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GIGABYTE PRODUCE ANDROID SMARTPHONE

Gigabyte | Android | Software | Mobile | Smartphones - Gigabyte want a piece of the Android market, after talks with Abobom System and with Taiwanese mobile carrier, Vibo. they will produce handset based on the Android platform. Gigabyte already manufactures smartphones, just that they’re powered by Windows Mobile, so there’s no doubt that Gigabyte will be able to deliver a phone, though we’ll have to see whether they manage to cut a deal or...

GET UPDATE FIRMWARE FOR NOKIA N900

Nokia N900 | Update | Firmware | Software - Enabling Ovi Store as add-on was pretty sweet, but it make bugs on Nokia N900. This time around we've got full support for Swiss keyboard layouts, better compatibility with 3-branded SIM cards, support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in the handset's Mail for Exchange service, and a handful of performance and usability tweaks for Ovi Maps. It'll be available both over the air and via PC download in a phased global rollout over the next day, so...

CHROME TABLET MADE MORE POWERFULL BY GOOGLE AND HTC

Everyone is clamoring about tablets these days ourselves included so it's not too surprising that Google and HTC are set to join the fray. They are reportedly working together on a Chrome OS Google Tablet. Smarthouse, an Australian publication, reports that HTC and Google have been collaborating "for the past 18 months" and have produced "several working models of a touch tablet," including one outfitted with Google's Chrome OS. We wrote why a Google Tablet would be a good idea last month, and...

MOZILLA SETS HIGH HOPES FOR FENNEC

Mozilla hopes that Fennec, the mobile version of their web browser Firefox, will be popular enough to render mobile applications that you purchase off the iTunes App Store unnecessary. First to see action on the Nokia N900, Fennec boasts of having the fastest Javascript engine of any mobile device. One of its main advantages would be making it easier to develop a mobile application, especially when it comes to cross-platform support. Sounds like they have high hopes for Fennec, and so do...

NINTENDO WII NOW WITH A LAYER OF GOLD

Nintendo sprinkled with diamonds, and priced at £300,000. Inventing a new echelon in Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide, Stuart Hughes has managed to Supreme-ize a Nintendo Wii, covering it in over 2,500 grams of solid 22 carat gold and an aggregate total 19.5 carats of flawless diamonds for the three front buttons. Three have been made and were done so reportedly over the span of six months. Asking price is £299,995, or about $484,818 in US dollars, which if you go by Kotaku's admittedly...