As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Friday, May 6th, 2011.
LG Optimus 2X scoops up Guinness World Record for being first dual-core smartphone
LG can now proudly boast they’re officially the first handset maker to release a dual-core smartphone. Guinness World Record affirms this, giving the Korean phone manufacturer the proper recognition they so richly deserve. Of course, realistically, this is nothing more than just bragging rights and is actually very trivial, but hey, at least LG now has a place in the record books. And in 5 years time, when someone pops the question who first outed a dual-core smartphone, LG and the Optimus 2X will once again be the hot topic of discussions.
Engadget
Official OS 6.0.0.534 for the Pearl 3G from SaskTel
SaskTel subscriber? BlackBerry Pearl 3G user? If your answer to both questions is a yes, you’ll be happy to know the BlackBerry 6 upgrade for you RIM handset is finally out. So, if you’ve got nothing better to do, just head on over here to download it now so you too can enjoy the various treats BlackBerry 6 has to offer.
CrackBerry
HTC Desire Z will get Gingerbread by the end of June
Here’s good news for you HTC Desire Z owners out there. HTC has finally given a timeframe for the release of the much antiquated Gingerbread updated for the Desire Z, and it’ll be happening next month. With the Desire Z now getting an ETA for the Android 2.3 update, all that’s left now is the HTC Desire.
GSMArena
IDC: smartphone market grows 80 percent year-on-year, Samsung shipments rise 350 percent
The smartphone market is definitely growing, and Samsung is slowly but surely staking their claim in this segment of the market. Based on IDC’s Q1 2011 figures, Samsung is currently in 4th place with 10.8% share. But they’ve made great strides since last year, improving by an astounding 350%. Nokia still tops the chart with 24.3% share, Apple next with 18.7%, and RIM in 3rd spot with 14%. HTC, meanwhile, rounds up the top five with 8.9% share.
Engadget
iOS 4.3.3 jailbreak now available with redsn0w
iOS 4.3.3 was released this week, and in true jailbreak fashion, it’s now properly jailbroken. redsn0w has been updated to work nicely with Apple’s latest firmware to provide an untethered jailbreak for both Windows and Mac users. Truth is, we’ve got Apple to thank for the speedy roll out of this new jailbreak as they’ve yet to patch the exploit being used by the current untethered jailbreak tools. Are we complaining? Heck, no! We’re actually rejoicing. But we can’t deny, we’re feeling a bit more anxious because of this, especially with iOS 5 looming on the horizon.
BGR
