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It seems that the whole world is trying out new external HDD designs. We know that’s not true at all, but being in this business, it sure feels like it. Western Digital has their My Book line, and even Seagate has recently produced some rather striking external designs. Now, it’s Hitachi’s turn. They’re attempting to [...]
OpenFeint, the free social-networking layer that can be found on a large number of iOS games, is headed to Google’s Android platform. According to the company, Android developers will be getting the same version of the OpenFeint SDK that’s available for iOS developers. The Android release will also include the game discovery tools, and a [...]
AppleCare has confirmed what we already knew: The incoming software update won’t fix the iPhone 4′s transmission and reception problems. They acknowledged the antenna problem exists, offering the same solution as before: Buy a case or hold the iPhone differently. I was secretly hoping that the software update would magically fix the iPhone 4′s antenna [...]
An updated iPod Touch boasting features found in the iPhone 4 is slated for release this fall, according to a buyer for a prominent U.K. retail chain. Rob Hennessy, the audio and telecom buyer for U.K. retail giant John Lewis, said this week at a company event focused on the holiday-shopping season that the updated [...]
One of our very close AT&T sources just sent us in these images. Yes, it’s a fried iPhone 4. Apparently a customer brought the phone into the store to try and get help with it, although it’s pretty evident that the phone is unrepairable. It’s the first time our guy has seen this happen (us [...]
Apple has deigned to allow apps that use your iPhone 4′s LED flash as a flashlight into the App Store. Some cost money, others do not. Some are well-designed, some not so much. But they all pretty much work. There are already like 50 other flashlight apps available, most costing $1, and many of which [...]
If you’re sick of Apple’s walled garden but have yet to make the jump from the iPhone to an Android handset, here’s what to expect, how to adjust, and how to cope with certain app withdrawal. Let me preface all of this by saying that for many—not all—the switch from iPhone to Android will feel [...]
Don’t get too excited about the 3D element of Sony’s WX5 and TX9 snappers—the smallprint uses the phrase “3D-style viewing effects” so we suspect it’ll be a bit of a, to use a technical phrase, mish-mash. The single-lens 3D system works by capturing a rapid-fire burst of 100 frames as you sweep the camera around, [...]
Android (2.2) with Chrome/Firefox: For certain web searches, your desktop is better than Android, but you still want that data on your phone. Install Chrome to Phone and you can shoot links, Maps, and copied text directly to your Android phone. Chrome to Phone is a two-part installation: an app for your Android phone (version [...]
If you’ve been drooling over the recently announced graphite Kindle DX, there’s some good news for you, as readers have confirmed that shipping notices for the device have begun to go out, and the device will start shipping today. In case you didn’t place your pre-order before this, it’s also worth noting that it’s listed [...]