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The Age-Old Tradition of Smartphone Hookups

BY Chris DannenMon Sep 28, 2009 at 3:32 PM

It was way back in 2006 when Palm showed us how to beam our love to strangers using the quaintly unconnected Palm V. But since then, a whole litany of apps have made the quest for strange much more direct. Match.com has had success ...READ»

APP STORE WARS | Comment

Apple's App Store Blasts Past Two Billion Downloads

BY Kit EatonMon Sep 28, 2009 at 10:18 AM

In April Apple announced that a billion apps had been downloaded from its iTunes App Store. Now, 14 months since the Store's launch, the folks at Cupertino have revealed that another billion apps have zipped over the ...READ»

MEGAPIXEL WARS | Comment

Samsung's 12-Megapixel Digital Camera Also Makes Phone Calls

BY Kit EatonMon Sep 28, 2009 at 9:22 AM

Back in February, rumors of a 12-megapixel Samsung smartphone surfaced. I was totally down on the device, worried about how badly the idea could go wrong. Now the SCH-W880's surfaced, and it appears to have allayed nearly all my ...READ»

USER INTERFACE | 3 comments

Nokia Concept Smartphone UI Puts the 'Friend' in User-Friendly

BY Kit EatonMon Sep 28, 2009 at 8:14 AM

So your smartphone is a very neat bit of tech, serving up your cellphone, portable gaming and MP3 needs...but have you ever wondered if it could be designed to be more friendly?CIID students Kevin Cannon and Tobias Toft definitely ...READ»

IPHONE | 2 comments

AT&T Turns on iPhone MMS; World Yawns

BY Chris DannenFri Sep 25, 2009 at 11:35 AM

Today AT&T turns on multimedia picture messaging for American iPhones. The long-awaited feature will bring AT&T customers up to par with European iPhoners, who have had MMS since approximately the dawn of time, and ...READ»

PALM | 2 comments

Verizon May Cancel Plans for Palm Pre

BY Chris DannenFri Sep 25, 2009 at 11:11 AM

Verizon has reportedly lost interest in carrying the Palm Pre smartphone, according to the Street. The Pre is currently offered only on the Sprint network, which has been losing customers of late (though its prepaid division, Boost, ...READ»

ROBOTO | 3 comments

Will Robo.to's "Conversational Lubricant" Save the Art of the Phone Call?

BY Chris DannenTue Sep 22, 2009 at 9:00 AM

Yesterday, we reported that Robo.to would be releasing an app this fall for iPhone and Android that co-opts your boring "incoming call" screen and presents you with all your caller's relevant social info: last tweets, video posts, ...READ»

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The HP-85: iPhone of the 1980s

BY Chris DannenMon Sep 21, 2009 at 4:03 PM

On Friday we reported a new iPhone app that makes it easier to start a small business. The idea that a small, portable computing device could help grow a concept into company isn't a new one; in fact, it was the genesis of HP's marketing campaign for their early 1980s PC, the HP-85.READ»

PROJECT PINK | 1 comment

Microsoft Phone and Tablet En Route: Riding Apple's Coattails?

BY Kit EatonMon Sep 21, 2009 at 7:12 AM

We've covered bits and bobs about Microsoft's "Project Pink" Zune smartphone before, but the device since disappeared from the news. It's back again, matched with exciting rumors of an MS Tablet PC. Doesn't this all sound familiar?READ»

"CARDINAL PEAK" | Comment

Announcing PhotoDialer for the Palm Pre

BY Howdy PierceFri Sep 18, 2009 at 2:35 PM

Cardinal Peak's PhotoDialer application is available for free download in the Palm Pre App Catalog.READ»

AT&T | 4 comments

Did AT&T Make Good on Its 1990s Promises?

BY Chris DannenThu Sep 17, 2009 at 4:12 PM

AT&T is not exactly a cutting edge tech company these days. Aside from dragging its feet on a planned 4G network, the company is the nemesis of iPhone owners nationwide. Dropped calls, delayed voicemails, and shoddy coverage are ...READ»

IPHONE APPS | 1 comment

Autodesk's SketchBook Goes Mobile, Has Pressure-Sensitive Brushes

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 16, 2009 at 3:52 PM

Art nerds know that Autodesk's SketchBook Pro is the go-to animation for illustrators, but what they'll learn tomorrow morning is that it's also a powerful tool on the go. SketchBook Mobile is the handheld edition of its popular ...READ»

AUGMENTED REALITY | 2 comments

What Ever Happened to HP's Augmented Reality Game?

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 16, 2009 at 1:41 PM

Dig through YouTube's sands, and you'll find this: An HP concept video from 2007 about an augmented reality game called Roku's Revenge. (No, not that Roku.) It looks like fun. A lot of fun. So what ever happened to it? It was ...READ»

AUGMENTED REALITY | Comment

IBM's SAPIR: The Smartphone Image-Recognition App That Recognizes Everything

BY Kit EatonFri Sep 11, 2009 at 6:42 AM

Ever looked at a vacation photo and wondered "where the heck did I take this?" IBM's got an image recognition system that should solve the problem--and it points to the future of smartphone tech. The name of this new technology ...READ»

IPHONE | 9 comments

Is Motorola's Android Phone for Kids?

BY Chris DannenThu Sep 10, 2009 at 2:32 PM

Today Motorola released its first Android device: the Cliq for T-Mobile. And while most Android comparisons run right to the iPhone, this thing looks more poised to steal teen approval from the Sidekick. Inside, it sports the same ...READ»

NOKIA | 5 comments

Nokia's Sad Augmented Reality

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 9, 2009 at 11:37 AM

Yesterday, Nokia released a well-produced video demonstrating what they apparently believe to be the future of augmented reality apps. If you haven't been keeping up with AR, it's just used to denote an information layer ...READ»

HTC | 3 comments

Five Things You Didn't Know About HTC's Hero

BY Chris DannenThu Sep 3, 2009 at 7:14 PM

Sprint has announced they'll be selling HTC's next (and best) Android phone, the Hero, starting October 11th for $180 (after a hefty rebate). We profiled the Hero when its prototype was touted around town in July and loved it, but a ...READ»

KIDROBOT | 2 comments

Kidrobot Launches Mobile Scavenger Hunt

BY Anne C. LeeMon Aug 31, 2009 at 1:47 PM

Kidrobot fans--who live in NYC and own smartphones--can now download virtual Dunnys--a.k.a. images of the company's latest line, the Dunny Series 2009, which launches September 10. Dubbed the Dunny Hunt, the 5-day promotional ...READ»

NOKIA SMARTBOOK | 1 comment

Nokia Enters the Smartbook Race, Reveals the N900

BY Kit EatonThu Aug 27, 2009 at 7:22 AM

It's really Nokia's week for new gizmos--first the news of its first netbook, and now it's pulled the veil from the N900, a high-end Linux-powered touchscreen device. It's basically a smartbook--the device that could supersede the ...READ»

ANDROID | 2 comments

The Google Phone's Ad Campaign Bites, Here's How to Give It Teeth

BY Chris DannenWed Aug 26, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Today, T-Mobile rolls out its largest ad campaign ever to tout the new Google phone, the myTouch 3G. The AT&T rival has recruited three public figures to champion the ads: Phil Jackson, former Bulls and Lakers coach, Jesse James, ...READ»

AT&T | Comment

Psychology of Technology: Is AT&T Kidding?

BY Dr. Jim TaylorFri Aug 21, 2009 at 5:44 PM

Did you see the post on boygeniusreport.com indicating that AT&T will require data plans for all smartphone purchases starting in September? Their press release is a real piece of work, filled with illogic, circular reasoning, and downright BS.READ»

WINDOWS MOBILE | 4 comments

To Combat iPhone, Microsoft Unleashes Slowness, Confusion

BY Chris DannenWed Aug 19, 2009 at 1:14 PM

Microsoft will use one version of its Windows Mobile operating system to combat Android sales, and another version against the iPhone, According to Digitimes. The hare-brained two-tier strategy won't roll out until October, when ...READ»

IPHONE | 3 comments

Turnkey iPhone Apps Are Neat, Waste of Money

BY Chris DannenTue Aug 18, 2009 at 11:50 AM

Everyone needs an iPhone app. Or so you'd think, give the launch of a new Web service called SWebapps. The site, which launched officially today, allows you to quickly and easily roll your own iPhone app and get it into the App Store ...READ»

RIM | 3 comments

RIM Is World's Fastest-Growing Company

BY Chris DannenTue Aug 18, 2009 at 10:48 AM

While most cubicles are buzzing with fawning talk of iPhones and Pres, the phones that sit idly listening to all that talk are probably BlackBerry Curves. If unexciting, the Curve is the top selling smartphone in the U.S., and part of ...READ»

VERIZON | Comment

Palm Pre Hacked to Run on Verizon

BY Chris DannenFri Jul 10, 2009 at 12:41 PM

Can't wait until winter, when the Palm Pre will ship for Verizon customers? Have some time to kill? Well, you too may be able to hack your Pre into working on Verizon's CDMA network, should you possess the immense patience and ...READ»

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