Version 1.5.0 of the MobileNavigator comes with Panoramic 3D map view that show accurate terrain of the area including elevation, shadow, and geographic images. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET As promised, on Tuesday Navigon released another major update for itsiPhone MobileNavigator app, version 1.5.0, to add three more features to the already feature-rich navigator application. The …
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Google and Verizon Communications have teamed up once again to ask the Federal Communications Commission to take it easy on regulating the Internet. On Tuesday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg co-authored an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal praising aspects of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, which will provide a road map for policymakers and …
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Josh Miller/CNET After what must seem like an eternity to Motorola Droid owners, Android 2.1 could start rolling out to handsets this afternoon. That is, of course, provided you believe the Engadget report from today. The site got its hands on an internal Verizon e-mail that was sent out early this morning, and, from what we can tell, all signs …
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Hard Candy and other accessory manufacturers have to build their own iPads to design their cases in time for launch. CNET When the iPad is released on April 3, that wonderful cottage industry known as the accessories market will swing into high gear and try to capitalize on the popularity of Apple’s hot new device. But unless you’re Stephen Colbert …
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Back in February, Sling Media, now owned by Echostar, finally got permission to allow users of its SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone app to stream video over AT&T’s 3G network instead of just Wi-Fi. We’ve been playing around with the updated app for a little while and are happy to report that it works as well as it does on other …
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Apple Apple has released the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK Gold Master version not long after its release of Beta 5 version last week, finalizing the company’s preparations for this Saturday’s iPad release. The Gold Master version, what Apple calls software it deems ready for public use, of the SDK is a significant milestone since it is the first release of …
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We’ve already told you about the Samsung Corby and the CorbyTXT and CorbyPro, but now Samsung has added the Corby Mate. Also called the GT-B3310, the Corby Mate has a slider design with a full QWERTY keyboard. You can get it in two color schemes: teal and black or silver and black. Features on the unlocked quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) world …
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The BBC Trust has suspended development of Auntie’s iPhone apps while it considers the potential effect on the market. The apps, announced last month at Mobile World Congress, would have delivered rich news and sport content direct to your iPhone. Rival media organisations, headed by the Newspaper Publishing Association, howled in protest at the mooted apps, saying they would hamper …
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Houston is the latest city to get Clearwire’s 4G WiMax service, the company announced Monday. Both Clearwire and its partner, Sprint Nextel, will be offering 4G wireless service in Houston. Clearwire, which is backed by Sprint, cable giants Comcast and Time Warner Cable, as well as Intel and Google, has been building its nationwide 4G wireless network for over a …
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The free Kid Care app is a dream come true for worried parents. Self Care Decisions You know what they say about parenting: It’s the hardest job you’ll ever love. Of course, you might love it a little more if it weren’t so flippin’ hard all the time. So let’s hear it for all the iPhone apps designed to make …
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