Google lets the world enjoy FroYo
Here’s the deal. We weren’t able to make it out to California to catch Google I/O 2010, but just because we’re not there in person …
Articles by Michael Bettiol
Samsung: OLED shortage will continue as demand swells
Speaking at the Reuters Global Technology Summit on Thursday, Lee Wong-jong, VP of marketing for Samsung, said that the global shortage of OLED displays will …
Nokia E73 Mode rumored to land on T-Mobile June 16th
AT&T made a pretty big splash last year when it launched the Nokia E71x, and now it appears that T-Mobile is hoping to do the …
RIM and Prism settle patent dispute
A five-month old ITC patent dispute between Research In Motion and Omaha-based Prism Technologies has been settled. Back in December of 2009, Prism had asked …
Google announces Chrome web store for apps
Today at I/O 2010, Google announced the Chrome web store for apps. To debut later in the year at an unspecified time, the Chrome web …
Google launches WebM open-source video format
As a part of its I/O 2010 keynote, Google has announced a new, open-source video format known as WebM. Based primarily on VP8, the royalty-free …
Rogers releases the Motorola QUENCH for $50
While it’s more like the Toyota of Android smartphones as opposed to the Cadillac, Canadians who want to take Google’s mobile OS for a spin …
Sprint's CFO admits the Pre was a bad idea, but things are getting better
Sprint’s decision to enter into a lengthy and costly exclusivity period with the Palm Pre and Pixi was a bad idea. You know it, we …
Schmidt candid about AdMob, Apple on the eve of I/O 2010
On the eve of I/O 2010, Google CEO Eric Schmidt made some pretty interesting comments to Reuters. First and foremost on his mind was AdMob, …
iPhone OS 4.0 beta 4 now available
Whether you’re a genuine iPhone developer or someone who just paid $10 to have someone add your iPhone’s UDID to their developer account, you should …
Microsoft KIN TWO teardown reveals some surprises
The fine folks iFixit have once again teamed up with Chipworks to tear down one of the greatest latest gadgets to hit the scene in …
HP's profit up 28% (Updated: webOS coming to slates and printers)
HP managed to surpass the Street’s expectations as the company saw profits grew by 28% in the quarter ended April 30th. Capitalizing on strong demand …
BlackBerry Pearl 3G on the verge of release with Virgin Mobile
It looks like the Canadian BlackBerry faithful won’t have to wait too much longer to get their hands on the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, as one …
Another prototype iPhone breaks cover in Vietnam
Remember how much fun we used to have with all of the iPhone rumors in the months leading up to WWDC? Well as you know, …
Apple slips a MacBook update, more power and 10 hours of juice
That MacBook leak was the real deal, folks. Today, right on cue, Apple announced it had refreshed its popular, low-end MacBook unit. Now offering a …
BlackBerry Internet Service 3.1 gets detailed
Hot on the heels of the release of BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0, RIM has just posted the details for BIS 3.1 in the BlackBerry Technical …
Upcoming movie to focus on, embarrass Facebook's Zuckerberg
The timing could not be better worse. In the middle of a privacy crisis which has seen countless users delete their accounts, a script for …
U.S. Symbian users 2.7 times more likely to click mobile ads than iPhone users
According to mobile ad firm Smaato, U.S.-based Symbian users are 2.7 times more likely to click on a mobile ad than their iPhone OS using …
T-Mobile introduces unlimited pre-paid plans
No doubt a response to Virgin Mobile’s serious push to reign supreme in the pre-paid market, T-Mobile today announced two new unlimited pre-paid plans which …
HTC announces the Wildfire
Well, well, well, look what we have here. No, it’s not some Chinese knockoff of the Desire — it’s the entry-level Wildfire, announced today by …
Analyst expects Apple to burn through 24 million next-gen iPhones in 2010
It’s not even official, but that’s not stopping Digitimes Research analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from estimating that Foxconn — manufacturer of the next iPhone — will …
Is this the HTC Mondrian?
The render you see above is of the HTC Mondrian — or at least according to some forum dwellers at xda-developers. Found within a .cab …
HP beat out four companies in bid for Palm
When the news officially broke that HP had put in a winning bid for Palm, it all seemed so simple. HP, a company that has …
BlackBerry Bold 9650 now available online from Sprint
Sprint customers who have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the BlackBerry Tour Bold 9650 can rejoice today as the device is now available online …
Video game sales plummet in April
April saw the video game industry suffer through its worst month in nearly 10 years, as both hardware and software sales tumbled for a combined …
Rumor puts the myTouch 3G Slide's price at $150
With only a few weeks to go before sales officially kick off, retail pricing for T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G Slide has leaked out. Pegged at $399.99 …
Palm apologizes for App Catalog woes
In a statement on its blog Saturday, Palm has apologized to webOS users for a recent bug in its App Catalog which made it virtually …
Verizon unable to keep Droid Incredible in stock due to part shortages
An inadequate supply of parts is partly to blame for widespread shortages of Droid Incredible, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said on Friday. Having been …
AT&T gets serious about HSPA+, vows it will reach 250m people by end of 2010
We’ve known for quite some time that AT&T was planning to step up its 3G network in a big way over the coming months, but …
Mobilicity announces its Canadian plans, launches in Toronto tomorrow
Torontonians looking to save some money on their wireless bill should take note that a new carrier will be up and running as of tomorrow …
