August, 2010

• 3 August

  Reaction to RIM choice: Why AT&T again?

  

  BlackBerry fans have much to be happy about when it comes to the new BlackBerry Torch, but few applauded Research In Motion for choosing AT&T as the exclusive U.S. carrier for the new phone. Almost immediately during the live blog of the news on CNET’s Web site, readers posting comments at the bottom of the …

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• 3 August

  Vodafone’s Desire update brings unexpected apps

  

  HTC Desire owners on Vodafone’s U.K. network received an over-the-air update early Tuesday that came with some unexpected features. No, it wasn’t Android 2.2, code-named Froyo, which brings with it considerable speed updates, home screen enhancements, and tweaks that make it easier to update and manage installed applications. Instead, it was a handful of Vodafone-branded applications, a new Vodafone-branded restart …

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• 3 August

  Facebook for Android catching up to iPhone Facebook?

  

  Facebook for Android updated to version 1.3.0 on Tuesday, and while we wouldn’t say that it’s as elegant and accessible as Facebook for iPhone, the Android version is absolutely improving. A done-up interface greets you on boot-up, with seven icons for your news feed, profile, friends, photos, message in-box, events (like birthdays), and pending friend requests. The latter two are …

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• 3 August

  RIM bets big on next

  

  For Research In Motion, the new BlackBerry 9800 is more than just its latest device. It’s an opportunity to show critics that the BlackBerry can stand up to likes of Apple’s iPhone and a flurry of new Google Android devices. With all the hype surrounding the iPhone and the various Android smartphones that have hit the market recently, it’s easy …

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• 3 August

  Saudi Arabia announces BlackBerry ban

  

  Saudi Arabia has ordered the country’s cell phone service providers to halt all BlackBerry services this week, the latest Mideast nation to announce moves to exercise greater control over data sent by the Research In Motion phones. The country’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) on Tuesday asked Saudi Telecom, Mobily, and Zain Saudi Arabia to suspend service to BlackBerry …

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• 3 August

  Savoring Froyo

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Tasting Froyo 4:44 Bright and early this morning, just as RIM was announcing the new BlackBerry Torch, I downloaded the hefty Android 2.2 “Froyo” update to the already impressive HTC Evo 4G. As I said last week, Sprint is pushing Froyo out to Evo customers beginning Tuesday, and expects to be fully rolled-out by the middle …

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• 3 August

  Samsung promises update for Vibrant and Captivate GPS issue

  

  Samsung has promised a fix for the GPS issue affecting its Vibrant and Captivate smartphones. When we’ll see that fix, however, is another story. “Samsung Mobile is aware that under certain conditions, the GPS on our launched U.S. Galaxy S devices may not be meeting performance expectations,” Samsung spokesman Kim Titus told CNET. “We are diligently evaluating the situation and …

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• 3 August

  BlackBerry Torch first impressions

  

  Now playing: Watch this: RIM BlackBerry Torch (AT&T) 2:19 As expected, RIM and AT&T introduced the RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 on Tuesday morning, the first device to run BlackBerry OS 6 and also RIM’s first slider phone. Even before the great unveiling, some were already calling the Torch RIM’s “iPhone killer” and though we’d rather never hear that term again, …

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• 3 August

  CNET UK Editors’ Choice winners July 2010

  

  Strangely for a summer month, July saw a fabulous crop of home-cinema equipment hit our reviews section, with some superb tech to keep people indoors, whatever their budget. If you really insist on going outside, a very fine compact camera and some earphones also won our highly competitive Editors’ Choice award. V HD We love the V HD box because …

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• 3 August

  Virgin Media wants to kill Project Canvas with complaint to Ofcom

  

  Virgin Media has put down its cocktail long enough to file a complaint against Project Canvas, the BBC-led consortium developing a free-to-view Web TV standard. Virgin reckons Canvas is anti-competitive, and is too closed-off to allow others in the broadcast industry to give every company their own distinctive branded version. There are two versions of this story: Virgin Media — …

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