Posts Tagged ‘internet’

If you're one of the trendy hipsters driving a Smart Fortwo , here's another way of pimping up your ride: Daimler has announced a Q2 2010 launch for its Smart Drive kit for the iPhone . As pictured above, the kit consists of a cradle for handsfree communication plus charging, and an app that "combines all the features needed on the road" by the ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Computers , Web Political blog The Hill may have called the recent announcement by Peter Orszag, the White House budget director, that the government is saddled with "outdated technology" a "startling admission," but it sounds to us like old news. As of January 2008, the Bureau of Indian Affairs still lacked Internet access, and during the transition from campaign ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Computers , TV , Web , CES-2010 Yesterday, at Intel's CES keynote, Paul Otellini unveiled the AppUp Center, similar to the iTunes App Store but geared toward netbooks and MIDs (Mobile Internet Device). While our friends at Engadget were busy wondering " why you would need an app store for a Windows netbook ," and while The Register was ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , BlackBerry , BlackBerry 101 Well, it looks like our friends at RIM are having a bit of trouble again, as its BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) suffered a second outage in as many months. BlackBerry owners across North America were swearing at their devices this morning as many e-mails were delayed or failed to send entirely thanks to the failure. ... Full story

You had to know this was coming. That Android 2.1 OS that's been circulating inside the Google 's ultra-exclusive Nexus One has hit the internet, and thanks to some clever hackery, you can now theoretically put the update on your Droid handset. We say theoretically, of course, because it's not quite a perfect rip. DIY instructions were briefly posted on Sholes.info but have since ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone , Web , Social Networking Aside from war, sex is almost always the driving force behind technological advancements. The adoption of VHS, the popularization of webcams, the ability to stream video, and the proliferation of the Internet, in general, have all been propelled by people's need to get their rocks off. So Rachel Kramer Bussel, of the Daily ... Full story

Even in a world full of racket, it seems that the squeaky wheel still gets the grease. In yet another blow to this whole "cloud" agenda, a vocal segment of Palm users began to notice that information transferred from their online Palm Profile was only a fraction of what it should have been. Today, both Palm and Sprint have issued a joint statement acknowledging ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones By now, you'd have to live under a rock to be unaware of the dangers of texting while driving . There have been more studies on the subject than we can count. Despite raising awareness, all this information isn't doing much to change drivers' behavior. According to MSNBC , the Pew Internet & American Life Project recently released a study ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones While it's hard for us to imagine, there's still a small segment of those who don't have a cell phone . They claim life is simpler when you can't be reached all the time, but we beg to differ. Have you ever tried meeting a friend without a cell phone for drinks? According to The New York Times , a ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones While it's hard for us to imagine, there's still a small segment of those who don't have a cell phone . They claim life is simpler when you can't be reached all the time, but we beg to differ. Have you ever tried meeting a friend without a cell phone for drinks? According to The New York Times , a ... Full story

Having been only two weeks since we posted the best alternatives to the iPod , Archos, one of the frontrunners, had to go and release their new Archos 5 Internet Tablet. It is a pretty amazing device that promises incredible possibilities. So what makes this new device so special? Several reasons, but the first standout is Android. With the many pre-installed application (ranging from ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , Android We'd heard that Archos had teased an Android-based phone when it launched the new Archos 5 Internet Tablet , and now we have video proof. We don't speak French well enough to translate what's being said here (or, really, translate anything other than "le singe conduit l'autobus") but that spec sheet isn't too hard to figure out: we're looking ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking According to the Facebook blog , the social networking service now has 65 million active mobile users, which is about a quarter of the current 250 million active users of the social network around the world.. The first mobile version of Facebook launched in 2006, and as more and more people have started connecting to ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Feeling a need to literally show your love, as opposed to just texting sweet nothings to a special someone? What if you could turn your kind words into a warm blanket of affection in which a cherished person could wrap themselves? Sounds like romantic talk, but this is actually the notion behind Distance Lab's newest experiment in communications . Earlier ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , ATT , Apple Whoa -- we were just sent AT&T response to the FCC's investigation into the rejection of Google Voice apps from the iPhone app store, and Ma Bell isn't pulling any punches: according to the letter, AT&T "had no role in any decision by Apple to not accept the Google Voice application." That puts the ball pretty firmly ... Full story

Filed under: Software , Android While Apple was busy batting away the FCC with its litany of reasons why its app approval process is totally hunky-dory, Google was apparently having it's own VoIP-related firefight. It seems that an article in the USA Today which hit newsstands this morning alleges that the internet giant sought to block (dare we say reject) a full Skype application ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , ATT , Apple Well, that was fast. Just one week after hitting the scene, Qik for iPhone 3GS has been updated to move that nasty "WiFi only" restriction, meaning you can now stream your videos to the internet over a 3G network. We just tried it ourselves and, sure enough, it works like a charm. After you've read through all ... Full story

Filed under: Software , RIM , BlackBerry OS Lackluster Gmail support has been a real pain point for BlackBerry users, and we've really been hoping that this new " Enhanced Gmail Plug-in " would solve all that. It's out as of today, and we've certainly gotten some improvements, like support for archiving messages, marking spam and managing labels / stars. Unfortunately, these new management ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Cell phones have been steadily decreasing in size for some time now, but the soon-to-be-released Sony Ericsson Jalou takes the mobile minimization to a whole new (tiny) level. The three-ounce, minuscule phone measures less than two inches from top to bottom, less than one inch across, and less than one centimeter deep. Despite its Lilliputian stature , the phone also, ... Full story

Netbooks are an emerging market of laptops that focus primarily on Internet access such as browsing, e-mailing, and cloud computing. In a sea of sameness, it becomes the minute details that make one Netbook better or worse than another. When looking for a new netbook it is important to take into consideration the less advertised features: keyboard size and feel, camera megapixels, and battery size. ... Full story

Last month I suffered the ultimate geek distress - an Internet and cable outage for over a week. It inspired me to air my frustrations here , and the silver lining of the whole situation is that someone at Comcast saw my post and responded with a tip: if you're ever feeling like you're getting nowhere with the customer service on the phone, you ... Full story

There's no doubt about it: Technology is frustrating . When it quits, combusts, and dies at the most inopportune moments, we have to remain calm and remember how helpful it is when it's working. Your cell phone is a mini calendar, alarm clock, inbox, parking space locator and mp3 player all in one. And that laptop - well, it's your key to organization. Be thankful ... Full story

Filed under: Audio/Video , Cell Phones , Columns , Editor's Picks , iPod , iPhone , Windows Software , Mac Software , Reviews , Downloads Handbrake What it does : Handbrake converts DVDs and other videos into formats for easy sharing between your computers or loading onto a portable device or console. What we like about it : Handbrake is dead simple to use, ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web When's the most embarrassing moment possible for your cell phone to ring? During a church service? How about a college lecture? A funeral, maybe? Nope, nope, and nope. Try being the poor sap whose phone not only rang, but quacked , during a recent press conference by President Obama . During a live broadcast of a speech about ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web Many emerging nations have cellular access, but Internet service is still fleeting, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. In an attempt to disseminate information to Ugandans, Google has teamed up with African cell provider MTN to distribute information, free-of-charge, via text message to a culture that is text -- but not Internet -- savvy. The program, which teams the American ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , BlackBerry , iPhone President Obama may have ushered in the era of the BlackBerry at the White House, but plenty of folks who work for him use iPhones on the side. "The White House is officially BlackBerry, though many folks also own iPhones," said Aneesh Chopra, the first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Director for Technology in the White ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones With story after story of outrageous cell phone bills, you'd think people would know better. But with online bill payment services, we often only give a quick glance to our statements, enter our credit card information, and never give it a second thought. After reading about the recent troubles of one California man, though, we'll be sure to look a ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Visionaries Imagine a world where plugging in your gadgets to charge them is a thing of the past. And we're not talking about "wireless" chargers, like the Palm Pre's Touchstone , which still require some sort of physical contact. No, according to Technology Review , Nokia is working on technology that would collect ambient electromagnetic radiation to slowly charge ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Advice , Editor's Picks , iPhone , Mobile Phones The whole Internet, it seems, is currently fawning over the new iPhone 3GS . That's partially because the device seems to be a worthy upgrade to the iPhone 3G . (We're not sure we'd call it a successor, since it will be sold alongside the existing handset; it's more like ... Full story

It was in 1976 when Mattel first introduced a handheld gaming console with Auto Race. However, it was in 1989 that this device reached mainstream popularity with Nintendo’s release of the Game Boy. Since then, manufacturers have released a wide variety of handheld game consoles which have captured the attention of gamers and the interest of non-gamers. Twenty Five years ago, Tetris was finished ... Full story