Throwback Thursday: Teddy Ruxpin
As we slowly march towards the holidays, we thought it would be appropriate to add some popular, battery-powered toys to our Throwback Thursday routine. Several weeks …
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Apple seeds iOS 4.2.1 Gold Master candidate to developers
Probably not the iOS 4.2 announcement you were hoping for, but it is an announcement nonetheless. Moments ago, Apple seeded another gold master candidate of iOS 4.2 …
Nokia: some N8 units have a ‘power management’ issue
Following widespread reports, Nokia confirmed on Thursday that some of its N8 smartphones are faulty. The response comes following reports from N8 owners around the …
Modu cancels IPO, braces for layoffs
From the brink of an IPO to the brink of mass layoffs, Modu appears to be in deep trouble. The Israel-based company, known for building …
Virgin Mobile adds $20, 1GB data plan to prepaid repertoire; Walmart exclusive
Today, Virgin Mobile USA quietly added a 1GB prepaid data-plan to its Broadband2Go offerings; the plan will retail for $20 per month. The 1GB plan, which will …
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ grosses record-setting $650 million in five days
Activision announced Thursday that Call of Duty: Black Ops has set a new five-day entertainment industry record, grossing over $650 million globally. Following the first-day …
The return of the Kin: Microsoft’s Kin ONEm, TWOm hit Verizon Wireless
It looks like Microsoft’s banished Kin handsets have taken the long walk of shame back to Verizon Wireless. You may remember back in late-June, Microsoft lowered the …
Verizon announces ‘Smartphones Talk Free’ promotion
Today, Verizon Wireless took the wraps off of its “Smartphones Talk Free” promotion that we briefly told you about yesterday. The new promotion aims to …
Woz thinks Android will win; says Apple tried, failed to launch a smartphone in 2004
As is commonplace when Steve Wozniak gives an interview, the Internet was buzzing Thursday morning with snippets from a chat Woz had with Dutch newspaper …
HP’s unlocked, GSM Palm Pre 2 available in U.S.; $450 [Updated]
Early this morning, HP made the unlocked, unbranded, GSM, Palm Pre 2 available on its U.S. website. The webOS 2.0 device, which will retail for …
Nokia’s Ovi Store now serves 3 million downloads each day
Nokia is certainly not the first cell phone company that comes to mind when the topic of App Stores is raised. Here in the U.S., …
U.S. Cellular launching LG Apex November 19th, $80
Today, regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular announced the availability of a new, mid-range, Android smartphone, the LG Apex. The Apex, which will hit sales channels on the …
October search engine numbers: Google, Bing up; Yahoo, Ask, AOL down
Analytics company ComScore has released its October search engine market share numbers and… instead of making you fire up your search-site of choice and finding …
Video game industry takes 4% hit in October; Xbox outsells Wii and PS3 for fifth straight month
Ahead of the 2010 holiday season, NPD Group reports that the U.S. gaming industry took a hit in October. While software sales were up 6% …
Fusion Garage’s joojoo resuscitated, now targeting vertical markets
Will wonders never cease? The joojoo, a 12-inch Linux-based tablet that was supposedly tied to a tree just last week, will in fact not be …
Apple iOS platform has more than 4 generations of gaming combined
The good boys and girls over at TUAW put together a fun little comparison visual for everyone, and it’s pretty interesting. They have compared the …
Verizon Wireless to discount family plans for smartphone users
Verizon Wireless will soon offer discounts on monthly plans to smartphone users who subscribe to a family plan, The Wall Street Journal reports. The new …
AT&T announces MiFi 2372, powered by Novatel’s new MiFi OS
It took long enough, but AT&T has finally announced the addition of a portable hotspot device to its lineup of mobile broadband products. The HSPA+ …
AT&T: 80% of network now ugraded to HSPA+; data growth slowed in Q3
AT&T might not call its HSPA+ network “4G” like T-Mobile does, but trust us when we tell you… AT&T’s enhanced 3G network can move. The …
Google launches improved mobile editor for Google Docs
If you’re a Google Docs user you’re going to love this news. The Big G has announced a new and improved Docs mobile editor that …
Hands-on with the new Facebook messaging system
Our friends over at Facebook were nice enough to hook us up with an invite to the initial roll-out of the company’s new messaging service …
Apple’s iPhone 4 in white hands-on, kind of!
Well, well, well. We finally got our white iPhone 4 fully working, and wanted to update our previous story, but we also figured some high …
Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 (Anzu) gets manhandled ahead of announcement
In typical Mobile-review.com fashion, the Russian blog we all know and love has managed to get its hands on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X12 well ahead …
HP’s Jon Rubinstein on phones, tablets, and birthrights
Yesterday, Palm front-man Jon Rubinstein sat down at the Web 2.0 Summit to talk about his company’s past glory and present predicament. Mr. Rubinstein was cautious, …
Hulu drops $2 from Hulu Plus monthly price, now $7.99
Here’s a bit of good news: Hulu has just announced that its Hulu Plus premium subscription service will shed $2 from its monthly price tag. …
Hitachi shows off stylus-friendly capacitive touchscreen
Some might say a capacitive touchscreen that also accepts input from a stylus or a gloved finger is the white whale of the cell phone …
Need for Speed: SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED announced by EA
On the same day Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit finally found its way to store shelves, EA has officially announced the next big driving simulator …
Mobiado takes the wraps off its Classic 712 Stealth
Following up on the 105 Damascus the company launched last month, Mobiado announced Tuesday that a new ultra-high end model has been added to its …
Twitter updates iOS app, adds push notifications for mentions, messages
It has been a pretty good day for a couple marque iOS applications. This evening, Twitter released an update to its iOS client that adds …
Facebook confirms account disabling bug; claims issue is resolved
Earlier today, BGR broke the news that a possible Facebook glitch or hack was disabling user accounts. We have now received a response from a Facebook …
