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The Apple iPhone is great and all but it has had a severe lack of robotic tanks … until now, that is. The TankBot is a small, robotic tank that can use an iPhone app to control it. It will supposedly use the accelerometer controls to direct the tank and it will even let you…
The fourth quarter for eBay was pretty decent with $2.5 billion and the company’s mobile pushes are really starting to pay off. The company is really pushing its eBay app, as I’ve seen multiple buses in San Francisco advertising this with QR codes included. This appears to be paying off, as the company said the…
Facebook continues on its path toward mobile domination, as the world’s largest social network has just made it easier for feature phone users to access its site and some of these will be without data charges. The new Facebook feature phone app makes the social network more accessible for various devices that may not have…
In the “better late than never” category, Lenovo has created a division to focus on smartphones and tablets. The new division shows that the company can read the writing on the wall. The future of computing is not going to be ThinkPads or desktops, rather, it will be smartphones, tablets and other connected devices. Yes,…
Dell has scheduled a Feb. 8 event in San Francisco and this could lead to a new line of business-class smartphones and tablets. The Dell invitation doesn’t reveal much, as it it titled, “Dell means business.” There’s also the somewhat boring line of “Please join us for an exclusive look at the next generation of…
Remember that Windows Phone 7 bug that was sending out “phantom” data and could potentially cause monthly data overages? Well, Microsoft said it would investigate it and it has fingered the culprit and it’s a third-party, the company says. According to a quote in the Seattle PI: We have determined that a third-party solution commonly…
The Apple iPhone has long been derided for not being able to make calls and the Line2 VoIP app was a godsend for those who wanted a consistent way to make voice calls. Well, this app has now landed on Android. If you don’t know, the Line2 VoIP app lets you add another line to…
Samsung is teasing the next generation of its Galaxy S lineup for Feb. 13, which lines up directly with the Mobile World Congress show. Could we be in store for a dual-core Galaxy S Android phone with 4G LTE support? The teaser page shows the Android-powered Galaxy S next to an obscured phone with the…
Don’t be surprised to see the Apple iPad winding up under a few mattresses, as Hugh Hefner said that the uncensored Playboy archives will be coming to the iPad soon. This could indicate a change in Apple’s developer stance. “Big news! Playboy–both old & new–will be available on iPad beginning in March,” Hugh Hefner tweeted.…
The folks at Engadget are killing it with the HP/Palm tablet leaks, as we’ve already seen the leaked renders of the upcoming device and now there are even more details about the webOS tablet. The first is regarding the smaller webOS tablet which is being code-named “Opal” and this thing should measure in at 180…