Archive for April, 2010

With Palm, HP reboots mobile strategy

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

With its purchase of Palm, Hewlett-Packard acquired more than just a smartphone maker. It also picked up a whole new strategy for its mobile devices. HP said Wednesday it plans to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion, or $5.70 per share, which amounts to a 23 percent premium over Palm's actual stock ...

On iPhone, beware of that AT&T Wi-Fi hot spot

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

A security researcher has discovered that any wireless network can pretend to be an AT&T Wi-Fi hot spot and thus lure unsuspecting iPhone users to an untrusted network connection.

Mobile TV: Better Options Coming Soon

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Buying TV and movies from the iTunes store to watch on the iPhone. iPhone apps that stream video began showing up in the App Store more than a year ago, but aside from a few live sports apps (like the awesome MLB.com), the quality of general-interest video streaming apps for ...

Android-powered Garminfone navigating to T-Mobile this spring

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

On Tuesday night, T-Mobile revealed the identity of its newest Google Android device and it's not exactly the device we were expecting to see. Instead of the rumored T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide, the carrier introduced the Garminfone, a rebranded version of the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50, which was first announced at Mobile ...

The leaked ‘iPhone 4G’: How did this happen?

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

People lose their iPhones all the time. But it's not often that a super-secret prototype of a not-yet-released iPhone is carelessly left on the floor of a local drinking establishment.

Which wireless operator carries the most data traffic?

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

AT&T's claims that it carriers the most wireless data traffic on its network are being challenged. ABI Research says in a recent report that both Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel handled more data traffic last year than AT&T did.

Jobs rolls out iPhone OS 4.0

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Giving guests and the media a preview of the iPhone OS 4.0 software set to be released this summer, Steve Jobs, Phil Schiller, and Scott Forstall took the stage Thursday at Apple headquarters to show off a few of the 100 new features.

Google adds Buzz to GMail for iPhone and Android smartphones

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Today Google announced that its Buzz social networking app is now integrated directly into its web-based GMail client on the iPhone and on Android smartphones. If you own a smartphone running on one of the aforementioned platforms, you'll be able to view and post Buzz by visiting Gmail.com from your ...

Government set to ban texting by truck, bus drivers

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

The Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed a ban on text messaging at the wheel by interstate truck and bus drivers, following up on its call to reduce distractions that lead to crashes.