By now we’ve all come to terms with the iPhone AppStore opening its doors to a non-webkit browser like the Opera Mini web browser for iPhone. In the first couple weeks following the Opera Mini browser’s mid-April launch on the AppStore, we saw the default Safari Mobile web browser take a deep back seat to…
So THIS is how Steve Jobs decided on the Apple iPad name
With all the possible names available for an iPhone OS-powered tablet device from Apple, we’ve often wondered why Steve Jobs would have picked the easily-made-fun-of “iPad” moniker for its “magical” tablet. Well, this new video shows exactly what went on behind closed doors to lead Jobs (in puppet form, of course) to settle on iPad…
Bitbop streaming TV and movie app for BlackBerry now available in beta
Bitbop was announced back at CTIA and shown at WES as the over-the-air movie and TV streaming app to have on your higher-end BlackBerry smartphone, and today the streaming video app now available for download in beta form to BlackBerry users with a compatible smartphone. The Bitbop app will bring on-demand TV shows and movies…
Apple passed up AMOLED display for iPhone HD / 4G due to supply constraints?
Following on news that Verizon is having trouble keeping the Droid Incredible in stock due to supply issues that smartphone maker HTC is having with the Samsung-sourced AMOLED displays, we’re now hearing that Apple passed up the the chance to use AMOLED on its next-generation iPhone HD (4G) because of concerns over component supply. The…
T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide unboxing pics and vid
The may be other Android phones out there with slide-out QWERTY keyboards, but the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide will be the first such Android smartphone to hit the T-Mobile network. The myTouch Slide goes live next month, but we’ve already gotten a chance to put our fingerprints all over the Slide’s glossy finish and show…
Apple rides iPhone success to trump Microsoft in market capitalization
News of Apple’s latest milestone has just hit the wires, and it looks like Apple is riding the iPhone wave to overtake Microsoft as the largest tech company in the world, as far as market capitalization is concerned. The Cupertino-based iPhone maker has just hit a market cap north of $227 billion, as Microsoft’s stocks…
Verizon again blames HTC Incredible shortages on component supply issues
With Verizon blitzing all advertising channels with ads for the HTC Droid Incredible, it’s no wonder that Verizon is having a hard time keeping the Incredible in stock. Just last week, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdams stated that the carrier was having a hard time keeping up with demand for the HTC Android phone because they…
AT&T confirms iPhone launching in June to employees
In a not-so-surprising move, AT&T has apparently confirmed to its employees that Apple will indeed be launching their much anticipated and widely leaked iPhone HD (or 4G, or just iPhone 4, whatever you want to call it) in June. With Steve Jobs expected to take the keynote stage at this year’s WWDC conference and AT&T…
iPad may trump Kindle but Amazon CEO says Kindle isn’t really fighting iPad anyway
If you thought the iPad was going to throw some “hurt” in the Amazon Kindle e-reader’s direction, you’re probably right, but Amazon’s CEO wants you to know that their e-ink tablet isn’t directly competing against Apple’s iPad. During a shareholders’ meeting, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos stated that the company was going to keep the Kindle…
Samsung Galaxy S now available for pre-order on Amazon Germany
The Samsung Galaxy S will lead the Korean mobile phone maker’s charge into the new generation of high-end Android smartphones, and it looks like the giant is about to make its first move. Those of you gunning to make the Galaxy S’s incredible 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen your own, you’ll be glad to hear that…