Archive for May, 2007

Google Gears: Take Your Apps Offline

Google has released a free, fully open source technology in order to help not just Google applications, but all Web applications. The technology takes advantage of the offline mode built into most modern browsers. It lets you perform the tasks…

Motorola Q9 Hands on!

Yes, we definitely got our hands on the new unreleased Motorola Q9h! First off the top is the noticable improvements over the first Motorola Q (CDMA). The keyboard — just wow! The feel of the unit is great, with speaker…

Google debuts audio ads

Google just keeps rolling em’ out. They have just debuted an Audio Ads service, which allows Google ad publishers to tap into existing internet and network radio stations. Previously reserved for large marketing and ad companies, Google is attempting to…

SlingBox now compatible with Windows Mobile 6

Ok, so you went out and bought a brand new Windows Mobile device. You even got one that had a high speed connection like EVDO, or UMTS just to make sure your SlingBox streams would be on point, right? Then…

Samsung i620 slider smartphone

Remember the BlackJack? Samsung’s stab at creating a slim, pocketable 3G smartphone has all but faded into the distance since its release last Fall, surpassed by a new generation of the latest and greatest. Never one to be content with…

Microsoft Surface

No, this isn’t your uncle’s Ms. Pac-Man game. It’s Microsoft’s new multi-touch table, the Surface. Surface comes in a table top form factor, much like the arcade games of yore, and features a 30" touch sensitive display and, well, not much else.…

Is HTC announcing a multi-touch phone?

We’ve had multiple sources tell us the same exact thing: HTC’s huge announcement on June 5th will be an HTC Elf device with multi-touch. Not wanting to jump the gun, we waited to try and confirm as much of this…

MLB doesn’t like Sling Box

You know that disclaimer at the beginning of every major televised sporting event, prohibiting reproduction for public or private use? It looks like it’s not just legal posturing after all. Major League Baseball, purveyors of America’s pastime, is considering a lawsuit…

Palm Foleo Live Webinar

Ok, so we’re live on the Palm Foleo Webinar getting a detailed overview of how Palm is "advancing mobile computing". Am I the only one that just doesn’t think so? After all, you have to have your Treo paired to…

iTunes 7.2 with iTunes Plus

Late last night Apple released iTunes 7.2, with the promised iTunes DRM-free tracks. There doesn’t seem to be many DRM-free songs inside of iTunes yet. These new tracks are called iTunes Plus. The new DRM-free $1.29 tracks were announced back…

MobileFaker For Awkward Dates

Ever been on a date and needed that call in the middle as a security blanket? At that point you determine if it’s going really well, and you ignore the call, or answer the call and pretend as if a…

Google takes creepy one step further, incorporates Street View into maps

The days of anonymity are long gone, replaced by a constant level of latent surveillance. The creepy isn’t going to go away, so we may as well embrace it, right? Google has recently implemented a new feature in their Maps…

Verizon makes mobile downloading easy

A recent survey identified Verizon as the most download friendly carrier, with respondents expressing the most faith and satisfaction in the company’s mobile download services. The survey asked respondents to rank their experiences in four main categories: Ease of Task…