Well look at that. Almost as soon as the blogosphere started to speculate that AT&T’s suspension of online iPhone sales for the New York City metro area was an attempt to manage 3G data traffic, AT&T has pulled an about-face and resumed online iPhone sales for New Yorkers. Entering an NYC ZIP code previously returned…
Apple’s Tablet to be called iSlate, possibly with Foxconn touch panels?
There’s still nothing official coming out of Cupertino, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from churning out rumors about an Apple-made tablet computer with a giant multi-touch display. So far, we’ve heard that the tablet might sport a 10.7″ touchscreen, run the iPhone OS, and could end up looking like a big iPhone. Now,…
The Nexus One’s Bluetooth-enabled dock spied at the FCC
The FCC has just published a tasty little morsel of information regarding the much hyped Google Phone, which we know as the “Nexus One.” According to FCC documents, the Nexus One works with some sort of Bluetooth-enabled cradle/dock. The dock apparently supports Bluetooth EDR for wireless data transfers at speeds up to 3Mbps. It’s not…
AT&T halts online iPhone sales in NYC
It’s not entirely clear why, but reports have confirmed that AT&T has stopped selling their iPhone through via onlines sales to anyone in the New York metro area. The iPhones are still being sold in AT&T and Apple stores throughout the area, but is blocking online iPhone orders from anyone with an NYC zip code.…
A real world look at the BlackBerry Tour2 9650
RIM continues to refresh its BlackBerry lineup with optical trackpads to replace the trackball “pearl” that has become almost synonymous with the BlackBerry brand. The latest BlackBerry to get the optical trackpad treatment is the BlackBerry Tour2 9650 (codename: Essex), and it’s looking good. Thanks to pics posted by BGR, we can see that the…
VoiceCentral bringing Google Voice back to iPhone, the ‘Screw Apple’ edition
Following its not-so-subtle exile from the AppStore, the Google Voice app VoiceCentral will soon make a return to the iPhone as a new web-app. VoiceCentral developer Riverturn calls their reincarnated app the VoiceCentral Black Swan Edition. Okay, so maybe it won’t be called “Screw Apple” edition, but the return of VoiceCentral to the iPhone is…
HTC tells Android widget maker to stop making ‘Beautiful Widgets’
HTC is one of the more developer friendly smartphone makers out there. The company usually takes a hands-off approach to developers looking to customize HTC’s Windows Mobile and Android smartphones, which has fostered a “modding” community like no other. But, it seems HTC doesn’t look to kindly on developers that tread on their trademark design…
FCC ‘troubled’ by Verizon’s $350 ETF
It looks like Verizon managed to not only confuse and anger consumers with the memo they sent to the FCC in defense of the $350 “advanced devices” ETF. Turns out, the FCC was none too pleased to hear that Verizon was using its “early termination fee” to help pay to keep the lights on in…
NORAD and Google Maps tracking Santa Claus around the world!
It’s Christmas Eve and you know what that means. That’s right, Santa Claus is already busy straddling the international date line in preparation for his yearly flight. It apparently also has the folks at NORAD a bit nervous. So nervous, in fact, that they’re tracking the His Redness’s flight around the world. I’d be nervous…
iPhone wins US popularity contest in 2009!
As the 2009 calendar year draws to a close, we look back at a year that was defined by smartphones and the iPhone’s arch nemesis, the Android OS. But, that doesn’t mean the iPhone has dropped of Americans’ radars. In fact, a new study from Nielson crowns the iPhone as the most popular mobile phone…