On Wednesday, Verizon Wireless introduced the newest addition to its Android family, the Motorola Devour. Previously known as the Motorola Calgary, the Devour is a bit like the Motorola Droid’s little brother and features a sideways slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.1-inch HVGA capacitive touch screen, and touch-sensitive navigation pad. Similar to the Motorola Cliq, the …
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What’s new in Google Maps for Android? Star ‘power.’ Google It’s standard fare for Google to incubate a mobile app feature on one platform before rolling it out to the others. That’s why an update on Tuesday to Android’s Google Maps app will please Android users, who will see an uptick in productivity on the Maps, but will excite few …
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Vive la graphic adventure! Broken Sword makes a dazzling iPhone debut. Revolution Software I’m old enough to remember the heyday of graphic adventures. Space Quest, The Secret of Monkey Island, Full Throttle–these were the inventive, engaging point-and-click pastimes of my youth. Alas, the genre died out years ago, but every now and then we see a flicker of resurgence–like when …
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Now playing: Watch this: Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS 5:02 Greetings, sports fans. We’re proud to present another cell phone Prizefight. This time we threw the iPhone 3GS into the ring with the new kid on the smartphone block, the Google Android-equipped Nexus One from HTC. It goes without saying that each of these handsets packs a powerful punch. The …
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Comcast reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results as it continued to poach telephone customers from incumbent carriers and bolstered its high-speed Internet subscriber base. The cable giant, which will become one of the larger media players if it closes its purchase of NBC Universal, delivered fourth-quarter earnings of 33 cents a share, up from 14 cents a year ago. That sum includes …
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Strong financial results from Internet infrastructure equipment maker Cisco Systems are a good sign that the economic recovery is under way. The company on Wednesday reported that profits for its second fiscal quarter, which ended January 23, were up 23 percent compared to a year ago. The company reported profits of $1.9 billion, or 32 cents a share. A year …
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Finally, the Nexus One gets an OS update that gives it multitouch. The update also brings 3G connectivity improvements and access to Google Goggles. We also discuss the latest Android news, such as the Motorola Devour from Verizon Wireless, a possible new direct-from-Google phone from Motorola, an AT&T 3G version of the Nexus One, and a couple of new Android …
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The Samsung T139 Mayon was revealed Wednesday on Samsung’s Web site, but we have not yet heard of a formal announcement. The entry-level clamshell phone will have a VGA camera, space for 300 phone book entries, Bluetooth, A-GPS, a speakerphone, and surprisingly, an HTML browser. No word on pricing or availability, but this information will be coming to T-Mobile sometime …
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Clues are being discovered in hardware and software that are leading to more speculation that the iPad can support a front-facing iSight camera. According to Mission:Repair’s blog, the site received a shipment of parts used to repair the iPad. Inside that shipment, they found a metal internal iPad frame with what appeared to be a “spot” for a camera. The …
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Apple has released an update for the iPhone SDK, bringing the current version of the SDK to 3.1.3. The new SDK 3.1.3 includes Xcode, which is available in versions that are compatible with Leopard and Snow Leopard for iPhone and iPod Touch developers. The SDK update, according to information we received from a developer, is required if you plan on …
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Give your ears a treat with the awesome new This American Life app. Rick Broida I’m a giant fan of public radio show “This American Life,” and I’m not alone: it’s long held the No. 1 spot on the iTunes podcast charts. That being the case, you might wonder why there’s now an app for that. Simple: This American Life, …
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Sarah Tew/CNET The launch of the Nexus One hasn’t exactly been a smooth one, what with all the issues around upgrade pricing, early termination fees, and 3G issues. However, here’s some news that’s sure to bring smiles to Nexus One owners. On Tuesday, Google announced that it has begun rolling out an over-the-air software update that will not only provide …
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One of the biggest cell phone trends of 2009 was the rapid rise of quick messaging handsets. Not quite a smartphone and made for more than making calls, quick messaging models like the Samsung Impression typically offer QWERTY keyboards, support for 3G networks, and a full HTML browser. And depending on the carrier, GPS, streaming video, and music downloads may …
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On Tuesday, Sony Ericsson announced the latest addition to its Greenheart series of eco-friendly phones, the Sony Ericsson Aspen. However, it’s not the green angle that’s catching people’s attention (though it certainly is a plus), it’s the fact that the Aspen is the first smartphone to run Windows Mobile 6.5.3. This update to Microsoft’s mobile operating system brings additional enhancements …
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Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo is set to demonstrate a prototype handset based on high-speed wireless data technology LTE later this month, according to its handset partner, NEC. NEC said on Monday that NTT will demonstrate the handset receiving streaming high-resolution video across an LTE network at Mobile World Congress, which kicks off February 15 in Barcelona. According to NEC, the …
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