There are a good number of people out there that will tell you the Apple iPad is little more than a giant iPhone or iPod Touch, and that you’d be better off buying yourself said iPhone or iPod Touch and saving yourself a good amount of green. But, the iPad is more (and sometimes less)…
Archives for 2010
Dell Streak Priced at $500 Unlocked, Coming to U.S. Next Month
At the D8 conference, Ron Garriques, President of Dell’s Communication Solutions announced that following the UK launch of the Android-powered Streak in the UK this week, we’ll be seeing it on U.S. shores in late July for $500 unlocked straight from Dell. AT&T will likely be picking it up, but there aren’t any specifics on…
FCC Chairman pushes mobile broadband
The future of broadband in the United States may be dependent on 4G services, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said during the Wall Street Journal’s D8 conference. Since coming in with the Obama administration, Genachowski has been a big advocate of using mobile technologies to bridge the so-called “digital divide” – the lack of high-speed Internet…
WWDC preview – iPhone 4G/HD, streaming iTunes and a few surprises
Next Monday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage during the Worldwide Developers Conference and will probably introduce the next iPhone. While many of the details of the iPhone 4G/HD have already hit the streets, Apple is sure to pull out a few surprises. Read on after the jump and we’ll give you a…
Rdio to Offer Social Music for BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android
A new mobile music app and service called Rdio was just announced today, focusing on the social aspect of listening. For $9.99/month, you’ll be able to get unlimited, on-demand music on your browser, BlackBerry and iPhone, with an Android app arriving later. All three apps will have offling syncing enabled (like Slacker), so you won’t…
Watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup LIVE from Rogers on Demand Mobile
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup coming up fast (first matches will take place June 11th with South Africa vs. Mexico, and Uruguay vs. France), many of you out there are no doubt looking for mobile solutions to help feed your football frenzy. For Canadians, I stumbled across one such option from the good folks…
HP Didn’t Buy Palm for their Smartphones – CEO
At the Bank of America Merrill Lynch conference, HP’s CEO Mark Hurd let slip something interesting about their acquisition of Palm: [HP won’t] spend billions of dollars trying to go into the smartphone business; that doesn’t in any way make any sense. … We didn’t buy Palm to be in the smartphone business. And I…
BlackBerry 9700a Onyx Delta Packing OS 6, 5 MP Camera?
We had heard whispers of a refreshed BlackBerry Bold model, the 9700a, and today some rumoured specs have bubbled up. The 9700a will supposedly be packing 512 MB of RAM like the Bold 9650 that just launched on Verizon today, along with a 5 megapixel camera, and OS 6.0 (including the fancy new Webkit browser).…
Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 Now Available Online
This is just a quickie here for anyone that was buzzed about the BlackBerry Bold 9650 finally making its way to Verizon. I’m happy to report that as confirmed yesterday, the 9650 is now available on Verizon’s website for purchase. Pricing is set at $149.99 after a $100 online discount on a 2-year contract. Yippee!…
Nokia E73: It’s the E72, but with less chrome and T-Mobile 3G [$70 w/ 2 year contract]
T-Mobile has just announced the Nokia E73. It’s pretty much the E72, which has been somewhat of a success in Europe and Asia, though many people, including myself, still hold the belief that the E71 is the better device. Anyway, history lesson aside, what does the E73 have to offer? You get S60 3rd Edition,…