As you may have heard the Microsoft Kin was discontinued by Microsoft shortly after its launch. The Kin was only around from May 13th, through June 30th 2010. The phone didn't last long due to decreased sales and poor management by Microsoft. Engadget reports that the changes in management on Kin ultimately doomed the project. Well, the Kin has been immortalized by Shmuel Tennenhaus at KinRip.com. The site is a memorial for the Microsoft Kin and has already had over 9,000 visitors pay their respects. The site was builg using ForeverMissed, which is an online tool that lets users create memorial pages for their departed loved ones for free. So check out the site and pay your respects to Kin.

Today Apple has released a letter detailing the problem that was found that caused the recent iPhone 4 reception problems. Apple has discovered that the issue had lied with the software all along. But wait theres more, they say that the signal bars could be misleading you. For example Apple states that in any situation the iPhone 4 could be reporting a maximum of 2 more bars than it should, so if you have 5 you might only really have 3. Read what Apple had to say:

Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. For example, we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don’t know it because we are erroneously displaying 4 or 5 bars. Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place. To fix this, we are adopting AT&T’s recently recommended formula for calculating how many bars to display for a given signal strength. The real signal strength remains the same, but the iPhone’s bars will report it far more accurately, providing users a much better indication of the reception they will get in a given area. We are also making bars 1, 2 and 3 a bit taller so they will be easier to see. We will issue a free software update within a few weeks that incorporates the corrected formula. Since this mistake has been present since the original iPhone, this software update will also be available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G. -Apple

This still doesn't explain the reasons behind dropped calls when the iPhone 4 is gripped the wrong way according to Apple. Unless of'course the software is telling the phone to drop the call because of diminished signal quality. Can a phone do that? Read More for the Full Press Release

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Reports are surfacing like what you saw already on this site about Android 3.0 already in development. There are some pretty hefty requirements for it, too. These requirements are going to be doing some major damage to the current offering of Android devices. Android 3.0 will feature some pretty high requirements. It will require a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, and at least a 3.5-inch display. I've put together a list below showing all current Android devices, and the devices in bold are phones that would meet these requirements and could be upgraded to 3.0 eventually. Read More...

A new DroidX ad has surfaced, and has an excerpt that clearly pokes fun at the recent iPhone 4 antenna issues. Take a look below and tell me what you think? " And most imporantly, it comes with a double-antenna design. The kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like and use it just about anywhere to make crystal clear calls. You have a voice and you deserve to be heard." Full text on next page Read More...

Today HP announced that it had completed the Palm Acquisition and had plans to move forward in the smartphone and mobile devices arena. HP will use its WebOS platform on new tablets, netbooks, and smartphones. With the acquisition complete we expect HP to deliver some amazing devices in the near future, maybe they will be fast enough to have a prototype at CES? Who knows? What do you expect HP to deliver? Full press release inside Read More...