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This was a big week for sharing where you are, as Facebook Places was officially introduced. We also saw the long-awaited G2 and Dell Thunder come out of hiding, we found Android 2.2 for the Droid X, looked at the Samsung Epic 4G and we finally got confirmation that a webOS tablet is coming from…
Since I only had the BlackBerry Torch 9800 for a little over a day for my review, and given how important the device is to RIM’s future, it seems prudent to update some of my impressions. My generally positive conclusions have shriveled up a bit since loading up the Torch 9800 with apps and getting…
There’s a new augmented reality (AR) app for the iPhone, called Augmented Driving, that turns your dash-mounted iPhone into a heads-up display (HUD) for your car. It’s one of the coolest implementations of AR that we’ve yet seen for the iPhone, but it’s also quite possibly the most pointless augmented reality app as far as…
You’ve all been waiting for it, and soon Apple iOS 4.1 will arrive and fix all of your iPhone woes — except you iPhone 4 users who can’t seem to get around the antenna issue. In the last update, the hope was that the pesky proximity sensor issue would be fixed, but that won’t come…
Getting a pre-paid BlackBerry has been a great option for many users since it does away with pesky contracts, and some of the plans are actually pretty damn good. However, if one could get a pre-paid BlackBerry on a massive network, like Verizon Wireless, then all the better. According to rumors and leaked documents, it…
In a bit of exclusive news, we just found out that Virgin Mobile plans to change its Broadband2Go prices and the new rates should make the prepaid broadband a more attractive option. According to our tipster, Virgin Mobile will offer only two Broadband2Go plans beginning August 24: $10 for 10 days with a 100 MB…
After seeing the older BlackBerry Bold 9700 run OS 6 just dandy, we could only assume the updated 9780 would be just as well, and here’s a little video proving it.The video mostly goes through application management, and a few screenshots confirm the the camera quality. Take a looksee at our tour of OS 6…
It doesn’t look like Facebook Places is killing Foursquare just yet, as the check-in startup said it has seen its largest number of new signups the day after Places was introduced. “Just heard from The @HarryH that today was @foursquare’s biggest day ever in terms of new user signups,” Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley tweeted. This…
We had heard that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 was going to get OS 6, alongside the Pearl 9100 and the Bold 9650, but until today, have yet to really see it in action. Luckily, there’s a short look at BlackBerry 6 running smoothly on the 9700, focusing primarily on the browser. The 9700 was actually…
Sometimes, it can be difficult to keep up with the Kardashians on your Apple iPad but you’re luck because People Magazine is releasing an app for that “magical” tablet. The People Magazine Apple iPad app gives you all the celebrity dirt you’d expect from the print version but there is also some extra content that…