Archive for November, 2010
PREMIER GOLD MINES (PG.TSX)
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Announces that drilling continues to delineate significant gold mineralization in multiple horizons at the company’s Hardrock Joint Venture Project in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.MORE
Dollar Sinks to 11-month Low, Gold Spikes
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Gold soared Thursday morning, rising $14.00 to $1,363 per ounce, as the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) traded down to an 11-month low. Commodities rallied as well with oil pushing up toward $86 per barrel and copper jumping 2% to $3.86 per pound.
SAN GOLD (SGR.TSX)
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Reports third quarter production and development results from its Rice Lake properties in Manitoba, Canada, highlighted by a record of 75,263 tons processed at 6.25 grams per tonne to produce 12,568 ounces of gold.
SPANISH MOUNTAIN GOLD (SPA.TSXV)
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Reports assay results received from drill holes completed on the Spanish Mountain gold project and provided an updated on the Preliminary Economic Assessment for the project.MORE
SUNRIDGE GOLD (SGC.TSXV)
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Reports results from the initial exploration program on the gold/copper/zinc Besakoa project in Madagascar, highlighted by the identification of numerous volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) targets which have strong similarities to the company’s Asmara Project in Eritrea.
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Gold Price Soars within 1% of Record High
Thursday, November 4th, 2010GOLD PRICE NEWS – The gold price rallied $27.00 to $1,375 per ounce as the U.S. dollar extended its losses versus the euro, yen, and pound. The price of gold spiked within 1% of its all-time high of $1,387 per ounce as short- and mid-term dated Treasury yields sank to record lows on the back [...]
ZTE launches Froyo powered Libero 003Z for Softbank in Japan
Thursday, November 4th, 2010ZTE and Softbank have launched Android 2.2 powered Libero 003Z smartphone. Softbank Libero will be available from mid-December this year.
The Libreo 003Z comes with a 3.5” WVGA screen, a 600MHz MSN7227 CPU, a 5Mpix Camera, GPS, Wi-Fi,
HSDPA, Bluetooth for a total weight of 110g and a size of 114×57×12.7mm.
Realtor.Com launches Android App for Real Estate Search
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Move, Inc. today launched the new Realtor.com Real Estate Search Android application. Features include a widget that continually surfaces and displays nearby properties on the Android’s landing screen, voice entry capabilities to save notes, and Google Street View capabilities that give users a pictorial view of the immediate area surrounding a home before investing precious [...]
Viva launches Samsung Galaxy Tab in Bahrain; Available for Pre-order
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Viva today announced that it has launched the Samsung Galaxy Tab in Bahrain and is now available for pre-booking through its website. Samsung Galaxy Tab will be bundled with free data bundle of 3GB for one year along with a free three month subscription.
“We are delighted to be the first operator in the Kingdom [...]
Toshiba Folio 100 Android tablet now shipping across Europe
Thursday, November 4th, 2010While we have seeing Galaxy Tab launches every day, remember way back in IFA Trade Fair, Toshiba also showed off, its Android tablet Folio 100. Company has announced that it has begun the distribution of Toshiba Folio 100 across Europe.
Toshiba Folio 100 comes with Android 2.2, Nvidia® Tegra™ 2, 10.1” capacitive multi-touch display, 16 GB [...]
Korean Patent Office launches Android app
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Quick Note:
Korean Intellectual Property Office has launched an Android application for patent search on smartphones. Application allows users to search prior art, applicant information, patent details, and patent registration information/status.
In the future, KIPO is planning to expand mobile services related to patent administration and electronic applications, such as developing a mobile trademarks application, and an [...]
Notion Ink Adam may land before Christmas; FCC, shipping and more
Thursday, November 4th, 2010According to Notion Ink co-founder Rohan Shravan, if everything goes on as plan, Adam could start shipping as early as on/before Christmas. This certainly looks tempting. After long wait, Adam launch certainly looks in sight.However, he was quick to point out that if FCC clearance takes time [chargers have already got clearance], launch may get [...]
Binatone launches Android powered iHomePhone
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Binatone has announced Android based iHomePhone. It will start shipping in time for Christmas, and will cost £99.99.
Talking about the specifications, Binatone iHomePhone runs on Android 1.6, and is made up of a DECT digital cordless phone, with Wi-Fi b/g/n on board, a microSD card slot and a 2.8-inch, 320×240, touchscreen display.
Dell’s entry-level Android smartphone XCD28 spotted [Update - ZTE Racer?]
Thursday, November 4th, 2010It just came out of the blue, Dell’s new Android smartphone XCD28 has been spotted on Indian e-retailer Flipkart as well as on Twitter account of a Mumbai based retailer Mahesh Telecom.
Looking like an entry-level Android smartphone, that might be targeted only to emerging economies like India, Brazil.
Among the specifications, Dell XCD28 comes with 2.8 [...]
SoundHound to come pre-installed on HTC Android smartphones
Thursday, November 4th, 2010HTC and SoundHound today announced a partnership to provide SoundHound Android application on HTC Android phones. App will be first available in Europe on HTC Desire HD and Desire Z, and will be taken to other regions and phones later.
LG to launch Tegra 2 powered Android tablet next year
Thursday, November 4th, 2010LG today said
that it will be lauching its first Android tablet in the first quarter of 2011. Tentativly called LG Pad/Optimus Pad, this tablet will run on Android’s tablet friendly version HoneyComb and will have 8.9 inch display and Dual Core nVidia Tegra 2 Processor.
LG is said to have been working on this tablet for [...]
Tata Docomo to give 7 day trial period to 3G users; Supports HSPA+ speeds
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Tata Docomo today announced that it will be giving a trail period of 7 days to all its subscribers from November 5, when it launches its 3G services. DOCOMO is all set to launch its 3G services this Diwali in all the nine Circles where it has the 3G license—Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, [...]
Facebook Places come to Android & No FB Phone in making
Thursday, November 4th, 2010In an event yesterday, Facebook announced lot of new changes to its mobile strategy and quashed the rumors of a Facebook Phone.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that FB will also make its “Facebook Places” physical location-based feature available on Android smartphones.
Facebook will also help merchants offer deals to customers who “check in” nearby, marking their [...]
Farmville maker Zynga to launch Texas Hold’Em Poker on Android
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Zynga, the developers behind insanely popular Farmville game on Facebook, said they will soon be launching Texas Hold’em/ Zynga Poker as the first social game on Android. This announcement was made at the Facebook’s mobile event yesterday
Bell Samsung Galaxy Tab arriving on Nov 15 for $649.95
Thursday, November 4th, 2010According the recent information, Bell Canada will start shipping the Android tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab on November 16. The tablet has been priced at $649.95 for an outright buy.
SK Telecom to sell Samsung Galaxy Tab in Korea
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Samsung on Thursday said that it will roll out its Galaxy Tab in South Korea through SK Telecom, as we reported earlier. SK Telecom will initially have the exclusive right to sell the Galaxy Tab.
No word on the pricing or availability has been given right now.
StumbleUpon launches App Discovery for Android
Thursday, November 4th, 2010After website recommendations, StumbleUpon is now bringing App recommendations to Android today as part of an update to its application.According to Engadget:After you log in with your StumbleUpon ID, it asks you if it can (a la AppBrain) take a look at the existing apps on your phone,after which point it displays likely candidate apps [...]
Samsung Korea to start pushing Galaxy S Android 2.2 update next week
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Samsung announced that it will start rolling out Android 2.2 aka Froyo update to Galaxy S smartphone next week. The announcement came at the launch ceremony of Samsung Galaxy Tab in Korea, which will start selling with SK Telecom shortly.
The update which was delayed previously due to optimization issues.
via SamsungHub
myTouch 4G now on Wirefly for $79.99
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Quick Note: T-Mobile myTouch 4G seems to have got the cheapest deal at Wirefly, which is selling it for only $79.99 with contract. The earlier pricing was $149.99.
T-Mobile is still selling it for $199 with two years contract.
Sharp launches 3D Android Phones in Japan
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Sharp has launched two 3D display Android smartphones in Japan. These two smartphone “GALAPAGOS Softbank 003SH”, and the “GALAPAGOS SoftBank 005SH” use 3D liquid crystal display to create a dynamic 3D effect that can be viewed without special glasses.
FlashComponents.net Launches New Site Themes and Templates Marketplace
Thursday, November 4th, 2010FlashComponents.net Launches New Site Themes and Templates Marketplace
New Elsys Instruments Transient Recorders Merge High-speed with High-precision and Long Memories
Thursday, November 4th, 2010The new compact TPCX-24014 and TPCX-12014 series combine Elsys’ unique measurement precision.
TI introduces 2-channel, 2-MSPS SAR ADCs in 12-, 10- and 8-bit resolution for portable data acquisition
Thursday, November 4th, 2010New low-power ADCs combine wide supply and reference range, automatic power down, and pseudo-differential inputs
Gold Futures up Again for the Second Day
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Gold futures were up again for the second day running pushed by a weakened dollar and ever increasing oil prices. Oil is over that magical 100 dollars a barrel and gold is now well over the 850 dollars an ounce. Gold is evidently being seen far and wide as a safe haven investment.In [...]
Gold Coin Goes from 20 Dollars to Half a Million
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Buy a gold coin for 20 dollars and sell it for half a million dollars. That’s what Douglas Winter, a Portland USA coin broker did. He bought a 1856-O Double Eagle, the rarest gold coin struck at the New Orleans mint in November last year and sold it in Dec the 17th for [...]
