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Verizon is rolling out LTE and the carrier may be modifying its current data plans to reflect the changes that accompany this next generation mobile broadband service. Rather than keep conventional data plans which are tiered according to MB or GB of usage, the wireless carrier is considering plans that are tiered by speed in…
If you have the tendency to drop your iPhone 4 a lot… you’ll know the importance of a good, protective case. Normally, when someone tells me they drop their device a lot, and are in need of some good protection, I recommend OtterBox. In fact, I still do. However, if you find these rugged cases…
Greetings, earthlings. I’m pleased to report that my bud Martin Kool has gone ahead to complete his quest in completing Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter for iPad… and yes, it’s packed full of all the retro-goodness you remember. The great thing about this game is the fact that it’s completely web based. You read right,…
We all know that the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are attractive devices for gaming but The Unofficial Apple Weblog has put together a list of almost all the iOS games and found some staggering conclusions. It turns out that the amount of Apple iOS games outnumber the amount of games created for every…
Virgin Mobile will be teaming up with retail giant Wal-Mart to bring mobile data to masses. The companies will unveil tomorrow a Broadband2Go plan which will cost $20 a month for 1 GB of data. Users will be able to get this new Broadband2Go plan exclusively from Wal-Mart or its online store and it will…
We’ve known about the HTC Merge for a quite a while now, but we never really knew when the handset would actually launch. As it turns out, it may launch as soon as tomorrow as apart of the Droid Incredible‘s re-launch party. The evidence is piling up for the impending Merge launch, and it could…
It could be a big holiday season for the Apple iPad, as a new consumer study from Retrevo said this tablet is the top item on many electronic-seeking holiday buyers. According to Retrevo, “When the study asked what was on consumers’ wish lists this year the product on the top of most people’s electronics wish…
Really, these are just fingerless gloves, but the folks at FredFlare.com won’t have any of it. Dubbed (and being sold as) ‘Texting Gloves’, these cozy woollen mittens will ensure your hands stay warm (well, mostly warm) while you text away on your smartphone of choice. I think the trick here is to keep your fingers…
At the Web 2.0 Summit, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski had some firm words about Verizon and Google’s attempt to derail the FCC’s plans to eliminate carriers’ ability to prioritize and throttle particular wireless data. “I would have preferred if they didn’t do exactly what they did when they did. It slowed down some processes that…
We first really caught word of the HTC Knight back when its release date was leaked, but didn’t know a whole lot about the handset. Recently, a trademark application was uncovered showing HTC’s intent to grab hold of the name, “HTC Shift 4G.” We didn’t think much of it in terms of its relation to…