There aren’t too many options out there for watchphones – watches that double as cellphones – and LG is one of the clear leaders in this space. The LG GD910 watchphone, for example, sports a 1.43-inch capacitance-based touchscreen, 3G data connectivity, Bluetooth and a front-facing camera. That last feature is what we’re looking at in…
Apple launches iPhone 3GI, only visible to fanboys
Think your iPhone 3GS is the greatest thing to happen to smartphones since the touchscreen? Well, think again. According to The Onion, Apple has just launched the iPhone 3GI. The iPhone 3GI packs significant hardware and software improvements, a more powerful processor and a touchscreen display that throws out the richest colors and highest resolution…
Apple says iPhone jailbreak supports terrorists and drug dealers
Apple has fired another salvo against the iPhone jailbreaking scene with their claim that jailbroken iPhones could be used to attack and disable cell-towers, as well as helping drug dealers avoid getting pinched by the “fuzz.” In the ongoing battle between Apple and iPhone hackers, Apple would have us believe that iPhone hackers could levy…
Palm preparing Palm Pre Experience Centers in Los Angeles
Los Angelinos are about to get a serious taste of the Palm Pre. Palm is reportedly planning to open Palm Pre Experience Centers in two LA malls in August – at The Grove and The Americana shopping centers in LA proper and Glendale, respectively. Rather than open another pair of retail stores, Palm will apparently…
New WebOS apps hit the Palm Pre – OpenTable and Fliq
Palm has loosed another round of WebOS apps onto the App Catalog. OpenTable and Fliq are the two newest apps launched for the so-far exclusive WebOS handset, the Palm Pre. With OpenTable, Pre users can find and reserve tables at popular restaurants in their area. The app, like all current WebOS apps, features UI elements…
Senators propose nationwide ban on texting and driving
There’s little question that text while driving is dangerous. It takes a good deal of attention and focus for most people to send SMS text messages, which detracts from a driver’s focus on the road. Several US states have already made it illegal to send text messages while driving, with Washington DC following suit, but…
iPhone SMS text message bug puts all iPhones at risk
Security researchers have stumbled across an iPhone SMS bug that could be used by nefarious pranksters to “quickly take over every iPhone in the world.” If that sounds somewhat doomsday-ish, that’s because it kind of is. The iPhone SMS text message bug was discovered by Charlie Miller and his similarly-named research colleague Collin Mulliner. The…
GV Mobile resurrected as jailbreak app!
Almost as soon as Apple pulled the third-party Google Voice iPhone app GV Voice from the AppStore, the app shows up in the jailbreak scene. Today, Sean Kovacs gives Apple the mighty “finger” by releasing GV Mobile as a jailbreak application through Cydia. For those of you still not familiar with the the iPhone hacking…
Video: Guided tour of the HTC Sense UI
Wondering what the HTC Sense approach to UI design looks like? Well wonder no more, as we take you on a guided tour around parts of the HTC Hero‘s UI and the Android OS. HTC created the Sense UI as a replacement for the traditional homescreen and user interface that comes with the Android OS.…
MeetMe iPhone app uses Yelp to help find a place to meet
Meeting someone for a business lunch? Catching up with old friends? Just need to find a place to grab coffee on the way to work? There’s an app for that! MeetMe is an iPhone application that helps you find places to eat, shop, drink, whatever between any two points. The idea is to help two…