The Daily Slash: January 12, 2011

Today was a bit of a this-and-that day with news stories coming in from all manner of sources on oh... leaks and bust-ups and business mergers and the like. Want a random example? Here's a Just Mobile AluPen Hands-On – that's a brand new stylus for mobile phones. Weird! Next check it out as Samsung supposedly stops an Android update from moving to a popular phone in order to promote another phone: Why Leo, Why?! Take a long glance at a review of the HTC EVO Shift 4G by my main homie Dylan Bailey. Discover a whole new worldwide communication as Google Translate for Android Introduces Conversation Mode. Be amazed at the magic of an "Industry First" promise on our fabulous Sprint Event Invite – featuring David Blaine! Discover the newness of iOS 4.3 Beta. Grab some insight from Ben Bajarin in The Impact of the Verizon iPhone on Android's Growth. Finally, have yourselves a bit of a ASUS Eee Pad Slider & Transform hands-on with Chris Davies. You're gonna love it! All this and MORE on The Daily Slash!R3 Media NetworkEditor's ChoiceAndroid 2.4 Ice Cream SANDWICH is Next [SCRUMPTIOUS]Samsung Vibrant 4G to Come Boxed with Inception Movie [BWAAAAM]Rotor Concept R/C 'copter borrows cool Japanese styling [Video] [WOO NEATO]iPhone Personal Hotspot coming to all in iOS 4.3 [FINALLY]Just Mobile AluPen Hands-On [STYLUS]SlashPhoneRumor: Samsung Galaxy S2 Ready for MWC 2011 with 4.3-inch Super AMOLEDWindows Phone 7: Faster Apps and Games Video DemonstrationJust Mobile AluPen Hands-OnPlayStation Gets Broken Apart By TGBusVerizon Extend Their 3G Coverage Sites in NYSprint to Announce Up-coming Product on February 7thT-Mobile UK Backtrack on Data Usage; Won't Effect Existing CustomersJust Mobile AluPen Hands-OnAndroid CommunitySophos says Android will be targeted by Facebook-based attacksNVIDIA Tegra Zone coming to Android MarketMotorola Alpha and MysterySamsung Vibrant 4G to Come Boxed with Inception MovieSamsung Vibrant 4G Leaked Via T-Mobile Spec SheetAndroid 2.4 Ice Cream SANDWICH is NextNotion Ink Honeycomb Delay Explained Along Android 18 Month LinesClockworkMod Recovery ROM Manager for NOOKcolor Now AvailableAndroid Facebook Phone in the WorksT-Mobile Basically Giving Smartphones Away at Mobile World Congress 2011Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone gets pre-launch teardownJOYSTICK-IT Tablet Arcade Stick for Elite Arcade MadnessSamsung Forte 4G LTE Android Handset for MetroPCS LeakedQualcomm dual-core Snapdragon Chips Coming This YearSamsung Holds Up 2.2 From Vibrant to Increase 4G Plus Sales?Galaxy Tab Included in US Cellular Android Valentines Day 2 for 1 DealsInstalling a NAND Android ROM on a T-Mobile HD2Sony Ericsson Admits to a Bad Year, Promises an Awesome 2011ThunderBolt ROM Ported to EVOC and C++ Written Apps May Now Be Easily Ported to AndroidNotion Ink Adam Q and A Session [MicroSDHC, video, ext hard drive, Sniffer]HTC EVO Shift 4G [REVIEW]Google Translate for Android Introduces Conversation ModeGoogle Translate for Android Updated, Experimental Feature AddedAndroid 2.2 Coming to the Virgin Mobile Samsung Intercept This SpringVEVO Now On the Android MarketSprint Slashes Galaxy Tab Price, Possibly in Prep for New VersionMotorola Atrix 4G Commercial [Video] ReleasedSprint Event Promises Industry First [4G iPhone?] with David Blaine(?!)HTC ThunderBolt RUU Verzion 1.05.605.0 Leaks with PG05IMG In TowSlashGearJOYSTICK-IT iPad Arcade Stick for Superior Pac-Man PlayingAntimatter thunderstorms surprise NASAPlayStation Phone gets teardown treatmentRotor Concept R/C 'copter borrows cool Japanese styling [Video]iPhone Personal Hotspot coming to all in iOS 4.3ASUS Eee Pad Slider & Transform hands-on [Video] [FEATURED]Geek cools computer with cold winter airSticker makes your iPhone look like old school Polaroid cameraV.I.O. POV.HD sports camcorder up for pre-orderYantouch Black Diamond reminds me of Epcot CenterOnBoard Research Intellitouch Capo tuner for guitars unveiledBravo 4100-series disc printer is crazy fast3DMark 11 overclocking competition finds best value DX11 video cardUS+U Swivel Pro iPad case rotates and benefits charityVulkano Blast debuts packing WebTV and mobile DVRVulkano unveils Flow for streaming TV to smartphones and moreFreecom debuts thinnest mobile hard drive in the world just for MacsSony taking legal action over Geohot PS3 hackSony 3D Bloggie Touch up for $250 pre-orderSamsung Vibrant 4G headed to T-Mobile with HSPA+ 21+MbpsMicrosoft seek App Store trademark block over generic term claimsAcer Aspire One 522 up for pre-order at $330ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution quad-GPU motherboard outedKinect hack motion-controls Flash UIs [Video]ASUS Eee Slate EP121 hands-onWorld IPv6 Day will see Google go all-IPv6 on June 8 2011Verizon fire up 16 new New York 3G sites ahead of iPhone 4 releaseeBook Technologies Acquired by GoogleVerizon Axes New Every Two Upgrades Beginning January 16thGoogle Translate Updated to Support Conversation ModeiOS 4.3 Beta ReleasedSony Sues Geohot and fail0verflow Team for PlayStation 3 JailbreakIon Audio Book Saver Book Scanner Scans 200-Page Books in 15 MinutesSony Closing Down CD Manufacturing Plant in New Jersey After 50 YearsSilent Hill: Downpour Details EmergeJohn Carmack Believes NVIDIA Can Make a Good ARM CoreSprint Announcement Coming February 7th, Promises Another Industry FirstKarotz Rabbit Robot Will Tell You the Weather After it Wakes You Up [Video]The Impact of the Verizon iPhone on Android's Growth [ON TIME ANALYSIS]Nintendo 3DS Listed for March 18th Release Date in the UKT-Mobile UK backtrack on data slash: Only new customers affectedPrimeSense score new funding; Motion-sensing STBs, TVs & HTPCs incomingSony PSP2 to make January 27 Tokyo debut?

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