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Today, Foursquare just added a new feature to its location-based social networking service: photos. And now Instagram, the photo-sharing application that lets you show off photos across a number of services, is announcing its ability to integrate photos with Foursquare. Previously, you had the option to check off Foursquare as an option to share photos…
Seeing this gigantic iPhone composed of 56 Apple iPads could get Apple fanboys as riled up as meat lovers looking at a pig sculpted entirely out of bacon. It’s unofficially the world’s biggest iPhone, mostly because it really isn’t a huge smartphone, but if you stand far enough from the thing and squint your eyes…
Everyone has one, so why not T-Mobile? The carrier appears to be readying a MiFi, or mobile hotspot, launch that will be compatible with its HSPA+ network next year. Although I still cringe at calling evolved 3G technologies “4G,” the ITU has recently decided that it’s ok, so yes: this will be a 4G MiFi…
We love our smartphones, but it’s a little disturbing to think that it’s sitting in our pockets and abusing our trust – violating our privacy. It’s not the first time we’ve heard of apps sending our personal data to outside parties without our consent, but it seems like it’s happening on a grander scale than…
Best Buy is offering a sweet deal on the iPad for the holidays by throwing in a free MiFi or mobile hotspot from your carrier of choice (excluding T-Mobile). With the bundles, you’ll be getting a Wi-Fi only iPad at its listed price, but the MiFi will get thrown in free with a two-year contract.…
When it comes to software and appeasing its user base, HTC is on point. In addition to making slick user interfaces for platforms like Windows Mobile and Android, the manufacturer also cares after its careless users (i.e. those who prematurely hack their devices and need support later on). This time, HTC has released the first…
The Samsung Intercept for Sprint has been around for a few months now, but users have been left with Android 2.1 until now. A new update for the Intercept will give users Android 2.2 Froyo and all its goodness along with a number of other fixes. In addition to upgrading the software to the not-so-latest…
The chorus spouting a Verizon iPhone in the works for early 2011 is getting louder. First it was the Wall Street Journal, then the New York Times and now we have Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster joining in the rumor mill. According to a modeled prediction by Munster, the iPhone will be on Verizon any…
Today we saw the launch of the Google Nexus S, and before it even had a moment to breathe, the folks over at iFixit have torn one down to bits. While most of what can be found inside isn’t much of a surprise, there are a few interesting tidbits unearthed in the teardown – like…
Apple had recently been granted a patent for an “Improved Laminate Composite” that would provide a lighter and stronger material for the iPad and future devices. We saw a patent last month that hinted at carbon fiber iPads in the future, and now we’re seeing just how Apple might be constructing materials such as carbon…