BlackBerry fans may need a lot more patience waiting for Research in Motion to modernize its smartphones, as the first BBX phone is now rumored to launch in the third quarter of 2012.
The Verge posted an image of the phone, …
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Why a Bigger Cellphone Screen Isn’t Always Ideal
Contrary to popular belief, bigger isn’t always better.
Despite the urge to always have the most advanced gadget around, sometimes there’s a point where it might all be too much for your own good. As manufacturers feel the …
Hidden iPhone Tricks: Secret Keyboard and Panoramic Photos
When people talk about iPhone secrets, they’re usually referring to little tricks and tips you might not have known about. But a couple new hidden iOS 5 features uncovered this week are much more hardcore, requiring some light …
Bill Shock Be Gone: FCC, Wireless Carriers Strike a Deal
Rather than face regulation, wireless service providers have struck a deal with the Federal Communications Commission to warn customers about impending overage charges for voice, text and data use.
Customers will receive free text alerts in real-time when they’re about to exceed their limits, CNET reports. The move is supposed to cut …
Verizon Wireless Users’ Web Habits for Sale
Bad news for privacy paranoids: Verizon Wireless is monitoring the web browsing habits of its customers, and plans to sell the data in aggregate.
Under Verizon’s new privacy policy, as noticed by Computerworld, the carrier will collect data on the websites customers are visiting, the apps they’re using and the location of their …
Federal Judge: No Warrant? No Cell Phone Location Data
A Federal court judge has done his part to fend off an Orwellian future, ruling that the government can’t collect citizens’ cell phone location data without a warrant.
The government had ordered Verizon Wireless to hand over 113 days worth of cell site location data for a criminal suspect without probable cause. In its argument, the …
Ask Techland: Replace a Lost iPhone Now or Wait?
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Question from Tim: My brother just lost his iPhone and is debating whether or not he can muddle through with a disposable until September or October or whenever the new iPhone comes out. This ALWAYS happens with the new Apple products, right? There’s a period where …
Awkward: 13% Use Cell Phones to Avoid Human Contact
Raise your hand if you’re guilty! Or, you know, just avoid direct eye contact and continue to poke down at your iPhone instead.
In a new report from the Pew Research Center titled Americans and Their Cell Phones, you have your usual fare about how cell phone penetration is on the rise, people are sending more photos and videos, yadda …
Watch: The Best ‘No Texting in the Movie Theater’ PSA Ever
This past Sunday I saw X-Men: First Class. It was OK. I don’t want to spoil too much, but during one of the movie’s key stretches – when a certain broody mutant with magnetic powers sobs on the shoulder of his telepathic BFF – a guy sitting in front of me (with his young daughter, no less) picked up his ringing phone and started …
If Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer, What About Laptops?
Cell phones are “possibly carcinogenic”? Potentially brain-cancer-causing? Comparable to pesticides and the stuff your car spits out? So sayeth the World Health Organization? The reputable science-minded subsidiary of the United Nations?
Bummer. Thank goodness I use ear buds, and don’t talk on the phone much—though when on the go, I …
Study: 60% of Viewers Can’t Watch TV Unless Toying with Their Phones
A new study conducted by IPG Media Lab and ad platform YuMe takes a look at the media consumption habits of 48 TV watchers from the Los Angeles area – a small sample, for sure – but it could give us a glimpse of our potential futures.
The findings demonstrate that 60% of the TV watchers toyed with their cell phones while in front …
GameStop Appears to Be Building a Streaming Gaming Platform for Android
It’s been a busy week in the world of on-demand entertainment. YouTube’s reported plan to unveil a video on-demand service was stunted by a few fussy movie studios who refused to license their material, and even Netflix looks like they’re moving away from maintaining physical inventories. Earlier this month, GameStop made a few key …
