iPhone apps, BlackBerry apps, Symbian apps, WebOS apps. Everybody seems to be caught up in the whirlwind of hype for mobile applications, but whatever happened to web-apps that can run locally on a smartphone? Back in the dark ages, before Apple launched their uber-successful iPhone AppStore (which spurred an entire industry to follow suit), Apple…
Samsung unveils the Samsung Omnia II I8000
Samsung blitzed the wires with new handset upon new confusingly-named handset today, showing off their latest touchscreen lineup. Included in their slew of new touchscreen offerings is the Samsung Omnia II I8000. Now that the Samsung Omnia II has been officially outed, it’s looking every bit the high-end smartphone that we had expected it to…
Forget electronic smartphones, let’s talk about ‘spintronic’ smartphones!
While the rest of the world goes through life taking the Silicon-based electronics around them for granted, a group of researchers is looking to the future of computing technology. A group of physicists at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have discovered a new type of exotic material that…
Tether your iPhone 3G now!
“But,” you say, “AT&T has yet to officially support data tethering on the iPhone OS 3.0.” That may be true, but that hasn’t stopped the fearless iPhone community from tethering their iPhone 3G’s to AT&T’s data network for free! Thanks to the widely available iPhone 3.0 OS GM (gold master) firmware bearing the “7a341” designation,…
AT&T Tilt (HTC Kaiser) loses fight with a lawnmower!
I once got a crappy haircut that drew all kinds of snarky comments from my friends. “What, did you lose a fight to a lawnmower,” some would ask. It sucked being me back then. But, it’s funny now. At least I didn’t literally lose a fight with a lawnmower – that’s something to be happy…
Sony Ericsson may unveil XPERIA X2 on June 17
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 hasn’t even been officially outed by Sony Ericsson, yet we already know that the XPERIA successor will be one-upping the X1 with upgraded (faster, better, stronger) specs. The X2 rocks a faster processor, an 8.1-megapixel camera (with auto-focus and 30fps video recording), the new Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, a refreshed…
iPhone OS running on 24-inch multi-touch display!
Wow. We’ve always secretly longed for a larger, higher-resolution multi-touch display on the iPhone. But, this is just bonkers! What you see below is the bona-fide iPhone OS stretching its legs on a monstrous 24-inch display. Not only is the iPhone OS splayed out across 24-inches of eye candy, the display apparently supports multi-touch inputs…
AT&T stores already sold out of iPhone 3G S pre-orders!
When Apple releases a new iPhone, as they are apparently doing once a year, a nation full of iPhone fans mobilizes. This time around, Apple has allowed for pre-orders of the new iPhone 3G S, and iPhone hopefuls have already snatched up all iPhone pre-order stocks at all AT&T stores across the US. Anyone putting…
AT&T ‘happy’ with data plan pricing
Great, so AT&T is “happy” with their pricing on unlimited data plans. How does that affect you, the consumer? Well, it means AT&T isn’t likely to lower the pricing on their money-making unlimited data plan anytime soon. AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel told Dow Jones Newswires that “We’ve been very happy with our pricing,” adding that…
iPhone for the young and young at heart
Quick. What’s the typical age of someone you picture using an iPhone? Be honest, you’re probably working with an image of some 18 to 24 year old hipster holding an iPhone against a colored background. Don’t worry, that’s what Apple wants you to think at the mention of an “iPhone.” In reality, there really is…