A notification system Gaea would be proud of
If you are an iPhone user, you definitely know how annoying iOS notifications can get. Android and BlackBerry users have the luxury of a more …
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Windows 8 in the pipeline, coming your way in 2012-ish
Windows XP set the bar quite high when it was released back in August 2001. Barring a few security issues, XP was considered a success …
FCC blesses CDMA, HTC, Windows Phone 7 Device; is it the 7 Pro?
It looks like the FCC has just green-lighted a new Windows Phone 7 handset for the U.S. market. The FCC’s report has nearly zero details …
Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac now available
Following reports last week stating that Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac was nearing release, Microsoft today made its OS X connector software available to …
HP’s Palm Pre 2 gets an official commercial spot
If you’re a webOS/Palm Pre die-hard, and looking forward to the refinements of the Pre 2, we have a little something for you. It looks …
Asustek confirms Garmin-ASUS split
Asustek confirmed Monday that the Garmin-ASUS joint venture it entered into with GPS giant Garmin two years ago will end early next year. The confirmation …
Security flaw allows calls (and more) from a locked iPhone running iOS 4.1
Blog 9to5Mac has picked up on an interesting bug in iOS 4.1, running on the iPhone, that will allow users to bypass the device’s lock …
VLC Media Player for iPhone now available
We knew it was coming, but that doesn’t make the arrival of Applidium’s VLC Media Player universal binary any less exciting. That’s right kids, your …
BlackBerry PlayBook demoed live at Adobe MAX
Following news that RIM made an initial build of its QNX-based OS simulator available for Windows and Mac, company Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis demoed RIM’s tablet …
LG Optimus T coming to T-Mobile for $29, launches November 3rd
T-Mobile finally put a price tag and a release date on its upcoming LG Optimus T — the budget smartphone will be available on Wednesday, …
Wi-Fi Direct launched, device-to-device connections with range and speed of Wi-Fi
Today, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced a new protocol that is sure to further embed the groups namesake technology in your life called Wi-Fi Direct. The new technology …
Android Market hits 100,000 app milestone
Congratulations, Android fans — you now have a whopping 100,000 apps to choose from in the Android Market. The 100k milestone means Google is gaining …
Samsung announcing new hardware November 8
Got a thing for Samsung and Android? Samsung has just sent out a media blast announcing that they will be unveiling “a new Android device.” …
Antoine Dodson plays pitchman for Sex Offender Tracker app
Could there possibly be a better way to introduce the world to an app that locates sex offenders? Antoine Dodson, who inadvertently earned a place …
Samsung Galaxy Tab hits Sprint on November 14; pre-orders begin today
The pricing and launch date might look familiar thanks to an exclusive we ran earlier this month, but Sprint fans with a hankering for relatively …
PSP2 reportedly due in fall 2011, bigger 'HD' screen in tow
A report Monday morning offers new unconfirmed details on the upcoming next iteration of Sony’s popular PSP gaming console. In what is expected to be …
BlackBerry Playbook simulator now available for Mac and Windows
If you’re anxious to see just what the new, QNX-based operating system on the BlackBerry Playbook is going to look like, listen up. The company has just …
Wi-Fi only Samsung Galaxy Tab to hit Best Buy for $499
When Verizon Wireless announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab, there was a fair amount of skepticism about the unreleased device’s $599 price tag. Now, according to …
Motorola Olympus Android handset debuting on AT&T in Q1
We don’t have too much information, but here is what we do know… one of our Motorola sources has confirmed to us that AT&T will …
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October 18th-24th Next Apple iPhone (Verizon model) hits “AP” field test stage, iPhone 5 hits “EVT” stage? MacBook Air 11″ hands on, first impressions The …
HTC Knight called HTC Speedy, launching on January 6th on Sprint?
Now, we realize that this isn’t a shot of the actual handset’s release date, but hey, people have to get their cases on launch day, …
Motorola DROID Pro launching on Verizon Wireless for $299?
According to Droid-Life, yes. They seem to have come across a public test webpage URL on Verizon’s site that show the pricing for the soon-to-be …
The definitive BGR guide to Windows Phone 7 hardware
Are you still reeling from last week’s Windows Phone 7 press event? Ballmer and Co. announced a staggering 10 handsets (and counting) right out of …
12-year-old discovers Firefox flaw, earns $3000 in the process
A few months ago, Mozilla threw down the gauntlet by asking developers to find major security flaws in Firefox in return for a $3000 reward. …
Sprint's HTC Knight rears its beautiful head
What do we have here? The folks over at xda-developers have posted the above picture; an HTC Android phone purportedly named “Knight.” The phone rocks a …
Netflix inching closer to streaming only business model
A couple days ago, Netflix’ CEO Reed Hastings reiterated the company’s intent to switch their business model from a mail-order service to a streaming-only service. …
Nokia N8 and HTC Desire HD now available on Vodafone UK
You can go ahead and pity / envy UK mobile subscribers. If it wasn’t hard enough already, Vodafone has just thrown two more premium handsets …
Strategy Analytics: iPhone overtakes BlackBerry in shipments for the quarter; 14.1 vs. 12.3 million [Updated]
Apple and Blackberry have recently been involved in a war of words over the touchy subject of tablets and market-share. However, according to a report …
Gingerbread man stands tall in Mountain View, release imminent?
No major Android update is complete without the customary unveiling of its dessert statue. The Googlers have uploaded a YouTube video showing them taking delivery, …
HP Slate 500 gets official; $799
Don’t worry, folks — we’re just as shocked as you are to learn that HP will finally bring its first Windows 7-powered slate to market. …
