Microsoft launched the pair of Pink phones that had been rumored for months. But, instead of going with the confusing “Pink” brand, the company decided to rebrand the consumer-oriented phones under the “Kin” moniker. Of the two phones, tahe Kin 2 is the larger device. Where the Kin 1 is the compact Kin phone with…
Microsoft’s launches Pink as “Kin” – Kin phones for consumers
Microsoft just went officially official with their consumer-oriented Pink phones, but Microsoft threw us all a curve ball by changing up the branding from the expected “Pink” to “Kin.” From here on in, Microsoft will refer to their consumer lineup of phones as the Kin phones. The one thing that hasn’t changed are the two…
Live Blog: Microsoft Pink Unveiling
So we’re setting up and getting ready for Microsoft to unveil their latest and greatest for the mobile space. Most of the press isn’t yet here, but it’s only a matter of an hour or so before the festivities begin. We’ll update this post as a live blog throughout the morning. This should prove to…
Apple iPad shines in direct sunlight – Video demo
Seeing as how the iPad’s display is almost three times larger than the one on the iPhone, we wondered how well the tablet would work in direct sunlight. The harsh direct light tends to wash out many eletro-gizmos’ displays, so we decided to put the Apple iPad to the test in our own direct sunlight…
iPhone OS 4.0 video walkthrough posted, but not for long
Curious about how the iPhone OS 4.0 will actually look and what to expect when Apple officially launches the next-gen iPhone OS on the world later this year? Well, thanks to a brave iPhone developer, he’s gone ahead and recorded a video walk-through of an iPhone 3GS running the OS 4.0 beta and posted it…
Did you know that iPhone OS 4.0 makes your iPhone work with iPad Keyboard Dock?
Did you know that the iPhone 3GS will work with the iPad Keyboard Dock? Well, consider yourself put on notice. Steve Jobs was so busy talking up the multitasking and iAd features of the iPhone OS 4.0 on Thursday’s keynote stage that he apparently forgot to mention that the next major iteration of the iPhone…
Mexico preparing to kill millions of cellphone lines in anti-crime initiative
Say you’re Mexico and you’re facing a big problem with kidnapping and extortion crimes. What do you do? Well, considering that unregistered and anonymous cellphones are being used to send messages and negotiate ransom terms, you could just up and pull the plug on cellular phone service throughout the country. For obvious reasons, that probably…
iPad infographic shows app breakdown, iPad usage, and regional adoption with cool visuals
There’s nothing like an eye-catching infographic to wrap up the week. Aside from iPhone OS 4.0-related news, this past week has been all about the Apple iPad tablet. To that end, you might be interested in knowing how iPad apps breakdown in terms of cost and sales. You might also want to know how frequently…
FCC responds to Verizon CEO’s ‘baffling’ comments on wireless spectrum availability
The FCC recently unveiled their National Broadband Plan in response to the brewing wireless spectrum crisis that’s expected to hinder the growth of high-speed wireless data services in the US. Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg this week responded to the FCC’s plan, undermining the need for a plan to free up more wireless spectrum for carriers.…
iPhone OS 4.0 gets jailbroken, for really this time
It hasn’t yet been a full 24 hours since Apple unveiled their iPhone OS 4.0 to the world, but the iPhone Dev Team has already jailbroken the firmware, complete with video evidence that they’ve managed to open up the latest iPhone OS file system. We first caught wind of an iPhone 4.0 jailbreak yesterday, from…