AT&T is finally giving prepaid subscribers a smartphone in the LG Thrill.
The Thrill isn’t the most powerful Android handset on the market. Running Android 2.2, the Thrill has a wimpy 600 MHz processor, and the display is on the small side at 3.2 inches. There’s a 3.2 megapixel camera on the back and a 2 GB microSD card inside.
But …
Microsoft has hit a milestone in its slow search ascent, with Bing powering 30 percent of searches in the United States.
That’s only if you include both Bing and Yahoo, which is powered by Microsoft’s search engine. Separately, Bing is still in third place with 14.32 percent of the market in March, according to Hitwise. Yahoo has …
Amazon’s Kindle e-reader is getting another price cut, but only if you’re willing to look at advertisements.
The ad-supported Kindle with Wi-Fi will cost $114 when it ships on May 3. That’s $25 cheaper than the existing Kindle with Wi-Fi, and $75 cheaper than the Kindle 3G. The Kindle With Special Offers, as it is formally known, is …
Rumors of a Windows 8 app store have resurfaced, with a website posting what it claims are leaked screenshots.
The screenshots, posted by Chinese-language website CNBeta, show a store that looks awfully similar to the Mac App Store, which launched in January. There’s a big pane for a featured app on top, followed by a grid of …
Just settling in with Firefox 4? Don’t get too comfortable, because Firefox 5 is expected to arrive on June 21.
Mozilla, which creates the Firefox browser, has moved to an 18-week development cycle, promising new versions of Firefox at a rapid pace. But Firefox 5 will actually be developed on a shortened 13-week cycle, putting it on …
As the Apple I computer turns 35, Steve Wozniak seems willing to return to the company he co-founded.
Wozniak is still on the Apple payroll, even though he hasn’t worked at the company since 1987. Asked by Reuters whether he’d play a more active role at Apple if asked today, Wozniak responded, “I’d consider it, yeah.”
But Wozniak’s …
A great incentive to buy lots of Verizon Wireless phones is about to go away.
Verizon confirmed to Boy Genius Report that after April 17, the carrier will discontinue its one-year contract option for all phones. Customers will have to either get two-year contracts or pay full price for phones in exchange for month-to-month …
Whether AT&T likes it or not, you can now get a white or black Nexus S smartphone that runs on the carrier’s 3G network.
Engadget got its hands on the device, which is being sold unlocked for $600 by Negri Electronics. Feature-wise, it’s the same Nexus S that debuted in December, with a 4-inch screen, 1 GHz processor, 16 GB of …
For Microsoft Stores, success hasn’t been as simple as following in Apple’s footsteps.
The slick retail stores, of which there are eight across the United States, aren’t turning a profit, and according to Business Insider, Microsoft is in the midst of a heated internal debate on whether to open more locations. Microsoft Chief …
TweetDeck is accepting sign-ups for a beta version of TweetDeck Web, an in-browser adaptation of the Twitter and Facebook client.
TweetDeck Web will be quite similar to the existing app for Google’s Chrome browser. Like the TweetDeck desktop application, it allows the user to view several Twitter and Facebook feeds at once across …
Chrome OS notebooks won’t arrive until later this year, but Google is already planning for tablets.
CNet’s Stephen Shankland found lots of tablet evidence among the Chrome OS source code, including a virtual keyboard and touch-optimized tabs. Google then confirmed that it’s “engaging in early open-source work for the tablet form …
We’ve come a long way from the days of $200 3D glasses.
Starting April 24, Samsung will give away two pairs of active shutter glasses with all its 3D LED and Plasma TVs. On May 1, the company will drop the suggested retail price of its 3D glasses to $50, and they’ll probably sell for less in stores. Each pair of 3D glasses previously …
