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May
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[WTF Japan] NEC Unveils A Water-Cooled Smartphone - With Jewelery - Especially For Women

Posted by in NEC, News

It's probably not the water-cooled superphone you've been looking for, but Japanese smartphone maker NEC announced the succinctly named Medias X 06E for the NTT DoCoMo network today, the world's first smartphone with a CPU cooled by H2O. Unfortunately, the specs are decidedly middling, and NEC intends to market the device as a "lady's" phone in essentially the same vein as HTC with the Rhyme.

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The Medias X 06E packs a quad-core Qualcomm processor clocked at 1.7 Ghz, a 4.7-inch 720p OLED display, and a 13.1 megapixel camera. It comes in two colors, white and pink, and includes an attached light-up faux-jewel pendant.

21
Jan
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Exclusive: How To Root NTT Docomo's LG Optimus G

Posted by in Development, NTT DoCoMo, Optimus G

The Optimus G on Japan's Docomo network is an interesting device, as it ships with a mandatory access control system that basically prevents remounting system, reading boot, executing tasks with root privileges, and things of that nature. Thus, the root process for this version of the Optimus G was a tricky one.

A backdoor found by Android hacker giantpune will be used, which allows the bootloader to be unlocked, a modified boot.img to be flashed, and some security features to be disabled – ultimately allowing root access to be achieved.

Now that you have the basic idea down – a couple of noteworthy things:

  • Graphical glitches will occur while in the bootloader.

22
Mar
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[Deal Alert] Negri Offering 16GB Unlocked (But Docomo Branded) Galaxy Nexus For Just $459.50 (That's About $290 Off)

Posted by in Deals, Galaxy Nexus, NTT DoCoMo
Last Updated: January 21st, 2013

If you didn't quite make it to Daily Steals' awesome deal a couple of days ago and still want to get your hands on an unlocked Galaxy Nexus at a crazy discount, Negri Electronics has you covered.

The online electronics dealer is offering the 16GB unlocked Galaxy Nexus for just $459.99. It's worth noting though, that the units being sold by Negri have NTT Docomo branding (meaning a teeny tiny logo near the bottom of the backplate). Negri is also sure to point out that this model is, in fact, of the Yakju variety, and will come with Android 4.0.2.

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In case you need some reminding, here are the Galaxy Nexus' key specs one more time:

  • Pure Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich experience

  • 16GB internal storage

  • 1.2GHz dual-core processor

  • 4.56" 720p HD Super AMOLED display

  • 5MP rear shooter (and 1.3MP front-facing camera)

  • 1GB RAM

If you think getting a Galaxy Nexus for a cool $290 discount is something you'd be interested in, just head over to Negri's sale page here and place your order.

18
Oct
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Galaxy Nexus Confirmed For November By Japan's NTT DoCoMo

Posted by in Galaxy Nexus, News, NTT DoCoMo
Last Updated: January 21st, 2013

Although the official launch of Google and Samsung's first Ice Cream Sandwich phone is still a few hours away, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has prematurely confirmed the existence of the Galaxy Nexus. In a tweet sent out a few hours ago, @docomo stated that it would be "among the fastest" to launch the handset, when it becomes available in November.

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Rumours have already surfaced indicating that Google's latest flagship phone will come to Verizon on November 10th and will cost $299.99. However that is more likely to be the earliest possible launch date and there has been no confirmation of these rumours.