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At this years Mobile World Congress, both Ericsson and Texas Instruments were showing off new SoC and mainboard designs for cheap (sub-$100) Android phones and it looks like we were posed to see a ton of incoming cheap Android phones this and next year. This phone could be the first of them

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Cheap Android 2.1 Phone Coming To France [The Orange 'Tactile Internet' Android Phone, Looks Made By Sharp]

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 16:54:00 Critical flaw found in iPhone app, BlackBerrys dubbed a ‘national security risk’ Apple and RIM are facing separate security problems, after an iPhone app developed by Citigroup was found to contain a critical flaw, and the United Arab Emirates claimed that BlackBerry…

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Apple and RIM battle security concerns

While many are still waiting on a decent Android tablet offering, we are left hoping to see something actually come to market. Just yesterday we mentioned that Motorola was expected to release a 10 inch tablet with Android 3.0 later this year.

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Interpad Announce 10 Inch Android Tablet, Expected To Arrive In December [10" Android Tablet From German Company Interpad, Should Feature 1GHz…

As you may of heard, the iPhone 4 loses 90% of its signal strength when you touch it in that special spot. To appease the complaining tech blogs and to protect themselves from the class action lawsuit, Apple is giving away free cases to everybody

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Free iPhone 4 Bumpers Now Shipping [Those Who Requested A Free Bumper Case From Apple Are Now Seeing Their Bumpers Shipping, Cover Up That Faulty…

We’ve been pretty positive about the Nokia N8 here at TFTS, as it looks like it could get Nokia back in the game with the big screen, awesome camera and all-new Symbian OS. But – the news that Amazon.de has canceled all Nokia N8 pre-orders because of Nokia isn’t good.

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Amazon Germany Canning Nokia N8 Pre-Orders [Amazon.de Cancels Nokia N8 Pre-Orders, Says That Nokia Unsure About Release Date]

Looking back to late March we saw the leaked 2010 roadmap for Cricket Wireless, and at the time it was showing off the Kyocera Zio smartphone. But just like most leaked roadmaps, the information was not final and at the time it was suggesting a July release and a price of $299.99.

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Kyocera Zio Android Smartphone Gets Promo Page Listing With Cricket [Cricket Wireless Lists Kyocera Zio, Still Noted As Coming Soon]

Well, like they say – If you wanna make some noise, you’ll have to get you’re hands wet (k, they never say that). Ion Furjanic’s Electric Tea 1.0 (Peace Games) incorporates “porcelain bowls, metal orbs, speaker wire, water, and the conductive power of the human body” into an unusual interface for music. Certainly seems a pleasant way to trigger a sample … as long as the water’s freshened up every now and then :/ Check out more of Ion’s work over at Lava Jumper Studios .

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Musical finger bowls

Those following along with Palm will find little surprise in this. And honestly I am not sure if it should be considered good news for potential Palm owners or bad news for Palm. Either way though, the Pre Plus has been dropped to $99.99 with AT&T.

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AT&T Palm Pre Plus Pricing Lowered To $99 On Contract [AT&T's Online Store Now Offering Palm Pre Plus For $99.99, Still Comes With Two-Year Agreement]

Lawrence Latif, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 15:00:00 Online store reopens with new workstations, all-in-ones and displays Apple has updated its range of desktop computers, and introduced a new monitor and trackpad. The company shut its online store earlier today to prepare for the updates, which had…

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Apple updates Mac Pro and iMac lines

Well today looks to be a very busy day in the tech world. Not only did we just see Apple launch a bunch of products ( new iMac Line, new Mac Pro Line, 27-inch LED Cinema Display, Apple Battery Charger and the Magic Trackpad ) but we also happen to hear that Dell is going to sell its 5-inch Android tablet, the Streak , in the USA starting tomorrow. (…) Read the rest of Dell Streak Android Going On Sale Tomorrow in the USA; Only AT&T 3G Bands Supported For Now [Dell to Start Selling the Streak Android Tablet Tomorrow] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010

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Dell Streak Android Going On Sale Tomorrow in the USA; Only AT&T 3G Bands Supported For Now [Dell to Start Selling the Streak Android Tablet Tomorrow]

The T-Mobile G1 was originally released back in October of 2008 and since then its had quite the life span. Except it looks like that run has come to an end — the T-Mobile website is no longer showing the G1 as an available device.

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T-Mobile Removes Original Android Smartphone From Available Lineup; The T-Mobile G1 Is Dead [Android Fans Shed A Tear As T-Mobile Removes The G1 From…

Don’t act so surprised, folks! We knew the Magic Trackpad was coming and we also knew what it was: a mouse basically or an alternative to Apple’s current mice options. (…) Read the rest of Apple Magic Trackpad Official Today [Following New iMac, Mac Pro, 27-Inch Cinema Display & the Battery Charger, Apple Launched the Brand New Magic Trackpad; Spoiler It's a Mouse; Kinda'] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us

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Apple Magic Trackpad Official Today [Following New iMac, Mac Pro, 27-Inch Cinema Display & the Battery Charger, Apple Launched the Brand New Magic…

Apple has had quite the busy morning, they have rolled out a new 27 inch LED Cinema Display , a new Mac Pro lineup , an updated iMac and the fabled Magic Trackpad. And while that may seem like a fairly complete list, they did have one smaller item slip in — a AA battery charger.

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Apple Officially Rolls Out AA Battery Charger [Apple Thinking Green, Offers AA Battery Charger, Makes Perfect Accessory For Wireless Keyboard, Mighty…

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 14:02:00 Firm promises simple ‘red, yellow or green’ system with Client Health Score tool Aerohive has announced an update to its wireless LAN management system, which it claims will provide IT staff with a simpler way of monitoring Wi-Fi network performance….

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Aerohive offers traffic light Wi-Fi monitoring

It seems that all those tipsters suggesting Apple will launch today the new iMac line , the new MacPro line , the Magic Trackpad and the new Cinema Display model were right after all. We’ve just seen the new desktops and we’re now going to show you the 27-inch LED Cinema Display that became available today, although it will only be ready to ship to your door at some point in September.

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New 27-Inch LED Cinema Display Announced Today [Apple Launches New 27-Inch LED Cinema Display, Will Sell for $999 in September Only]

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 13:47:00 Consumers will accept targeted ads rather than charges Research from KPMG has uncovered a reluctance among UK consumers to pay for digital content. The firm’s Consumers and Convergence IV report found that UK citizens are less likely to…

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UK citizens unwilling to pay for digital content

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 13:36:00 Sales rise by a whopping 350 per cent, says Gfk Sales of Android-based smartphones have increased by 350 per cent since the first quarter of the year, according to the latest data from market research firm GfK Retail and Technology….

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Android smartphone sales rocket in Q2

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 12:58:00 Watchdog confirms that ‘accidentally’ collected data cannot identify individuals The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has revealed to V3.co.uk that it visited Google’s offices earlier this month to sample the Wi-Fi data collected by the search firm’s Street View cars….

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ICO visited Google to check Street View Wi-Fi data

Lawrence Latif, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 12:43:00 Mac Pro, iMac and Cinema Display monitor all likely candidates for an update Apple has shuttered its online store amid speculation that new products are about to be unveiled. Rumours have been circulating that the firm will issue updates to its Mac Pro..

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Apple readies online store for new products

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 12:23:00 Customers paying for 24Mbit/s DSL only getting a quarter of that speed in reality Internet service providers (ISPs) routinely overstate broadband speeds, and rarely provide anything near the advertised capabilities, according to new research by Ofcom….

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UK broadband firms dramatically overstating speeds