Back in July, I attended a press event held by EA to showcase some of its upcoming games. One title in particular caught my attention as it reminded me of the old-school NES classic, R.C. Pro-Am. The game was called Reckless Racing and EA Mobile has just released it on both the iPhone & iPad,…
AT&T Moving from iPhone Reliance, Diversifying Its Smartphone Portfolio
There has been a lot of word going around lately regarding AT&T and its iPhone exclusivity, namely that it would be losing that deal very soon. It started in the summer when the carrier tried to assure investors that it would do perfectly well without the Apple smartphone. Loss of exclusivity became an even bigger…
New Powermat Receivers for iPhone 4, Motorola Droid X, HTC EVO 4G, BlackBerry Bold 9700, Curve 3G 9300
Those wonderful people at Powermat have just updated their lineup of wireless charging receivers with a new design that seamlessly replaces the battery door on the Motorola Droid X, HTC EVO 4G, BlackBerry Curve 8500-series and 9300, and the BlackBerry Bold 9700. The iPhone 4 is a bit trickier, but manages to offer no-wires recharging…
Verizon has solid 3Q but adds less new subs than AT&T
Verizon had a solid third quarter with $26.5 billion in revenue and $2.92 billion in profit but the company is not keeping pace with its main rival in terms of new customer addition. Verizon Wireless added 997,000 new customers for the quarter, giving it a total of 93.2 million customers. AT&T had a massive third…
Viper SmartStart Lowers Pricing, Offers Roadside Assistance
Viper’s car control system for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android is getting a little more accessible, and tacking on some new features today. Firstly, they’re knocking $100 off the price of the SmartStart car add-on to $199, meaning you’re looking at $399 rather than $499 for the whole shebang. You still have to pay $30/year for…
ThinEdge Frame Case for iPhone 4 Looks a Lot Like a Bumper
Some quick iPhone 4 case news for ya here. This one comes to us from the good folks at CAZE. They’ve just released a brand new case for the iPhone 4 called ‘ThinEdge’. Available in four colors (black matte, white matte, blue shiny matte and pink shiny matte), it looks a heck of a lot…
FaceTime for Mac may have security flaw – stick with iPhone?
We know that Apple is bringing iPhone features to the Mac but it looks like the FaceTime on Mac feature may have a small security flaw. Once you’ve logged in to FaceTime on the Mac, other people can monkey with your Apple ID or change your passwords while FaceTime is still running. There’s also reports…
AT&T Activated 5.2 Million iPhones During the Q3 2010, a New Record
AT&T has posted one killer quarter thanks to the Apple iPhone. We already knew that Apple had strong numbers after getting news from its earnings call that it sold 14.1 million iPhones over the summer. Now AT&T is announcing that it activated 5.4 million iPhone smartphones during that time. These numbers are a record in…
Angry Birds Halloween for iOS Now in iTunes
This morning I was excited to find a new version of Angry Birds in the iTunes store. It’s a Halloween special edition that’s available only for iOS. Of course, there were no surprises here as it was announced yesterday that the new version of the game would be arriving today. What do I think so…
Sleep Cycle for iPhone Picks the Best Time to Wake You Up
Recently, a colleague of mine tipped me off to a new sleeping aid for iOS. Well, not an aid exactly, but an app that measures your sleeping patterns, and analyzes the data to determine the best window of time for you to wake up. Called ‘Sleep Cycle‘, so far I’m having nothing but success, and…