It seems demand for Samsung’s “not quite a phone, not quite a tablet” is high, as Samsung was proud to announce its milestone of 1 million Galaxy Note units shipped globally. The Galaxy Note is Samsung’s answer to those who’d rather not carry multiple devices, but would like the myriad of features that multiple devices offer. The Galaxy Note fits that bill perfectly and features identity crisis specs such as:
Only Best Buy would advertise a device yet announced. They continue their reign of advertising blunders by offering up 5000 bonus reward points for purchasing an unannounced and unavailable Motorola DROID 4. This may not be as bad as when they were selling the Nexus Prime, but it’s still a doozy. The Motorola DROID 4 was previously rumored to be released this month, but for reasons unknown, has disappeared into the Verizon device abyss.
We now have answers as to why HTC Rezound users were able to unlock their device using the instruction from HTCdev.com. It appears any device launched after September 2011 is now unlockable and HTCdev will be updating the site accordingly. This is excellent news for the future of HTC and its customers.
HTCdev.com, the official site for unlocking your HTC bootloader, has inadvertently given HTC Rezound owners instructions on how to unlock their bootloaders. The HTC Rezound has yet to be officially listed on HTCdev.com but according to a few sources, the instructions for unlocking your bootloader also apply to the Rezound and will work if followed correctly. You will be left with S-On and will have to perform a factory reset at the end (so do a backup if needed).
Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO announced its plans to join forces with the fab five — Samsung, Panasonic, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Semiconductor and NEC — to put an end to Qualcomm’s long held reign of mobile processing chip domination. Together they plan on developing “feature-rich, small-size, low-power-consumption semiconductor products equipped with modem functionality,” focusing on LTE and LTE-Advanced mobile communication standards. As long as all parties agree on the details, this “Semiconductor Six” (as I’m calling them) should be established and ready to powerhouse the mobile industry by the mid-January.
