AT&T has taken it upon themselves to be as annoying as possible to the Android community by preventing users from downloading apps outside of the Android Market. Downloading applications from non-Android Market sources (say, a website, for example) is a feature you’ll find on almost every other Android device, but AT&T wants developers to take…
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Brabus iBusiness Decks Out Mercedes-Benz S600 with iPad, iPod and Mac Gear
For those of you driving around in a Mercedes-Benz S600, you might want to check out what Brabus has done with one. Giving it the Brabus iBusiness treatment, the Mercedes S600 you see above is fully decked out with Apple gear including the iPad, Mac mini and iPod touch. Certainly most of us can just…
R-Type goes iPhone – Get Your Trigger Finger Ready
As much as I enjoy new games that come out on a weekly basis, I still have a tender spot in my gamer heart for old school classics that get some new life as a revamped iPhone game. R-Type is definitely one of those classics. In case you couldn’t tell, I’ve been keeping a close…
Sprint Epic 4G, Galaxy S phone, user guide goes live
If you can’t wait until the end of the month for the slick-looking Samsung Epic 4G, a Galaxy S Android phone for Sprint, then you’ll be happy to know that the user guide has gone live. You can view the whole thing at the via link below and it’s full of the standard things you’d…
Apple and iPad won’t lose sleep over Android tablet competition this year
There’s no doubt that Apple has, with their iPad, single-handedly introduced to the masses to tablet computing – in much the same way that the company used the iPhone increased awareness for smartphones. With millions and millions of the iOS-powered Apple iPad already shipped around the globe, it’s clear that the Cupertino, CA.-based company has…
Sprint Epic 4G available for $200 from Amazon
If you’re drooling over the upcoming Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint and want to save a few dollars, head on over to Amazon because the online retailing giant is offering the Galaxy S Android phone for only $200 with a new, two-year contract. That will be $50 less than the price Sprint will be offering…
SCVNGR adds Facebook Places support
It was only going to be a matter of time before location-based services integrated with the world’s largest social network and SCVGR said it now works with Facebook Places. If you’re not familiar with SCVNGR, the company offers apps which emphasizes gaming on the whole “check-in” craze. The service is not quite as popular as…
Fennec (Firefox) Mobile Browser for Android Now Available in Alpha
Those waiting for Mozilla’s mobile browser on Android can now get downloading! Firefox Mobile, currently code-named Fennec, is available for Android, and updated for the Nokia N900. Some of the key features that might make you want this one over the already-excellent native Android browser is synchronization of history and bookmarks with desktop Firefox, add-on…
RIM applies for rotating keyboard patent – What?
Research In Motion has filed for a relatively odd patent and it could lead to your next BlackBerry featuring a rotating keyboard. With the BlackBerry Torch and the upcoming clamshell BlackBerry, we know that RIM is okay with experimenting from its standard form factor but this patent, which was filed for earlier in the year…
HootSuite Twitter App for BlackBerry Gets Sneak Peek
HootSuite has been running a private beta of its BlackBerry Twitter client for a little over a month, and they’re now willing to give us a quick glimpse at what they’re working on. It’s pretty simple and bare bones as you can see, especially compared to their Android and iPhone apps, but enterprise-grade functions, like…








