about the HTC Pyramid for a few months now, and now we’re lookin’ at what’s claimed to be a render of none other than Mr. Pyramid himself. Oh! And he brought friends! Joining him are renders of two Windows Phone 7-powered handsets: the HTC Prime, and the HTC Ignite.

Check’em out after the jump, along with rumored specs.

Take these specs with a grain of shady-salt, as some of the specs seem a bit.. strange. For example, the HTC Pyramid is cited as having “Android 3.0″ — but 3.0 (Honeycomb) is currently a tablet-only build, and Google still has a few 2.X builds to crank through before they eventually merge those development trees.

HTC Pyramid Specs (Rumored as of 3/15/2011)

  • “Android 3.0″
  • 4.3″ display running at 960×540
  • 1.2 Ghz processor
  • 768 MB Ram
  • Rear (8 megapixel) and front (1.3 megapixel) cameras [Autofocus with LED Flash]
  • WiFi 802.11b/g/n
  • Bluetooth

HTC Prime Specs (Rumored as of 3/15/2011):

  • Windows Phone 7
  • 3.7″ display running at 480×800
  • 512 MB Ram
  • 5 megapixel rear camera [w/ Autofocus and LED flash]
  • WiFi 802.11b/g/n
  • Bluetooth
  • Full sliding QWERTY keyboard

HTC Ignite Specs (Rumored as of 3/15/2011):

  • Windows Phone 7
  • 3.7″ display running at 480×800
  • 800Mhz CPU
  • 512 MB Ram
  • 5 megapixel camera

[Via PocketNow]

The HTC Thunderbolt To Hit Verizon On March 17th For $249

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 06:19 AM PDT


Finally. The HTC Thunderbolt hit the scene back at CES but HTC and Verizon has been uncharacteristically mum about it sense. No more. The $249 Thunderbolt superphone is set to debut on big red this coming Thursday, March 17th. This will be the network’s first 4G LTE device, but if that doesn’t win over buyers, the rest will: a 32GB microSDHC card, the gorgeous 4.3-inch WVGA screen, a8-device hotspot and the solid feel that comes along with nearly every HTC phone. Too bad the VZW premium pricing sort of chills the lightning-hot phone as the 4G package runs $30 a month and the hotspot function an additional $20 spot. So yeah, that’s $50 a month Verizon will get from buyers that wanna take full advantage of the next-gen phone. Ouch. Click through for our hands-on video demo.
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