Meizu M9 gets Gingerbread update, taunts townsfolk to catch and eat it
We were admittedly a bit skeptical when Meizu CEO Jack Wong first starting talking up the M9 Android handset -- in fact, the word "vaporware" may have been tossed around a bit. The exec proved our caution unfounded, however, delivering the phone into the hands of China's incredibly enthusiastic smartphone buyers. Then Wong briefly turned his attention away from the handset to give us a taste of its successor, but now the he's back -- with a downloadable Gingerbread update for his beloved M9. Results of the upgrade have been mixed at best, with users reporting some minor power and display problems on one end of the spectrum and improved audio the other. If you must download, check out the source link below -- just don't say we didn't warn you.
(Fragmentation at it's best, even China's Meizu got the Gingerbread update before North America.)
Carriers crack down on Android tethering apps, rain on our mobile hotspot parade
Well everybody, it looks like the free ride is over: carriers in the US have started to seriously crack down on Android tethering apps. Head on over to the Android Market site and try to install an app that turns your smartphone into a WiFi hotspot -- there's a pretty good chance you'll be told, "this item is not available on your carrier." We checked out a number of different tethering options and they were all blocked by T-Mobile and AT&T, which isn't entirely new. Verizon has also joined the party and, while it missed at least one that we spotted, we're sure they'll all be gone in short order. Only Sprint has decided against banning such apps... for now. It looks like you might have to finally cough up for that tethering plan you've been desperately trying to avoid.
E2EK1EL
Apple may become the first $1 trillion company
Bet you this fool was an Android user in the past, sure does look like one :p
Serious note, that's a lot of cash.
E2EK1EL
iOS 4.3.3 is now out
Apple's promised update to iOS to rectify what it perceived as a set of bugs in the system -- namely, an excessively large cache of location information that was backed up to iTunes and hung around even after you switched Location Services off -- is now being distributed to iPhones, iPads and iPod touches out in the wild. To exterminate those problematic aspects of your OS, you know what to do -- hook up to iTunes and get downloading. And yes, it's the full 666.2MB file as usual.
P.S. - iOS 4.2.8 looks to be out for Verizon iPhones as well, though we haven't verified this for ourselves yet. Still, it's the same set of changes and the same method to obtain the latest firmware.
E2EK1EL
Nerologic
quote:
Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Hey its the tech guy........
E2EK1EL
VDub
Who put that screen protector on??
E2EK1EL
Too bad you can't see the home button, it's off 30 degrees.
Client's phone, stupid homo didn't allow me to take the bumper off. Since the screen protector is not straight, putting the bumper back on is a bitch. Lol
Nerologic
lol
Prometheus Xex
Is that a fluff caught under the protector( near bottom right hand side)? LOL
E2EK1EL
^^^^
I don't know.
To give you an idea of the home button, check the front facing camera lol
EDIT: Seems like Apple's R&D for iOS is focused on iOS5. iOS 4.3.3, same exploits and baseband.
Prometheus Xex
quote:
Originally posted by E2EK1EL
^^^^
I don't know.
It has to be. That's def a fluff beside the second massive air bubble from the bottom. :P
Whomever put that protector on is definitely NOT WINNING !
