Your touchscreen phone is a petri dish
A new study out of Stanford University shows that our touchscreen cellphones are some of the dirtiest, filthiest, bacteria-harboring vessels out there. How dirty? The …
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HP adds key executives from Nokia, Samsung to mobile division
Ten days ago, Nokia’s head of MeeGo stepped down for “personal reasons.” Now, it appears as though the jettisoned executive, Ari Jaaksi, will take a …
Angry Birds for Android available… for free
Hey Android, Angry Bird fans… want to know why you’ll have a leg up on the rest of the Angry Bird-playing smartphone world? You’re version …
Samsung Galaxy S officially blessed with Android 2.2
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S (GT-i9000) is officially getting Android 2.2. The press release — which is dated October 18 — lists: voice-controlled …
Google posts strong Q3, revenue up 23% year-over-year
Today, search extraordinaire Google, Inc. announced earnings for the third quarter of 2010. The Big G posted revenues of $7.29 billion, up 23% year-over-year, a net …
Limera1n now available for Mac and PC
Geohot’s iOS 4.x jailbreaking utility limera1n has been available for Windows since 10/10/10 and now, thanks to some handy coding, it is available for the Mac as well. The …
Throwback Thursday: Texas Instrument TI-83
There it is ladies and gentlemen, the savior and bane of every high school math student enrolled in a trigonometry class between 1996 and 2004: the …
Source and binaries for G2 found
We’ve just been tipped off that the gang over at #G2Root have discovered the source code for the T-Mobile G2 online. The G2 recently made …
Motorola posts known issues list for DROID X running Android 2.2
To be honest, we haven’t heard all that much complaining from DROID X users running Android 2.2, but apparently Motorola has. In a forum post, …
HTC Surround Windows Phone 7 device and others exclusive to Best Buy
Remember that Best Buy flier featuring the white Samsung Fascinate, white Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, Dell Streak, and HTC Surround we showed you yesterday? Well, …
Skype 5.0 launches, adds Facebook integration and group video
Today, internet calling giant Skype announced that the new version of its Windows client — Skype 5.0 — is now available to the general public. …
Verizon Wireless to sell Apple's Wi-Fi iPad starting October 28
And it just got interesting, folks. Starting October 28th, Apple’s iPad will kick into hyperdrive distribution and be available at Verizon Wireless retail locations. The …
Powermat working with manufacturers to get wireless charging into handsets
According to blog TechRadar, mobile accessory maker Powermat will be working with phone manufacturers to incorporate their wireless charging technology into mobile devices. Currently, the …
Boost Mobile launches 'Monthly Unlimited with Shrinkage' plans
Typically, the word “shrinkage” isn’t a good thing, however… if you’re a wireless provider it could actually be a selling point. Today, Sprint announced a …
Apple's stock tops $300, U.S. market share at 10%
It certainly was a good day for Cupertino-based electronics company, Apple Inc. The company’s stock hit an all-time high of $301.96 per share — before …
T-Mobile to throttle speeds of heavy data users
Recently, T-Mobile released a statement detailing how it would handle customers who utilize more than 5 GB of data per month on their mobile devices. …
Best Buy getting white Samsung Fascinate, Sony Ericsson X10
Engadget has just published information on the availability of several handsets coming to Best Buy. First, for those of you that enjoy pale phones: the …
All Twitter users now have new site layout, old layout being phased out
Today, social networking giant Twitter announced that all 160 million of its users now have access to the site’s new interface; the company announced a …
T-Mobile announces new prepaid voice and data plans
About one-week ago, information on T-Mobile’s prepaid phone and data plans leaked… and the information was dead on. Today, T-Mobile officially announced the new prepaid …
MetroPCS launches Samsung Freeform II messaging phone
No, sadly it is not another 4G, LTE device for MetroPCS, but it is a new phone nonetheless. Today, Samsung announced that the Freeform II …
Vertu Constellation Quest PR video released
Remember that four to seven thousand dollar Vertu Constellation Quest handset BG was drooling over we told you about over the weekend? Well, it looks …
Apple holding 'Back to the Mac' event on October 20
This just in: Apple will be holding a media event titled “Back to the Mac” on October 20. The invitation seems to indicate that the …
Zune synchronization software coming to Macs?
If you’re getting excited for the launch of Windows Phone 7 handsets, and are a Mac user, you might want to pay attention to this. …
T-Mobile releases statement about G2, Wi-Fi Calling, and tethering
Yesterday, news broke that T-Mobile would be releasing an update to their G2 handset; bringing Wi-Fi Calling and mobile hotspot creation to the Android 2.2 …
Blank Label app lets you design, customize, and personalize your button-down shirt
Gentlemen, let’s talk about steez. You know, “style with ease.” If you’re the kind of dude who rocks a button-down collared shirt — and likes being …
iSuppli: Nokia N8 packs $187 in parts
According to market intelligence firm iSuppli, Nokia’s N8 handset is stuffed with exactly $187.47 worth of components. The Finnish handset manufacture’s Symbian^3 device sells for €529 and …
Sony's Internet TV with Google TV hands on
We had a chance to get up close and personal with Sony’s latest TV set and sister Blu-ray player. Here are our first thoughts: We …
Live from Sony's Google TV event!
Hey, hey! We’re here at Sony’s GoogleTV event ready to see what the two companies have in-store for us. Hit the break for the live …
BlackBerry Curve 9330 hits Verizon's website, in fuchsia
Back on the 14th of September, Verizon Wireless announced that the BlackBerry Curve 9330 would be available for purchase in the “coming weeks.” After almost …
Apple releases iOS 4.2 beta 3 to developers
Apple has just released iOS 4.2 beta three, along with iTunes 10.1 beta 2, to developers. The iOS code weighs in at a hefty 620 …
