If you haven’t heard, the Samsung Galaxy S line of handsets, namely the Vibrant and Captivate, have been plagued by a little GPS issue. But no worries on that end–Samsung has promised a fix for it by September, which is just a few weeks away. However, a new Galaxy S variant is on its way…
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Facebook Places for the iPhone launching tonight
As part of its location-based event, Facebook announced the new Facebook Places feature for its iPhone application. Keeping its focus on the mobile space, Facebook has endowed the application with many of the new location features which will be appearing on Facebook’s website including location-based check-ins and tagging of friends that are joining you in…
Facebook Places lets you share location with friends
We had been hearing rumblings this would happen for a while but the world’s largest social network finally introduced its location-sharing service with Facebook Places. During the press conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said there are three major goals of this new service: help you share where you are in a fun and social way,…
Sprint Epic 4G (Samsung Galaxy S Pro) first impressions [HD video update]
While the likes of T-Mobile and AT&T have already launched their own variants of the Samsung Galaxy S – as the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant and the AT&T Samsung Captivate – Sprint has yet to get official with their own Galaxy S Pro variant, the Samsung Epic 4G. So, in the interest of giving all you…
Google revamps Gmail for iPad – intros ‘stacked card’ UI
You got to love competition. One day after Yahoo revamped its iPad web Mail app, Google has introduced a new version of its Gmail web app for the Apple iPad and it features a redesigned user interface. The previous version had multiple toolbars which Google thought could confuse Apple iPad users, so the new UI…
Justin Long rocks a jailbroken Apple iPhone 4 [Video]
Oh no. Justin Long, the star of the “I’m a Mac” Apple ads, apparently sports a jailbroken Apple iPhone 4. I’m sure Steve Jobs isn’t happy about that. On the Jimmy Kimmel show, Justin Long showed off his Apple iPhone 4 to show off a funny text message exchange. He hooked it up to an…
Android powered Dell Streak torn apart by iFixit
The Android powered Dell Streak has recently gone live on AT&T, and it seems to have taken iFixit no time in getting the device torn apart and violated for you viewing pleasure. What sort of innards did they find within the mutant phone-tablet? Read on to find out! Some of the highlights found in the…
Verizon Droid Incredible not getting Android 2.2 today
Well, we passed along a rumor from Mashable which said the HTC Droid Incredible would get Android 2.2 today and it looks like that was full of bullspit. On the Verizon support Twitter account, Big Red said, “We currently do not have information for the Incredible update at this time and is not being sent…
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Displays Start Showing up at Rogers
Displays for the BlackBerry Torch 9800 have started landing at Rogers retail locations, conspicuously missing the actual dummy unit. To either side of the empty spot are RIM’s other flagship devices, the Pearl 9100 and Bold 9700. Some are calling for a launch on September 15, but there’s not much to back that claim up, so…
New Apple ads call the iPad ‘delicious’
Apple is rolling out a new iPad ad which calls the device “delicious” and it also shows off a few apps. It’s actually a pretty cool ad, as it shows off the various uses of the Apple iPad. Of course, they can’t go 30 seconds without calling the device “magical” but this is a neat…









