Among the new Windows Phone 7 devices showcased yesterday we also found the interestingly designed HTC 7 Surround. This multimedia-oriented smartphone comes with an original design, that includes a sliding speaker with huge potential for turning any get together into a party.

It also supports virtual surround sound with Dolby Mobile and SRS WOW HD. There’s also a surround sound button on board, if you want to take the party up a notch. Also, HTC 7 Surround uses a Sound Enhancer app for the best equalizer effects and mixing bass, treble and vocal levels. Here’s the specs list for this beauty:

Dimensions: 119.7mm x 61.5mm x 12.97mm
Weight: 165 grams
Display: 3.8 inch touchscreen, 480 x 800 pixels
CPU: 1GHz
Memory: 16GB, 512MB ROM, 448MB RAM
Camera: 5MP, autofocus, flash, 720p HD video capture
Connectivity: 3G, EDGE, GPRS, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1
Battery: 1230 mAh; up to 240 minutes of GSM talk time

Expect this handset to debut in Europe on October 21 with the rest of the WP7 bunch and possibly in the US in mid-November, but we’ll get back to you with prices and more info.

Turns out that they’re replacing the Galaxy Tab Romanian version “Porn” button with a “Sex” button… just kidding. However, Samsung will replace the strangely named item (“Porn” is short for the Romanian word “Pornire”, meaning “Start”) with a new button dubbed “Acasa”, Romanian for “Home”. Too bad, since the original feature generated quite a lot of hype on the interwebs, being mentioned by Gizmodo, Slashgear and Devicemag, for example.

How cool would it have been to ask someone to lend you the tablet just to see what the “Porn” button does? Well, the Galaxy Tab with this strange feature was only available in Romania, but who know what other “lost in translation” issues we’ll see all over the globe…

The folks of Mobilissimo.ro also published a screenshot of the modified Galaxy Tab interface, after being tipped by Samsung Mobile Romania. Here’s the image:

According to this blog post, the daily audience for apps that run on Apple?s iOS operating system (for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad) has now surpassed 19 million users, who spend an average of 22 minutes per day using these apps, according to one measure.

That means the audience for the iOS devices is now bigger than NBC?s Sunday Night Football and is just shy of the audience for ABC?s Dancing with the Stars.

…Some apps such as Angry Birds, which has sold more than 7 million paid copies, are similar to TV shows, with regular updates coming out just as TV shows air new episodes.

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The folks from BuzzVoice have just announced that their application is now free to download in the Android market, and with that update comes a new feature: the ability to add your own feed instead of being limited to what’s sitting in the repositories. For those who don’t know what BuzzVoice is, it’s effortless to describe it as “an RSS reader that reads the news for you.” Already, you can see how useful this’ll be in situations such as walking, driving, and anything else that requires your eyes to be anywhere else other than your phone.

Android users get an even more well-rounded app with the option to add a widget to your homescreen to control the app and an “Android Radio” station that reads the news from most major Android sites, including yours truly! I’m excited to try out the new version (3.0), and if you want to take it for a spin as well, be sure to scan (or touch, if you’re reading this on your phone) the QR code below, or just search “BuzzVoice” in the Android market. Also, be sure to head on over to the BuzzVoice blog to keep up to date on their ongoing developments, and keep an eye on Phandroid for possible giveaway opportunities for the Pro version!

Blame it on Aussies…

A few weeks ago, iPhone users “Down Under” discovered an annoying bug in their alarm clock that was triggered when Daylight Savings Time kicked in: while the iPhone clocks automatically adjusted themselves, recurring alarms that were spread across multiple days would trigger an hour earlier.

Apple dutifully announced the pending release of iOS 4.1.1 to fix the bug.  Here’s the kicker: although nobody’s saying anything on the topic, there’s a good possibility that the exploit that geohot turned into the limera1n jailbreak tool could be cast by the wayside as well.

The iOS 4.1.1 update could hit the wires as early as this Thursday, when a new beta of iOS 4.2 is released as well.  If this happens, it could break the 10-day record Apple set when it stomped the JailbreakMe.com exploit flat last August.

Limera1n author geohot may be persona non grata with the Dev Team, but he’s got at least one other jailbreaker in his corner: ih8sn0w announced an upgrade to his Sn0wbreeze for Windows custom firmware tool that incorporates the same exploit as limera1n.  Firmware created by Sn0wbreeze lets you then use Ultrasn0w to unlock your phone and use it on the carrier of your choice.

ih8sn0w went so far as to proffer an olive branch in the “War of the Greens” — or merely shill his services — on Twitter: “Will be pushing out [Sn0wbreeze] a few days after PwnageTool is out. @MuscleNerd can we talk?”

The Sanyo Zio and Samsung Transform got their official unveiling for Sprint last week at CTIA, and just like that both handsets are now available for purchase. The Zio, which up until now was only available on Cricket, retails for $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a new two-year contract. The Tranform goes for $149.99 after the same rebate and contract.

Both devices help to bolster Sprint’s selection of lower-end and mid-range Android handsets for those that don’t quite want to drop down for the EVO or EPIC 4G.

[via TalkAndroid]

A few of you guys have chimed in saying you don’t know why your phone’s market looks different suddenly, but one thing’s for certain: the Android market looks a lot different for those of you still on Android 2.1. A hot update (meaning there was no OTA update to accept and install) over this past weekend adds the ability to update all, automatically update apps, and also gives us the new tabbed layout for individual app entries. I haven’t heard reports of crash reporting being added, but I’ll bet that’s trickled down the ladder too.

If you’ve been wondering why your market looks different, don’t fret: you’re not crazy. You are probably still on Android 2.1 if you didn’t accept a system request to download an update file over the air, but at least you’re getting some of the very useful features Froyo users have been enjoying for a while. Now let’s hope some of you actually get stepped up to 2.2 before 2011 makes its way here. (And I’m still rooting for those of you on 1.5 and 1.6 who were promised an update to Eclair. Hang in there, guys!)

[Photo courtesy of AC]