The unfortunately-named Dell “Streak” will go on sale in the UK next week, with a US release to follow later this summer. The 5-inch Android tablet hovers in a netherworld between larger-screen smartphones and high-resolution tablets. It’s capable of conventional phone calls and 3G data access via O2’s network.
The full list …
Walmart has dropped the price of a new 16GB iPhone 3GS to just $97 with a two-year contract. The deal’s only available in stores and seems to dispel just about any doubt that a new model will be announced on June 7th.
The price remains $199 at both Apple.com and AT&T’s website, so it looks like your local Walmart is the go-to …
If and when you see sponsored tweets show up in your Twitter stream, they’ll be coming from Twitter itself. CEO Dick Costolo today announced that Twitter “will not allow any third party to inject paid tweets into a timeline on any service that leverages the Twitter API.”
The post, titled “The Twitter Platform,” could have just
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Gather ‘round, kids. Gather ‘round. I’ve got some handpicked deals for your enjoyment today. The Apple store has good refurbished iMac and MacBook deals, most notably the 20-inc iMac starting at $849. You can get your hands on the 1TB Vudu Box for just $99.99—a no-brainer if you’re into streaming video. And if you’re into
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Friday, we got word that Justin Long would Mac no more after Apple officially pulled the plug on the clever Mac vs. PC ad series. In tribute, the guys over at One More Thing Podcast have put together a montage of Apple’s Get A Mac commercials’ best moments. It makes me want to put on an American Apparel tee, nondescript hoodie and buy …
Hold the phone. Pandigital’s 7-inch “Novel” eBook reader has a color screen, full web browser, and access to Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore. I like it. It’s different. Novel, if you will.
You won’t enjoy the easy-on-the-eyes, week-long battery life that a reader with an electronic ink display gives you but the Novel …
Attention Nexus One Owners-
Froyo has been released into the wild but the rollout, as usual, is slow, so here’s a quick way to get it up and running on your Nexus One now. If you have a rooted Nexus One then you’re going to have to wait for folks like Cyanogen to cook up a new ROM based on 2.2.
(More on Techland: Hands-on With …
The Pennsylvania attorney general Tom Corbett has subpoenaed Twitter for the identity of two of its users who tweeted critical stuff about him. So far, Twitter’s reps say they will protect the personal information of its users. Do you think Twitter should give the information up or tell Corbett where he can stick his subpoena in 140 …
It looks like Apple has finally shuttered its Get a Mac campaign once and for all, pulling it from its site today.
(More on Techland: Apple Now Accepts Cash For iPads)
Even the gallery of the Get a Mac ads, featuring personified versions of Mac (Justin Long) and PC (John Hodgman), were removed and instead, the site redirects to a …
It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
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Look, just because you …
First there was the iPhone. Then came Android. And everyone was like, “Android’s great but it’s no iPhone!” Now everyone’s like, “Android’s great, look out iPhone!” Then David Wang cut the fluff and made it so you can install Android on your iPhone.
The previously covered Android-to-iPhone hack now has a how-to writeup …
Though HP has confirmed that it’ll load Palm’s webOS on tablet PCs and even printers, Monty Wong of HP Taiwan has said that the company’s netbooks will not be running the mobile-friendly operating system “since netbooks are more similar in functions with traditional computers,” according to DigiTimes.
Also, the HP Slate that
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