Rise and shine my gadget loving comrades, it’s time for your daily US Update. Breaking cover this morning is an unannounced HTC smartphone running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and packing a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, say hello to the HTC Doubleshot. We’ve got the scoop on the PSN hack and what information has been compromised. We even take a look at a teardown of the new Nikon D5100. Ready? Let’s go.
The good folks over at pocketnow.com have managed to uncover new details on the HTC Doubleshot. The phone will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and feature a WVGA display (dimensions are unknown for now). A hardware slide-out QWERTY keyboard sits beneath the display alongside a 1.2 GHz processor, Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11 b/g/n and HSPA+ support.
Sony has confirmed its April 17 network breach has compromised nearly 77 million PSN accounts. Packed within the accounts is hoards of personal information, most importantly credit cards. LG has reached a licensing agreement for ARM’s Cortex processors and Mali GPU families, including but not limited to the Cortex-A15 MPCore and Cortex-A9 MPCore.
The Nikon D5100 fits nicely between the D3100 and D7000. With a handsome feature set, articulating display and an EXPEED2 imagine processing engine, this 16.2 megapixel CMOS sensor packing dSLR is a beauty. Ready to see what’s inside? Popular Android video calling provider Qik has managed to extend the olive branch to iOS users, offering a new version of their Qik Video Connect software that is cross-compatible.
That wraps up the latest and greatest in the world of tech news this fine morning. As always I’m Nick Marshall and I’ll see you again tomorrow.
