Verizon Wireless to EOL DROID, Devour, Tour and more
DROIDForums.net is reporting that Verizon Wireless has given the end-of-life nod to the following devices: Gateway LT2016U (netbook) Motorola Devour and DROID Nokia Twist BlackBerry …
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Throwback Thursday: Winamp
Remember when you could download all of the MP3s you wanted from peer-to-peer site Napster and not get sued by the RIAA? Remember trying to …
New York Senator Charles Schumer writes open letter to Steve Jobs
New York Senator Charles Schumer (D) has written an open letter to Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs asking for a quick and transparent fix for the …
Make the Old Spice Man your cell phone voicemail
The Old Spice Man (you know, the guy “on a horse”) has been making rounds on the internet the last few days, and he stopped …
Bloomberg: Apple senior antenna engineer warned company about potential issues
Is it Friday yet? Bloomberg is reporting that: “Apple Inc.’s senior antenna expert voiced concern to Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs in the early design …
AllThingsD: HP’s Android slate delayed, won’t ship before end of the year
Previously, HP had stated that they were on track to release an Android tablet before the end of 2010. Now, according to the sources of AllThingsD, this …
Reminder: T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant, Verizon Motorola DROID X available today
Let’s be honest, you don’t need a reminder. You’ve had this date circled on your calendar for weeks… and rightly so. Today, both T-Mobile and …
Apple holding press conference this Friday
It appears as though Apple will be holding a press conference this Friday, July 16th, at 10AM Pacific Time to finally — officially — address the iPhone …
Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta 1 to developers
Hey, what do we have here? Apple has just released iOS 4.1 beta 1 to developers. We’re in the process of downloading the new bits …
Some Nexus One users experiencing Wi-Fi connectivity issues
There is a fairly extensive support thread over at Google — that stretches from January of this year all the way to the present — …
Microsoft COO: It looks like the iPhone 4 might be Apple's Vista
Sometimes, company executives provide the best one-liners. Microsoft’s chief operating officer, Kevin Turner, was speaking at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington D.C. when he …
Sony PS3 getting 3D features via firmware: Blu-ray, YouTube, photos, games
Mick Hocking, Sony Computer Entertainment’s (SCE) senior director, had quite a bit of good news for those Play Station 3 owning 3D enthusiasts. At a …
BGR Poll: What's your mobile social network of choice?
Social networking is huge these days, and there are a lot of choices. Buzz, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Loopt, Foursquare; the list goes on and on. …
Broadcom gets Bluetooth 4.0 certification
Today, Broadcom announced that it has gained Bluetooth 4.0 certification for its BTE Bluetooth stack and system-on-a-chip solutions. The new Bluetooth 4.0 standard has lower …
Opera 5.1 for Android released
Ah yes, pulled from the deep, cold fjords of Norway comes a fresh release of Opera for Android. The latest code out of Oslo — Opera …
Intel has best quarter in company history, up 38% year-over-year
Intel has just announced earning for the second quarter of 2010, and what a quarter it was. Intel posted a revenue of $10.8 billion (up …
Velocity Micro announces Android based eReader tablets
Velocity Micro has just announced a series of eReader tablets that aim to be functional, multimedia friendly, and most importantly affordable; say hello to the …
Why PR is so vital: Apple's next move is a lose-lose
Rumors have started to fly around the internet about an iPhone 4 recall, and this got us thinking… while we think a mandatory recall is very unlikely …
Apple removing links to Consumer Reports study from forums
The Unofficial Apple Weblog is reporting that moderators of Apple’s support forums are deleting discussions and links to the Consumer Reports study released yesterday. The …
Samsung Galaxy S sales surpass 300,000 units in 19 days in South Korea
Why do we love South Korea? Because it has Seoul, of course. The YONHAP News Agency is reporting that the Samsung Galaxy S has sold over 300,000 …
Skype lawsuit prompts Fring to drop Skype from supported platforms
There isn’t really much else to say about this one. Skype has threatened multi-platform mobile chat-client maker Fring with legal action unless the company drops …
Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 antenna issues are hardware related
Consumer Reports has just published a report on the iPhone 4 that refutes Apple, Inc.’s claim that the iPhone 4 signal issues are a “shocking” …
RIM releases second BlackBerry 6 video sneak peek
RIM has just released another “sneak peek” video for its yet-to-be-released BlackBerry 6. The video demos the OS floating in space, rather than on a …
Ballmer: Windows 7 slates before the end of this year
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, giving the opening keynote at the Worldwide Partner Conference, told his audience to expect Windows 7 slate computers before the end of …
Google releases App Inventor for Android
Google has unleashed a new tool for Android application creation cleverly named “App Inventor.” The new, web-based tool uses an MIT-created Open Block programming interface …
Class action monopoly lawsuit against Apple and AT&T gets okay from federal judge
The AP reports that a California federal judge has given the go-ahead to a monopoly class action lawsuit, against both Apple and AT&T, over several …
HTC EVO 4G delays hurting Sprint's 4G strategy
While speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse was quoted as saying, “we thought we would have more of a head start …
YouTube announces support for 4K video resolution
Today, at VidCon 2010, YouTube announced support for what it is calling 4K videos; meaning videos shot in their original aspect ratio “all the way …
Motorola DROID X: camera features and settings walk through
With the release of the DROID X just around the corner, we thought we would take some time and revisit one of the differentiating features of this …
AT&T's Samsung Captivate gets hype video
Nine days before release, the Super AMOLED packing Samsung Captivate — from AT&T — has been given its very own hype video. The 2:21 short emphasizes the …
