The rumors were true. Sprint has just contacted us to let us know that the much-ballyhooed, but rarely purchased Google Nexus One has just been confirmed for the Big Yellow network! With T-Mobile and Verizon partnered up for Nexus One-love since the get-go, AT&T recently confirmed to be grabbing the Android 2.1-powered smartphone, this news…
AT&T’s Zero charger could cut down your electric bill
AT&T is trying to help you go green by introducing a mobile phone charger that won’t draw power if it is not charging a device. Dubbed the “Zero charger,” the USB charger shuts down when it is not in use, so you won’t have to unplug it to save energy. This may seem like a…
Microunity sues the entire mobile industry over obscure patents – HTC, Google, Apple, Samsung, Nokia, AT&T, LG and more!
Patents are big business. Just ask Microunity. The obscure “tech” “company” (read: patent troll) has up and filed a far-reaching patent infringement lawsuit against all the biggest players in the mobile space. Microunity’s lawsuit, filed today in a Texas court, reads like a who’s who of influential actors on the US mobile stage – the…
Nexus One available with AT&T and Rogers 3G in Google online store
Rumors of an AT&T compatible Nexus One have been around for some time now. Today, those rumors have been brought back behind the barn and shot faster than Ol’ Yeller. The AT&T compatible 3G Nexus One is now available for from the Google online store. Now, with that said, there is some less than stellar…
Shorthand Mobile uses SMS to bring apps to non-smartphones
We’re always looking at the next great smartphone, but it’s easy to forget that most people are still rocking feature phones or dumb phones. Shorthand Mobile is trying to bring apps to the masses by launching a service that will utilizes SMS for web content. “While there is incredible buzz around mobile app consumption, in…
AT&T advertising fail
Um, yeah. So, sometime companies don’t think through their advertising. For the AT&T ad above, I can just picture some young marketing person selling their boss on how cool it is to abbreviate because that’s what all the hip, social-media-loving kids do. They might want to run their next ads by a few more people.…
AT&T announced 4 new Quick Messaging devices, new services
AT&T announced a line-up of four new Quick Messaging Devices, which according to the company’s David Christopher are among their most popular and fastest-growing phones, offering consumers a great value for the money. The new phones announced include: Samsung Strive – highlights include a 2-megapixel camera and vertical sliding QWERTY keyboard. It will be available…
What’s an iPad? I Want A Doritos Tablet!
Yes, we all know by now Apple flipped the switch this morning to take pre-orders on the Apple iPad. But did you know that there’s a much more delicious alternative to the Apple iPad? That is, of course, the Doritos Tablet! One of the major updates the Doritos Tablet has over a regular Doritos chip…
Apple gives more details about iPad’s 3G
Apple let gadget-hungry fans pre-order the iPad this morning, but it also gave some more details regarding the device’s connectivity options and content. As Steve Jobs said when he introduced the device in January, iPad users can sign up for no-contract 3G data with AT&T. You can sign up for the $29.99 version for unlimited…
Review: Street Fighter IV iPhone
When it comes to fighting games, Street Fighter has always been the pinnacle series for both casual and hardcore gaming fans. Street Fighter IV was released last year on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC and it was a breath of fresh air for the fighting game genre as a whole. Now Street Fighter…