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Activision announces Call of Duty Elite, a social network gaming experience [video]

June 1st, 2011

Todd Haselton

Activision on Tuesday announced Call of Duty Elite, a new social network-style experience that will allow Call of Duty players to interact with one another in an entirely different way. The social network has three pillars: connect, compete, and improve. “Connect” will allow users to compete against friends, join groups, find players with similar interests, and …

AT&T leaves PlayBook users out in the cold; no official BlackBerry Bridge support yet

April 19th, 2011

Andrew Munchbach

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook launched in U.S. and Canadian markets earlier today, and that is good news for RIM enthusiasts… that is unless you have AT&T. As many of you know, the PlayBook uses a small piece of software called BlackBerry Bridge to acquire cellular connectivity and provide messaging and other crucial PIM functionality — by …

CNET: Facebook developing commenting system for websites

February 1st, 2011

Andrew Munchbach

According to a report filed by CNET, social networking giant Facebook is “planning to launch a third-party commenting system in a matter of weeks.” The article cites “multiple sources familiar with the matter” and offers the recent hiring of both Nick Grudin and Andy Mitchell as additional evidence. While Facebook is already heavily integrated into …

Facebook Connect: 250 million monthly users, adding 10,000 sites every day

December 8th, 2010

Andrew Munchbach

At the Le Web conference in Paris France, Facebook’s platform chief, Ethan Beard, told technology blog TechCrunch that his company’s Facebook Connect service now has 250 million users making monthly connections via third-party sites. Mr. Beard went on to note that 100 million of those users began using the Connect service within the past year and …

Motorola DROID Pro, World Edition and Tablet all found in Verizon Wireless systems

August 16th, 2010

Jonathan S. Geller

One of our Verizon Wireless sources has done a little digging for us, and we have turned up some awesome information. We exclusively reported that Verizon Wireless is gearing up to launch a barrage of Android handsets and devices, and we are now able to further clarify that report. The Motorola DROID Pro, the handset …

Verizon Wireless Motorola DROID X's being swiftly replenished?

July 16th, 2010

Jonathan S. Geller

Thanks to a VZW tipster, we’ve been informed that Verizon Wireless stores are receiving regular shipments of the new Motorola DROID X.

Verizon Wireless Motorola DROID X selling out, activation issues

July 15th, 2010

Jonathan S. Geller

We have been told by some Verizon Wireless sources that most stores are selling out of the Motorola DROID X, yet some are having activation issues.

T-Mobile's Father Day promotion yields highest activations ever?

June 20th, 2010

Jonathan S. Geller

We haven’t been able to independently confirm this one, but a T-Mobile tipster tells us that T-Mobile had the largest number of new activations on Saturday for their promotion.

Apple iPhone 4 reservation breakdown by store

June 17th, 2010

Jonathan S. Geller

One of our trusty Apple sources wrote us in to give us a breakdown on day one of Apple iPhone reservations. The information we have is from Apple stores only, this doesn’t include AT&T stores or Apple’s website, Best Buy or Radio Shack. We have also independently confirmed the information below. A “large” New York Apple …

Sprint starting employee training for a "slate" device June 7th

June 3rd, 2010

Jonathan S. Geller

we’ve been told by a Sprint source of ours that Sprint employees will begin training for a “slate”-type device on June 7th