Hewlett-Packard landed Palm by raising its bid following interest from other suitors after intellectual property and a potential licensing arrangement for the WebOS. The proxy statement, which sparked a good bit of discussion, provides an interesting read on how HP landed Palm. Simply put, HP almost fell short of acquiring Palm. Palm outlines the process …
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Hello singles! The Members tab shows a list of potential dates in one long page. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET I tried downloading the app to my iPad and immediately found out that my account, which I created a year ago for my previous post on the iPhone version, couldn’t be used to log in. This is interesting as it still …
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As Google gets ready to unveil Android 2.2 “Froyo” at Google I/O next week, Sprint announced that the Android 2.1 update is finally available for the Samsung Moment. Download instructions are posted on Sprint’s Web site as well as a list of update features. These include Google Maps with Navigation, voice-to-text entry, live wallpaper and such improvements as increased speed …
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To paraphrase the Soup Nazi: No Wi-Fi sync for you! A couple of weeks ago we brought you the tantalizing news of an app called, simply enough, Wi-Fi Sync. Its promise: to wirelessly sync your iPhone, iPod, or iPad. Late Thursday I received word from developer Greg Hughes on the app’s sad (but not entirely unexpected) fate: Wi-Fi Sync was …
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Google admitted in a blog post Friday that it has been snooping on Wi-Fi users as its Street View cars have been riding around neighborhoods throughout the world collecting data for its mapping service. In a blog post, the company said it has parked its Street View cars and stopped collecting data after it realized that it has been inadvertently …
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Google’s adding some advanced new features to its Android operating system in the latest version — 2.2, deliciously codenamed Froyo. USB tethering and the ability to act as a Wi-Fi hot-spot will be included in the next update, TechCrunch reports, meaning you can use your phone’s 3G connection to pump the Internets to your laptop. Frozen yoghurt is clearly Google’s …
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Channel Nine and SBS have been granted licences for 3D TV trial broadcasts for the period of the FIFA World Cup and the rugby league State of Origin. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has granted the two television networks and its affiliates “scientific” trial licences for broadcasting in high definition 3D. Cities covered by the trial are Sydney, …
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The heads of the big TV companies are in Los Angeles this week, and all of them are making an effort to publicly embrace the brave new world of video. Not freaked out by it at all, OK? Here’s Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, for instance, showing off a forthcoming iPad app that allows you to program and control your TV …
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TechCrunch is reporting today that Android 2.2 “Froyo” will feature built-in USB tethering and Wi-Fi hot-spot capability. This is exciting news for Android users as it could potentially provide all phones with one of the great selling features of the forthcoming HTC Evo 4G from Sprint. For those unfamiliar, mobile hot spots allow users to share their Internet connection with …
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We just got our hot little hands on the LG Ally here at CNET, so before we delve into the review, we wanted to give you a quick overview of the first LG Android phone to hit U.S. shores. Despite its ties to the futuristic superhero action flick “Iron Man 2,” the LG Ally doesn’t exactly surprise us when it …
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