How cool is this? If you were in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, you will have noticed many folks walking around with pins all over the place. Pin collecting and trading is always a big deal at events like this… Not quite sure what the fascination is about it myself, but a lot…
Verizon hit with major data outages
Verizon Wireless said it has fixed a software issue that caused customers east of the Mississippi to not receive mobile data or get 3G at pathetic speeds. he nation’s largest mobile operator said there was a bad switch software at one of their data centers that caused slower data speeds, or no access at all…
Cool beans: Spidey comes to your iPhone case
GelaSkins has inked a deal with Marvel to bring your favorite superheroes to your iPhone, Nexus One or virtually any other portable gadget. You can now bring Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men to your favorite device and there are over 75 templates to choose from. An iPhone case with Marvel art will only run…
Tips for using mobile Google Buzz
Google is trying to increase adoption of Buzz and it has just released five tips for using the social networking service on your iPhone or Android device. I think the most useful tip is how to choose to share privately or publicly. I personally don’t care if my information is public but I know a…
Virgin America ditches Flash to target iPhone, smartphones
In order to appeal to iPhone, Android and other smartphone users, Virgin America has eliminated Flash from its new website. Virgin America is likely trying not to get in the middle of the holy war that’s going on between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Adobe, but it wants to reach as many people as possible…
WiFi-packing iPhone may hit China soon
China Unicom is in talks with Apple to bring a full-featured iPhone with WiFi to the world’s largest cell phone market. The iPhone is currently being sold without WiFi primarily because of governmental regulations. The move could increase adoption of the iPhone in China because it would enable users to get online with the device…
Research: Smartphone users disappointed with performance
New research from Fanfare said the majority of smartphone users are disappointed with the performance of their handsets and apps. A whopping 57% of those surveyed said the smartphone experience is not up to snuff, particularly when streaming media, surfing the web or using social networking applications. These people didn’t know who to blame but…
Google backs HTC in Apple’s patent lawsuit, of course
Even though Apple sued HTC for patent infringements, it’s not that hard to tell this is kind of a proxy fight against Google and its Android mobile operating system. Because of this, it’s not much of a surprise that Google would offer its support for the maker of the Nexus One. Apple singled out some…
AT&T CEO expects Apple iPad to be mostly a WiFi affair
AT&T’s 3G network has traditionally been hard-pressed to keep up with all the data-hungry iPhones hammering for some sweet wireless data on the daily, but that might not be an issue when the Apple iPad comes online. Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s CEO, has gone on record with the assertion that the iPad will be used mostly…
HTC responds to Apple lawsuit, cites own patent portfolio
We live in an age where intellectual property can easily be worth more than any physical asset, and that situation has spawned an entire business based on suing companies for dubiously infringing on particular patents. Companies these days wage patent-warfare on each other for the sake of protecting unique and innovative technology or just to…