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Advent Vega gets v1.08 update; still no official Flash

Chris Davies — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:40:57 +0000

Advent has pushed out a new firmware release for the Vega Tegra 2 tablet, v1.08, said to clear up several of the slate’s bugs as well as improve screen responsiveness while on mains power. The release also updates the Vega’s WiFi driver.

However, the new firmware still doesn’t include official Adobe Flash Player 10.1 functionality, which Advent [...]

Nine Startup Scaling Secrets from Eventbrite

xconomy.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:20:15 +0000

IT, startups, Entrepreneurship

Wade Roush wrote:

On anyone’s list of the fastest-growing and most interesting social-commerce startups in San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Eventbrite has to rank near the top. Since collecting $6.5 million in Series C financing from Sequoia Capital in late 2009, followed rapidly by another $20 million infusion from DAG, Tenaya, and Sequoia less than a [...]

Sony Ericsson Vivaz 2 Get’s Previewed

AndroidCommunity.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:28:08 +0000

After just producing a profit for 2010, Sony Ericsson has an impressive lineup for 2011 to keep their hot-streak going. One of these devices, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz 2 (MT15i/Halon) has just got a bit of a preview before its official release.

Mobile-Review has gotten their hands on the unit and find it to be very [...]

LG Optimus V Gets Priced, $149 at Virgin Mobile

AndroidCommunity.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:16:08 +0000

And just like that we get a price of the upcoming LG Optimus V for Virgin Mobile. The Optimus series, being one of the best entry-level Android series, has sure been a popular array of devices. And with it launching on yet another network, we can expect its market share to keep growing at a [...]

Tegra 2 3D Chips Coming Spring 2011

AndroidCommunity.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:20:49 +0000

NVIDIA was huge in the mobile marketplace at this year’s CES with the official unveiling of their Tegra 2 platform to be included in “Super phones.” And now, according to a leaked slide from their upcoming Mobile World Congress presentation, they will have a Tegra 2 3D chip ready for Spring release.

It seemed like the [...]

UK Authorities Accused of Inciting Illegal Protest

Slashdot.org — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:46:00 +0000

jarran writes “Questions are being asked about the tactics being employed by UK authorities to monitor and control protest groups. Schnews reports on evidence that government IP addresses are posting messages to sites like indymedia, attempting to provoke activists into taking illegal direct action. Evidence has emerged recently that the police consider sex to be [...]

Fourth Quarter Venture Results—Shrinkage Comes in All Forms

xconomy.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:01:22 +0000

VC, deals, startups

Michael A. Greeley wrote:

The Q4 2010 VC funding data were released late last week—and the headline was quite upbeat. VCs invested $5 billion in 765 deals in this past quarter, which while essentially flat quarter-over-quarter, brought the full year totals to $21.8 billion invested in 3,277 companies. In 2009, VCs put $18.3 billion [...]

New Dossia CEO Hunts for Cash to Expand Reach of Personal Digital Health Records

xconomy.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:01:05 +0000

Health IT, ceo, people

Ryan McBride wrote:

Dossia’s new chief executive, Michael Critelli, has plans to push personal electronic health records closer to mainstream use. He needs money, though. And that might mean tapping the capital markets.

Cambridge, MA-based Dossia is best known as a nonprofit consortium—with founding members such as BP America, Intel, Pitney Bowes, and Wal-Mart—that [...]

LG Optimus V Coming to Virgin Mobile

AndroidCommunity.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:58:21 +0000

There has been a lot of talk about the LG Optimus line. From the starter series all the way up to the advanced 2X series, users just can’t seem to get enough of LG’s lineup. Now, confirming many rumors, Virgin Mobile is prepping to launch the LG Optimus V on their network.

The phone is currently [...]

Best of Smartphone Experts, Jan 23 2011

Android Central — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:48:26 +0000

T-Mobile USA confirms Sidekick 4G, Galaxy S 4G Froyo for the Vibrant being updated through Samsung Mini Kies … Good luck! Android 2.3.2 update for the Nexus S fixes SMS bug, Android 2.2.2 update for the Nexus One does the same

Updated theme builder coming by the end of January AT&T 3G compatible [...]