Hot on the heels of Lenovo’s leaked Honeycomb tablet, Sony has announced two versions of their own. The S1 and S2 don’t look all of those other tablets rolling off the assembly machine these days – the S2 even has a dual screen.
The S1 follows the traditional slate form factor with a 9.4-inch screen. CrunchGear expects the …
If you listen to NPR, chances are you’re not a fan of the pledge drives. Sure, you probably realize the importance of stations raising cash to keep broadcasting, but the constant interruptions can be annoying and repetitive, especially if you listen for extended periods.
Now there’s a way to avoid the pledge drive, and all you have to …
Look out, it’s another app trawling for attention by mimicking felonious real-world activities. Meet Dog Wars, a game designed to play just as it sounds: Pit your virtual pooch against others in violent, bloody pit brawls.
“Raise your Dog to Beat the Best!” reads the description, boasting that Dog Wars is “A GAME THAT WILL …
Firefox may have been one of the first browsers to include a “Do Not Track” option for users, but the lack of uptake on the service could mean that it’ll become one of the only browsers to offer the privacy service as well.
According to Jules Polonetsky, a researcher and founder of the Future of Privacy Forum think tank, less than 1 …
Chances are, you’re paying for both cable and Netflix but recent data suggests that more people are doing the latter than the former. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Netflix’s paid subscriber base should surpass 23 million, besting the 22.8 million of leading cable provider Comcast. Sirius XM’s also up there with 20 million subscribers loyal …
It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.
Refurbished iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G: $329 at AT&T
Yama hama—I thought the first-generation iPad was a good deal when Apple was selling the refurbished Wi-Fi versions for $349. I’d categorize AT&T’s $329 Wi-Fi + 3G refurbished iPad in the well-deserved, yet seldom-referenced …
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A little over a week ago, I wondered whether the world needed tablets that were significantly less costly and significantly less fancy than the iPad and its most prominent rivals. A couple of commenters said that such a beast already existed: Barnes & Noble’s …
Apple still has no official statements on the issue of iPhone location tracking, but that hasn’t stopped Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs from reportedly throwing down a few words of his own.
A reader of Macrumors claims to have e-mailed Jobs with concerns:
“Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool
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Sony’s Norio Ohga passed away on April 23 at 81 years of age from multiple organ failure. Ohga is perhaps best known for driving the development of the compact disc, which Sony first released back in 1982.
While studying music at a Tokyo university in 1953, Ohga was hired as a consultant by Sony thanks to his “expert knowledge of …
BGR.com has what it claims to be photos of a prototype iPhone running on T-Mobile’s network. It looks like a standard—albeit white—iPhone 4 model, which BGR asserts may just be for “testing the new T-Mobile-friendly radio with its current iPhone 4 hardware, possibly in preparation for integration in a future device.”
It’d be odd …
I’ll admit to being skeptical about T-Mobile’s G-Slate Android tablet at first.
I’m not big on this idea of selling tablets through wireless carriers, so when I heard the tablet would cost $750 unless purchased with a two-year service agreement, I didn’t have high hopes for it.
As it turns out, I actually like this tablet …
Okay, so maybe the white iPhone was supposed to come by the end of February. This time around, with more Best Buy inventory shots to pass around, the white iPhone for AT&T is rumored to drop it like its hot two days from now, on April 27.
Verizon users shouldn’t worry too much either. 9to5Mac’s sources say the CDMA version is …
