Aliph wasn’t the only headset manufacturer to make an announcement at the D: Dive Into Mobile event. Plantronics introduced a new Bluetooth headset, the Voyager Pro UC. Essentially a rejiggering of its popular Voyager Pro Plus, the new headset now has an intelligent sensor technology which allows it a new set of features. Plantronics Voyager …
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December, 2010
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9 December
Infinity Blade to add multiplayer with Game Center, new areas and weapons
We’re massive fans of Infinity Blade — the eye-meltingly gorgeous iPhone game that was unleashed on the App Store today. We’ve written up a proper review (hint: we like it), but already it looks as if Infinity Blade fans might be in for some rather tasty updates in the near future. As videogamer.com spotted, in the ‘coming soon’ section of …
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9 December
Sprint’s rugged Sanyo Taho
Sprint added another rugged phone to its stable today with the Sanyo Taho E4100. Made by Kyocera but marketed under the Sanyo name, the Taho is built to the usual military-grade standards. The flip phone shows a tough shell with rubber sidings that’s made to withstand dust, shock, vibration, extreme temperatures, blowing rain, and a 30-minute dunking in 3.28 feet …
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9 December
Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 Froyo update arrives on T
Samsung Galaxy S users on T-Mobile and 3 who’ve been waiting for an update to Android 2.2 Froyo can stop holding their breath. According to the networks, it’s finally here, after months of waiting. The update was announced on the T-Mobile forums yesterday, after a 1 December launch led to some teething problems. T-Mobile told us that some users weren’t seeing the update on …
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9 December
LG flip
After a false start, LG has confirmed it will upgrade the Optimus One handset from Android 2.2 to 2.3, but hasn’t announced a specific timeline. LG confirmed the decision in a statement which read, “LG will upgrade all Optimus One smartphones currently using the Froyo OS to the next version of the Android OS, Gingerbread. Details of the upgrade schedule …
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9 December
Minor software updates hitting Droid, Droid X
Verizon is in the midst of rolling out software updates to two of its popular smartphones, the Droid and Droid X. Each of these updates are minor, so don’t expect Gingerbread just yet. However, keeping with its tradition, Verizon has created a Web page designed to help educate its customers and walk them through the update, should they need the …
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9 December
Hands
Back in September, beloved gadget seller ThinkGeek announced the TK-421 iPhone Case with Flip-Out Keyboard. At the time, I was jazzed about the idea of trading my iPhone’s cramped onscreen keyboard for a roomy set of tactile keys. Now that I’ve had the chance to try them out, I’m still jazzed about the idea–just not the execution. The TK-421 provides …
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9 December
Android Atlas Weekly 27: The best Android Tablet yet (podcast)
We try to answer the question, should you buy the Nexus S, take a detailed look at Gingerbread, and the best Android Tablet yet. All that and more on this week’s edition of Android Atlas Weekly for Thursday, December 9th, 2010. Join Justin Eckhouse along side guest host, CNET Associate Editor, Antuan Goodwin. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 27: The …
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9 December
Gmail’s Priority Inbox improved for Android
Google’s Priority Inbox for Gmail has evidently been successful enough on the desktop that it’s now moved to the Android smartphone. The new Gmail for Android 2.3.2 (compatible with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and 2.3 (Gingerbread) better supports the “Priority Inbox” e-mail filtering tool by showing off tagged e-mails in a view dedicated to the feature. If you don’t currently use …
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9 December
Aliph introduces Jawbone Thoughts for the iPhone
Aliph, the maker of the Jawbone series of Bluetooth headsets, announced a new iPhone app recently at D: Dive Into Mobile, and it’s called Thoughts. A sort of sophisticated voice messaging platform, Thoughts is designed to bridge the disconnect between text messaging and voice communication. The power of asynchronous communication methods like texting, instant messaging, e-mail, and Facebook posts is …
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