FCC redefines broadband, 14-24 million Americans still without access
In a press release dated July 20th, the FCC announced that between 14 and 24 million Americans are still without access to broadband internet, and …
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The usual suspects, Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 launch partners
In an interview with blog Pocket-lint, senior product manager for Microsoft, Greg Sullivan, confirmed who the Windows Phone 7 OEM launch partners would be. And… …
BGR Caption Contest: Motorola DROID X launch
Who thinks they can come up with the best captions for this photo we took of the Motorola DROID X announcement event? From left to …
AT&T begins transition of acquired Verizon Wireless assets
Verizon Wireless customers in the 79 markets that AT&T acquired are being alerted that they will soon be AT&T customers. A welcoming letter detailing the …
The big winner in the wireless data wars is Sprint/Clearwire
With the #1 and #2 wireless carriers scrambling to beef up their network and limit data usage by instituting tiered data plans, Sprint/Clearwire is sitting …
Microsoft has best Q4 in company history, over $16 billion in revenue
There were whispers that Apple’s latest quarterly earnings — $15.7 billion — could best those of rival Microsoft, however today, the Redmond company put all …
Google Voice app updated, Android and BlackBerry get faster dialing
Google has released an update to its Android and BlackBerry Google Voice applications, and is promising faster connection times. As Google states, “Our mantra is …
Serious Safari security flaw found
If you are a Mac user, and fancy Safari as your default internet browser, you are going to want to pay attention to this one. …
Throwback Thursday: Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego
We’ve been on a little bit of a retro software bender lately, and today’s Throwback Thursday is no different. So, step one: open this YouTube …
RIM shows off BlackBerry Desktop Manager 6 for Windows
This isn’t quite as exciting as yesterday’s BlackBerry 6 OS screen shot gallery, but RIM continues to show that it is dutifully marching forward. RIM …
Barnes and Noble plays ball with Amazon, releases Android app
Look, the world of e-book readers isn’t slowing down, and with the Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, and even the Apple iPad (somewhat) vying …
Apple moving through iPad, iPhone 4 waiting lists? Could sell 1,000,000 devices
One of our Apple sources has been communicating some internal Apple information to us, and from what we’ve been told, this weekend could be big. …
AT&T activates 3.2 million iPhones in Q2, 27% growth in wireless data revenue
Here is a fairly astonishing statistic: AT&T activated 3.2 million iPhones in Q2 alone, and 27% of those were new account activations — 860,000 new …
Motorola DROID X gets rooted
All that hoopla about Motorola using e-fuse to brick DROID Xs seems like a thing of the past doesn’t it? Thanks to some serious Android …
Nokia posts mediocre Q2, 1% bump in net sales
Global leader in mobile Nokia, posted their Q2 2010 numbers this morning, and to be honest, they are just okay. The Finnish company posted net …
55.5% of Android users running version 2.1
Google has released their latest Android platform distribution numbers, and it looks like Android 2.1 — Eclair — is dominating. In a report from last month, Google reported 50% of …
InNova Patent Licensing LLC files infringement lawsuit against thirty-six companies over email spam patent
Texas-based InNova Patent Licensing LLC has filed a broad lawsuit against thirty-six defendants accusing them of infringement upon an email spam patent that was granted to InNova …
enTourage partners with Cengage Learning, O'Reilly, and the University of Chicago Press
enTourage announced three major deals with publishers that will bring thousands of new book titles to its dual-screen eDGe ereader. Targeting the higher education market, …
Facebook hits 500 million user milestone
Facebook confirmed on Wednesday that the social network has 500 million active users, a figure that puts MySpace, Ning, LinkedIn, and even Twitter to shame. …
Google says "me too," offering $3,000+ bounty for Chrome bugs
Several days ago, Mozilla announced that it would pay developers and hackers $3,000 for every reproducible, critical security flaw found in its FireFox web browser. Yesterday, …
Bing to be the one and only search engine for Windows Phone 7
We knew that Bing was the default search engine for Windows Phone 7 handsets, but earlier information about the mobile OS suggested that carriers and …
Verizon Wireless DROID X plagued by Wi-Fi connectivity issues?
Chatter on the forums suggests that the latest update hitting the DROID X has not fixed the WiFi connectivity problem many users were reporting. Affected …
Dell Streak available in "late July," offering pre-sale opportunity
Anybody out there looking for an Android smartphone with a 5-inch screen? Dell has updated their official Streak webpage to let you know that the …
Skype released for iOS 4, receives calls in background
Here is a little ray of sunshine for all you iOS 4 Skype users out there. Skype has just released a new version of their …
AT&T had 1.44% dropped call rate for May of 2010
Responding to an online poll conducted by website Tech-Ex, AT&T gave the world some indication of what their dropped-call rate actually is. Tech-Ex conducted a …
Popular Shipped ROMS website now in suspended animation
After compiling and posting ROMs for hundreds of smartphones — from HTC, RIM, Motorola, and more — Conflipper is throwing in the towel and no …
RIM teases, shows BlackBerry 6's media capabilities
Yesterday, RIM teased the BlackBerry-loving masses with seven new screen shots of BlackBerry 6 in several multimedia-like poses. The music player, picture viewer, camera, social capabilities, and new …
Nexus One no longer available for purchase from Google
The day hath cometh. Last week, Google cautioned users that after it had sold through its remaining stock of HTC Nexus Ones the handset would …
iPhone 4 hitting Telus July 30th
Oh hai Canadian frandz! Cellular carrier Telus, from the Great White North, has announced that they will be carrying the iPhone 4 beginning on July 30th. A …
DROID X screen issues acknowledged by Motorola, Verizon Wireless
Verizon and Motorola have come out with an official statement to address screen issues early adopters of the Motorola DROID X are experience; specifically, banding …
