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I guess you really do go use Android if you want porn, eh? Don’t worry, the “Porn.” (short for “Pornire, or “start”) button on the Romanian Samsung Galaxy Tab is just a hilarious, if unfortunate, translation for Home, not a shortcut to some bizarre manufacturer-sanctioned adult content portal. Since being discovered, the button has been…
The next in a long string of developer betas for the next version of iOS has gone out to iPhone app developers. Said devs are still tinkering with the beta, so it’s hard to tell what’s new, but there’s a lot of hope for AirPlay to stream video to the new Apple TV, improved battery…
Maybe I’m not good with timing when I hear the word “soon” in conjunction with Android 2.2 Froyo updates, or maybe I’m a little impatient. So when T-Mobile said that Froyo for the MyTouch 3G would be coming “soon” in June, I was thinking maybe it’ll be here in a couple of weeks. Well, weeks…
Facebook is using SMS and texting to try and make logging in more secure. On its blog, the world’s largest social network said: Simply text “otp” to 32665 on your mobile phone, and you’ll immediately receive a password that can be used only once and expires in 20 minutes. In order to access this feature,…
Microsoft launched Windows Phone yesterday with nine handsets and a launch plan that includes 30 wireless carriers worldwide. Now that the press event is over and we have had some hands-on time with all nine handsets, it is now time to wrap-up the event and combine all of our information together into one comprehensive post.…
The rugged, push-to-talk Motorola i1 that has been hanging out on Sprint since the summer is now coming to Canada by way of Telus and their Mike iDEN network. For those who live and die by immediate two-way PTT communication and need a tough phone for an unforgiving workplace, the Motorola i1 will feel exceptionally…
The T-Mobile G2 has only been officially available since last week and it’s already receiving an OTA software update. This isn’t just any ordinary that you’d see shortly after a device is released to help battery life and performance, the new update enables a mobile hotspot feature and WiFi calling for the G2. We’d gotten…
That beautiful Retina display on the Apple iPhone 4 may be more susceptible to cracks and breaks, as a new report says it breaks 82% more than the screen on the Apple iPhone 3GS. The data comes from Squaretrade, which provides warranties for the Apple iPhone and other cell phones. The company said the iPhone…
Anyone up for a game of Croquet!? I am! New from the developers at Inblosam, comes a new croquet simulation for iOS and Android… and yes, it works just fantastic on your iPhone, iPad, and any Android handset of your choice. North America side, croquet has long been a backyard game, mostly for the kiddies…
We’ve got the rumor of the week for you Android fans. It looks like the Gingerbread SDK may drop sometime next week, and will allow us to see exactly what Google has been working on all these months! While this is a rumor, we can’t help but get our hopes up. The month of October…