The Federal Communications Commission adopted this week new rules intended to protect consumers from nefarious broadband providers who in the future may monkey with rivals’ network traffic to boost usage of their own services. But what do these so-called Net neutrality rules mean for consumers? In this week’s Ask Maggie column, I try to answer …
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Join us as we foretell the future of Android. We discuss what will happen with GoogleTV, Android Market share in 2011, an Android Robot and of course an Android toaster. All that and more on this week’s 2011 prediction episode of Android Atlas Weekly. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 29: The future of Android explained 32:41 Podcast Your browser does …
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The Federal Communications Commission is a step closer to approving the $37 billion joint venture between Comcast and General Electric’s NBC Universal. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski gave his blessing today to the new joint venture, which was announced a year ago. He circulated an order among the four other FCC commissioners stating that he believes the venture, which will be …
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When Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg take the stage January 6 for a CES keynote, it’s expected that he’ll show off a broad range of LTE products and services. Both the dual-core LG smarpthone and the Motorola Honeycomb tablet should make an appearance, and we also look for the 4G LTE-ready HTC Thunderbolt. Previously known by other code names (Mecha and …
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Flash video on an iPad browser? You betcha. Skyfire has spent months creating browsers for iPhone and iPad that play back Flash video on the notoriously Flash-blocking devices. Skyfire for iPad is now available in the App Store for $4.99. The app follows the same path as its iPhone cousin in being able to play Flash video. The company uses …
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Navfree USA for iPhone offers turn-by-turn navigation, voice guidance, integrated Google search, and map updates for life–all for free. How is that possible, especially when competing apps from the likes of CoPilot, Navigon, and TomTom sell for upward of $50? The key lies in OpenStreetMap, Navfree’s user-built, open-source mapping system. Because OSM map data is free to use, developer Geolife …
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As someone who writes daily for iPhone Atlas, I look at a lot of apps. A lot of apps. I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t install a new one, if not two or three. Needless to say, favorites emerge. Which apps made the cut this year? Though it was nearly impossible to whittle them down to …
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Sprint customers with the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Curve 3G 9330 are getting an early Christmas gift with the BlackBerry OS 6 update. The update will arrive over the air, but if you absolutely musk peek you can go to RIM’s desktop manager, connect your handset, and download it manually. BlackBerry OS 6 first appeared last August in the RIM …
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If you’re thinking of picking up a simple cell phone for yourself or someone else, the relatively new AT&T F160 can be yours for free with a two-year service agreement. The ZTE-made F160 (it sounds like a Ford truck, doesn’t it?) has some nice midrange features. It’s a 3G world phone with Bluetooth 2.0. There’s a 3-megapixel camera with camcorder, …
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A handful of new PlayStation phone rumors surfaced this week, adding to a long list of unconfirmed reports surrounding the device. The latest gossip concerns the smartphone’s eventual name. According to information uncovered by Pocket-Now, Sony Ericsson has registered for trademarks on Xperia Play, Xperia Neo, Xperia Duo, and Xperia Arc. It’s possible that the Xperia Play could refer to …
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