If you’re like me, you’re addicted to the Discovery Channel. Also, you don’t live in New York City (Manhattan). That’s a shame because neither of us will probably ever have a chance to take a ride on the Cash Cab and become the next contestant in the taxi-based quiz show. Thankfully, Capcom has just released…
Verizon WiFi – Verizon’s gift to mobile broadband customers
The back-and-forth between rival US wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless is as entertaining as it is good for competition. Verizon keeps rubbing their superior network coverage in AT&T’s face while AT&T keeps espousing their 3G networks’ ability to download data faster and support voice and data service simultaneously. The problem is that they’re talking…
Motorola DROID gets the Android 2.1 (Flan) treatment
What, did you expect any different? Following on the secret launch of the Nexus One (aka. Google Phone, aka. GPhone, aka. Passion/Dragon) this past week with the latest Android 2.1 (Flan) operating system in tow, a gaggle of Android developers has managed to port Flan to the Motorola DROID. The process isn’t exactly ironed out…
AT&T updates GPS Navigation iPhone app
When it comes to GPS navigation apps for the iPhone, you can go a couple of routes (no pun intended). You can buy a full-featured iPhone app, like TomTom or CoPilot Live, and use the app until the wheels on your car fall off. Or, you can download a free app, like AT&T Navigator, and…
The Kindle iPhone app crosses borders, more than 60 of them
The Kindle e-book reader has become a household name in the fast growing e-book industry, but you don’t have to buy a Kindle to take advantage of Amazon’s massive library. With Kindle’s iPhone app, you can download, read and manage your e-books with your iPhone. And, now that Kindle’s iPhone app is available on the…
TomTom iPhone app price slashed to $50
There aren’t too many iPhone apps out there that can walk away from a radical price slashing and still boast a price tag that would bring you half-way to an iPhone 3G. TomTom for iPhone is just one of those rare iPhone apps. From now until December 28th, TomTom’s GPS navigation app for the iPhone…
Follow Me for iPhone keeps you connected to CES 2010 Las Vegas
Next month, the world will converge on Las Vegas to scope out and play with all the latest consumer electronics gadgets at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Showcase (CES). The annual CES conference draws thousands of geeks, analysts and exhibitors to the Las Vegas Convention Center, packing almost every available square foot of with exhibits, demos…
HTC HD2 versus concrete, the aftermath
What happens when you take the HTC HD2’s massive, flush-mounted, 4.3-inch glass touchscreen and pit it against a concrete sidewalk? These pictures speak for themselves. The HD2’s stand-out feature turned out to be a key player in the demise of its touchscreen. The giant display dominates the front face of the device, shaving down the…
Nextel’s Opus One iDEN Android Phone Stolen and Video’d!
It looks like Motorola (NYSE: MOT) really does have an iDEN-based Android phone in the works for Sprint (NYSE: S)’s Nextel network. Following on a leaked image of the device codenamed “Opus One,” we’ve stumbled upon a new set of hands-on videos that shows off Nextel’s upcoming Android phone in some detail – as much…
AT&T 3G data network outage in SF [Update]
No, it’s not just you. AT&T (NYSE: T)’s data network is down in SF. We’re seeing reports of the AT&T data network taking a nose-dive in San Francisco. Voice calls are apparently going through in most cases, but AT&T phones are having a hard time connecting to the data network. Interestingly, these reports follow hot…