The iPad has stirred up an air of feverish excitement in the geek world, as Apple prepares to unleash their oversized iPhone tablet this weekend. So, amidst all the coverage you’re going to see this week about iPad apps, iPad demographics, iPad this-and-that, we thought you’d like to know that pre-ordered iPads are already making…
Samsung wants to collect 1 million mobile phones for recycling this year!
Samsung is on the big “do good” PR campaign in the U.S. The company has pledged to collect 1 million mobile phones for recycling in 2010. The name of the game is “March to a Million” and right from the bat the Korean company is reaching over 7 million students in approximately 9,500 schools. The…
India’s Bharti Airtel launches Brew-powered HTC Smart
HTC Smart, which is the Taiwanese company’s first feature phone, has been launched in India by Bharti Airtel. The all-touchscreen phone gets its smarts from Qualcomm’s mass-market Brew platform, while keeping HTC’s famous Sense UI — though Brew is not the full-fledged mobile OS. As you probably know, Sense allows users to customize and personalize…
Cricket’s $50 unlimited broadband plans now available at (select) Best Buy stores
Leap Wireless-owned Cricket Communications scored a big distribution deal with Best Buy to offer its popular $50 unlimited broadband plan at 450 select Best Buy stores in Cricket markets. The plans are already available (since Sunday, March 28) at Best Buy stores, allowing users to enjoy unlimited mobile Internet for only $50 a month. Cricket…
Apple secures iPad patents just in the nick of time
We’re less than a week away from Apple’s iPad launch, and it looks like the patent-Gods at the USPTO are looking favorably on the famous tech company from Cupertino. No, Apple isn’t suing anyone else over patent infringement. Rather, they’re building their own portfolio. Apple has just secured a pair of patents that cover the…
MapQuest 4 for iPhone now offers free voice-guided GPS navigation!
Google Maps Navigation already offers it, as does Nokia’s Ovi Maps, and now MapQuest is getting into the free turn-by-turn, voice-guided GPS navigation game. MapQuest has announced that its MapQuest 4 for iPhone app has been updated to give users voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation service for absolutely free! The app will track your iPhone via GPS…
US Airways sucks a little less with Aircell Gogo in-flight WiFi
Ask anyone who’s been unfortunate enough to fly US Airways and you’ll likely hear the words “sucks” and “big time” used in conjunction at least a couple times in their subsequent tirade. So, in a bid to make their air travel experience a little less shitty more bearable, the airline has finally caught up to…
Auto Trader iPhone App numberplate recognition to be blocked
A little while back I posted on the launch of an iPhone App for the popular Auto Trader magazine in the UK. Key amongst its features was numberplate recognition, to assist with looking for cars to buy. We got an update today telling us that the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) has requested that…
Apple looks to iPad OS to milk customers – iPad updates won’t be free
Apple customers tend to be more loyal than their PC-using counterparts, and Cupertino is using this to their advantage with the iPad. Just like the iPhone and its iPhone OS, the iPad will get periodic updates to its iPad OS throughout its lifetime. Some of those updates will be minor bug fixes, while others will…
Sprint releases HTC EVO 4G Developer’s Guide for eager Android devs
Can’t wait to get your hands on Sprint’s upcoming WiMAX-capable HTC EVO 4G? Are you looking to take it the extra step and actually code Android apps for the power-packed smartphone formerly known as the HTC Supersonic? Well, you’re in luck. Sprint has just released their HTC EVO 4G Developer’s Guide to help third party…