Research in Motion (RIM) and AT&T recently announced the new BlackBerry Torch, which will be available Thursday, August 12th for $200 with a two-year contract. Here’s a quick overview of the phone and its capabilities.
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New PSP Debuts With God of War: Ghost of Sparta
We already talked about how Sony’s favorite mythological warrior will be coming round the mountain again in an all-new game and now we finally know the release date will be November 2. The GoW games have generally been the best offerings on PSP but if you need more than just the game to make you pony up your cash, Sony’s offering a slew …
AT&T and RIM Announce the BlackBerry Torch
After a 16-month collaboration, AT&T and RIM announced the BlackBerry Torch, the first BlackBerry with touch-screen and full QWERTY keyboard. As expected, RIM’s latest OS, 6.0, powers the Torch including a handful of new features, like universal search, tabbed browsing, and group messaging.
(More on Techland: RIM Stokes BlackBerry …
Apple’s Unannounced Lala Implementation Delayed
CNET is reporting that an unexpected video feature is currently holding up Apple’s rumored cloud-based iTunes rollout. What’s interesting about this story is that Apple hasn’t said a word about their acquisition of Lala and CNET is saying that its implementation is somehow delayed.
The article goes on to say that Apple’s had …
BlackBerry 9800 To Be Unveiled Today
Handset manufacturers and mobile carriers tend to spend quite a bit of money on fluff phone launches (cough*Samsung*cough) but AT&T rarely, if ever, falls into that category. When RIM’s unannounced BlackBerry 9780 aka Bold broke cover last week, many – including myself – assumed that was the device AT&T would be unveiling. Turns out …
Smartphones To Replace Credit/Debit Cards?
AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile are said to be working out a deal to replace MasterCard and Visa cards with their respective smartphones. According to Bloomberg’s sources, the three U.S. mobile carriers are working in conjunction with Discover Financial Services (4th largest payment network) and Barclays PLC (bank) to test the …
The Daily Dose
Friday, July 30, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Up Front:
I Tweet, Therefore I Am [NYT]
Gadgets:
Our Worst Nightmare Realized: Subway Stations To Have Cell Service, Wi-Fi [NY Mag]
Steve Jobs’ Secret Porn Experience [Gawker]
Could The EU’s Digital Agenda Force Apple To Put Flash On The iPhone? [The …
How Microsoft Can Gain Ground with Both Tablets and Phones
At Microsoft’s Financial Analysts Meeting yesterday, CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage to talk about the company’s consumer initiatives. The entire video of the presentation is available here. He spent a portion of the time talking about slates and tablets, saying the following:
“One of the top issues on my mind is, ‘Hey there’s a
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Sprint To Update HTC EVO 4G To Froyo In August
Good news, EVO 4G owners. Sprint has announced that it will be pushing out the Android 2.2 update beginning August 3 (everyone should have it by mid-August). The following new features, include:
• Voice Dialing Over Bluetooth.
• Application Storage on External Memory, giving users more storage room for all their …
Google Earth Gets Live Weather
Giving you yet another reason that you never need to go outside, Google Earth has added live weather. It’s accessible by activating the “clouds” layer inside the program and shows rain and/or snow wherever it may be happening around North America or Europe. Currently in Boston where I live, it’s… not doing either of those things.
If …
Sprint ‘Peel’ FCC Sighting Suggests 3G iPod Touch Case
Well this is interesting. Back in April, Sprint caused a bit of buzz by promoting an iPad case that converted a built-in superfast 4G data connection into a Wi-Fi signal for use with up to five devices. The idea was that you could plop your Wi-Fi iPad into the case and use Sprint’s connection for data on the go.
In reality, it was …
Amazon Announces New $139 Kindle
Today Amazon announced a brand new Kindle that’s 21 percent smaller and 15 percent lighter than the previous generation Kindle. It even has a revamped E-Ink display with a 20 percent faster refresh rate and 50 percent better contrast.
Internal memory has been bumped up to 4GB. Battery life has also been boosted up to a month …