Google Maps Navigation already offers it, as does Nokia’s Ovi Maps, and now MapQuest is getting into the free turn-by-turn, voice-guided GPS navigation game. MapQuest has announced that its MapQuest 4 for iPhone app has been updated to give users voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation service for absolutely free! The app will track your iPhone via GPS…
US Airways sucks a little less with Aircell Gogo in-flight WiFi
Ask anyone who’s been unfortunate enough to fly US Airways and you’ll likely hear the words “sucks” and “big time” used in conjunction at least a couple times in their subsequent tirade. So, in a bid to make their air travel experience a little less shitty more bearable, the airline has finally caught up to…
Apple looks to iPad OS to milk customers – iPad updates won’t be free
Apple customers tend to be more loyal than their PC-using counterparts, and Cupertino is using this to their advantage with the iPad. Just like the iPhone and its iPhone OS, the iPad will get periodic updates to its iPad OS throughout its lifetime. Some of those updates will be minor bug fixes, while others will…
Sprint releases HTC EVO 4G Developer’s Guide for eager Android devs
Can’t wait to get your hands on Sprint’s upcoming WiMAX-capable HTC EVO 4G? Are you looking to take it the extra step and actually code Android apps for the power-packed smartphone formerly known as the HTC Supersonic? Well, you’re in luck. Sprint has just released their HTC EVO 4G Developer’s Guide to help third party…
Concept: Windows Mobile smartphone with built-in folding QWERTY keyboard
There are smartphones with slide-out QWERTY keyboards already on market, but we have yet to see any launch a handset with a folding QWERTY keyboard. What would such a smartphone look like? The concept design you see gives us an idea of what we could expect in a Windows Mobile phone with a slickly-designed folding…
T-Mobile restocks HTC HD2 for online sales!
Remember when we told you that most, if not all, T-Mobile retail channels had drained their HTC HD2 inventory? The Windows Mobile 6.5-powered smartphone from HTC surprised everyone with its block-busting launch that left T-Mobile stores high and dry for HD2’s in less than two days of sales. Well, today, T-Mobile has apparently re-upped their…
Next-generation Apple iPhone 4G specs rumored, again
The conference circuit is cooling down and it’s getting to be about that time of year when everyone takes a stab at predicting specifications for next-generation iPhone hardware coming out of Apple’s homebase in Cupertino, CA. This morning we saw the WSJ stir up the rumor mill with claims that a CDMA iPhone is in…
iPad scuffle pre-empted: Apple readies iPad assault with trademark acquisition from Fujitsu
Apple iPad trademark battle has been averted! Remember when we told you that Apple had a potential trademark battle with its soon-to-be-launched iPad tablet? Right, well, Apple’s lawyers have apparently been hard at work to pre-empt any future legal battles over what could very well be Steve Jobs’ last hurrah as the iPad maker’s top…
How many iPads will Apple sell this year?
With the Apple iPad launch looming, and pre-sales already sold out for launch day, it’s clear that iPad fever is running rampant throughout the consumer tech world. But, just how that will translate into annual sales of the Apple tablet has yet to be seen. In the meanwhile, we’ll just have to make do with…
Apple’s iPad will come with ‘iPad Personal Setup Service’
The Apple iPad uses one of the easiest (and fun) to use interfaces available to mobile devices, but that doesn’t mean every Joe and Jane iPad Buyer will be able to get their shiny new tablet device. Details, like setting up email accounts, installing apps, and getting around the bundled services could prove challenging to…