January, 2010

• 14 January

  Will 3D without glasses ever be anything more than a headache?

  

  3D this, 3D that. For the love of all dimensions, will everyone just stop going on about it? Sadly, no. It appears that for whatever reason, people are obsessed with 3D. Either they hate it and moan about it all the time, or they think it’s the bee’s knees, and wish their whole lives were …

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• 13 January

  Verizon looks for more revenue in wireless data

  

  Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless provider, is reportedly revamping its existing wireless data prices and is considering implementing a usage-based billing model for its upcoming 4G wireless services as it tries to squeeze out more revenue from wireless data services. Starting January 18, Verizon is expected to tweak its wireless data plan for what it considers its “3G multimedia” …

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• 13 January

  Keep your gloves on with the ViewRanger sat

  

  We’re snowed in at Crave Towers today, huddled around a cheerfully crackling fire of old PC magazines while we spin tales of gadget glory. But we could be out making fresh tracks in the snow with ViewRanger, the off-road sat-nav app for mobile phones. ViewRanger, which works on Symbian S60 phones, including the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97 and Samsung …

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• 13 January

  Hands on: Pocket BLU app serves up Blu

  

  Here’s a neat idea: an app that links your iPhone or iPod Touch to whatever Blu-ray movie you’re watching and serves up extra content, a remote control, a soundtrack listing, and even Facebook integration so you can tell friends about the movie. Pocket BLU is that app. It’s free, it works, and it’s pretty cool–but it suffers from two major …

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• 13 January

  You Review: JoikuSpot Premium Symbian Wi

  

  Continuing our irregular series of user reviews, forum regular David Gilson tests the Symbian S60 app JoikuSpot, which turns your S60 phone into a wireless hotspot. Take it away, David… Mobile providers spit out terms such as ‘tethering‘ and ‘mobile modem’ as dirty words. But used carefully, it makes perfect sense to use your mobile phone’s Internet connection as a …

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• 13 January

  AT&T to sell Moto Backflip March 7?

  

  We know that AT&T will get its first Google Android handsets this year, and now we might have an idea when the first model will come. Android blog Phandroid is reporting this afternoon that the Motorola Backflip is slated for a March 7 launch. Motorola Backflip Bonnie Cha/CNET According to a source, the smartphone will cost $324 before any carrier …

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• 13 January

  Dialed in 110: Lessons for Android (podcast)

  

  We’re finally back in San Francisco and New York, and boy are we glad. In this show, we recap CES, discuss the latest iPhone rumor, and have some wise words for Google about Android. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In 110: Lessons for Android 32:52 Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with …

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• 12 January

  HTC Hero gets unofficial upgrade to Android 2.1 Eclair

  

  HTC Hero owners have been twiddling their thumbs waiting for an upgrade to the phone’s Google Android operating system. If you just can’t wait any longer, you can rocket straight past Android 1.6 Donut and unofficially upgrade to Android 2.1 Éclair yourself, thanks to good old-fashioned hackers. It’s a treat we’ve been hoping for ever since we saw leaked screenshots …

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• 12 January

  Zinio app brings magazines to iPhones…and perhaps iSlates?

  

  Digital-magazine publisher Zinio just released an eponymous app for the iPhone and iPod Touch (iTunes link), meaning you can now read electronic editions of Automobile, PC Magazine, Popular Science, and other pubs on the go. Very interesting timing, no? It can’t be a coincidence that the app arrives mere weeks before the iTablet, iSlate, iPad, or whatever Apple calls the …

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• 12 January

  On Call: Android’s biggest flaw

  

  In just a few months the Google Android operating system has come a long way. We’ve seen a steady flow of new handsets and new updates, the Android Market has grown, and the OS took center stage at CES 2010. Since last September, I’ve welcomed these developments. I like Android and the ideas of openness and customer choice that it …

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