We haven’t even spent 48 hours with our iPad, and wouldn’t you know it, the iPad iPhone Dev Team goes and posts a video demonstrating a working iPad jailbreak technique. It was inevitable that the iPad would be jailbroken in due time, but we didn’t expect its file system security to topple so fast. The…
Ustream + iPad = Random streaming video to your favorite tablet
By now it’s clear that one of the iPad’s most interesting uses is going to be watching video of all kinds. Be they TV shows downloaded through iTunes or movies sideloaded onto the onboard memory, Apple is pushing the iPad tablet as a media consumption device rivaled only by super high-end smartphones like the HTC…
Smule’s Magic Piano turns your iPad into a… magic piano
There are apps on the iPhone that allow you to make all kinds of music. There are DJ music-mixing apps, beat-making apps, and even apps that turn your iPhone into an instrument. But, those apps have been limited to a fairly small screen. Well, with the iPad launching in less than 24 hours, we’re starting…
T-Mobile USA HTC HD2 sold out, again!
What did we tell you about getting your T-Mobile HTC HD2 online before they sold out… again? Following T-Mobile USA’s initial HTC HD2 inventory depletion, Magenta quickly restocked their virtual shelves and opened up sales through their website. We’re not trying to toot our own horn here, but we did mention at the time that…
Skyfire opens up Android alpha testing, gets overwhelmed
Skyfire, the makers of the mobile web browser that bears their namesake, has just announced that it is starting alpha testing for its Android browser. Unfortnately, the Skyfire browser, which can stream any and all embedded media to compatible Windows Mobile and Symbian-powered smartphones, garnered so much interest for its Android alpha testing program, that…
Breaking: Windows Phone 7 Series drops the ‘Series’ – Will be known as Windows Phone 7
Microsoft is apparently streamlining more than just the user interface in their completely revamped Windows Phone 7 Series mobile operating system. The company just announced that it has also trimmed the fat from their mobile OS brand as well. Microsoft today tweeted that their Windows Phone 7 Series will no longer make use of the…
Motorola Backflip hitting Germany later this month
Motorola is bringing its reverse-flippin’ Android smartphone to Germany. Yap, it’s the Backflip we’re talking about which is set to hit Europe’s largest economy later this month. No carrier deals have been signed yet, meaning that ze Germans will have to grab the device unlocked, only, from Mobilcom or Amazon. That privilege, however, has its…
Synchronica acquires Colibria’s Instant Messaging and Presence Service business
Synchronica is acquiring Colibria’s IMPS Instant Messaging business, reseller agreements and existing worldwide mobile operator customer base to accelerate its entry into the “fast-growing mobile IM sector and help to achieve its goal of becoming the leader in next-generation mobile messaging for emerging markets.” The company [Synchronica] wowed to continue developing, marketing and supporting Colibria’s…
Mobile data usage surpasses voice services in 2009!
With the smartphone movement heating up and consumers looking more and more towards handsets that can keep them connected to the web and all its many wonders, mobile data traffic is becoming a big money maker for wireless carriers. So much so that 2009 was the first year that mobile data traffic surpassed voice traffic.…
Apple sued over multitouch by Elan Microelectronics, asks ITC to ban Apple products from US
Patents are big money, and when a company with cash reserves like Apple starts pushing out technologies based on shaky patent portfolios, you can bet the patent litigation business is going to benefit. The latest tech company chasing a piece of Apple’s massive cash hoards is Elan Microelectronics. The company claims that Apple is infringing…