Know which mobile game is really popular? Angry Birds. If you’re an Android user, you can download the full version for free as part of a partnership between the company behind the game, Rovio Mobile, and the GetJar.com online app store. You won’t find it in the Android Market.
Believe it or not, the GetJar site is chugging along a bit
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Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform may be able to split the difference between the heavily controlled-yet-polished structure of the iPhone platform and the almost overwhelming device, form factor, and carrier options available with the Android platform.
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Sprint’s pay-as-you-go brand, Boost Mobile, is now offering unlimited minutes, text messaging, and web data for $35 per month with no contract.
There’s a catch, though, albeit a small one.
The service starts at $50 per month and decreases by five dollars every six months provided you pay your bill on time. Oh, and it’s called
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Cobra’s iRadar system pairs a Bluetooth-enabled radar detector with a free iPhone app to warn lead footed motorists of nearby radar guns. The iRadar app also includes an automatically updating database of known speed traps, dangerous intersections, and red light cameras.
The radar detector hardware itself is a bit pricey at $170, though
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Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, now has Facebook integration. The integration hasn’t gone live for all users quite yet, but it should be “rolling out in the days to come,” says Microsoft.
When you search for a specific person by name using Bing, you’ll see “the people closest to you based on your social connections on Facebook,” …
Oh boy. Consider this a shot across AT&T’s bow. Not only have Apple and Verizon partnered to allow Verizon to sell iPads in its retail locations, but Verizon will offer a month-to-month data plan with one gigabyte of 3G service for $20 per month. That sits in between AT&T’s iPad service plans, which are $15 per month for 250 megabytes or …
The FCC is expected to propose rules that would require cellular companies to send text or voicemail messages to customers before they go over their minutes, according to Bloomberg. The rules would also provide for warnings to be sent to customers roaming on international networks outside the US, which can often result in expensive
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If you find yourself running low on storage space inside Gmail, Lifehacker has a good piece on a service called Find Big Mail. The service basically hooks into your Gmail account and creates three new folders in your inbox: My Big Mail, My Really Big Mail, and My Ultra Big Mail. You can then scour the messages in those folders and delete …
TiVo subscribers looking for a more streamlined way to manage their Season Pass shows can now do so via TiVo’s website.
According to the press release:
“For years, TiVo has allowed customers to remotely schedule recordings and set up Season Passes from tivo.com. With this updated tool TiVo subscribers can now also reprioritize or
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The head of marketing for Windows Phone in the UK has unofficially confirmed via Twitter that support for Zune on the Mac is coming. The update has since been removed but Microsoft has confirmed that a public beta will be out this year allowing Windows Phone 7 users to sync “select content” with their Macs. Whether or not that means …
Sony recently unveiled its line of Google TV products. As the first of Google’s partners to offer TV sets that integrate the Google TV software, Sony is selling 24-, 32-, 40-, and 46-inch models ranging in price from $600 to $1,400. Sony also unveiled a Blu-ray player with Google TV for $400.
I’m having a bit of trouble wrapping …
The $200 W PhoneWatch from Kempler and Strauss is not new. It debuted a little over a year ago and went on sale earlier this year. But if someone asks you if you want to review a watch that’s also a cell phone, you say yes. That’s a good rule for life in general. Once you’ve reviewed a watch that’s also a cell phone, you can pass on …