Samsung Captivate now available from AT&T
Right on schedule, the Samsung Captivate has made its official debut on AT&T. Also known globally as the Galaxy S, the Captivate features a 1GHz …
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Consumer Reports still gives Apple's iPhone 4 the big thumbs down
In response to Apple’s antenna-oriented press event, Consumer Reports responded by refusing to give the Apple iPhone 4 its golden seal of approval. The consumer …
Google on Android: mobile search grew 300%, 160,000 activations daily, 70,000 Market apps
Google announced its second quarter 2010 earnings on Thursday, and the earnings conference call painted a rosy picture of the current state of Android. According …
DROID Incredible 720p update slated to drop this weekend? (Updated)
A rumor originating from Droid-Life suggests that DROID Incredible owners may be the recipients of an OTA update this weekend. The update is rumored to …
Can you make your current phone lose signal depending on how you hold it?
With Apple publicly stating specific handsets are susceptible to the same kind of antenna attenuation as the iPhone 4, and RIM and Nokia chiming in, we wanted …
Gizmodo now cooperating in iPhone 4 prototype investigation
The District Attorney’s office of San Mateo County has received approval for a request to withdraw the warrant it used to search and seize property …
RIM co-CEOs: Apple's attempt to draw RIM into self-made debacle unacceptable
Yesterday, Nokia released a statement about antenna design in response to being called out by name in Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna press conference. Early this …
Brother developing motion-powered batteries for low-power electronic devices
Japanese electronics manufacturer Brother is stepping outside its printing and sewing machine roots to explore motion-powered battery technology. The Japanese company is unveiling prototype AA …
Mozilla Security Bug Bounty Program: $3,000 per eligible security bug
Mozilla is upping the ante — literally — for those who find and report bugs in its Firefox, Firefox Mobile, and Thunderbird programs. Starting July 1, 2010 …
Symbian makes available a gallery of S^4 homescreen screenshots
Symbian released the source code for the S^4 homescreen application on Friday and posted up a gallery of images that provides a quick glimpse of …
Motorola confirms that eFuse will not brick your phone
Motorola is disseminating a brief statement that confirms the eFuse technology included on its handsets will not brick your phone. According to Motorola, the eFuse …
Nokia releases official statement about antenna design
Fresh out of the OEM peanut gallery, Nokia has released an official statement about how rigorous and careful they are with antenna design. The statement …
Google now selling its final inventory of the Nexus One
Folks looking to snag a Nexus One before the Android handset disappears into the sunset are encouraged to make their purchase as soon as possible. …
Apple posts video from July 16th press conference
Apple has — surprisingsly — posted the complete video from today’s iPhone 4 antenna press conference. If you want to hear what you probably already …
The Apple press conference round up…
The much anticipated Apple press conference has just concluded. Here is — in bullet form — what we just learned: The iPhone 4 death grip signal degradation thingy …
July 16, 2010 Apple Press Conference
Apple is just about ready to put an official spin all this iPhone4 antenna hoopla. Hit the jump for our live blog aggregation of what’s …
BGR Poll: What is Apple talking about / announcing today?
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Xbox 360 and Red Dead Redemption take top seat in June gaming sales
June was a topsy turvy month for gaming sales according to NPD, as overall sales were down 6% year-over-year but up significantly from May. Leading …
Verizon Wireless Motorola DROID X's being swiftly replenished?
Thanks to a VZW tipster, we’ve been informed that Verizon Wireless stores are receiving regular shipments of the new Motorola DROID X.
HTC Incredible rooted
Yesterday, the folks over at unrEVOked released their “painless root and re-flash” kit for the HTC DROID Incredible. If you have an itching for the #, …
Google has strong Q2, 24% revenue growth year-over-year
Mountain View, CA search juggernaut Google has announced their Q2 2010 financial results… and it all looks very good. Google posted revenue of $6.82 billion …
Firefox Home now in App Store
It looks like Apple has just green-lighted Mozilla’s latest application submission: Firefox Home. Home is a program designed to provide “access to your Firefox desktop …
Chatr phones begin to arrive at big box retailers
Chatr, Rogers Wireless’ new cost conscious brand, is beginning to send inventory to big box retailers. As we detailed last month: Created to serve what Rogers calls a “niche” …
DigiTimes: New Macbook Air, iPod Touch on the way
Mingchi Kuo, a senior analyst at Digitimes Research, is predicting that an 11.6-inch Macbook Air — complete with Intel Core i-series processor — will be …
HTC removes side-loading sync app for HTC Aria
The jubilation that ensued when HTC’s sync app for the Aria debuted was apparently premature as the app has been pulled from HTC’s website. The …
HTC Desire spotted in Telus' inventory, pricing uncovered in webpage source code
Telus announced the HTC Desire earlier this week and teased its Canadian customers by providing all the details on this hot Android handset except the …
Verizon Wireless to EOL DROID, Devour, Tour and more
DROIDForums.net is reporting that Verizon Wireless has given the end-of-life nod to the following devices: Gateway LT2016U (netbook) Motorola Devour and DROID Nokia Twist BlackBerry …
Netflix granted streaming rights to popular Warner Bros. television series
Netflix and Warner Bros. announced on Thursday that Netflix will be adding several new Warners Bros. televisions shows to its catalog and extending its license …
DROID X first production run sold out online, now shipping July 23rd
The DROID X proved to be extremely popular today, as the first production run is now sold out online. Folks looking to avoid the dreaded …
Throwback Thursday: Winamp
Remember when you could download all of the MP3s you wanted from peer-to-peer site Napster and not get sued by the RIAA? Remember trying to …
