If your brand-new Google Nexus One, made by HTC, is having a hard time staying connected to T-Mobile’s 3G network, you’re not alone. Reports have been coming hard and fast from around the blogosphere that indicate Google’s new superphone is having problems with 3G reception – many a Nexus One user has been reporting network…
Powermat’s new Powerpak batteries – The best thing in wireless charging since magnetic induction!
Thanks to companies like Powermat, Wireless charging isn’t just some sort of far-away future based on the dream of doing away with all those random charging cables and adapters that come with portable gadgets nowadays. It’s now possible to charge your electronics sans wires and cables through magnetic inductive chargers like the Powermat. As it…
A look at Windows Mobile 6.5.3 from CES 2010
At this point, Windows Mobile 6.5 is still a far ways off from being the intuitive mobile operating system it needs to be to take on the finger-friendly offerings from iPhone, Android and webOS. Microsoft’s latest update to the Windows Mobile 6.5 platform is incremental at best, but shows that the company realizes that their…
Hands-on the ELSE Linux smartphone at CES 2010
Google’s Android might be the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of a Linux-based mobile operating system, but it’s not the only player in the Linux game. There’s also the ELSE Intuition OS that powers the ELSE First smartphone from phone maker ELSE. The ELSE Intuition OS is based on the ACCESS…
HouseOfPalm – The online webOS discovery engine and app store
Palm announced at CES 2010 that they would open up their webOS App Catalog and all its app-related data/metrics to third parties in a move to spark a crowd-sourced webOS application marketing effort. Palm doesn’t have a strong distribution platform in its App Catalog to compete with the likes of Apple’s highly visible and tightly…
Mozilla releases Firefox RC 2 for Nokia N900
If you have a Nokia N900 in your pocket (or in your hands as you read this), consider yourself lucky. Your Maemo-powered N900 is one of the only smartphones on market today that works with the public releases of Mozilla’s Firefox Mobile (Fennec) web browser. Following on the browser maker’s recent Firefox RC1 release for…
Preview: Spore Creatures for iPhone from CES 2010
It’s all about previewing iPhone games here at CES 2010. EA Mobile wasn’t just showing off their The Sims 3: World Adventure iPhone game in Las Vegas, they were also giving previews of the Spore Creatures game for iPhone. We had a chance to check out the new iPhone game at CES 2010, and it’s…
Preview: The Sims 3: World Adventure
If there’s one thing we love about tech conferences like CES, it’s the previews we get on unreleased hardware and software. This time around, we were treated to a preview of the latest 3D game for the iPhone – EA Mobile’s The Sims 3: World Adventure. It’s the latest addition to the popular Sims franchise,…
Motorola launches Motorola Backflip (Motus) at CES Las Vegas
CES 2010 hasn’t even officially gotten underway and we’re already getting hit with product launches. Motorola took the time during their pre-CES shin-dig at the Revolution Lounge in The Mirage to introduce the world to the quirky-yet-innovative Motorola Backflip, previously known by its “Motus” codename. Rather than flip out sideways to reveal a QWERTY keyboard…
Hands-on with the HTC Smart from CES 2010
When you think of a “smartphone,” you’re probably thinking of some sort of advanced device running one of the traditional smartphone operating systems – Windows Mobile, iPhone, Android, Symbian, or webOS. HTC, on the other hand, is redefining what it means to be a smartphone. The HTC Smart is the first “smartphone” to come out…