Get the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant for $100 from Amazon

We’ve talked about how good the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant (the T-Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy S) is, but now you can get the stellar Galaxy S Android device for less than $100 from Amazon.com with a new service contract. If you’d rather go through a T-Mobile retail store, you’re more than welcome to do Read more

RIM Launches BlackBerry App World 2.0 Private Beta

After getting an early look at the new BlackBerry App World 2.0 on-device app store, RIM has kicked off a private beta for a few more people. The main additions will be carrier and credit card billing, a new BlackBerry ID system that should automatically keep track of your downloaded app (as well as BlackBerry Read more

OnCall Defender for iPhone keeps you connected to police and EMS services

Let’s face it, there are a lot of crazies out there in the world, some of which I work alongside each and every day – and some of those crazy people are out to do bad things to your iPhone-toting self. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys a good tech gadget, but fear Read more

Enhance your American Museum of Natural History Visit with Explorer iPhone App

Are you a fan of the American Museum of Natural History? Do you also happen to own an iPhone? If you answered an emphatic “Heck yes!” to both of those question, or maybe even a less enthusiastic exclamation, you should consider the AMNH Explorer app for the iPhone. The application works as a companion to Read more

Droid Incredible gets Android 2.2 Froyo leak, too

There have been been quite a few Android 2.2 Froyo leaks floating around recently. First the Samsung Galaxy S, then the Motorola Droid X got Froyo, and now the HTC Droid Incredible has been blessed with the Android 2.2 update. While the Droid X doesn’t have a ROM you can install on your own – Read more

Motorola bringing 4G LTE network to San Francisco, but only for public safety organizations

Motorola will be using the 700 MHz spectrum to bring a 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology to San Francisco. The city of SF has tapped the wireless infrastructure arm of Motorola to build out the nation’s first LTE mobile broadband data network for use in public safety services. Before you San Franciscans Read more

PopCap Removes Michael Jackson from Plants Vs. Zombies on iPhone

It should be no surprise that I love Plants Vs. Zombies.  To the point that if someone said to me, “If you love it so much, why don’t you marry it?”, I would happily show the engagement ring that I’ve already purchased for the game.  All I need is for the most opportune moment to Read more

iPhone 4 Antenna Gets Blasted by the French Too

Consumer Reports aren’t the only respected testing service who have called out the iPhone 4 for faulty antennae design; Europe’s oldest non-profit consumer protection association, l’Union Fédérale des Consommateurs and their publication, Que Choisir, are unable to recommend the iPhone 4 due to Death Grip issues. This judgement is in spite the fact that it Read more

The Weather Channel App for iPad Updated

A quick note here for those of you that love your weather apps. Received a note the other day from the good folks at The Weather Channel, letting me know that The Weather Channel app for iPad has been updated. The update has addressed a number of bugs, and overall, the app should run faster, Read more

BlackBerry 9780 Caught on Video with Webkit Browser

The BlackBerry 9780 is getting even more screen time today, this go-around it’s on video with the new Webkit browser in OS 6. The browser, complete with support for tabs, runs just fine. It’s cool to see that everything navigates  just fine on a non-touch interface, seeing as how most of the OS 6 videos Read more