February, 2011

• 3 February

  Survey: T

  

  Users of T-Mobile are the most satisfied customers among the top four wireless carriers in the U.S., according to new data out today from J.D. Power and Associates. Grabbing a score of 758 out of 1,000 for customer satisfaction, T-Mobile managed to outshine Verizon Wireless, which scored 743. That left Sprint-Nextel in third place with …

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• 3 February

  Windows Phone 7 update incoming: Copy’n’paste but no multi

  

  Frustrated Windows Phone 7 users itching for a software update still don’t know when it will arrive, but at least they know what’s in it. Microsoft has published details of the first WP7 update on its website. Here’s the good news: copy’n’paste functionality will be included, working in much the same way as it does on the iPhone. “Tap a …

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• 3 February

  Brother vs. brother: Verizon iPhone speed test results

  

  Verizon’s iPhone 4, same as the old one? Josh P. Miller/CNET Editor’s note: The “A few notes about the tests” section was added to make the testing methodology clearer. Soon the iPhone 4 will be available to everyone who patiently waited (years, for some) for Apple to offer it through a service provider with a better service history. Over the …

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• 3 February

  Monty Python’s Cow Tossing: Fetchez la vache!

  

  Monty Python Cow Tossing offers some unique twists on Angry Birds, but comes up short in the graphics, sound, and humor departments. Zed Worldwide Talk about a can’t-miss idea: an Angry Birds-style game based on the cult classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Instead of flinging birds at pigs, you fling French cows (and other presumably French barnyard animals) …

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• 3 February

  iPad 2 ‘spotted’ in the wild as Apple job ad fuels camera speculation

  

  If you saw someone clutching an iPad 2 at an Apple press event, what would you do? Well, obviously you’d take the owner to the nearest Bavarian bar and get the beers in. But you’d take a photo first, wouldn’t you? Sadly, if you’re “a Reuters eyewitness”, you wouldn’t. The news service claims its source spotted an iPad 2 at …

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• 3 February

  T

  

  Rumors of a dual-core Android smartphone from HTC began swirling today, thanks to information obtained by the blog AndroidAndMe. According to multiple sources, HTC should debut its first 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon handset in May. The handset, which carries the code-name Pyramid, is said to feature a 4.3-inch qHD display and support for HSPA+ connectivity. TmoNews has confirmed on its end …

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• 3 February

  Can 3D movies and games damage your eyes, or those of your children?

  

  3D might be the latest sensation in town, but sometimes humanity does things without thinking of their potential impact on our future selves. That GM goat they mixed with spider DNA, for example — eugh. So are all we all risking blindness by gawping at 3D displays and movies through those dangerously uncool glasses? If you’ve ever spent time watching …

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• 2 February

  Comparing voice quality on the iPhone 4

  

  No matter how fancy a smartphone is, it’s not worth much if it doesn’t make decent calls. You may have music, apps, and the Internet, but connecting to a carrier’s network and enjoying satisfying audio clarity is much more important. For much of its life, AT&T’s iPhone hasn’t received rave reviews as a phone. Many users, particularly those in dense …

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• 2 February

  Virgin introduces Kyocera S2100 for PayLo

  

  If you use your phone primarily for making calls, you might not need unlimited text and data services. If so, you might be the sort of customer who would buy Virgin Mobile’s latest handset, the Kyocera S2100, recently launched under its cheaper PayLo prepaid service. The S2100 is as basic as it gets, with only a VGA camera and Bluetooth, …

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• 2 February

  Google announces Web

  

  Google has announced a new Web-based Android Market online store that will make it easier for people to get to new applications for their smartphones and tablets. Google’s Android Market for the Web CNET The announcement was made today at an event where Google is showing off the new Android 3.0 software known as Honeycomb, which is designed specifically for …

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