The NSA checks your e-mail
It’s like something out of a movie, really. Half the time, one wonders if the NSA exists. The other half of the time, you wonder what …
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Helio shaves $50 off all handsets
Helio, everyone’s favorite MVNO, has just added one more notch on their why-you-should-switch-to-us belt. The company has just thrown a $50 price cut across the …
More Rogers iPhone slip-ups?
Tsk Tsk, Rogers. You’ve been letting the cat out of the bag more times than J. Lo’s pregnancy. We stumbled across this Roger’s eNEWSLETTER preference …
Alltel serves up content filtering, free of charge
Are you a parent that’s worried about what your son or daughter might be downloading / viewing on their mobile phone? A suspicious girlfriend looking …
Microsoft working on a photo sharing site
If the rumors are true, we could have our very own Microsoft-branded Flickr alternative before too long. Microsoft recently posted a job listing with the …
New bluetooth headset claims distances up to 100 meters
We’re all for the idea of wireless technology, but don’t think we’re in the minority when we say that quality audio is more important than …
Google updating Adsense to reduce fraud
Little changes make big waves, we suppose. Google has made subtle change to its Adsense online advertising service, apparently in the hopes of eliminating and …
Black Friday: T-Mobile Fly Free
Most major stores offer incredible door buster deals on the Friday after Thanksgiving, Black Friday. This year T-Mobiile is no exception. They are offering a …
Riding the bus = geek-friendly WiFi hotspot
With WiFi becoming commonplace in cell phones now, the withdrawal symptoms become increasingly obvious when you’re not connected. In an effort to further the addiction, …
Get Palm OS up and running on your Nokia N-Series
Yeah, you read that correctly. It is now possible to run a version of Palm’s Garnet operating system on your favorite N-Series internet tablet device. …
Nokia's shiny new 8800 Arte
What’s classier than a run-of-the-mill Nokia 8800, but not quite elevated to Vertu status? The 8800 Arte, of course. The newly released handset sports of …
Blackberry Unite! coming soon to the US?
We’ll file this one under the "rumor" tag for now, but BlackBerry Cool seems to think that RIM’s new consumer BlackBerry server software should be …
Sony CEO wishes for time-travel, NexGen DVD collaboration
Typically, even if it’s a given that a company should have approached something differently, it’s rare when a CEO actually admits it. Yet, that’s exactly …
Google releases Android SDK
A month ago uttering the phrase "Android SDK" would have elicited little more than "whaat?" Thankfully Google has infused the term with a sense of …
Jay-Z, like Radiohead and AC/DC, shuns iTunes
Jay-Z is retired. Yet, his new album "American Gangster," is trying bigger than ever. But, it will never find its way onto iTunes, namely because Jay Hova …
Nokia set to unveil new N-Series handset this week
Oh Nokia, if only your clever games were a bit more…clever. The company has just launched a new teaser site advertising what appears to …
Trouble in Moto Sidekick land
If you went out and bought yourself a brand new Motorola-manufactured Sidekick Slide, you might have noticed a problem — when you flip the screen …
Apple / AT&T activation server down?
Anyone noticing any iPhone activation issues out there? We got a couple tips that they were down, but haven’t been able to confirm this ourselves …
True AIM support coming to Gtalk?
We’ll file this one as a rumor until further confirmation, but some relatively authentic-looking screenshots seem to show an upcoming update to Google Talk that …
British retailer sells Xbox 360 bundle for $70
Yep, you read that correctly. Tesco, a British version of Target, inadvertently advertised one of the biggest deals we’ve ever seen. The company ran a …
Samsung pulls out of Japanese home electronics market
Samsung has officially decided to pull out of the Japanese home electronics market. The company has cut much of its physical retail sales from the …
Microsoft shipping non-functional Zune 2 devices
Here’s an interesting tactic on Microsoft’s part…The company has shipped a number of flash-based Zune 2 devices a bit early. They’re not scheduled for public …
Best Buy's Black Friday plans go public
The Friday after Thanksgiving is, without question, the craziest shopping day of the year. Companies go all out with promos, deals, and sales trying to …
Sprint's Motorola Q2 to rock Palm OS?
Whoa, whoa, whoa! What is going on here? Sprint’s holiday phone guide online lists the usual phones we know about like the Palm Centro, BlackBerry …
Downgrade your iPhone from 1.1.2 to 1.1.1 with a little elbow grease
So you did what we stupidly did, and you upgraded to the new 1.1.2 software version even though it wasn’t even showing up in iTunes, …
RIM sues LG over the words Berry and Black
Welp, we didn’t see this one coming, eh? RIM’s now heading down the legal warpath again, but this time it’s the one pulling the trigger, …
Microsoft delays Surface delivery due to "customization"
Product delays are par for the course these days, with gadget release dates becoming about as trustworthy as Britney’s next record. That …
Clearwire and Sprint go their separate ways on WiMAX deal
This could mean trouble for the WiMAX network we’ve all been patiently waiting for. Sprint and Clearwire have decided to sever their relationship, dissolving a …
Battlestar Galactica giving away 600,000 Microsoft points
Looking for a bit of extra cash points to spend on all of your Holiday season Xbox Live and Zune Store needs? Well, Battlestar Galactica …
Apple drops the 1.1.2 iPhone bomb!
Will this be the answer to all the iPhoner’s prayers? IChat, MMS, full push Exchange support, and everything else we’ve ever dreamed of? Most likely …
