Hulu Plus exits private beta; now available to all
Hulu Plus, a premium Web-based video streaming service, is now available to the public. Rob Wong, product director for Hulu Plus, made the announcement Thursday …
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Samsung UK: Android 2.2 starts rolling out today, will hit all handsets by the end of November
If you’re rocking a Samsung Galaxy S, and wondering when you are going to get to dip your proverbial spoon into the Froyo goodness, listen …
T-Mobile HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 hands on
T-Mobile zipped us over a brand new HTC HD7 loaded with Redmond’s brand new operating system and we have some first impressions to report back. …
Hublot iPhone app review
When we first heard watchmaker Hublot would be releasing an iPhone app, we didn’t honestly expect much. Boy were we wrong. If you’re a watch …
Skype 5 beta for Mac now available
Today, Skype announced that a beta version of its chat software, Skpe 5.0 beta, is now available for Mac users. The software has several new …
Happy Kinect launch day
The hottest gaming accessory of the 2010 holiday season, Microsoft Kinect, is now available across the globe. Microsoft’s new motion-based video game controller for Xbox …
Fire at RIM warehouse? [Updated]
We’ve just received a tip about a small fire that occurred at a RIM warehouse. Details about the safety of those working in the warehouse …
Apple confirms MacBook Air bugs internally
The sleek new MacBook Air models unveiled late last month are the slimmest computers Apple has ever produced — but the manufacturer still managed to …
T-Mobile USA announces lackluster Q3 earnings
Today, T-Mobile USA announced earnings from its third quarter of 2010. How did the company do? Well, to be honest, the stat sheet looks pretty …
MetroPCS launches nationwide coverage, LTE in L.A. and Philadelphia
MetroPCS, America’s fifth largest wireless provider, today announced that it is expanding its unlimited wireless service coverage. Via a press release, the company writes: “MetroPCS …
WSJ: International Trade Commision will side with Nokia in Apple patent case
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that International Trade Commission (ITC) staffers, in a pre-hearing statement, noted that evidence in a pending patent-case Apple launched …
Samsung Galaxy S becomes first Wi-Fi Direct certified handset
It looks as though the worldly Samsung Galaxy S will be one of the very first smartphones to be knighted by the Wi-Fi Alliance as …
Microsoft expects to sell 5 million Kinect sensors this year
One of the most highly anticipated accessories among gamers may now be one of the most highly anticipated accessories among Microsoft investors as well. Microsoft’s …
No Flash for you! Skyfire pulled from iOS App Store [Updated]
We should have known it was too good to be true. Just hours after mobile web browser Skyfire landed in Apple’s iOS App Store, it …
Twitter updates Android client to version 1.0.5, includes iOS UI elements
Social networking site Twitter has just rolled out a new version of their Android mobile client. The new version offers several UI enhancements, including several …
AT&T says T-Mobile’s fake 4G network isn’t the biggest
AT&T released an official statement Wednesday regarding T-Mobile’s recent claims about 4G. AT&T’s problem was a bit different than ours… you know, that all 4G …
BGR Giveaway: Bioserie iPhone 4 cases
Apple has officially ended their iPhone 4 Case Program, but we know some of you still want — nay need — a case for your …
Virgin Mobile Canada launching BlackBerry 9780 and Samsung Galaxy S
We just received a tip that Virgin Mobile Canada will not be left out of the smartphone party this November. According to our tipster, Virgin …
Apple’s dead pixel policy revealed
Apple’s internal policy on acceptable numbers of pixel anomalies was recently updated, a source told BGR. The policy is used as a guideline for Mac …
Skyfire browser hits Apple’s App Store
Just a quick follow-up to a story we posted yesterday. Alternative iOS web browser Skyfire — the browser that will let you watch Flash movies …
Facebook announces mobile platform; Single Sign-On, location APIs, deals to start
Facebook today announced the introduction of its mobile platform. The purpose of the project is to provide a social environment for mobile devices that will …
Facebook has 200 million active mobile users, improves iOS and Android applications
Today, at the company’s mobile media event, social networking giant Facebook announced that it has roughly 200 million active users on its Facebook mobile products; …
LG Pad details outed: 8.9-inch Tegra 2 tablet due in Q1 2011
A new report out of South Korea Wednesday sheds some light on LG’s upcoming virgin tablet offering. According to the report, LG is preparing to …
The 4G forgery
T-Mobile does not have a 4G network. Sprint, which first launched WiMAX in June of 2009, does not have a 4G network. Verizon Wireless will …
Samsung Mobile Display to showcase 7-inch Super AMOLED, Galaxy Tab bound?
Blog oled-display.net is reporting that Samsung Mobile Display will showcase a new, 7-inch, Super AMOLED display at the FPD-International conference in Japan from November 10th …
U.S. iTunes Music store extending song previews to 90 seconds
According to blog Symphonic Distribution, Apple will be extending the length of song previews in its U.S. iTunes Music store from 30 seconds to 90 …
T-Mobile myTouch 4G ad kicks Apple’s iPhone in the Ma Bells
Following T-Mobile’s announcement that its 3G HSPA+ network is now its 4G HSPA+ network, the company has already stepped up its marketing in several areas. …
Qik to power T-Mobile’s mobile video chat service
Qik, the mobile video company that is often most closely associate with Sprint’s Evo 4G, will be playing a serious roll in T-Mobile’s Android lineup. …
U.S. Cellular touts new smartphone plan as ‘best value in wireless’
Yesterday, regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular announced a new smartphone plan that they are touting as “the best value in wireless.” The new “Primary Plus …
Google settles Buzz lawsuit with $8.5 million fund
Following a very, very rocky start for Google’s latest social networking effort, Google Buzz, the Internet giant has settled a class action lawsuit related to …
