This week was filled with news on the cell front, so it was straightforward to overlook just a few stories right here and there. Here's a number of the different stuff that happened within the extensive world of wi-fi for the week of October 24, 2011:
Fan of white phones? Here ya go: the BlackBerry Daring 9900, Curve 9360 and Torch 9810 can be pre-ordered on Phones4U. If white doesn't do it for you, the Curve 9300 will probably be available in pink.

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Lookee here, it is the opposite new Home windows Cellphone-packing Nokia handset. No, not that one, this is the Lumia 710 -- you already know, the price range phone with the 3.7-inch LCD and those colorful backplates. The Mangoriffic phone appears to have made its manner through the FCC, with the ID on the submitting matching up with listings on the Finnish phonemaker's site. Do not get too excited, nonetheless -- whereas this and the product web page are certainly sufficient to get some stateside Nokia fanatics' blood pumping, the corporate has given us word that the Lumia is just not destined for our shores, sadly -- a minimum of not in any official capacity.

Update: We just obtained phrase from Nokia that, contrary to earlier information, Lumia gadgets will actually be arriving within the States. So far as what these particular merchandise will be, however, the company isn't quite ready to speak just yet.

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is simply begging to get updated. Once in a while, these mobile gadgets are blessed with upkeep refreshes, bug fixes, customized ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it is simple for a large chunk to get lost within the mix. To verify they do not escape without notice, we've gathered each potential replace, hack, and different miscellaneous tomfoolery from the last week and crammed them into one handy roundup. When you find one thing accessible in your device, please give us a shout attips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

Official Android updatesGuess which phone's finally getting Gingerbread: the HTC Thunderbolt. Yes, we're being serious.

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Keep in mind the Acer W4? After seeing it at IFA 2011, evidently it is finally able to make some first impressions, and its blind date is with France. Identified formally because the Allegro, Acer's inaugural Windows Telephone isn't going over the top in the spec department: it has a 3.6-inch WVGA (800 x 480) show, 1GHz single-core Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU, 8GB inner storage, 5MP rear digicam with LED flash and a 1,300mAh battery. Nevertheless, a unique addition to this €299 ($425) system is a function referred to as Fast Cost, which allows the Allegro to get juiced as much as 2.5 times faster than the remainder of the company's lineup. Expect the gadget to land in France in mid-November with two colour choices -- white and dark blue iceberg. Simply make certain, Acer, to stroll your date all the way back dwelling from dinner.    

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Musicians have long needed ways to catalog ideas and capture rough recordings of new material without the anchor that is a full-fledged recording setup. Apogee offers just that with its Jam guitar adapter for the iPad, iPhone and Mac, which allows you to strum your way to a record deal via an iOS device. Whether you're on the road or in your living room, the ability to connect a Les Paul to a mobile device and crank out the demo for your next hit is super helpful. But, is it worth the $100 investment to have recording-on-the-go at your fingertips? Read on to see what we discovered.

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Could the writing have already been on the wall for webOS when former VP of worldwide developer relations Richard Kerris left HP for Nokia this week? While nothing is yet confirmed, The Guardian is now reporting that HP will indeed finally shut down its webOS division, which could affect up to 500 jobs (either through reassignment or layoffs -- we've previously heard that some layoffs had already begun). That word comes from some unnamed internal HP sources, who reportedly expect an "imminent closure," with one employee adding that "there's a 95% chance we all get laid off between now and November." For its part, HP remained noticeably mum on any news about webOS when it announced that it would hang onto its PC business this week, and its decision to use Windows 8 on tablets certainly didn't do much to inspire the webOS faithful.

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While the Samsung Galaxy Note might be a behemoth of a phone (or is it a phablet?), momma always taught us that it's what's on the inside that really counts. But first we need to get to know the device a little better. To do this, we once again recruited the knowledge and insight of Francois Simond (Supercurio) to dive into the circuitry, sensors, and other innards to find out what makes this Note tick. Follow on below to get the inside scoop.
Silicon

CPU: Exynos 4210 (same as Galaxy S II), running at 1.4GHz; 2786.91 BogoMIPS
GPU: ARM Mali-400 MP
WiFi / Bluetooth module: Broadcom BCM4330 (same as Galaxy S II and Galaxy Nexus)
Audio codec: Yamaha C1YMU823 / MC-1N2 (Same as Galaxy S II)
FM radio receiver: Si4709
HDMI: Silicon Image MHD Sil9234 transmitter over MHL (same as Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S II)
USB switch: Fairchild Semiconductors FSA9480 (industry standard)
Battery charger: SUMMIT Microelectronics SMB136 / SMB328
NFC controller: NXP PN544
Power management: Maxim MAX8997

Sensors

Accelerometer: STMicroelectronics k3dh
Barometer / pressure sensor: STMicroelectronics LPS331AP
Gyroscope sensor: K3G (same as the Galaxy S II)
Compass: Chipworks AKM-AKM8975 Electronic Compass
Finger Touch sensor: Atmel MXT540E
Stylus: Wacom E-Pen G5SP sensor

Misc. internals

Device name: GT-N7000
Rear camera: Fujitsu M5MO LS 8MP
Front camera: Samsung S5K5BAF 2MP
Linux Kernel: 2.6.35.7
Android: 2.3.5, built October 8, 2011
LCD Density: 320dpi
Refresh rate: 60Hz
Image processor: Samsung mDNIe image converter (same as Galaxy S II)
Frequency scaler: Ondemand

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