Those on the original Motorola Droid will not have much longer to wait as the nation’s largest carrier has sent a note to media stating that an Android 2.2 Froyo update will get pushed out to that device beginning next week. Updates can be performed over the air and comes hot on the heels of Sprint’s announcement that the EVO 4G will get its Froyo update starting on August 3.

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It seems that Canadian users who are starting to purchase their iPhone 4s today are noticing that their Apple smartphones come unlocked out of the box, but there is a huge caveat to that: unless you specifically pay the full, unsubsidized retail price for the iPhone at an Apple Store in Canada, iPhone 4s purchased through Canadian carriers will get locked up when the phone gets activated through iTunes. That means that iPhone 4s are essentially shipped–and sold–unlocked, that is until Apple and carriers force you to hook up your iPhone for in-store iTunes activation with Apple’s servers. Hum…

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For those of you out there who want to make full use of their unlimted 3G account, you might want to check out tethering the Samsung Vibrant to your computer without the need to root the phone. This method utilizes a USB cable which will offer Internet access to Windows XP and Windows 7-powered computers. Using Samsung’s own Kies software, it will perform all the tethering needs, as long as use the magic number to connect on T-Mobile USA networks - ‘epc.tmobile.com’ for the APN name and ‘*99#’ as the phone number. Check out the video in the extended post to go through the tethering ritual.

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If you are in the market for a smartphone that offers great texting capability without breaking the bank, then you might be interested in the Samsung Intensity II u460 from Verizon Wireless. This model has all the necessary parts to get you texting right from the get go, including a 2.2″ QVGA display and a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, accompanied by a 1.3-megapixel camera with night vision capability, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS navigation, a built-in media player and an IM client. Samsung goes green with the Intensity II u460 as well thanks to its battery cover which is 35% made out of recycled plastic extracted from watter bottles. Verizon will be asking $49.99 for the Samsung Intensity II u460 which will be accompanied by a two-year contract, where you can choose from Deep Gray and Metallic Blue colors.

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A protective earplug is a double-edged sword by itself - it not only blocks out the loud, harmful noises, it will also stop you from hearing peoples’ voices. Of course, this is where the QUIETPRO+ Intelligent Hearing System steps in to help - it comprises of a couple of regular-looking in-ear plugs that are wired to a small electronic control unit. Whenever it detects a fairly loud noise which could affect your ears in a dangerous manner, noise-canceling sound waves will be sent to the headset automatically. Should things quiet down, sounds like human voices will be amplified, augmenting your hearing abilities. Meant to be used in the armed forces such as the U.S. Army, the manufacturer is now working on the next generation of the device for oil rig workers. When will we see a commercial grade version?

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The Segway is a personal transport device that has certainly capture the imagination of some, although it is still way too expensive for the layman to have one in his garage. Perhaps something cheaper might appeal? Enter the Ewee-PT from Germany, where it all the additional luxurious parts are stripped away, using only the bare minimum to help you get around without using your leg muscles too much. Acceleration is achieved by leaning forward while deceleration happens when you do the opposite. A joystick will fulfil your steering needs, and all you need to do is fork out €799 (roughly $1,040) to find out whether the Ewee-PT is good enough for a game of polo.

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It seems that the 250GB Xbox 360 S hard drive can be purchased as a separate accessory, according to this box shot of the 4GB Xbox 360, where it states under the accessories section that the new hard drive is ’sold separately’. Too bad what is printed isn’t reality just yet, although we can more or less look forward to that happening when the 4GB Xbox 360 hits the market sometime next month. After all, with just 4GB of internal memory these days, you surely can’t do much with that, which makes it a no brainer to bring home a 250GB hard drive as well. This is a pretty good marketing ploy to get gamers to fork out more dough, eh?

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With Verizon Wireless’s 4G LTE rollout on track, we’re seeing the first glimpse of a shiny USB data modem for the carrier’s network. As Verizon moves forward with 4G, SIM cards will also be supported and used, and you’ll see the domestic SIM in the LG-made USB modem. The modem itself is glossy and Mac users with those side-by-side USB ports that are spaced closely together may find that their nearby ports may get obstructed with this compact, yet wide dongle.

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Speaking at its Financial Analyst Meeting, Microsoft told investors that Internet Explorer 9, also known as IE 9, will enter beta this fall. According to Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner, IE9 is slated for beta in September, though spokespeople for Microsoft would not comment on whether it will be a closed beta for developers or an open beta for public trial.

Microsoft, after many years of dormancy in the browser market, is now making a big push with its Internet Explorer browser; as of the end of June, IE had 60.3% of the market.

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After combatting many years of desktop spyware, users must be more cognizant now of the apps, webpages, and content they put on their mobile devices as smartphones are gaining more potential. At the Black Hat security conference, Lookout, which does analysis of web applications and the access that is given to apps on phones, have identified a number of vulnerabilities on the iOS iPhone platform as well as Google Android. The project is called the App Genome Project, which found that 14% of free iPhone apps and 8% of freeware apps on Android have the ability to collect contact data on a phone–all without the user’s knowledge.

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