Canadian law firm files class-action privacy lawsuit against Facebook
Facebook’s privacy woes continue with a class action lawsuit that target’s the social network’s privacy policy and how it handles user data. The lawsuit was …
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Mini-touchscreen component destined for an unknown Apple device surfaces
Tw.apple.pro published a series of photos of an unusual Apple-branded touchscreen component. The photos were obtained from a source presumably deep within one of Apple’s …
China renews Google's Internet Content Provider license
A little over a week ago, Google announced that it would stop redirecting Chinese web queries to its uncensored Hong Kong site (a practice that …
Gmail adds rich text signatures
Last evening, Google announced that it was adding a oft-requested feature to its popular Gmail web-based email client: rich text signatures. As Google explains: “The …
Motorola CHARM specifications
Wednesday, T-Mobile and Motorola officially announced an Android 2.1 handset named the CHARM. While the press release was nice, it did lack a certain level of detail …
Is Twitter's estimate of 800 million search queries per day over-inflated?
Silicon Alley Insider pulled out a pin and burst the bubble that pushed Twitter to the top of the Wednesday’s tech news with its claim …
Samsung N150 netbook with international 3G now available from Verizon Wireless
We gave you advance warning that the Samsung N150 was slated to land with Verizon Wireless and now it has finally arrived. Starting today, you …
LCD components for 4th generation iPod Touch reveal hole for front-facing camera?
International trade company Alibaba has posted two purported components for the next generation iPod Touch. These products include an LCD assembly unit with digitizer and …
iPhone 4 bursts into flames, burns hand
One of our very close AT&T sources just sent us in these images. Yes, it’s a fried iPhone 4. Apparently a customer brought the phone …
BlackBerry Curve 9300 for T-Mobile hands on
Man, news on RIM has been quiet as of late. And why wouldn’t it? RIM has some interesting products coming up, but let’s not beat …
Samsung Captivate to launch on AT&T July 18th, $199
AT&T has just announced that the Samsung Captivate — Ma’ Bell’s version of the Galaxy S — will be available for purchase on July the 18th (T-minus …
HTC Mozart and Mondrian to be Windows Phone 7 handsets
XML files with user agent profile information found on HTC’s website reveal that the HTC Mozart and the Mondrian will be Windows Phone 7 handsets. …
Rumor: Apple's 4th generation iPod Touch getting HD video recording and Facetime?
UK retailer John Lewis, self-admittedly, compiled a list of the “noises we’re hearing from suppliers” and guesstimated the initial specs for the fourth generation iPod …
The Pirate Bay hacked, 4 million user names, email adresses, and IPs accessed
Argentinian researcher Ch Russo and his gang of merry men have successfully hacked The Pirate Bay. Speaking with security blog Krebs On Security, Russo proved to have …
Microsoft Xbox Live revenues to top $1B
According to analyst estimates, Microsoft’s Xbox Live premium gaming service may generate over $1 billion in revenue for the fiscal year that ended on June …
YouTube launches HTML5-enabled mobile website, native YouTube apps soon to be obsolete
YouTube announced on Wednesday that it has launched an improved mobile website with HTML5-friendly video. YouTube’s refreshed mobile web site, m.youtube.com, now offers faster performance and …
American Eagle offers a free smartphone for trying on a pair of jeans
American Eagle announced on Wednesday that it is launching a new back-to-school promotion that will give a free smartphone to everyone who tries on a …
Daring Fireball: Microsoft sold 503 KINs
John Gruber of Daring Fireball has a “well-placed” source who informed him that Microsoft sold a mere 503 KINs before the handset was given its end-of-life papers …
Twitter handling 24 billion search queries per month
Twenty four billion. That is how many times users are searching Twitter per month; a truly gargantuan figure. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone noted that twitter.com …
Asustek: T-Mobile Garminfone is shipping as expected
Asustek is standing up to the press and refuting analyst claims that sales of the T-Mobile Garminfone are lagging. According to Asustek, the Garminfone is …
Nokia demands return of N8 from Eldar Murtazin, asks Russian Police for assistance
Nokia is on the warpath regarding the leaked N8 prototype handset that was the subject of a scathing review by Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review. Nokia …
White iPhone 4 gets un-boxed and photographed
Do black gadgets make you feel gloomy? Does pure-white better suit your bubbly personality? If you’re an iPhone user, and white is your thing, we’ve got a …
T-Mobile second half 2010 roadmap leaked
T-Mobile’s roadmap for the second half of 2010 has made its unofficial appearance on the internet courtesy of Android Spin. The blurry screenshot is light …
HTC provides explanation for 30FPS limitation of the HTC EVO 4G
An HTC represesntative in attendance at the HTC Aria event in Chicago last night, reportedly provided some insight into the 30FPS limitation that has been reported …
Borders launches Kobo-powered online eBook store
Borders dove head first into the eBook market today with the launch of its new eBook store. Powered by the Kobo eReading service, the online bookstore …
Motorola CHARM is official, exclusive to T-Mobile USA this summer
Well that didn’t take long. Yesterday, we saw the Motorola Charm get the blurry picture treatment, and today, Motorola has made its existence and destination official. Formally …
BlackBerry 9300, 9670, and 9800 shown on video
This is more like it, a little something new and different for the legions of BlackBerry faithful. Salomondrin has gotten his hands on three, count …
Nokia to sell wireless modem business to Japanese company Renesas
The NYT reports that Nokia plans to sell its wireless modem business to Japanese company Renesas for $200 million. The NYT cites falling prices (the …
Peek firmware glitch sends SMS and Twitter feeds to wrong recipients?
Folks who updated their Peek with the latest firmware are reporting a serious bug that is misdirecting SMS messages and incoming Twitter feeds to the …
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 bottom plate spotted with AT&T branding
The kiddies over at PocketBerry found a parts supplier selling a AT&T branded bottom plate for a maroon BlackBerry Pearl 3G (9100). Hopefully, the parts existence — if …
