Aside from coffee and tea, Starbucks will add “Free WiFi” to the list of reasons you’ll want to visit the globally-recognized coffee shop chain. Sure, you can already hop on AT&T WiFi Hotspots at Starbucks locations across the US, but you have to be a card carrying Starbucks customer or an AT&T customer to get…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab shipping with Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ and 1.2 GHz CPU?
Samsung is really bringing their A-game when it comes to Android devices these days, and if rumors are true, we’ve got a lot more to look forward to. Samsung’s upcoming 7-inch Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab is said to be running Android 2.2 OS “Froyo,” as well as a 1.2 GHz processor. With the Samsung…
T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ unofficially gets Android 2.1 OS ‘Eclair’
If you have a T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ in your pocket, you might be a little upset to see many other Android devices getting much-needed updates to Android 2.1 OS when you’re still stuck using the Android 1.5 OS. Luckily, your wait is now over to experience Android 2.1 (Eclair) on your CLIQ. A handful of…
Flash works on iPhone in Early Developer Video
The wonderful mind behind the Spirit Jailbreak has been working hard to get Flash on the iPhone, and have some preliminary results to show. As you can see, Homestar Runner and All Your Base run relatively well, although the prior wasn’t exactly perfect. This video adds up against Apple’s claims that Adobe’s interactive multimedia standard…
Wind Mobile Offers New International Calling Plans
In a clear counteroffer to Mobilicity’s grab for worldly customers, Wind Mobile now has add-ons for unlimited calling to similar countries. Subscribers can call China, Hong Kong, India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Singapore, or Taiwan all they want for $20/month, or more occasional callers can get a $0.05/minute preferred rate for $5/month. Currently, Mobilicity offers plans…
Poynt for iPhone Updated with Weather Info and Backgrounds
Poynt’s location-based reference app for iPhone now includes weather information and appropriate backgrounds, like its cousin on BlackBerry. Clicking through on the temperature link will show you a five-day forecast, which, though handy, might be a bit redundant if you’re already using the iPhone’s preloaded weather app. The last update made a few UI tweaks,…
Android Market Share Grows Rapidly, iOS Still Dominates
Android is definitely the mobile operating system to watch these days as its growth skyrockets and eats away at the iPhone OS, now aptly named iOS. While Android only has 20% of the mobile web consumption market share when we look at that chart above, it’s an impressive number given the fact that there are…
Android Getting its First Full-Fledged MMO Game: Vendetta Online
Sci-fi massively multiplayer online game Vendetta Online has announced their intent to create the first MMO for Android. At most, current MMOs (like World of Warcraft) are just offering companion apps to provide some partial in-game connectivity or to be used as a reference, but Vendetta Online is aiming to have 90% of the game…
Best Buy Ready for iPhone 4 Pre-Sale June 15, In Store June 24
Getting antsy over nabbing an iPhone 4 the very second it comes out? Best Buy can help as it gets ready to welcome and accept your money with its pre-sale tomorrow. You can order your iPhone 4 at Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile on June 15, and pick it up in store on June…
Goatse Security Responds to AT&T iPad 3G Apology
Goatse Security, the company that discovered a vulnerability with AT&T’s network and the iPad 3G, has responded to the apology e-mail sent out to customers yesterday. In the e-mail, AT&T claimed that hackers went to great lengths in order to create vulnerabilities in which iPad 3G user locations could be identified, and their e-mail addresses…