Are you headed to the Coachella Music Festival? Well, you’re luckier (and cooler, but that’s neither here nor there) than us. As you relish in your good fortune, you’ll be happy to hear that AT&T will be doing their best to keep you connected at the conference. Big Blue has just announced, via Twitter, that…
Apple says strong US demand for iPad will delay international iPad launch
Fancy an iPad do you? Live not in the US, eh? Well, we have some disheartening news for you. Apple today announced that unexpectedly strong US demand for the Apple tablet will force the iPad maker to delay the international launch of the device by a month. That puts the Canadian, European, etc. release of…
Google Nexus One rumored for OTA soon?
This latest bit of Nexus One news comes to us all the way from the “land of rumors,” and should be considered with guarded skepticism. We’re hearing shaky rumors, dubious and unconfirmed as they are, that the Google Nexus One Android phone will soon be getting an over-the-air update to its firmware. Word on the…
Cell-All Smartphones: Department of Homeland Security looking to turn smartphone masses into crowd-sourced toxin/nuke detectors
The Department of Homeland Security wants to turn your mobile phone into a bomb-sniffing, nuke-detecting, bio-toxin analyzer to help them thwart terrorist plots. There’s been talk about this kind of crowd-sourced tech becoming a reality for years now, but the DHS is now in a position to actually do something about it. They want to…
Skyfire: Congrats on iPhone, Opera. We want on the iPhone too!
Opera’s entrance into the iPhone AppStore with their speed-tastic Opera Mini web browser went off like gang-busters the other day. With server-assisted page-renders, Opera Mini has the potential – especially over slower EDGE networks – to download and render webpages faster than the iPhone’s native Safari web browser. That’s big for iPhone users without consistent…
Apple secures industrial design patent for iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch
A lot of things can be patented these days, including industrial designs. And, when it comes to industrial design, Apple tends to lead the pack with slick, emotive products that just beg to be bought. To protect them from being copied willy-nilly, Apple sought to protect their design ideas by filing for patents from the…
Adobe preparing legal assault on Apple over Flash feud
The conflict between Apple and Adobe is heating up the point where the duo’s feud over Adobe’s Flash technology is starting to become entertaining. On the one side, we have Apple, who refuses to let any of Adobe’s Flash technology come near their iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad ecosystem. In the other corner, we have Adobe crying foul…
AT&T network outage reported in Seattle [update]
Are you in Seattle? Are you an AT&T user? Well, you may have noticed that your wireless service through everyone’s favorite carrier has been spotty to non-existent today. We’re seeing reports of network outages in the Seattle area today, requiring phone reboots for some and leaving others without service altogether. The service disruption is reportedly…
Breaking: Apple approves Opera Mini for iPhone AppStore!
This just in – Opera sent us a note letting us know that their speed-demon Opera Mini web browser for iPhone has just been approved by Apple for the AppStore. What does that mean? Well, once an app gets Apple’s stamp of approval, you can expect to see it hit the AppStore within 24 hours.…
Hands-on with the Microsoft Kin 1
As expected, Microsoft went all social on us with the introduction of its Kin devices, which were the oft-leaked Project Pink phones. From now on, Microsoft’s Pink phone lineup will be known as Microsoft Kin phones. Both of the former Microsoft Pink devices are made by Sharp and can be considered the next generation of…