Check it. Nokia started working on a Linux based operating system several years ago. The first product based on that operating system, which Nokia called Maemo, was the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. Design wise, it’s my favorite of all the tablets ever to come out of Finland. Hardware specification wise, it was a dog. Slow…
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LG Sentio Launched on T-Mobile
Alongside the equally low-end dLite and GS170, LG and T-Mobile have teamed up to launch this dirt-simple slate called the Sentio. It packs a 3″ touchscreen, GPS, a 3 megapixel camera, 3G, and not much else. In terms of style, it reminds me an awful lot of the HTC Magic in its simplicity, and it…
More Android Gingerbread details surface
We got a sneak peek at some features we can expect to come from Android 3.0, or Gingerbread not too long ago. Streaming music from your computer to you phone, push applications over the air from your computer to your phone, and a complete user experience are all things to be expected from the upcoming…
Edward & Jacob Would Want You To Download These Twilight Saga iPhone Games
If you’re a resident of Planet Earth and have come in contact with a female in some shape or form in the last 3 or so years, then you know today The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was released in theaters. If you weren’t aware, then I bet you’re hoping your wife is a closet Twilight fan…
A Peek at Last Night’s Samsung Galaxy S Event
Last night, Samsung held a little soiree in New York City to unveil the new Galaxy S series of Android devices. As usual, the event was dark, drinks were practically limitless and hors d’oeuvres were making their rounds for a somewhat hungry crowd. The main attraction, however, were the new Galaxy S devices for each…
YouTube: Flash is still it – HTML5 not ready for primetime
There’s a lot of talk about the demise of Adobe’s Flash because of the growing presence of HTML5, particularly as Apple refuses to let the defacto web standard on its iOS devices, but the video-serving giant YouTube said it may be too soon to be digging Flash’s grave. In a blog post Tuesday, YouTube said…
IMDb Launches Android App for Movie Fans
Last December, IMDb launched a free iPhone app to help folks find movie reviews, cast lists, filmographies, reviews, showtimes, TV listings, and trailers. Now all of that good stuff is available in the Android Market, free for the downloading. After looking up movies, you can buy them through Amazon, or share them through e-mail, Facebook,…
eBay for BlackBerry Now Available in Australia, UK and More…
Early this morning, eBay and RIM made a joint announcement that the eBay app for BlackBerry is now available in 6 more countries. If you carry a BlackBerry and live in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain or the UK, online auction goodness is now available to you via your BlackBerry handheld. eBay for BlackBerry allows…
T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Curve 9300 “Kepler” Spotted in Purple
The last we had seen of the BlackBerry Curve 9300, code-named Kepler, it was happily bearing a T-Mobile logo, the first concrete sign of carrier support. There are a few new pictures bubbling up, showing an alternative purple paint job to the silver 9300 we had seen previously. The source of the picture and previous…
HTC Desire, Legend and Wildfire Getting Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ Too
If you’re already packing an HTC Desire, Legend or Wildfire, I’ve got good news for you this morning. Real good news… that is, if you give a flying you-know-what about the OS your device is running. Hopefully you do. In a statement released by HTC, we can confirm that Android 2.2 is coming to the…