Archive for February, 2011

AT&T’s New Fare for Smartphone Data Tethering is More Fair

AT&T’s New Fare for Smartphone Data Tethering is More Fair

AT&T has recently announced the pricing for its mobile tethering plan as tethering will be a feature that will be available as an option on the company’s upcoming HSPA+ 4G smartphones, such as the HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Atrix 4G, and the Samsung Infuse 4G. The company had previously charged for tethering on the iPhone, [...]

Posted by | 02/03/2011 | 6 Comments More
Did Apple Tease an iPad 2 at Unveiling of The Daily Magazine? I Say No.

Did Apple Tease an iPad 2 at Unveiling of The Daily Magazine? I Say No.

At the launch of the iPad-specific news magazine, The Daily, Reuters is reporting that its eyewitness had witnessed an Apple iPad shown with a front-facing camera, suggesting that Apple may have toted an iPad 2 to the debut of News Corp.’s app launch. While it is possible that Apple may have been carrying around un-released [...]

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Is HP Teasing a New webOS Smartphone or Tablet?

Is HP Teasing a New webOS Smartphone or Tablet?

HP is teasing a new webOS device in advance of the company’s webOS press event scheduled to happen next week. The company has posted a teaser video on YouTube on Palm’s channel. After its acquisition of Palm, HP has stated its commitment to integrate webOS into more of the company’s products. HP is rumored to [...]

Posted by | 02/03/2011 | 2 Comments More
Asus Eee Slate EP121 Now Shipping, But Out of Stock

Asus Eee Slate EP121 Now Shipping, But Out of Stock

According to Liliputing, the Asus Eee Slate EP121, which debuted earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is now shipping from Amazon.com, but is currently listed as out of stock. The 12-inch Windows tablet comes in either a 32 GB SSD configuration for $999 or a 64 GB SSD configuration for [...]

Posted by | 02/03/2011 | 10 Comments More
In-App Purchases Come to Android, BlackBerry OS

In-App Purchases Come to Android, BlackBerry OS

It’s unclear if RIM and Google will also clamp down on in-app purchases with some of their third-party e-reader apps like Apple has recently done, but the two competing platforms to iOS have unveiled their versions of in-app purchases. Research in Motion has unveiled BlackBerry App World 2.1, the platform’s app store, which will now [...]

Posted by | 02/03/2011 | 0 Comments More
Kno stylus tested with Lego robots

Kno stylus tested with Lego robots

The folks making the Kno, the giant pen + touch tablet for education, are serious about pen input. So serious, they test it with toys. Robots made of Lego to be exact. Sounds like fun and games, but it’s all for science and product testing. Now, let’s see those Lego robots in action.

Posted by | 02/02/2011 | 4 Comments More
Android 3.0 Honeycomb makes official debut, shows off tablet UI and web-based market

Android 3.0 Honeycomb makes official debut, shows off tablet UI and web-based market

Google took the wraps off Android 3.0 Honeycomb today, showing off a redesigned interface for tablets, high-performance graphics, and web access to the Android Market. Most of it looks really impressive. Some of it looks kind of familiar. All of it means more heated competition in the tablet market.

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Comcast Allows You to Stream Video on Demand with iPad Xfinity App

Comcast Allows You to Stream Video on Demand with iPad Xfinity App

Comcast is hoping that you won’t begin to cut the cord when it comes to cable subscriptions, and the company is now making good on its promise to allow users to watch cable content on an iPad via the Xfinity app. At this point, though, only video on demand programming is available and users still [...]

Posted by | 02/02/2011 | 6 Comments More
Dell Streak 7 for T-Mobile: More Miss Than Hit?

Dell Streak 7 for T-Mobile: More Miss Than Hit?

According to Kevin Tofel of GigaOm Mobile who has reviewed the Dell Streak 7 for T-Mobile USA as the carrier’s first 4G HSPA+ tablet, the Android 2.2 Froyo slate has a lot of potential, but Dell had not made use of the potential resulting in a device that’s more of a miss than a hit. [...]

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First Impression: The Daily Should Be Called The Yester Daily

First Impression: The Daily Should Be Called The Yester Daily

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change journalism on Tablets debuted today on the iPad. Called The Daily, it probably should be called the Yester Daily given the currency of the news, at least in the debut issue. There are some big stories out there in the world of news including Egypt, the snowstorm hitting the US [...]

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NY Times to Battle The Daily News App with News.me

NY Times to Battle The Daily News App with News.me

The New York Times will soon be launching its own daily news app to compete with News Corp.’s The Daily app, which will be a daily newspaper designed specifically for the iPad and may launch Apple’s subscription plan for periodicals and magazines. The New York Times competing version will be called News.me and will differentiate [...]

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Despite ‘Smooth’ Sales, Galaxy Tabs Have High Return Rates

Despite ‘Smooth’ Sales, Galaxy Tabs Have High Return Rates

Samsung has gone on record to state that the company was misinterpreted in its statement earlier, which the media has been reporting as ‘small‘ sales of Galaxy Tab Android tablets. According to Samsung reps, the statement should have read that sales were smooth. Despite all the PR efforts in ironing out its sales number, the [...]

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Google and Microsoft Search Wars

Google and Microsoft Search Wars

Well, it’s one thing to be absent from the fray because of other duties and miss some news. It’s another thing to miss a full out donnybrook between Microsoft and Google. Google is accusing Microsoft of using Bing to steal Google’s search results and Microsoft is fighting back. Both are using blog posts and Twitter [...]

Posted by | 02/02/2011 | 1 Comment More
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Motorola Droid Pro Review

The Motorola Droid Pro represents Motorola’s latest attempts to take Android into the enterprise space and tackle incumbent Research in Motion. Positioned as a BlackBerry challenger, the Motorola Droid Pro brings the consumer-based Android ecosystem along with a BlackBerry-inspired keyboard design that Motorola hopes will seduce corporate users into switching to its design, and for [...]

Posted by | 02/02/2011 | 12 Comments More
Is This the new Motorola UI on Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the Droid X?

Is This the new Motorola UI on Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the Droid X?

Although Motorola and Verizon Wireless are saying that the Motorola user interface that’s found on the carrier’s Droid-branded Motorola Android smartphones is not in fact the MOTO BLUR UI that’s been seen on phones from T-Mobile and AT&T, leaked screenshots reveal a Motorola UI that’s designed for the Droid X and is said to be [...]

Posted by | 02/01/2011 | 1 Comment More
Google Brings Instant Preview to iOS Safari Searches

Google Brings Instant Preview to iOS Safari Searches

Google is rolling out a new feature for Google searches in iOS Safari browsers, allowing users to see a preview of the page content in search results through a feature called Instant Preview. In the search results in the Safari browser on mobile Apple devices, users will now see a magnifying glass, which when tapped [...]

Posted by | 02/01/2011 | 3 Comments More
Just How Bad Are Canada’s Data Caps?

Just How Bad Are Canada’s Data Caps?

I don’t mind paying for what I use when it comes to software, web services and data pipes. So when I first heard that Canadians were going to have to pay for data by the GB I didn’t think it’d be that big of a deal. Then I read into the details on some of [...]

Posted by | 02/01/2011 | 7 Comments More
Apple responds to Sony Reader rejection, claims change is not a change

Apple responds to Sony Reader rejection, claims change is not a change

AllThingsD has a response from an Apple spokesperson on the in-app/out-of-app purchasing situation with Sony’s rejected Reader app. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it does nothing to address the concern that out-of-app purchases have been disallowed and appears to be in violation of Apple’s iOS developer agreement.

Posted by | 02/01/2011 | 2 Comments More
GadgetTrak Updated for iOS to Enable Camera Support, Push Notifications

GadgetTrak Updated for iOS to Enable Camera Support, Push Notifications

GadgetTrak is a $0.99 app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad that uses geolocation information to help users track their lost, stolen, or misplaced iOS device with the end goal of being able to recover it. The latest update to GadgetTrak brings the app up to version 2.5 and adds support for push notifications, [...]

Posted by | 02/01/2011 | 3 Comments More
HTC Inspire 4G Launching on AT&T for $99 on Feb. 13

HTC Inspire 4G Launching on AT&T for $99 on Feb. 13

The HTC Inspire 4G is an Android smartphone with the HTC Sense user interface and a 4.3-inch display that debuted earlier this year at CES. AT&T has now just released availability on the 4G HSPA+ device, stating that it will be available beginning on February 13 for $99 on a two-year service agreement. The device [...]

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Apple Behind Push for micro USB Charging Standard

Apple Behind Push for micro USB Charging Standard

The International Electronics Commission, IEC, has recently announced that micro USB will be the universal mobile phone charging standard used. The surprise here is that Apple, known for pushing its own standards, is throwing its support behind the micro USB charging push. Having a common charging standard will be beneficial for the environment as the [...]

Posted by | 02/01/2011 | 2 Comments More
Apple Tightening iOS App Store Restrictions Again, Blocks Sony Reader Bookstore App

Apple Tightening iOS App Store Restrictions Again, Blocks Sony Reader Bookstore App

After relaxing its App Store guidelines for iOS apps, Apple may be tightening control of the platform. The move has recently resulted in Sony’s Reader app, which would have brought digital books tied to the Sony Reader ecosystem to be available on the iOS platform, being denied entry into Apple’s applications store. According to the [...]

Posted by | 02/01/2011 | 12 Comments More
HTC Mozart Windows Phone 7 Coming to T-Mobile USA?

HTC Mozart Windows Phone 7 Coming to T-Mobile USA?

According to sources to TmoNews, the HTC Mozart is said to be coming to U.S.-carrier T-Mobile USA. The device, unlike the HTC HD7 already available on the carrier, will sport a more compact 3.7-inch display rather than the 4.3-inch screen with a WVGA resolution. The Mozart will be powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm single-core [...]

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LG Confirms Optimus 3D Ahead of MWC

LG Confirms Optimus 3D Ahead of MWC

After rumors of a 3D smartphone coming from LG, the handset-maker has confessed to its ambition of delivering a 3D-capable smartphone prior to the device’s debut at February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Though not a lot of details are revealed at present through the company’s press release, LG is saying that its Optimus 3D [...]

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