In a not too surprising, but still really disturbing announcement, cellcontrol today unveiled the results of a new study that indicates most people are aware of the dangers and risks involved with distracting habits like texting and driving yet still continue to practice unsafe texting. It seems that all the awareness campaigns aimed at educating…
Android web browser share up 55% in late 2009
It looks like Google ended 2009 with a bang as far as its Android OS is concerned. New metrics from Net Applications indicate that the Android mobile web browser grew its market share 54.8% in the last two months of 2009, which suggests that the Android OS has likewise increased its market share by a…
AT&T sued over unused calling card balances
Remember pre-paid calling cards? We do, but just barely. In a world where a “phone call” is automatically assumed to be made on a cellphone, the mere mention of a pre-paid calling card takes us back to the good ol’ days when payphones weren’t an endangered species and mobile phones were still a fairly rare…
Let’s Golf for iPhone goes FREE today
It wouldn’t feel right ringing in the first official work day of the new year without a free iPhone game to show you. Today’s free iPhone game is “Let’s Golf.” Thanks to Gameloft you can download their popular iPhone golf game for free on the App Store. You get the full version of the game,…
Apple Magic Mouse spotted controlling jailbroken iPhone!
The iPhone might not officially be able to pair with a wireless Bluetooth keyboard or a wireless Bluetooth mouse, but the jailbroken iPhone community isn’t going to let that stop them. Thanks to the open source Bluetooth stack project BTstack, we now have video of an Apple Magic Mouse controlling an iPhone over Bluetooth. Seeing…
Nokia files another patent infringement lawsuit against Apple
Nokia is really pushing hard to put the hurt on Apple’s legal team. Nokia first sued Apple in late October for allegedly violating 10 wireless patents held by Nokia. When Apple pushed back and counter sued Nokia for 13 wireless patents, Nokia turned right around and sued Apple for an additional 7 patents while simultaneously…
ZOMM – The never-forget-your-cellphone Bluetooth leash
How many times have you left the house, a restaurant, or even your car without your cellphone? If you’re like us, you’ve left your precious mobile phone behind enough times to consider putting the darn thing on a leash. Thanks to ZOMM, we don’t have to put a physical leash on our cellphone. The keychain-sized…
HTC Working On Chrome OS Tablet With Google
HTC isn’t just the design and manufacturing brains behind Google’s Nexus One Android phone. The smartphone maker is also reportedly working behind the scenes on a Google touchscreen tablet device. A new report, from Australia’s Smarthouse, has the already cozy pair working on a touchscreen tablet device powered by the Google Chrome OS. Details are…
Apple’s ‘iSlate’ Tablet Specs Leaked?
The Nexus One might be on the tip of mobile industry’s tongue right now, but that hasn’t slowed the number of alleged Applet “iSlate” Tablet rumors coming to light. And, this latest Apple Tablet rumor is a doozy. The folks over at PhoneArena have gotten their hands on what purports to be a Apple internal…
Next generation iPhone 4G to get 802.11n WiFi?
It’s a bit early in the year to start with next generation iPhone rumors, but we’re not complaining. New rumblings along the iPhone grapevine suggest that Apple is working to add support for the faster 802.11n WiFi standard in its next iPhone – we’re calling it the iPhone 4G for the time being. The rumor…