Cherry is going to have T-Mobile and AT&T more than a little worried. The Belgium-based startup modifies your GSM smartphone to allow it to switch seamlessly between WiFi and cell network calling, all at ultra cheap "WiFi calling" ...READ»
A Danish site has scored spy photos of Sony Ericsson's gutsy foray into the Android phone market. Part of the Xperia line of smartphones, the new phone is codenamed "Rachel" and boasts a killer 1GHz processor made by Qualcomm. For ...READ»
Way back in December, Nokia announced its new flagship smartphone would roll into town ready to take on the iPhone for touchscreen dominance. It's nearly the end of June and the N97 has finally made its appearance. Yes, it took a ...READ»
We said the Palm Pre's early performance was "not doing too badly." And now some new figures cement that fact: The Pre has likely sold 300,000 units. That's especially good since it sold only that many phones in the entire ...READ»
At a media event yesterday in New York, representatives from smartphone maker HTC passed around their latest creation: an Android-based device they're calling Hero. And... wow.
It bears saying I am not traditionally a fan of ...READ»
At a media event yesterday in New York, representatives from smartphone maker HTC passed around their latest creation: an Android-based device they're calling Hero. And... wow.
It bears saying I am not traditionally a fan of ...READ»
We first heard about the HD video-player goodness of the Zune HD weeks ago, and now a rumor suggests a September 8 launch for the device. Perfect timing to pitch it into a head-on battle with the rumored new iPod ...READ»
On June 21, FastCompany.com reported on speculation that Apple's mercurial chief executive had undergone a liver transplant, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Yesterday, the surgery was confirmed by the operating hospital, ...READ»
Just yesterday came news of HTC's G2 Magic hitting the U.S. as the T-Mobile myTouch, and now HTC's pulled the veil from its third Android-powered smartphone. It's called the Hero, and unlike the iPhone it'll play Flash straight out ...READ»
You may think Wimbledon, with its exquisitely manicured grass courts, royal family attendees, and strawberries and champagne is an old-fashioned affair. You'd be wrong. This year, along enjoying a retractable roof, the audience is ...READ»
Put an end to blindness, bullshit, copyright laws and Time Warner's dark hegemony? Sure: the top tech stories of the week are all about the death of things that Web nerds hate--and that includes Bing, whether you like the idyllic backgrounds or not.
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The Palm Pre has been out for nearly two weeks, and seems to be doing pretty well. But some numbers have surfaced that cast a shadow over the device's success: Pre users just aren't downloading many apps, despite the fact that there ...READ»
According to The Wall Street Journal, Google will release the successor to its G1 phone next week, and they may well be calling it the myTouch 3G. Thankfully the new device--which has also been dubbed Ion or Magic in other ...READ»
It's undoubtedly Apple's week--the new iPhone firmware is due out today, and the new iPhone 3G S is in shops come Friday. That limiting date hasn't stopped a Brazilian blog from getting hold of one and demoing it on video, ...READ»
We've been writing about how amazing augmented reality systems could be for a while, but soon you'll be able to get a proper taster yourself. An app called Layar is due for Android phones this month, and it has several real ...READ»
Yesterday, Google announced, via the Google Mobile Blog, a host of updates to Google Maps for its Android operating system, bringing some features up to par with Maps for the iPhone while bringing some all-new features to the table ...READ»
The location-based app, released by Haku Wale, uses San Francisco's XML data feed to guide residents towards drop-off points for items like mercury-filled compact fluorescent bulbs, gas tanks, printer cartridges, and furniture.READ»
Nokia's continuing its XpressMusic charge with a new smartphone--the 5530 XM. Unlike its 5800 predecessor, the 5530 is designed to be a cheapy touchscreen smartphone. While that sounds cool, Nokia's dropped the price by ditching the ...READ»
If you're an iPhone user, you watched the announcement of iPhone OS 3.0 with lip-smacking enthusiasm. But Apple wants you to wait until June 17th to download the new software--an unbearable seven days away. Why not get the new ...READ»
This is the story of two phones. The first is the most remarkable phone ever to come from the great Palm factories. The second's the astonishing brainchild of Apple's laboratories. The two devices are in pitched battle, supported by ...READ»
Students at Duke University have developed an application that allows users to write short notes in thin air using the accelerometers in their phones.READ»
Once again we've got our favorite design experts gathered around our virtual roundtable, talking about cell phones. Here's how our design roundtables work: We choose the topic, put forth a few questions to our panel ...READ»
The secret is out: the most innovative abilities of the new iPhone OS 3.0 are hamstrung by AT&T's idiotic inability to keep pace with Apple. And people are pissed.
Once, that knowledge was the purview of the few, the ...READ»
We tagged the Palm Pre as a hot-ticket item before its launch, and so it was, even with many a rumor about the new iPhone. But now that iPhone 3G S has rocketed off Apple's design launchpad, does Palm's effort stand a chance of ...READ»
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