The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is well and truly on. In fact, as I punch this post out this morning, Chile and Honduras are locked in a battle. Score is 1-0 for Chile, and they’ve just started the second half. So far, not a bad game! At any rate, with football (soccer) clearly…
Archives for 2010
Samsung ‘Elevate’ Coming Soon to Canadian Shores
After some super-sleuthing around the Samsung Mobile micro site, my buds over at MobileSyrup stumbled across what appears to be a new device, coming soon to Canadian shores. The Samsung ‘Elevate’ is a new vertical slider (full QWERTY), and at this point we really don’t now too much about it. All I can tell you…
2010 U.S. Open Golf Championship App for iPhone Now Available
Are you ready to take in the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach? The first round starts tomorrow, and quite honestly… I can’t wait! Pebble Beach is one of the most famous courses in the world, designed back in 1919 by Jack Neville and Douglas Grant. I could go on and on about this course,…
Nokia: We’re not doing too hot so we’re lowering our Q2 2010 and full year expectations
Nokia is in a pickle. They’re one of the few companies that make devices that span the sub 100 EUR part of the market, to over 500 EUR with flagship smartphones, and over 5000 EUR if you include the Vertu lineup. Unlike the other companies that have such a wide product portfolio, Nokia doesn’t have…
AT&T: Apple iPhone 4 preorders sold out
Well, it’s not much of a surprise considering how much chaos hit Apple and AT&T’s websites this morning, but the second-largest U.S. carrier said it has sold out of its allotment of first-day preorders for the iPhone 4. In an e-mailed statement to the press, the nation’s second-largest carrier said the demand for the next…
Apple iPhone 4 can be ordered unlocked in Canada, Europe
If you were able to overcome the madness this morning and preorder an iPhone 4, your only option was to get it with AT&T. That’s not the case for our friends across the pond and in Canada, as these users can preorder Apple’s latest smartphone without a contract. Sure, you can just buy the device…
AT&T iPhone 4 Pre-Orders Plagued by Security Issue
Chalk up another major security issue for AT&T and its Apple-related endeavors as iPhone 4 pre-orders have been exposing wrong user data. As if the pre-order process hasn’t been plagued with enough issues, it looks like there is a bug in the system that is causing private information to show up where it shouldn’t be.…
Verizon, Motorola introducing new Droid next week
Verizon Wireless, Motorola and Google are teaming up for a press conference next week to show off the next generation of Droid smartphone. Unless something crazy happens, this should be the official introduction of the Droid X. We’ve already seen some leaks about the Droid X and it is expected to rock a huge screen…
Sony Ericsson Yendo Gets Pictured with Walkman Logo
Press shots of the unreleased Sony Ericsson Yendo have surfaced, bearing some prominent Walkman branding. This phone was leaked last week as the W150i TeaCake, which supposedly ran a version of Android similar to the X10 Mini (in that it had shortcuts tucked in four corners, suitable for such a tiny display). The source of…
Twitter turns on location-services, plays nice with Foursquare, Gowalla
Twitter has flipped the switch on its location services and you can now let your followers know exactly where you are when you’re eating that delicious sandwich. The Places feature will now let you give more context to your tweets by including a location. The company uses a World Cup watcher as an example, as…