The entirety of the Internet was pouting yesterday after AT&T announced new data plans for smartphone users. The iPhone base starting flinging complaints at AT&T, but we’re hoping after a good night’s sleep and a half a bottle of Jameson, you’re calmed down enough to tell us the truth: How much data are you really using? It’ll help us …
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HTC EVO 4G Review: Everything And The Kitchen Sink
These days every manufacturer sets out to pack everything including the kitchen sink into a device but very few actually achieve such nirvana. HTC, however, managed to cram everything and anything into the EVO 4G for Sprint.
At its core, the EVO 4G is a beast of a device, both in size and specs. The 4.3-inch 800×480 screen is …
Two Minute Video: Here Come the iPad Killers
Speaking at All Thing’s Digital’s D8 conference this week, Steve Jobs announced that his company sells an iPad every three seconds. Unsurprisingly, plenty of manufacturers are readying their own tablets with several being unveiled this week at the Computex 2010 computer show in Taiwan. Here’s a look at a few of the upcoming …
Giveaway: iSkin Enigma iPhone Case
The fine folks at iSkin have offered us two Enigma iPhone cases to pass on to two lucky Techland readers. The Enigma retails for $99 and features a self-locking design that’s wrapped in Napa leather with a metallic finish. All buttons are fully accessible and even works with Apple’s charging dock. The home button is covered with a …
Dell Streak 5-inch Tablet to US in July, Priced at $500 Unlocked
The 5-inch Dell Streak—a large phone or a small tablet, depending how you see the world—goes on sale tomorrow in Europe and has gotten a more firm release date here in the US. What was once “summer” is now “July” and the device will sell directly from Dell for $500.
It’s important to note that in the UK, the Streak can …
Kno: Is That a Giant Dual Screen Tablet or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
Mother of pearl, that’s a giant tablet. The student-centric “Kno” is made of two 14-inch 1440×900-resolution capacitive IPS touchscreens and weighs 5.5 pounds. It’s meant to replace a college student’s textbooks, though, which collectively weigh at least 5.5 pounds and can’t connect to the internet.
The company is …
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Talks Privacy At D8
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg opened up about the backlash he’s faced in recent weeks since due to Facebook’s ever-changing privacy settings while at the D8 conference Wednesday.
(More on Techland: Live Blogging Facebook’s New Privacy Changes)
Answering to The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, Zuckerberg pretty …
Verizon: “No Plans to Carry the iPhone in the Immediate Future”
There you have it, folks. Verizon Wireless spokesperson John Johnson (his first name is like his last name!) was asked the following by Beet.tv:
“Verizon and the iPhone, what is happening, if anything? What is the status?”
To which Johnson jokingly responded, “No one ever asks that question,” and then went on to say, “No …
Poll: Will You Be George Bush’s Facebook Friend?
You may or may not have heard the latest Facebook ruckus – yeah, we try to tune it out, too – but former President George W. Bush is now on Facebook. That’s right, ol’ W has his very own Facebook page, which means he can now “Like” your post about that thing your cat did yesterday or write a nice birthday message or your wall. He …
AMD Fusion Platform Combines CPU and GPU
AMD is getting ready to put its 2006 acquisition of graphics company ATI to good use with the 2011 launch of what it’s calling the Fusion APU. The Fusion APU (accelerated processing unit) combines both the CPU (central processing unit) and the GPU (graphics processing unit) together onto a single silicon die. The end result will be …
Color 13-inch E-book Reader Unveiled, Out in December
A Taiwanese company named Delta Electronics showed off its 13-inch “e-Magazine” recently. The device leverages color electronic paper technology from Bridgestone (yes, the tire company).
It’s not quite the same color representation you’d expect from a proper LCD display. Instead, the reader uses color filtering (CF), which …
AT&T Ditches Unlimited Data Plan, Tethering On The Way
Hmm. Now why would AT&T miraculously offer new data plans less than a week before the purported announcement of the 4th generation iPhone? And why would said data plans kick into effect on June 7? Oh, I know, a new iPhone is coming!
Two new plans have just been announced by AT&T: DataPro and DataPlus. So long unlimited!
For …