Layar has rolled out a new version of its augmented reality browser, and it’s packed with new features. It won’t wash the dishes (not yet, anyway), but Layar 3.0 should make up for that failing with its ability to place 3D objects into real-space, guide you on tours and personalize a particular layer. Imagine walking…
Modding an SLR lens to your iPhone’s camera won’t improve your pictures, here’s proof
If you think adding a crazy SLR (single lens reflex) lens to an iPhone’s camera is going to turn your smartphone into a Frankenstein-ish cameraphone to be envied by all, think again. Sure, and an SLR lens has vastly superior optical quality, loads more light-gathering ability, and optical zoom capabilities that would make an iPhone…
Wolfram Alpha pulls plug on iPhone optimized website, pushes expensive iPhone app
There really aren’t too many expensive iPhone apps available on the AppStore. All the apps on my iPhone, for example, range from free to $9.99 – most of them hovering around the $0.99 and $1.99 price points. Wolfram Alpha, on the other hand, offers iPhone users a free-form question answering service for the princely sum…
Motorola’s Android-powered Sholes tablet breaks cover, HDMI port spotted!
The mythical Motorola Sholes tablet is starting to become reality. Since before the launch of the Android-powered Motorola Droid and its slide-out QWERTY keyboard, we’ve been hearing rumors that Motorola has a slate-style (tablet) variant in the works – the Sholes tablet. We’ve been dying to see what the presumably thinner, more powerful candybar Droid/Sholes would…
AT&T ranks last in Consumer Reports’ satisfaction survey
AT&T just can’t seem to shake the bad publicity that’s recently been riding its tail. Verizon Wireless is already bashing on AT&T’s 3G network for its spotty 3G coverage maps, and now Consumer Reports lists AT&T as the worst US wireless carrier as far as cellular service satisfaction is concerned. Consumer Reports surveyed some 50,000…
T-Mobile and LG teaming up on Android phone?
T-Mobile loves Android. They were the first wireless carrier to offer an Android phone. They’ve been offering Android phones ever since. LG, on the other hand, hasn’t really made a name for itself in the Android space. The two don’t really seem like logical Android partners, but new rumors have LG and T-Mobile in talks…
HTC ROME surfaces as the HTC Touch.B with Android in tow
Details are still sketchy right now, but it looks like the HTC ROME has just been spotted wearing its “HTC Touch.B” badge. What you see here are supposed to be the first photos of the ROME/Touch.B, another Android smartphone from the same people that launched the world’s first Android phone. All we know about the…
iPhone going T-Mobile next year?
Rumors of a Verizon iPhone have been cooking for a long time now, but Verizon’s recent Droid attack on the iPhone has some thinking a Verizon iPhone may not materialize next year, if at all. One analyst makes the case for the iPhone going to T-Mobile USAs network in 2010, when ATT is expected to…
NTT DoCoMo bringing self-healing phones to Japan, courtesy of Nissan
What if your next cellphone could heal minor scratches and scuffs all by itself? Well, then you’re probably somewhere in Japan. NTT DoCoMo has announced that it will be using Nissan’s “Scratch Shield” paint, which was developed for cars, in future mobile phones. The high-tech coating apparently “self-heals fine scratches” when exposed to sunlight, repairing…
Samsung giving away Behold 2’s on the hour!
Got your eye on an Android-powered Samsung Behold II? You might want to head on over to Samsung’s Behold 2 promotional page. Following the launch of their latest Android phone, Samsung is giving away a free Behold II to one lucky winner every hour, on the hour. They’ve set up an interactive Behold mini-site that…