Just a quick pricing update here for ya, especially for the Canadians on Bell. Big Blue has dropped the price on the Android-powered (1.5) Samsung Galaxy… Down to $49.95 (from $99.95) on a 3-year term. Other pricing options include 2-years for $299.95, 1-year for $399.95, and contract-free for $449.95. As a bonus, if you pick…
Ion iType Makes Texting on your iPhone Slightly Inconvenient
The creative minds at Ion have recently announced a new product named ‘iType’. The product holds your iPhone firmly in place, and converts it into a mini workstation of sorts. Note the full QWERTY keyboard in all its glory. The idea here is to give iPhone users a full QWERTY keyboard to punch out notes,…
Loose Lips Sink Ships… and Confirm Apple iSlate Tablet with Webcam?
When high-ranking execs spill the beans on something, I tend to believe it more than a random ‘anonymous tipster’. At least there’s a face and name to go with the claims, which is always a good thing. This morning, I came across a few stories noting how France Telecom/Orange exec Stéphane Richard sort of confirmed…
RIM to Bring GPS-Based Security to BlackBerry OS?
Here’s an interesting BlackBerry OS tidbit. How would you like it if your BlackBerry automatically changed security settings based on your current location? While in a secure location your security profile could be toned down… and when outside of a secure location your security profile could be beefed-up. Well, according to a patent filed with…
iPhone Twitter Client Update: Twittelator Pro and Free Version 3.6
One of the more popular Twitter clients for iPhone, Twittelator, has been updated by the folks at Stone Design. Actually, they’ve updated both the Pro and Free versions of their app. Good on them. The update brings each edition up to version 3.6, and includes the ability to paste images into tweets, TextExpander integration, a…
Classic Arcade Shooter ‘Zaxxon’ Now Available in BlackBerry App World
How freakin’ awesome is this!? If you’re into retro games, especially when they pop up for download and play on your handset of choice… keep reading. The arcade classic ‘Zaxxon’ is now available for BlackBerry users in App World. Just looking at the screenshots take me back to my youth, huddled around that 20″ tube…
Cellular South Offers Free HTC Hero In-Store Training Starting Today!
This is kind of cool. I love it when carriers reach out to help newbies (and even grizzled vets) get the most out of their new device. Case in point today is Cellular South. They’ve announced the availability of free in-store training for the HTC Hero at select Cellular South Discover Center locations. Everything will…
Quickie: BlackBerry Tour2 9650 SKU Shows up in Verizon Inventory
It wasn’t long ago that Will gave us a real world look at the BlackBerry Tour2. The latest-and-greatest in the Tour series (codenamed ‘Essex’) packs a faster processor, optical trackpad, WiFi, and a lot more. With the Tour2 on-the-brain, I’ve got a quick bit of BlackBerry goodness share. CrackBerry has posted a snap of Verizon’s…
CES 2010: Tandem Series Case for the Palm Pre Coming Soon from OtterBox
OtterBox, makers of some of the best ruggedized casing available on the market today, have announced a new case line to join the existing Defender, Commuter and Impact Series. The new series is dubbed ‘Tandem’, and features a new, overmolded design. The case features both silicone and polycarbonite for top-notch protection. At the moment, the…
‘Mercury 2.0’ Weather App Now Available in the App Store
If the iPhone Weather app, or even other beauties like Outside or WeatherBug aren’t cutting it for you… iPhone app developer Alex Roberts has just released a new version of his ‘Mercury’ weather app. The new version brings us up to version 2.0, and a number of new features have been built-in… including: Location aware…