Tizen 1.0 Larkspur arrives, fuels your open-source phone dreams

The unveiling of Tizen left many mobile open-source aficionados wondering when the OS would reach its all-important 1.0 status. The answer is now: the coalition between Intel, Panasonic, Samsung and a raft of carriers has posted the first non-beta release in both source code and software development kit forms. The finished versions of either carry new features to reward developers for the wait: SDK users get a new browser-based simulator and a faster emulator, while those scouring the source code will find new point-of-interest and route searching features in location-aware apps as well as WiFi Direct and more HTML5 support.

Engadget, Tizen 1.0 Larkspur arrives, fuels your open-source phone dreams

Robust Grand Cherokee and Durango sales to keep plant open through planned shutdown

Jeep Grand Cherokee sales are up 37 percent through April, and Chrysler has already sold nearly 50,000 units in 2012, placing the flagship Jeep model ahead of all other Pentastar vehicles, save for the Ram pickup. That demand will be keeping the Jefferson North assembly plant in Detroit open through the July 4 holiday period, according to The Detroit News.

Autoblog, Robust Grand Cherokee and Durango sales to keep plant open through planned shutdown

Samsung now No.1 in smartphone share, but Apple owns revenue

. Despite the fact that Samsung surpassed Apple in terms of global smartphone market share, Apple's iPhone generates more revenue than Samsung's entire mobile division, according to data from Juniper Research. “Apple's revenues from its 'mobile division' continues to remain significantly higher than Samsung's, even when you take into account the latter's feature phones,” Juniper research analyst Daniel Ashdown said. Apple's iPhone revenue was $22.7 billion in the first quarter of 2012, $29.3 billion if you were to include the iPad, compared with Samsung's $17 billion from its entire mobile division.

Boy Genius Report, Samsung now No.1 in smartphone share, but Apple owns revenue

BlackBerry 10 dev alpha unit unveiled: 4.2-inch screen, 1280 x 768 resolution

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. In this instance, it just leaves us wanting more. The image you see above is RIM's official dev unit for its just launched BlackBerry 10 platform. If it looks familiar, that's because you've seen it not too long ago when leaks of the much anticipated device began to hit the world wide rumor-mongering web.

Engadget, BlackBerry 10 dev alpha unit unveiled: 4.2-inch screen, 1280 x 768 resolution

Report: LTE PlayBook 'confirmed' at BlackBerry World breakfast

The 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook: now part of a complete Canadian breakfast. No huge shocker that we're finally seeing the much-discussed and long awaited new version of RIM's business-friendly tablet - though the slate did leak out a bit earlier than expected. Canadian Reviewclaims to have gotten confirmation device ahead of today's keynote. The new PlayBook is said to be rocking a 1.5Ghz dual-core processor and NFC.

Engadget, Report: LTE PlayBook 'confirmed' at BlackBerry World breakfast

Nokia Lumia 800 gets a firmware update, fixes volume bugs

The Nokia Lumia 800 has seen numerous firmware updates fixing its battery problems, backlight issues and various bugs. The latest patch, however, has brought up strange behavior volume behavior on the Finnish WP7 device. And to fix it, Nokia is releasing the 12072 firmware update, which addresses this issue. Furthermore, the update lets the camera automatically detect 50Hz and 60Hz flickering from electronic lights when flicker reduction is on. Power management behavior is improved as well, thanks to better charger recognition.

The 12072 update should be up for grabs, so check your Zune software update to get it.

GSM Arena, Nokia Lumia 800 gets a firmware update, fixes volume bugs

Hena MID-1107CM Android tablet spotted at the FCC

If you're in the market for an entry-level Android tablet, you might be interested to learn that the Hena MID-1107CM Android tablet was recently spotted at the FCC. Granted it does not exactly mean that we will be seeing the device make its way onto our shelves, but there's always the possibility. In any case the Hena brand name isn't one that we're familiar with but as long as it gets the job done, who are we to complain.

Ubergizmo, Hena MID-1107CM Android tablet spotted at the FCC