The Motorola Droid 3 may be set to launch in the US next month, according to an inside source who spoke to Techno Buffalo. If it makes it to the UK it could follow previous droids and become the Milestone 3. The Droid 3 could include a 4-inch, qHD (quarter high definition) touchscreen — 360×640 …

Microsoft already previewed some of the new business capabilities coming to Windows Phone via its impending Mango update, but it looks like that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Speaking at the Japanese Microsoft Developer Forum 2011, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed that the company has added more than 500 new features to its mobile operating system, which are set …

Imagine that you’re searching for a restaurant or for a movie time on your iPhone, but instead of receiving a long list of links, you see thumbnail images for Web sites instead. Meet Do@ (doo-at) (download), a newly launched iPhone freebie that does just that. With Do@, search results aren’t just thumbnails for pages you have to load, they’re active …

It’s not much of a stretch to say that the Amazon tablet has become one of the worst-kept secrets in the Android universe. These last few months have seen rumors and hints coming from all angles, including a coy statement from CEO Jeff Bezos. As we move into the second half of the year, when the tablets are expected to …

Verizon will launch or expand its 4G LTE wireless coverage to over a dozen new markets on June 16, the carrier announced today in a series of press releases. Among the cities to receive Verizon’s faster data coverage are: Salt Lake City, Utah; Spokane, Wash.; Madison and Milwaukee, Wis.; Hartford, Conn.; Boise, Idaho; Sacramento, Calif.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Springfield, …

The chairman of the House oversight committee wants more information from the Federal Communications Commission about how commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker got her new job lobbying for Comcast, The Wall Street Journal reported late last week. FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker FCC Rep. Darrell Issa (R.-Calif.) sent a letter on May 18 asking FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski several questions about …

E-readers are seeing a real boost in the Australian marketplace; however, many Australians are still wary to adopt this unfamiliar technology. Here we answer some common questions to help demystify the e-reading experience. Want to check out the e-readers available and make a comparison before you buy? Head on over to our round-up of the best e-readers in Australia. BeBook …

NEW YORK–The New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue turns 100 years old on Monday. As part of the centennial celebration, 500 people spent the night in the library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Friday finding clues as part of a scavenger hunt designed by game developer Jane McGonigal and collectively writing a 600-page book in a single night. And …

Today’s launch of the Quick Tap contactless mobile-payments service means Orange customers with a compatible phone can now pay for goods at some 50,000 UK stores by simply tapping their handset on a payment reader. A rebranded version of the Samsung Tocco Lite, the Tocco Quick Tap, is the first Orange handset to include the near-field communication (NFC) chip and custom software required …

Are customers ready to drop $500 for this 7-inch tablet? HTC Best Buy announced late yesterday that it will begin offering a Wi-Fi version of the HTC Flyer on Sunday, May 22. The retail giant is already taking preorders for the 7-inch tablet, which sells for $499.99. The Flyer runs Android 2.3 with a tablet-optimized version of HTC’s Sense UI, …