Gigawhat: Episode 5 – Leakages and Pads (and Froyo, too!)
Mind out of the gutter! We’re of course speaking about the white iPhone 4 delays (due to light leakage) and the plethora of tablets and slates hitting the market. Looks like the next Android firmware update (2.2 aka Froyo) will be coming soon to certain phones. Meanwhile you might want to rethink that PS3 update. All this and more in this week’s Gigawhat!
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Android 2.2 Rolling Out for the HTC Evo: http://www.androidcentral.com/original-droid-getting-android-22-next-week
Android 2.2 Rolling Out for the Motorola Droid: http://www.androidcentral.com/original-droid-getting-android-22-next-week
Android 2.2 Rolling Out for the Motorola Droid X: http://www.androidcentral.com/droid-x-gets-froyo-late-summer-motorola-says-froyogeddon
PS3 Firmware Issues: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/ps3-firmware-3-41-said-to-be-causing-hard-drive-upgrade-problems/
New Kindle Releases: http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Reading-Display-Graphite-Globally/dp/B002FQJT3Q/
Possible Blackberry Slate?: http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/07/28/rim-buys-blackpad-com-presumably-as-a-home-for-their-blackberry-tablet/
Sprint PEEL Case for the iPod Touch: http://www.dxstuff.com/2010/07/30/ipod-touch-3g-case/
iPad Magazine Subscription Challenges: http://www.macrumors.com/2010/07/28/apple-squashing-ipad-magazine-subscription-plans/
Apple’s Competitor Attenuation Videos Removed: http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/31/antenna-videos/
White iPhone Delays: http://www.thestreet.com/story/10819663/1/apple-grapples-with-white-iphone-light-leak.html
K-Mart’s $150 Android Tablet: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/augens-150-android-tablet-hits-kmart-circular-coming-to-store/
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