Our BlackBerry Torch review unit is in. Anything you want us to check out?
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Ah yes, more Apple rumors. About as dependable in frequency as they are undependable in accuracy, they must all be reported no matter what. This latest round comes from iLounge, who cites a “highly reliable source” while cautioning us to “take this report with the requisite grains of salt.” They do pretty good work over there at …
Will Google and Verizon’s “Deal” Change the Web? [Updating]
Over the last 10 months Google and Verizon have been working on a deal that could change the way we consume and peruse the Web. The deal would allow companies like Google, a content creator, to pay an ISP like Verizon to deliver its content to users much faster than any other content provider.
According to the NYT, the Federal …
Microsoft Hardware to Reveal “Mouse 2.0” aka Arc Touch Mouse
It seems the cat is out of the bag. Neowin is reporting that the surprise the Microsoft Hardware team has been teasing on Twitter is what Microsoft Research is calling “Mouse 2.0”.
Come September, Microsoft will announce the Arc Touch Mouse. A research report that was released in October of 2009 details the team’s goal of …
RIP Google Wave
Surprised? You shouldn’t be! The Techland team has been using Wave since October and many of us are still confused about what it’s supposed to do. Looks like we’re not in the minority.
“…Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will …
Samsung PL90 Digital Camera Features Flip-out USB Connector
Samsung takes a page from Flip’s playbook with the introduction of the $150 PL90 digital camera, due in September. Says Samsung:
“The PL90’s integrated USB connector allows content to be shared with friends and family quickly and easily, with the camera’s plug and play capabilities, including the Auto-install intelli-studio
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MobileMe iDisk App Update Brings Streaming Music Support, Legal Questions
If you’re a MobileMe subscriber and use Apple’s cloud-based iDisk service, the latest mobile version allows you to stream music files from your storage space directly to your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. That update was pushed out about a month ago and made some headlines as people began to ponder whether Apple was paving the way for …
Motorola and Verizon to Offer 10-inch FiOS Android Tablet?
Picture this, Verizon FiOS customers: a 10-inch Android tablet that’s thinner and lighter than the iPad and lets you watch TV on it. Maybe the price of it is greatly subsidized for every new FiOS customer who agrees to a two-year contract. Maybe it’ll be here within a few months.
That’s what the Financial Times is hinting at. Not the …
Clearwire ‘iSpot’ 4G Hotspot is for Apple Portables Only
This is bizarre. Clearwire is positioning its iSpot 4G hotspot device towards owners of portable Apple products. The iSpot costs $100 regularly, though it’s on sale today for $29. There’s no two-year contract needed and service costs just $25 per month as long as you’re in a Clear 4G coverage area.
The press release says “The iSpot …
Vonage Infiltrates Facebook, Free Calls For All
VoIP provider Vonage announced the Vonage Mobile for Facebook app today that lets iPhone, iPad and Android owners make free calls to any of their Facebook friends and vice versa.
All you need to do to make free phone calls to other Vonage users is to download the Facebook app and/or mobile apps and start chatting away. Really, …
Poll: How ’bout that BlackBerry Torch?
We’ll keep this one simple. The only reason I’m excited about the Torch is because I’m a longtime BlackBerry user. But I doubt non-BB users feel the same way.
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What is the Microsoft Hardware Team Teasing on Twitter?
The team at Microsoft who’s in charge of mice, keyboards and other peripherals has turned to Twitter to tease out an upcoming product.
We caught a glimpse of said new product on July 27 with a spliced image revealing the corner of a matte black finish peripheral. Yesterday they offered the following hint: “Don’t be so …