Apple iPad available for $399 from TJ Maxx and Marshalls
We’re not sure exactly what’s going on here, but reports started surfacing yesterday evening that some TJ Maxx store locations had Apple’s iPad on sale …
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All DROID smartphones on sale for 1¢ at AmazonWireless
Thinking about treating yourself to one of Verizon’s DROID smartphones right before the holidays? You’ll definitely want to check out this latest deal from AmazonWireless. …
iPad 2 initial parts suppliers revealed
According to hit or miss trade publication DIGITIMES, Apple has chosen several parts suppliers for its upcoming iPad 2. The report states that Japan-based Ibiden, …
T-Mobile’s Galaxy Tab tweaked to make phone calls by XDA
The tinkering community that is xda-developers has managed to shoehorn the phone.apk Android module onto T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy Tab. Forum member Jyveafk has figured out …
Bell Mobility launching HSPA+ Novatel U547 November 23rd; 42Mbps, $10 premium
Last month, we told you about Bell Mobility’s plans to charge a $10 premium for access to the highest speeds on its HSPA+ network. This month, it …
Throwback Thursday: Teddy Ruxpin
As we slowly march towards the holidays, we thought it would be appropriate to add some popular, battery-powered toys to our Throwback Thursday routine. Several weeks …
Virgin Mobile adds $20, 1GB data plan to prepaid repertoire; Walmart exclusive
Today, Virgin Mobile USA quietly added a 1GB prepaid data-plan to its Broadband2Go offerings; the plan will retail for $20 per month. The 1GB plan, which will …
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ grosses record-setting $650 million in five days
Activision announced Thursday that Call of Duty: Black Ops has set a new five-day entertainment industry record, grossing over $650 million globally. Following the first-day …
Verizon announces ‘Smartphones Talk Free’ promotion
Today, Verizon Wireless took the wraps off of its “Smartphones Talk Free” promotion that we briefly told you about yesterday. The new promotion aims to …
Nokia’s Ovi Store now serves 3 million downloads each day
Nokia is certainly not the first cell phone company that comes to mind when the topic of App Stores is raised. Here in the U.S., …
U.S. Cellular launching LG Apex November 19th, $80
Today, regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular announced the availability of a new, mid-range, Android smartphone, the LG Apex. The Apex, which will hit sales channels on the …
October search engine numbers: Google, Bing up; Yahoo, Ask, AOL down
Analytics company ComScore has released its October search engine market share numbers and… instead of making you fire up your search-site of choice and finding …
Video game industry takes 4% hit in October; Xbox outsells Wii and PS3 for fifth straight month
Ahead of the 2010 holiday season, NPD Group reports that the U.S. gaming industry took a hit in October. While software sales were up 6% …
Verizon Wireless to discount family plans for smartphone users
Verizon Wireless will soon offer discounts on monthly plans to smartphone users who subscribe to a family plan, The Wall Street Journal reports. The new …
AT&T announces MiFi 2372, powered by Novatel’s new MiFi OS
It took long enough, but AT&T has finally announced the addition of a portable hotspot device to its lineup of mobile broadband products. The HSPA+ …
AT&T: 80% of network now ugraded to HSPA+; data growth slowed in Q3
AT&T might not call its HSPA+ network “4G” like T-Mobile does, but trust us when we tell you… AT&T’s enhanced 3G network can move. The …
Hands-on with the new Facebook messaging system
Our friends over at Facebook were nice enough to hook us up with an invite to the initial roll-out of the company’s new messaging service …
Apple’s iPhone 4 in white hands-on, kind of!
Well, well, well. We finally got our white iPhone 4 fully working, and wanted to update our previous story, but we also figured some high …
Hitachi shows off stylus-friendly capacitive touchscreen
Some might say a capacitive touchscreen that also accepts input from a stylus or a gloved finger is the white whale of the cell phone …
Facebook confirms account disabling bug; claims issue is resolved
Earlier today, BGR broke the news that a possible Facebook glitch or hack was disabling user accounts. We have now received a response from a Facebook …
LG Optimus One sales top 1 million units
LG announced Tuesday that sales of its entry level Optimus One smartphone hit 1 million units within the first 40 days of availability. The LG …
ViewSonic ViewPad 7 hits Amazon for $120 over MSRP
In a peculiar turn of events, Amazon has made ViewSonic’s upcoming ViewPad 7 tablet available for pre-order. No, that’s not the peculiar part. Amazon — …
Official: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon to launch mobile commerce network
Today, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless officially took the wraps off of their rumored mobile payment service. Dubbed ISIS, the new “mobile commerce network” aims …
WSJ: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon working on mobile payment system
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that U.S. wireless providers AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless are working on a joint project that aims to bring a mobile-phone …
HP nearly doubles expected Slate 500 sales according to report
The good news for HP, if a new rumor has any basis in reality, is that it apparently smashed its HP Slate 500 sales goals. …
HTC’s Trophy handset with Windows Phone 7 to hit Verizon in ‘early 2011′
If you’re committed — contractually or voluntarily — to U.S. cellular carrier Verizon Wireless, and have been feeling a little left out of all the Windows Phone …
Microsoft has sold over 1 million Kinect units so far
Is Kinect worthy of all the hype? That question was on everyone’s minds ahead of the hotly anticipated device’s launch earlier this month. As they …
Apple to introduce ‘iTunes Live Stream’ service tomorrow?
A bit of digging into a property list file included with Apple’s latest build of iTunes, version 10.1, may give us a hint as to …
Facebook announces new communication platform; simple, seamless, not email
Today, at the company’s planned media event, social networking giant Facebook took the wraps off of its new communication service. Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, noted that …
Verizon adds LG Vortex, Cosmos to phone lineup
Today, via two separate press releases, Verizon announced the addition of the LG Vortex — a full-touchscreen, Android 2.2 smartphone — and the LG Cosmos — a full-QWERTY messaging …
