The iPhone 4 has just started shipping, hooray! But wait, some pre-orders were canceled by Apple and AT&T. Sad panda. Now there are thousands of people who have reason to celebrate, especially since they seem to be the lucky ones who were able to get through the horrid pre-order fiasco and secure Apple’s new handset.…
New Froyo (Android 2.2) Build for Nexus One Leaked
As if it isn’t fair enough that the Nexus One was first to become graced with Android’s newest version of its operating system, an even newer version has just been leaked online. Android 2.2, or Froyo, just got the FRF72 build (the version leaked a few weeks ago was the FRF50 build) leaked out to…
Adults Are Guilty of Driving and Texting, Too
If you think driving and text messaging is a huge mistake committed only by teens, you are sorely mistaken. Or perhaps you know that it’s not limited to youngsters because you’re an adult and you’re constantly LOLing on your phone while behind the wheel yourself. Shame on you! We’ve all seen the horrific public service…
Virgin Atlantic Gets In-Flight Phone Calls and Web, Flying Gets More Annoying
I’m not sure how I feel about Virgin Atlantic getting in-flight phone calls, but the web access is definitely a plus. The latter involves a huge, $70 million deal with Panasonic Avionics and will include Panasonic’s eX2 in-flight entertainment and eXPhone products. Each Airbus A330 will become equipped with the goods while other types of…
MobileMe Service Gets a Makeover
Last night, MobileMe went down for a while for maintenance and it came back into action with some new features. More recently, the mail program went into beta and picked up the following new features: Widescreen and compact views. When reading your mail at me.com, the new widescreen view lets you see more of each…
HTC Issues Cease & Desist to Hackers for Cooked ROMs
There’s nothing like grabbing a cooked ROM for Android and loading it up onto your device for some that fresh feeling goodness. We all know how irritating it can be when there are delays on getting our updates, even if they’re delayed for good reason. So the hacker community has always been quick to the…
Palm Says New webOS Hardware and refreshed webOS Coming Next Year
It feels like it’s been ages since the Palm Pre was released and webOS first made its debut. The slate-style Pixi that came along was decent, but not great, and the refreshes that came in the “Plus” versions of both weren’t groundbreaking or exciting. Since then, Palm has gone through a lot with layoffs and…
HTC EVO 4G Lightens Up, Comes to Best Buy in White
The HTC EVO 4G was so hot when it was launched that it was sold out within days with some pre-orders unfilled. It didn’t look like the want or attention for the device was going to go anywhere any time soon. But then the iPhone 4 was announced. So, what’s a handset manufacturer to do…
Clear Brings 3G/4G Modem and 4G Router for Mac
Slowly, but surely, Mac-friendly hardware is becoming more ubiquitous and Clear’s new 3G/4G modems and routers are proof of that. The 4G+ USB data stick is made by Sierra Wireless, as many of the data cards and sticks on the market are, and is the first of its kind to support Mac. When WiMax is…
WunderRadio Streaming Radio Hits Android
You can never have too many radio streaming apps, and WunderRadio by Weather Underground is another to add to your Android home screen. So if you’ve been running with Android and getting a little envious of your friends using the WunderRadio app on the iPhone, BlackBerry and even Windows Mobile, you can envy no longer.…