Air France takes their in-flight calling network live
…and the walls came tumbling down. The threat of in-flight calling has been looming for quite some time now, but we have yet to see …
Josh Karp followed his love of technology since a kid through to the present day. As a Special Correspondent at BGR, and part of the first editorial team, Josh covers press conferences, trade shows and other events around the world. An expert in all things mobile, Josh has more than eighteen years of experience covering the wireless industry.
Articles by Josh Karp
HTC releases TyTN II, S710 updates
‘Tis the season for spectrum auctions and OS updates. Following in the footsteps of Verizon and LG, HTC has just released a small patch designed …
Paul Allen and Vulcan Inc. bidding on 700MHz spectrum
Paul Allen has purchased a lot of things since leaving Microsoft…several sports teams, stadiums, and a large chunk of downtown Seattle are but a few …
Verizon’s LG Voyager gets a massive firmware update
Are you one of the many Verizon customers who ran out to grab a new Voyager on launch day, only to discover that the handset …
LG KS20 coming to America
The headline pretty much says it all. The LG KS20, which until now has only been available in Europe, should be making its way into …
Dash Express details and availability
The Dash Express, everyone’s favorite Wi-Fi-enabled dash mounted GPS navigation system, has been in beta testing for quite some time now. The company has finally …
iPhone crushes the competition. All of them.
Everyone knows that the iPhone has been selling at a record pace, but when you see numbers like these, it really puts things in perspective. …
T-Mobile Hotspot@Home having growing pains
T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home UMA service hasn’t been around for too long, but it looks like the company may be having a host of pretty significant issues. …
AT&T Treo 680 update
Anyone still rocking an AT&T-branded Treo 680? Oh, hi. You’re going to be quite thankful today, as AT&T and Palm have just dropped a rather …
Sidekick AIM issues
Are you a Sidekick user that’s been having significant issues with AOL Instant Messenger on your device? You’re not alone. Instant messages are being delayed, …
Get your Google Calendar / BlackBerry sync on
Google and RIM have been working together rather well as of late. A recent update to the integrated BlackBerry Google Chat client in October brought …
Run Playstation games on your iPhone
Are you running out of new ROMs to load into the NES emulator on you iPhone? Your world just got a little more exciting. PSX4iPhone …
AMD puts the brakes on new energy efficient chip
It seems that the world will have to wait just a bit longer for AMD’s new highly energy efficient processor. The company began shipping its …
Control Pro Tools with your iPhone
We see a lot of stuff around BGR World Headquarters, but it’s not often that a product jumps out at us like this …
MSN ads go mobile
Anyone hoping to escape the torrent of MSN ads by turning to their mobile browsers will have to look elsewhere. Today, Microsoft will begin displaying …
Nintendo helps you give the perfect gift
Nintendo wants to help make the holiday season as painless as possible for you. Nice of them, no? The company has just updated the Wii …
HTC enjoys record sales in November
It’s always nice to see an innovative company reap the financial benefits of its labor, right? HTC enjoyed record sales during the month of November. …
Hulu heaven
Remember Hulu? You know, Network Television’s reaction to the iTunes TV Show store? The service is still in limited beta mode, but we’ve managed to …
Canadian Rock Band release delayed…again
Canadians just can’t catch a break, can they? The latest justification for reckless Canada-bashing comes in the form of another delay for the release of …
Syria blocks Facebook access
Social networks are filled with a lot of questionable activities, but could international social spying be one of them? Syria seems to think so. The …
Wal-Mart pulls Superbad from it's shelves
Wal-Mart, everyone’s favorite mega-retailer, has done the unthinkable, pulling one of the year’s most popular DVDs from its shelves. They made the decision to remove …
Palm devices could gain Google "My Location" support in future revisions
Google’s recent introduction of its "My Location" non-GPS geo-locater system was a fantastic development for anyone sporting a handset not equipped with a GPS chip. …
New Dell tablet PC coming next week
Yeah, we’re not sure we know anyone that still uses a tablet PC, but if you happen to be one of the dying breed, you …
American Airlines set to offer free in-flight Wi-Fi
Here’s one for the frequent fliers amongst us. American Airlines has revealed that they will be offering free wireless internet on all of their Boeing …
VW and Apple put the iCar on ice
Image courtesy: Gizmodo It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about the Apple / Volkswagen collaboration that has been cleverly dubbed the "iCar". It …
Sidekick Slide returns on T-Mobile
Maybe the recent flooding triggered some sort of chemical reaction that magically rectified the Sidekick Slide’s recent random shutdown issues, or maybe Motorola simply got …
NYPD supplying recruits with iPods
Whoever said that the NYPD had a heart of stone? The most famous police department in the world is outfitting new recruits with iPods. The …
Sony working on direct-to-PSP downloads
In a move that could give them the boost they’ve been looking for, Sony has revealed that the company is looking into making direct-to-PSP game …
Sprint's Samsung Ace SPH-I325 revealed
What’s this? A QWERTY Samsung BlackJack-ish device destined for Sprint? Yeah, we’re as surprised as you are. This little bugger has shown up out of …
Continental Airlines to test cell phone boarding passes
Continental Airlines is set to begin a new pilot program that will allow customers to board their flights with a cell phone-based boarding pass. Could …
