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Go watch The Social Network next week
I attended the world premiere of The Social Network yesterday evening to kick off the New York Film Festival, and while I had reservations about …
Verizon Wireless Motorola DROID R2D2 launch: Stormtroopers, giveaways, and more
Star Wars fan? Android fan? Verizon Wireless customer? September 29th at midnight should go down in history for you then. Not only is that when …
Sony Ericsson to drop Symbian from handset lineup
Sony Ericsson spokesperson, Aldo Liguori, spoke with Buisnessweek and revealed the handset makers plans — or lack thereof — for Nokia’s Symbian mobile operating system. “We have …
Netflix considering cheaper, streaming-only package for U.S.
Netflix entered the Canadian market this week with one, simple package costing $7.99. What those eight Canadian dollars get you is the ability to stream Netflix videos …
Target to begin selling iPads October 3
Today, Big box retailer Target announced that they will be carrying all 6 models of Apple’s iPad in time for the holiday season. The Big …
HTC's Sense will not be coming to Windows Phone 7… as we know it
HTC’s CEO, Peter Chou, was speaking with FierceWireless when he spoke the following words: “I don’t think we would do complete Sense UI on Windows Phone …
Windows Phone 7 will not be able to tether after all
In an interview on TWiT podcast Windows Weekly, Director of Windows Phone 7 Brandon Watson indicated that his company’s new mobile operating system would have …
BlackBerry Bold 9780 hands on!
Our friendly FedEx guy just dropped off a present for us — the BlackBerry Bold 9780, replacing the Bold 9700 sometime in the next month …
LG E900 appears in 20 minutes video, to be called Optimus 7
It looks like the LG E900 has made a quick pit stop in the Czech Republic for a not-so-quick video appearance. Blog mobilmania.cz has posted a …
Motorola announces shareholders meeting to approve reverse split
Today, Motorola announced that it would be holding a special meeting for all stockholders on November 29. The company is seeking approval of a reverse …
T-Mobile tests cell site powered by the sun
GigaOM is reporting that T-Mobile is testing a completely solar-powered cell phone tower here in the States. The single tower — located in Chalfont, PA …
T-Mobile G2 now up for pre-order for existing customers
As reported, the G2 from T-Mobile is up for pre-order — for existing customers — starting today. The pre-order window will last from now until October 4 …
Windows Phone 7 will have the ability to tether
At launch, Windows Phone 7 won’t be able to copy and paste, but it will be able to tether. According to Brandon Watson, Director of …
Apple tops J.D. Power's smartphone satisfaction survey, Nokia bringing up the rear
According to a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey of smartphone users, Apple, for the fourth consecutive time, ranks highest in customer satisfaction. The smartphone survey uses …
Facebook does face-plant for second time in two days
Those of you trying to get some Internet stalking done may have noticed that “the Facebooks” are currently down. This is the social networking site’s …
Throwback Thursday: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
If, like us, you owned a Nintendo Entertainment System, then there is a high likelihood you also owned Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out. When you loaded that …
Pre-orders for T-Mobile G2 begin tomorrow, on sale October 6
If you are a member of the Magenta faithful, and dutifully awaiting the release of the G2, there is good news. It appears as though …
Nokia and AT&T offering $10 million in application development contest
Today, AT&T and Nokia announced the “Calling All Innovators” contest for developers. The contests goal is to get more North American-centric applications into the Nokia …
Marvell announces 1.5 GHz tri-core mobile processor
Just this year, we crossed the 1 gigahertz threshold in the smartphone processor market. We know, thanks to recent reports, that several dual-core chips are being sold by …
Verizon Wireless introducing tiered data pricing in the next 4 to 6 months
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon Wireless plans to introduce tiered data pricing in the coming months. “Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said …
10-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab slated for first half of 2011
According to Gary Twohig, manager of Samsung Mobile in Ireland, a 10-inch iteration of the company’s Galaxy Tab. Silicon Republic is reporting that Twohig, “revealed that Samsung is …
Roku introduces new 1080p players, Roku XD and Roku XDS
Today, Roku announced a new line of HD streaming video players, the Roku XD and the Roku XDS. To get your initial question out of …
HP Slate prototype gets videoed
Hey, what do we have here! It looks like a protoype of an HP slate device has made its way onto YouTube. The device, which …
Facebook's Zuckerberg worth $6.9 billion, passes Apple's Jobs on Forbes 400 list
We do wonder what it is like to be 26 years old and have a net worth of $6.9 billion. Seems like a pretty awesome …
HTC HD7 spec sheet leaks
The last 24-hours have been quite a treat for those eagerly awaiting the HTC HD7. We saw a sketch of the device, images of the device, and …
Blockbuster filing for bankruptcy
Via a press release, Blockbuster has announced a “pre-arranged” bankruptcy in order to “recapitalize” and “substantially reduce its indebtedness.” The Chapter 11 filing will take the embattled company’s debt …
Sony Ericsson CEO: We have big surprises coming in the next few months
Publication Global Atlanta caught up with Sony Ericsson CEO, Bert Nordberg, at the grand opening of the company’s North American headquarters in Atlanta. When asked, “where …
Google launches Google New
If you are heavily invested in the Google lifestyle, you’ll be happy to know that the search giant has rolled out a new website to …
HTC HD7 pictured in Taiwan
This morning, we saw blueprints of what the HTC HD7 would look like. This afternoon, we get to see the handset in real images. Taiwanese …
