Tablets of every shape, size, and color may be the current fad in the tech media, but Samsung has another gadget up their sleeve that they’ll be showing off â€" flexible AMOLED displays! According to their press release, the displays that we’ll see at CES measure in at 4.5-inches in size with WVGA resolution (800 x 480). No other information is available at this point, but as we’ve said many times tonight: check back next week when we hit the CES show floor!
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Tonight, a report published by Bloomberg claims that Apple may announce the Verizon iPhone no later than Valentines Day, 2011. I know what you’re thinking: “Ugh, another Verizon iPhone postâ€. But try as you might, you can’t escape the fact that such a device is a huge deal in the tech community right now, and will continue to be until the highly sought after device is eventually released. Though in regards to the report, how likely is it really that the general public will actually hold a Verizon iPhone in their hands before the summer of 2011? Not likely. Here’s why…Apple is predictable. They plan everything meticulously, combing through every tiny detail way more obsessively than your typical consumer electronic company. Launching a CDMA/Verizon-specific iPhone at any time other than their usual mid to late-summer time frame would mean two dates in which new products would appear. And Apple won’t split iPhone release dates based on the technology inside. It’s not Apple. 
Choosing a headset or specific set of headphones for an iPhone can be quite the challenge. There are literally dozens of different styles from an equally high number of different brands. For non-iDevices however, the attention isn’t nearly as great. Though Klipsch is reportedly working on changing that. A WPCentral tipster has claimed that Klipsch is working on a Windows Phone 7-specific headset complete with in-line controls for music playback. It would certainly be a worthy accessory for WP7 users.
Before you settle in for the night, there’s one more treat for the mobile-loving crowd out there. Cellphone Signal managed to snag some pre-release shots of a new Motorola Android device. The phone displayed above is said to be the Motorola Cliq 2 (previously the “Begoniaâ€). While it is in fact a “new†phone, the hardware is rather old news â€" 5-megapixel camera, wifi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and the revamped Moto BLUR UI.
Take a look before you, smartphone aficionados. This is the smartphone to get. The HTC Thunderbolt as it is being called, oozes sophistication and bleeding edge features. For starters, it is the first LTE-supporting smartphone to launch on Verizon’s LTE network. Thus far, the jury is still out on whether or not the Thunderbolt actually features a dual core processor. Obviously, our fingers are crossed. Finally, a kickstand and “Made with Google†branding ’round back finish things up. As for the latter feature, being explicitly labeled a “Google Phone†is awesome news for end users. What it means is no custom skin crap ruining the overall experience or delaying critical updates. Furthermore, carrier-branded crap and other non-Android features should be at a minimum, and at best completely absent. 
We’ve heard tales of GSM’s rather weak security many times before. But the big kicker with such stories was that it was incredibly expensive to purchase all the required hardware and software. But at the recent Chaos Computer Club (CCC) Congress), a small group of researchers were able to crack GSM transmission with nothing more than (4) sub-$15 phones, a laptop, some open source software, and programming skills.
Anything look strange to you top left of the Palm Pixi image? How about that front-facing camera? The Palm Pixi doesn’t currently have a front-facing camera, meaning this image is either a Photoshop spoof or mistakingly posted image of Palm Pixi refresh destined for CES. Sprint and Palm have yet to reply to our emails to confirm or deny the information before us. For now, the speculation lives on.
According to 4chan’s standalone status page, the site that claims fame to various internet crusades by way of the DDoS attack is itself the victim of such things this morning. A simple update on their status page reads:
The image before you is something that Android aficionados have been begging Google for over the last several months â€" an updated music app. Compared to iOS, webOS, and in some regards, even BlackBerry, Android’s music app is bare bones and an eye sore to boot. However, at the Google I/O 2010 press conference earlier this year, a heavily updated music app was shown off. The most obvious change was the UI. It was a lot cleaner and more modern. However, the real treat were numerous wireless capabilities, including the ability to purchase music on your desktop and then push it to your phone. 
