Google has apparently fired an engineer for taking for breaking into several users’ accounts and using the information to taunt several teenagers. Parents complained that the engineer, who met some of the teens at an engineering outreach program, had accessed some very personal information, including chats between a 15-year old and his girlfriend. Gawker found a source [...]
Last night the web (or at least the part that looks at the web through Twitter) was a buzz with news of Twitter’s new redesign. The one thing I can say for certain is that the redesign of the Twitter iPad App that features panes of information now makes some sense. Beyond that it is [...]
The talk lately is all about Tablets and Slates that’s for sure. But if Microsoft’s Principal Researcher Bill Buxton is correct, we might be seeing more multi-touch in the home about three years from now. In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Buxton says that he expects to see Microsoft Surface in homes in [...]
Earlier today I mentioned that the WeTab (formerly known as the WePad) is getting a lot of attention here at IDF 2010. I got a chance to catch up with 4tiitoo CTO Stephan Odoerfer, who gave me a full walkthrough of the device. To put it simply: I want one. At first glance the WePad looks [...]
To say people are excited about the Dell Inspiron Duo here at IDF 2010 is an understatement. For those wondering why I didn’t get t o go hands on with the Inspiron Duo, here’s why: I had to fight my way through a crowd of journalists just to grab a few seconds of video of the [...]
If you’re a OneNote 2010 user and noticed the occasional shifting of Ink when you scrolled down a page (some Ink would appear gone, then it would magically appear again) then this patch might be for you. From the OneNote Testing Blog: For the select customers facing Inking issues with OneNote 2010 we highly recommend [...]
The Notion Ink Adam, a much-anticipated tablet due to its Pixel Qi display, has received a brief progress update. The news is welcomed but still raises red flags for me.
Dell introduced the Inspiron Duo, a slate device that at first glance looks a heck of a lot like every other 10-inch tablet out there. Like Dell tiny 5-inch tablet, the Inspiron Duo is bright red. The audience here at IDF didn’t seem all that thrilled about yet another slate device, until the Dell rep [...]
An all-in-one multi-touch desktop that can display 3D video would be a first. Bolstering that with THX TruStudio Pro audio and USB 3.0 is a little nuts, but that’s what MSI has done with the AE2420 3D.
The WeTab tablet is getting a lot of attention here at IDF 2010. Inel is using it to showcase its AppUp store on the show floor, it was used an example of a good tablet experience during today’s keynote and the man behind WeTab even took the stage. The WeTab’s touch centric is very attractive [...]
Arrrrgh! So close but yet still not quite there yet. I really want to like MobileNoter. It’s an iOS App (iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad) that lets you sync files with OneNote. Yep, that’s right, it lets you sync up files with OneNote. OneNote is a great app on the Windows platform for note taking [...]
Hey, remember when I said I wanted the Fujitsu Lifebook T900 to be “My Next Tablet PC”? Well, I wasn’t kidding then and I’m even more serious now that I have one as my daily productivity PC.
Things change so fast in mobile technology these days that forming new habits seems to be something that is almost impossible to do. Just as you get used to doing something one way, another way comes along, and you shift what you are doing accordingly. Most times that leads to doing things a better or [...]
The OpenPeak OpenTablet 7 will become consumer’s ’4th screen’ if AT&T and other OpenPeak partners have their ways. The seven-inch device looks promising and I can definitely see it going mainstream once AT&T and other providers throw some marketing muscle behind it. Avram Piltch of Laptop Mag and I found the OpenTablet 7 on display [...]
The Apple iPad does a lot of things well, but it sure isn’t much use outdoors. Amazon’s latest Kindle ad takes a jab at the iPad’s glossy display while pointing out that the Kindle now starts at just $139. While I do read a lot of articles and books on my iPad, it can be uncomfortable [...]
The Tokyo Institute of Technology is working to improve touchscreen input with a range of haptic adapters. The adapters, which can be attaced to your thumb or held like a brush, look pretty straight forward and I wouldn’t be surprised if these went from research to production overnight. In this video, a researcher shows how [...]
AMD’s crashed Intel’s party by setting up a demo suite at a hotel next door to the Moscone Center, home of Intel’s IDF 2010. Bob Grim, an AMD exec, is on hand to talk about Fusion. In the near future, AMD and its partners will be selling PCs with APUs, which puts discrete graphics and [...]
As you may recall but probably forgot, I was evaluating Voice2Note, an audio note transcription service by Dial2Do that works in Evernote. My live evaluation concluded a few weeks ago, and now, finally, here’s my wrap-up.
I spent yesterday afternoon at IDF 2010′s Day 0 event in San Francisco. A couple of researchers from Intel gave presentations and there were a few tech demos on hand. As always, the best part of the conference so far has been catching up with other tech writers that we interact with on nearly a [...]
Per a tip in the forum, N-Trig has posted a beta release of their N-Act software, a multi-touch gesture application that allows a user to switch windows, select text and images, and sweep through files.
When the Slingbox folks first released SlingPlayer Mobile for the iPhone, I was one of the many folks who resisted picking it up simply because it didn’t work on 3G at the time. I did change my mind once that 3G restriction was lifted and plopped down the $29.99 for the App. Like many who [...]
The Wall St. Journal is reporting that Samsung will announce its Galaxy Tab for the US on September 16, and that it is likely that Samsung will be releasing it with Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T as partners. There’s still no official word on the US price point but speculation is centering on somewhere between $200 [...]
Well, at least they appear confident. Microsoft released its next great hope, Windows Phone 7 to manufacturing yesterday, and as a part of the celebrating staged a mock funeral. A mock funeral? Yep, the funeral cortege included hearses and pall bearers who were carrying coffins with an iPhone and a Blackberry in them, symbolically displaying [...]
Just because it is a Friday, here’s a little comic relief. Newsday has come out with an iPad App and is doing some advertising for it. This YouTube video tells us how it is better than a traditional newspaper in all but one way. Watch to find out.
Folks are breathing a sigh of relief today after Business Insider confirmed Microsoft’s Bing will not be the “exclusive” search provider for Verizon’s Android devices. One question: how does Verizon define “exclusive”?
If you’re using TomTom’s navigation App and car kit for the iPhone and have moved from an iPhone 3Gs to an iPhone 4, you probably discovered that the new design of the iPhone hardware doesn’t quite work with the car kit. I’m glad I didn’t purchase one of those kits from TomTom, but I was [...]
Well, I’ve said all year long that the real surge in Tablets/Slates won’t happen until 2011 and it looks like Google, the Android maker, agrees. TechRadar reports that Google’s Hugo Barra, director of products for mobile, in recent comments said the following: Android is an open platform. We saw at IFA 2010 all sorts of [...]
If you’re a fan of the Novatel MiFi wireless cards, and who isn’t, you might be interested in this. Looks like Mugen power is making an external battery solution for the devices that will give you some extra juice. The MiFi is a great solution for being connected on the go and its one drawback [...]
One of the big features Apple trumpeted in its release of iOS 4.1 for the iPhone was High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo capability. Most photographers and Photo Shop users know all about this. Essentially you take multiple exposures of the same thing and through software blend them together. This allows for a greater range when [...]
This just doesn’t make much sense to me, but then the much of what is happening in the world today is becoming increasingly confusing to my pea brain. Reports/rumors are surfacing that Verizon is going to drop Google search as the default for some/all/some number of its phones. Yeah, I’m scratching my head over that [...]
According to this post on SlashGear, Amazon is circulating an early preview of new Kindle firmware (v3.0.1) that will allow users to set up accounts directly from the Kindle device instead of having to go through the web to open an account. This only makes sense as the Kindle, in all of its generations, is [...]
This doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ll see FLASH on the iOS platform any time soon, but it is a big move by Apple. Having kept restrictions tighter than a drum forcing developers to use only Apple tools to create Apps. Cupertino is now changing its tune and developers can use third party tools with a [...]
Last night, Sumocat put up a post about CRAPP on smartphones, extending my long running issue with CRAPWARE in general. It’s a problem consumers have always faced, and sadly, always will when there’s money to be made with deals that make manufacturers and carriers money. Running parallel to Sumocat’s points about CRAPP, TechCrunch’s MG Siegler [...]
Yesterday I, and many other AT&T customers got an email sent to them from an Exec telling customers how important and valuable we are and how AT&T continues to work and invest to improve its network. The letter invited customers to head over to a Facebook page to offer feedback. Nothing wrong with that strategy. [...]
Matt Miller caught my attention today with the headline “Have US wireless carriers gone mad? Samsung Fascinate crippled by Verizon“! He’s displeased with the mobile crapware or CRAPPS on this thing. Unfortunately, there’s likely more madness to follow.
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Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
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Pad & Quill Octavo iPad Case 2 Looks Great but is Bulky
The Pad & Quill Octavo case for the iPad 2 is a leather bound case that looks great on the iPad 2. This case is crafted with care and you can tell that when you pick it up. Pad & Quill is known for producing high quality cases that protect your tablet, computer or iPhone with [...]
Pad & Quill Fire Keeper: A Beautiful Kindle Fire Case
If you have a Kindle Fire, then you owe it to yourself to take a look at the beautiful Kindle Fire Keeper, a case from Pad & Quill. Pad & Quill cases protect your iPad, eBook reader, computer or iPhone with a touch of class giving users a classic book-like experience even though they’re holding a very [...]
id America Gasket iPhone Case Review
iPhone cases are a dime a dozen, but now and then I see one that stands out. Enter the Gasket iPhone case from id America. The id America Gasket case is a brushed aluminum iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S case that looks absolutely stunning. The machined case is inspired by the head gasket you’d find inside a [...]
