A Google Street View car cruises by a protest near the company’s campus in Mountain View, Calif., in August. James Martin/CNET Google has been given the go-ahead by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office to delete the data it collected from unsecured Wi-Fi networks as part of its Street View operation. Over the past year, the …
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We know the Dell Inspiron Duo, a hybrid device that can switch from tablet to netbook in a unique way, has a number of you rather excited. Well, it doesn’t look like you have much longer to wait before the dual device hits online stores. Dell is expected to officially release the 10-inch Inspiron Duo next week, possibly on 23 …
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Ever heard the term “kludge”? It refers to a workaround, a cobbled-together solution to a problem. Usually, it ain’t pretty, but it works. Collect3’s CoBrowser is a kludge, a way around Apple’s limitation on apps that enable tethering. With it, a Wi-Fi iPad can tap an iPhone’s 3G connectivity–no jailbreaking required. It’s extremely limited, and it ain’t pretty, but it …
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Now playing: Watch this: iOS 4.2 for Apple iPad, hands-on 2:48 Apple’s iOS 4.2 update for the iPad is coming, and unless you’re inconsolable over the decision to change the screen rotation lock switch into a mute switch, this free update is nothing but win. We’ve already run though the nuts and bolts of the update in last week’s 4.2 …
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An HTC handset that received approval from the FCC last week has the making of Sprint’s next 4G smartphone. Though we don’t know anything official, the HTC Evo Shift 4G should be a lot like the existing Evo 4G, save for a smaller size and a sliding keyboard. Also known as the HTC Knight or PG06100 (that’s HTC’s model number …
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If there’s one company in the world that could afford to take some time off as reward for a job well done it’s Onkyo. It’s worked tirelessly to provide home-cinema enthusiasts with high quality AV receivers over the last few years and we think it’s done a bang-up job. But there’s no such laurel-resting for the company, which has announced …
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The “ultimate” 2D version of Avatar will be released on November 24 but fans will have a longer wait until the 3D edition officially hits stores. While the Avatar 3D Blu-ray is available as part of a bundle with Panasonic 3D televisions a date has yet to be set for the retail version. “We really have to see how 3D …
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Business software maker SAP says it is working to adapt its market-leading enterprise resource management software to Research In Motion’s PlayBook tablet and that mobile versions of its software will be ready to go by the gadget’s launch date of early next year. SAP Chief Information Officer Oliver Bussman told The Wall Street Journal that all of the company’s ERP …
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It appears the first Motorola smart phone running Nvidia’s Tegra 2 dual-core processor will be called Olympus rather than Terminator, and could run Android 2.2 instead of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The Olympus name had been thrown around, and now a posting of what looks like the raw device ID has been sent to Androidandme.com, which seems to confirm the name …
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We’ve already told you about Amazon Wireless’ cell phone deals for the holiday shopping brouhaha, but now AT&T is getting in on the act as well. From Black Friday through Cyber Monday, the carrier will be offering a deal a day for many if its phones. Here’s what you’ll see. November 26: AT&T says it will offer “some of the …
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It’s been a huge week for iOS gaming. Yesterday witnessed the arrival of a dazzling new Star Wars title, and today I’ve got quick takes on five more noteworthy new games–starting with a just-in-time movie tie-in. Lego Harry Potter plays just like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP version–and looks even better. Screenshot by Rick Broida Lego Harry Potter: Years …
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What good is a smartphone without decent data service? Indeed, accessing the Internet and all those Web-based apps is the only reason most people even want a smartphone. But what if your service provider starts capping your data service and charging you for how many megabytes of data you use every month? For some consumers, the thought is absolute heresy. …
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It seems that almost every carrier in the U.S. has a Samsung Galaxy S handset now. Cellular South has recently announced that it, too, will carry a Samsung Galaxy S phone after Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular. Unlike those five, though, Cellular South will retain the original Galaxy S look and feel that is closest to its global …
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Today Xperia X10 owners on O2 can join Orange peeps in upgrading their Android 1.6 devices to Android 2.1 Eclair. Sony Ericsson also revealed that multi-touch was coming in a future update. In an official tweet by the O2 network it said, “The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 2.1 update is available today. It’s starting to roll out and will be …
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It wasn’t a huge week at the Federal Communications Commission, but there were two handsets worth mentioning. As Phonescoop reported, the Casio C771 should be an Android phone for Verizon Wireless, and we saw what should be the HTC Evo Shift 4G. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its …
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