UMPC Knockout: Vulcan Flipstart vs. OQO 02 vs. Sony UX280P
Who doesn’t love some ultra-portable PC action? We definitely do! We’re going to pin the Vulcan Flipstart against the OQO 02 and the Sony UX …
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The $75,000 toilet
Adorning your cell phone with Swarovski crystals is soooooo 2006. Want to step up your game and bling the next big thing? Well, someone seems …
Phone explosion the cause of a Korean man's death? Not so
We guess that any fear of your cell phone causing cancer gets trumped by something as serious as this. A Korean quarry worker was found …
DIY iPhone battery replacement
Are you getting a bit frustrated with your iPhone’s lack of battery life? Feel like it could use a boost from a new juice pack? …
Playstation 3 sales on fire
And the battle for console dominance continues. A new report from Game News identifies some pretty staggering sales numbers for the Playstation 3 over the …
The AP has the best apologies
We’re going to use the excuse that Paris Hilton usually has the hottest new gadgets/cell phones as our tie-in to why we should post this. But …
Blockbuster wants to bring overpriced rentals to your mobile phone
Sarcasm aside, this could actually be pretty neat if it ever comes to fruition. Blockbuster, one of the last of a dying breed of physical …
Amex My WishList goes live
Ready to blow some cash on a bunch of heavily discounted premium electronics (among other things)? Do you have an American Express card? We thought so. …
SyncMate offers free Windows Mobile-Mac syncing
Up until now, Mac users looking for a way to sync their Windows Mobile devices to their OS X-based computers have pretty much had to …
LG Shine surpasses the 5 million mark, now available on AT&T
LG’s Shine has just landed on American soil (at least in fully-subsidized carrier-branded form), but the product line has been enjoying significant success on the …
BGR flashback: Motorola StarTac Clip-On!
We’re going to try and do this once a week to reminisce on some of the gadgets of way-back-then that helped shape some of the …
GPS-maker Mio looking to enter the 3G world
Shopping for a phone is as exciting as ever. New features like WiFi, music, video, and better cameras also make the task of finding the …
Microsoft Zune 80 has sub-par battery life
…and the world breathes a sigh of despair. Were you looking to scoop up a couple of Microsoft Zune 80s for your nephews, nieces, and …
Apple quietly releasing an early version of iPhone SDK?
This is completely unverified for the time being, but word has it that Apple has let a few "preferred developers" get their hands on a …
AT&T Samsung BlackJack recall update!
Ok, so it isn’t a full-blown recall leading to mass hysteria (would’ve been cool, though). The official word from Samsung is that devices manufactured between …
AT&T and Samsung recalling BlackJacks?
This is based purely on anecdotal evidence at the moment, but it appears that AT&T and Samsung are quietly recalling some original BlackJacks. The recall …
ZML.com brings movie downloads on the cheap
…though they may not be so legal. ZML.com wants to do for movies what AllofMP3.com did for MP3s. The site is offering hundreds of blockbuster …
German iPhones unlocked by way of iTunes
This could get interesting pretty quickly. It’s common knowledge that T-Mobile Germany has been legally forced to sell an unlocked version of the previously locked …
Could T-Mobile be poised to announce 3G on December 6th?
This could be the move that T-Mobile USA customers have been waiting for. According to anecdotal reports, the answer is yes. We’re calling "rumor!" on …
$12,000 for an NES game?
If you’re completely insane. A rare game cartridge for the original Nintendo Entertainment System has hit the auction market, and the price is a little …
Guess who the diamond-encrusted Playstation controller belongs to?
Some love Xbox, some love Wii, but it looks like the Playstation’s got a serious fan, right? Made of 18k solid white gold and over …
Spammers and a stripper get you to do dirty work
Strippers can get most men to do almost anything. Regardless of how stupid it sounds, every guy has been in a situation that they’d never …
OQO set to drop a bomb?
It looks like everyone’s favorite UMPC manufacturer is getting ready to unleash a new beast. The company is circulating invites for a product launch event …
Verizon Wireless LG Voyager inventory
OK, so…we went on a little mission trying to find the LG Voyager this morning. It is practically sold out everywhere, and believe us when …
BlackBerry 8120 Correction; New Information on the BlackBerry 8110
It appears we were a little off with our previous posting, stating the BlackBerry 8120 would feature both Wi-Fi and GPS. From the FCC filings, assuming …
Windows Vista Sideshow coming to Windows Mobile?
Ah, the glory of the rumor mill, though as crazy as this one sounds we’ve got some hard evidence to back up the claims. It …
BlackBerry 9000: please stop
OK, seriously, stop. Stop rehashing old news which we exclusively broke and had the whole internet in a tizzy from. You’re not saying much that …
Nokia's credit card / cell phone, the 6131 NFC
Nokia’s 6131 NFC (Near Field Communication) is one crazy beast. They’ve taken a basic 6131 handset and heavily modified it to function as a "touch …
T-Mobile Sidekick Slide update
Remember the Sidekick Slide? Yeah, we know it’s been less than a week since the "little" debacle involving random hard resets, but we’ve still got …
Samsung BlackJack II vs. Motorola Q9: smartphones to the death!
We’ve been using the BlackJack II since yesterday, and we have mixed feelings about it. We love the Motorola Q9, and spec-wise, the BJII and …
