Latest Xbox 360 update killing audio via HDMI?
It looks like Sony isn’t the only company with woes on the gaming console front these days. Sure, Xbox 360 owners might not be forced …
Apps & Software
Slingplayer Mobile potentially coming to Android, future webOS player uncertain
Those with a Slingbox at home and a smartphone in your pocket appreciate the on-the-go mobile viewing that Slingplayer Mobile provides. Currently, Slingplayer Mobile supports …
New iPhone OS hints at new iPhone
No, it’s not exactly a mystery that the world can expect Apple to release the third iteration of its iPhone this Summer. A little hint …
Palringo adds maps and location data to its iPhone app
Palringo first launched its instant messaging app for the iPhone back in July and for six months it has been one of the best options …
Google knocks Gmail offline, in a good way
One of the many, many, many problems with webmail can be found right in its name – “web”. Accessing your email using a web interface …
Fring marries music, MoIP and messaging with Last.fm add-on
Fringers, start your updating. The Israeli mobile comms company has just announced the release of a new version of its popular application that brings Last.fm …
Apple releases 2.2.1 software for the iPhone and iPod Touch
iPhone and iPod Touch owners rejoice – Apple has just pushed out its latest OS, version 2.2.1. True, we already know this latest build won’t …
Firefox Mobile coming to HTC Touch Pro as soon as next week
Windows Mobile users have a lot going for them lately but truth be told, most of the good news still falls in the rumor category …
Old school is the new new school; Commodore 64 comes to S60
We’ve come a long way since 1982, when the Commodore 64 was first introduced for a mind-boggling $595. Oh yeah, 8 bits of sexy. Fast …
Apple iLife ’09 begins shipping tomorrow, included with new Macs
Mac users will be happy to learn that Apple is making iLife ’09 available, after what seemed forever since it was announced, beginning tomorrow. We’ve …
eBay comes around, begins to realize Skype needs to go
Not long ago, a story ran around the blogosphere pitching the idea that Apple should take the piles of cash it’s sitting on and use …
iBluetooth to bring Bluetooth file tranfers to jailbroken iPhones via Cydia
It’s rather sad that Bluetooth file transferring coming to a modern smartphone by way of a third party application is something that warrants coverage, but …
A handful of Firefox tweaks that will double your browser speed
Firefox users take note: You need to do this. Now. As in, this instant. More savvy users are probably already familiar with editing Firefox’s configuration …
Unoffical multi-touch support comes to G1; ready to get hacking?
No, this certainly isn’t the first time we’ve seen multi-touch demonstrated on the HTC G1. This time around however, the sweet demo is accompanied by …
Symbian developer plans to bring iPhone’s sexy to Symbian’s back
Despite the fact that Symbian has gotten pretty gray up top over the past few years, it is still the world’s most popular smartphone operating …
Windows 7 beta, get it while you still can
To say Microsoft’s handling of Windows 7 to date has been nothing short of excellent would be an understatement. To paraphrase, the world wants 7. …
BlackBerry support returning to Nokia devices courtesy of RIM
Back in July, Nokia announced that it would be discontinuing development and support for its BlackBerry Connect solution. For those who aren’t familiar with the …
redsn0w almost a go; Dev Team demos iPod Touch 2G jailbreak
So let it be written, so let it be done. MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team took a few minutes out of his busy day …
YouTube slowly rolls out new download feature
Good news to the legions of viewers who spend hours each day glued to a computer display watching videos of cats falling asleep – soon …
ScreenToaster officially launches; screen recording made simple, and free
One of our favorite SaaS utilities we’ve been beta testing over the past few months goes by the name of ScreenToaster and if you haven’t …
Leaked screen captures of Microsoft Office 14 alpha surface
Well that didn’t take long at all. Microsoft just handed out the first round of Office 14 alphas to early testers and leaked images of …
App Store welcomes third-party browsers… for now
Well, well, well. Looks like Apple might be getting a bit less draconian with its App Store approval process as four third-party web browsers went …
Slacker Radio app now available for iPhone / iPod Touch
Sure you’ve got Pandora, Last.fm and a whole slew of internet radio apps sitting pretty in the App Store but it’s hard to complain about …
Microsoft’s new $150 million ad campaign stresses frugal enterprise solutions
Microsoft’s latest ad campaign, which began its run this past Sunday, is a sharp departure from the widely publicized I’m a PC campaign that has …
Your first look at Palm’s webOS SDK, Mojo
Thanks to one of our ninjas, we’ve got some shots of the inner-workings of the webOS SDK. For starters, everything is tested and previewed in …
Developer speaks out on Palm WebOS Mojo SDK
After seeing the massive amount of buzz Palm generated surrounding the announcement of its Pre and new mobile operating system WebOS, mobile developers are undoubtedly …
SocialScope for BlackBerry
A bunch of us here at BGR have been using SocialScope for BlackBerry for the last couple weeks and boy, does this application rock! For …
Microsoft poised to make a Windows 7-fueled comeback
Microsoft and Mickey Rourke have more in common than you might think. Both went from being desirable to being painfully tolerated in an instant and …
Windows 7 beta (officially) flies free tomorrow
So let it be written, so let it be done. During Steve Ballmer’s decidedly humdrum keynote yesterday evening, the Microsoft CEO made several announcements that …
Apple starts off keynote with iLife ’09
Phil Schiller might not be wearing a black turtle neck but he’s still got some goods to dish this morning at the Macorld keynote. To …
