In the latest video of a mobile device playing a video game intended for desktop computers or gaming consoles, the classic Quake 3 first-person shooter “Kwaak 3” has been ported to the Nexus One. If you recall, the Motorola Droid was previously tapped as the breakout Kwaak 3 handset. Well, now Nexus One owners can…
HTC working on super thin speaker designs
If you thought the speakers in your smartphone were already compact, HTC’s apparently getting ready to blow your mind. The Taiwanese smartphone maker has filed for a patent on some sort of flat speaker technology that will reduce the thickness of the speaker down to something that might be about as thick as a sheet…
Has HP revived Palm’s mothballed webOS tablet?
Palm may have failed to capture consumers’ attention with their webOS mobile before company resources started becoming scarce, but there’s no denying that twas touch-happy mobile operating system was the closest thing to an iPad killer available today. That is, until now. Rumors have Palm’s new parent company, HP, developing a tablet device – codenamed…
iPad + Bluetooth Keyboard + Bluetooth Mouse = Desktop iPad computer
The iPad might only boast a 10-inch (or so) touchscreen display and a 0.5-inch waistline that would make any Hollywood actress green with raging envy, but don’t let the tablet’s seemingly dumbed-down looks fool you. With enough tweaks and hacks, you can turn your lowly little Apple iPad into an almost-suitable computer for your desk.…
iPhone hates The Flash
We all know that Steve Jobs has it in for Adobe and their Flash technology. But, why oh why does the iPhone hate The Flash so much? We have no idea, but this graphic shows the iPhone’s apparent cold-shouldering of Marvel’s DC’s The Flash. For the record, we love The Flash. As for how we…
Sprint launching HTC EVO 4G on June 6?
There’s no doubt that one of the hottest Android phones, nay mobile phones, of the 2010 calendar year will be the highly-anticipated HTC EVO 4G from Sprint. Sure, there’s the iPhone 4 coming down Apple’s pipeline, but the Evo will definitely give Apple’s next-gen iPhone a serious run for its money – and will likely…
Apple boosts global smartphone market share big-time, holds on to No. 3 position
If you thought Apple had a long way to go before bumping up to the next rung of the global-smartphone-vendor ladder, you might be in for a bit of a surprise. New numbers from research firm IDC indicates that the iPhone maker has more than doubled their global smartphone shipments in the first quarter of…
iPad could be Apple’s new cash cow – As in $1 billion dollars in first quarter
When Apple announced to the world that they managed to move 1 meeellion (1 “million,” for you non-Dr. Evil fans) iPad units in less than a month since launch – in just the US market, nonetheless – many pundits came away decently impressed. Were this to happen to any other company, everybody and their grandmas…
AT&T customers log the most dropped call complaints, Verizon claims fewest
There are those that love AT&T, and there are those that hate AT&T. But, there’s no denying that the leading GSM wireless carrier offers some fairly significant advantages over its competitors. You get to use 3G data alongside voice services – so you can look up the restaurant location and reviews while chatting with your…
iPad + Microwave = Most annoying video ever (with a surprise ending)
We’ve seen all manner of Apple products meeting their demise at the hands of over-eager malcontents with bats and blenders and shotguns. But, this is the first time we’ve ever seen a gadget facing certain doom from a microwave oven. We are shown an iPad being cooked with microwaves, which we all know don’t play…