Verizon: You don’t want that crappy G1!
Verizon knows best, right? First, they really didn’t think the iPhone 3G was good enough for you. You know, they said the signal wasn’t great, it was too expensive, and the iPhone insulted your mother behind your back. Well, apparently…
Verizon Wireless’s acquisition of Alltel is approved by the DOJ
Thanks to a deal that has been quite a while in the making, AT&T is now on the verge is getting booted from its position as the nations largest wireless carrier. The Department of Justice approved on Thursday the $28 billion…
Sony doesn’t want you to have children
Sony has just announced its latest line of laptop batteries, engineered exclusively for masochists. Wait, no, don’t get excited. It looks like it was just an accident that Sony’s notebook batteries have been melting on people’s laps. Back to the…
Vodafone announces BlackBerry Storm pricing
If there’s one thing we can say about the Storm pricing Vodafone announced earlier today, it’s that the company definitely provides a nice wide range of options for customers with varied budgets. Don’t expect the same options stateside people, it’s…
BlackBerry Curve 8900 hands on
What’s that? Thought we were holding out on you? Never! The BlackBerry Curve 8900, also known to the BlackBerry faithful as the BlackBerry Javelin, is the much-awaited BlackBerry Curve replacement. It’s definitely been covered in depth so we won’t bore…
Bold now $199.99 in Canada, AT&T customers cry
When the BlackBerry Bold first went on sale in Canada it retailed at the outrageous price of $399.99 on a 3-year contract. Despite eventually dropping in price to $299.99, many Canadians still weren’t satisfied with how much they were being…
Wii breezes by N64 to become 5th best-selling console of all time
Two years is all it took for the Wii to slide on past its grandfather and sneak into the number five spot on the all time best-selling console list. That’s right folks, the spunky young newcomer rang up an impressive…
The real reason the BlackBerry Storm doesn’t have Wi-Fi or tri-band HSDPA
You might have guessed it, but the reason is Verizon! We confirmed this a little while back with one of our really top-level sources (you know who you are!) and they did, in fact, confirm our suspicions — Verizon said…
Sharp’s new FULLTOUCH Aquos handset does HD in style
It looks like the HTC Touch HD won’t be the only high-definition mobile handset in town. Sharp today unveiled an impressive new device with Japanese carrier Softbank. The FULLTOUCH 931SH has a resolution of 1024 x 480, all packed into…
Gates still knows how to live it up; bgC3 office gets BIG budget
It’s hard to fault a man who dedicates so much time and money to charity work, but it would also be hard to say Bill’s bgC3 digs aren’t a bit overboard. According to rumors from earlier today, Gates is spending…
More details on Motorola’s Android efforts emerge
As Motorola’s mobile phone division struggles to find its way once again, we learned yesterday that Android will be one of the major tools Moto will use in an effort to stop the bleeding. Q3 of 2008 has literally been…
Apple releases details of September MobileMe upgrade… At the end of October
Since what some might characterize as disastrous beginnings, Apple has been relatively quiet about the MobileMe service it initially billed as the savior of sync. In fact, short of a leaked email from the Jobsinator to his team we’ve basically…
T-Mobile turning off data on those who pre-ordered the G1
T-Mobile customers who have pre-bought the G1 may notice that their data connection suddenly stops working. D’oh! Don’t panic there is nothing wrong with your G1, this is a problem on T-Mobile’s end. Remember that free week of data that…
