Sending text messages while behind the wheel of a two-ton rolling death machine isn’t just dangerously distracting , it’s downright irresponsible. President Obama realized this back in October when he issued an executive order that would ban all federal employees from texting while driving
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Obama’s ban on federal workers’ texting and driving starts today
E-readers don’t always have to be stark slate’s of modern art and the Owen E1 E-Book is anything but. You just know by looking at it that it’s comfy to use and should fit into more pockets thanks to its rounded edges and smallish 5-inch screen. But it doesn’t matter, you probably won’t be able to buy it anytime soon.
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The Owen E1 E-Book reader brings some sexy curves to e-readers
The new Samsung Corby Pop is believed to be the cheaper version of the Corby S3650, which has been officially launched in India, early this month. This affordable Corby Pop will feature a 2.8-inch 320 x 240 pixels touchscreen display, a 1.3-megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, music playback, multi instant messaging, and 22MB of internal memory. The price tag of the affordable version of the S3650 is said to be about 7000INR or $150.
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Samsung Corby Pop: Affordable Version of Samsung Corby S3650
HTC’s new HD2 has already shipped into Asia and Europe back in November. The latest update is that it will soon arrive to T-Mobile early next year and will be the T-Mobile’s first smartphone to flaunt 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. This new phone has actually appeared in a leaked YouTube video which shows a new ROM version 2.01 and also a completely new feature of the Sense UI, which is the document tabs
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HTC HD2 for T-Mobile Leaked
When Nokia acquired Trolltech in January 2008 they outlined a clear strategy that they would build a Qt layer on top of both Maemo and Symbian so that developers could create applications that would be cross platform compatible: The acquisition of Trolltech will enable Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) to accelerate its cross-platform software strategy for mobile devices and desktop applications, and develop its Internet services business.
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Maemo, Symbian and Qt are facing internal strife; what was supposed to bind them is tearing them apart
I’m sure that everyone has perused through a National Geographic at least once in their life. Considering that the magazine is internationally recognized for its superior photography and adventurous reporting, you might be interested in knowing that every magazine is available on a portable hard drive. This special edition that you see here
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National Geographic is on a portable hard drive
Some of you might remember the supposed “porn app” for the iPhone that we reported on just yesterday. I have just heard that this app has been pulled. According to my source, these apps which were called “Pussy Lovers” and “Tits and Boobies” were not pulled because of their questionable titles
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Update on the supposed “porn app”
The US e-reader market is about to get one more player when Dulin’s Books brings its Boox 60 reader to the States in the middle of January. But even though it packs a lot of tech into its shell like W-Fi, Wacom technology, and a Webkit browser, chances are it won’t ever make it mainstream thanks to the Kindle , Nook , and Reader . Even still, the Boox 60 demands respect with an impressive spec list: microSDHC slot, Wi-Fi, 512MB of memory, 1,600mAh battery, MP3 playback, 6-inch touchscreen, text-to-speech and a dozen different support file formats
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The Dulin’s Books Boox 60 packs Wi-Fi into a $350, 6-inch e-reader
If there’s one card Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) could play to make Windows Mobile relevant again, it’s the Xbox card. A recent job posting pretty much spells out the plans for Windows phones in black and white: “We need a Principle Program Manager who can help drive the platform and bring Xbox LIVE enabled games to Windows Mobile
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Xbox LIVE to Integrate with Windows Mobile
Strength in all of Apple’s core business segments during the December quarter is likely to see the company breeze past already heightened expectations on Wall Street, investment bank Kaufman Bros. said Wednesday.
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Kaufman Bros ups Apple target on expectations of "blowout" Q1
Yesterday I touched on the rumored ‘ Palm Pre Plus ‘ which was spotted in the WiFi Certification Database . Rumors have been making the rounds about said device for some time now, due to launch on Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) in the new year.
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Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus Coming to Verizon in the New Year?
This label could point to a new 8GB iPhone 3GS, a replacement for the current $200 iPhone 3G. The picture was snapped by a German T-Mobile customer, David, and posted to the Apfeltalk forums. David was supposed to receive a refurbished 8BG iPhone 3G, the cheapest model in the iPhone lineup.
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Packaging Slip-Up Hints At New 8GB iPhone 3GS
Screenshots sent to Gizmodo from an anonymous source reveal the possible price and tariff details of the Nexus One Google phone, along with some extra hardware details. The Google-designed handset is expected to be launched at an invitation-only Android-themed special event on Tuesday January 5th. If these leaked pictures are correct, then the Nexus One will retail for $530 unlocked, ready to be used with any GSM carrier
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Rumor: Google Nexus One $530 Unlocked, $180 With Plan
The HypnosEye cellphone projector is the lowest tech solution you’ll find to the problem of throwing your cellphone’s video onto a nearby wall. It is also the only gadget in history that sports an “adjustment cushion”. First, here’s what the HypnosEye doesn’t do.
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Power-Free iPhone Projector: It’s All Done With Mirrors
It seems Palm ( NSDQ: PALM ) or its carrier partners are not super enthused about the Pixi prospects. The once famous Treo maker has revised its order from Compal Communications, bringing the total number of units ordered from 800,000 to 600,000
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Compal to ship 600,000 Palm Pixi phones in Q4 2009
LG has just announced the launch of its new LG Pastel SU410 handset in Korea. This new LG is sports a simple clamshell design that is sure to attract a majority fashionable individuals. Features of the SU410 are nothing to boast of as it comes with just regular goodies like a 2.8-inch WVGA internal display, an external LED display for notifications, a 2-megapixel camera, DMB TV tuner support , motion sensor, 2GB of internal memory, and an expandable microSD card slot that can hold up to 16GB
There’s an interesting post on Nielsen’s blog , showing which phones, sites and brands U.S. mobile users prefer. And the big winners are… (drums please)… Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) (along with YouTube), Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) and Yahoo
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Nielsen ranks top phones, sites and brands in the U.S. for 2009
Distimo and Skyhook Wireless have teamed up for a new report to show how location-based apps perform across mobile application stores. Without further ado, here are the highlights for November: Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL )’s AppStore has the largest proportion of paid location-based applications (57%) with Blackberry ( NSDQ: RIMM ) second (49%) and Google ( NSDQ: GOOG )’s Android Market third (21%).
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Distimo partners with Skyhook Wireless for location-based apps report; Launches appstores.info
junaio augmented reality client for the iPhone 3GS recently got a major update. Version 1.5 brings tons of improvements, including: Enhanced live overlay and local search features, relying on Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) Local Search to display POIs around you. New social features: rating and commenting on scenes generated by other users; scene sorting by popularity; share to Twitter via Twitpic; tagging of links, messages and notes; ability to publish content to multiple social networks.
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junaio 1.5 for iPhone brings better data search and overlay, new social capabilities and improved UI
Apple’s apparent filing for the “iSlate” trademark and purchase of the iSlate.com domain has some convinced that iSlate will be the official name of Apple’s rumored touchscreen tablet. Some more digging around led to the discovery of a trademark application for “iGuide,” which bears striking similarities to the iSlate application.
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iGuide and iSlate — Two Potential Name Candidates for an Apple Tablet?
Expectations that Google would jump into the smartphone business itself and directly challenge the iPhone are being squelched by reports that indicate that the company is really only putting its name on a new HTC device to be sold by T-Mobile, which will compete against the Verizon Motorola Droid instead.
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Google’s Nexus One takes on Droid as Apple’s iPhone App Store grows
Nokia said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple has been infringing on its patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers.
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Nokia lodges complaint alleging Apple in broad patent violation