Apps are hot right now and the upcoming AppNation app developers conference in SF has announced that they will be teaming up with Fox Network and San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau to give mobile app developers a chance to win some cold, hard cash. AppNation is running a “Pimp My App” contest that will…
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Rage coming to Apple iPhone, iPad
id Software will be bringing its Rage game to the Apple iPhone and iPad and the company is promising some crazy graphics. How crazy? Is 60 frames-per-second crazy enough for you? The company showed off a sneak preview of the Rage game at the QuakeCon conference (check out video at Kotaku) and it said this…
Dell Blaze pops out with Android 1.5 in tow unfortunately
It looks like the folks over at Android Spin got a few spy shots of an upcoming Dell Android smartphone called the Blaze and you’ll be sad to know that it looks to be running Android 1.5. Like the upcoming Dell Streak, the company seems content at releasing devices with the older version of the…
Dell Streak Android phone still SIM-locked to AT&T even if purchased off-contract
Bad news for users who wanted to take the Dell Streak to T-Mobile after buying it off-contract from AT&T. You can’t, as it’s still SIM-locked to AT&T, even after you pay the hefty contract-free price for the Streak. While AT&T and Dell have every right to do this, keeping the Streak locked to one carrier…
Google Ventures invests in Apple iPhone game maker ngmoco
In a move that could lead to more killer games on Android, Google Ventures has invested some cash into the prolific iPhone game maker ngmoco. According to TechCrunch: The company, which is already profitable, took the money as part of a new round of funding — probably in the $3-5 million range. ngmoco currently has…
Hands-on: TweetDeck beta for Android [video]
So, now that TweetDeck has pushed out their official TweetDeck beta app for Android OS, we figured it’s about time that we showed you all what the new Twitter client looks like. Downloading and installing TweetDeck for Android is easy, so we went ahead and did that. Then we fired up our trusty HD video…
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review Roundup
We’ve said our piece about the BlackBerry Torch 9800 released today on AT&T, but there are a lot of reviewers out there with a wide range of reactions. BlackBerry 6 and (to a lesser extent) the Torch 9800 are a big step for RIM, and its critical reception will forecast how well the BlackBerry platform…
Notion Ink Adam Android tablet gets priced at $399, November launch on track
This has been a pretty decent week for the upcoming Adam Android tablet from Notion Ink. After not hearing a peep about the device, we’re now seeing a little more news on one of the most anticipated tablets to come out this year, hopefully. This time around, we have the predicted lower-than-iPad pricing for the…
Palm to add Universal search and docking options to webOS?
Palm may be preparing to bring Universal search and a specialized dock mode to an upcoming version of webOS. The two new options, “Universal Search enabled” and “Dock Enabled”, were included as fields within an application submission form for webOS developers. Though they appeared on the form, the options were set to a default of…
HTC Spark could be Windows Phone 7 device
Well, it looks like some specs have leaked out regarding an upcoming Windows Phone 7, as the spec sheet leaked out for the supposed HTC Spark. As you can see from the pic above, the HTC Spark is supposed to be a Microsoft Windows Phone 7 device that has a 1 GHz processor, a 3.7-inch…







