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Sprint, HTC Unveil First 4G Android Phone

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:00:21 +0000

Android superfactory HTC’s latest smartphone is a 4G device designed just for Sprint. The phone, called HTV Evo, is a feature-packed gadget that will have the distinction of being the first phone offered for a 4G network in the United States. The Evo has a 4.3-inch touchscreen (by comparison, the iPhone’s display is 3.5 inches, while [...]

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Developers, Websites Respond to iPhone App Payola Story

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:24:42 +0000

The iPhone community has reacted strongly to the news that some app review sites have pay-to-play policies. Wired.com last week reported on payola practices prevalent among several websites dedicated to reviewing iPhone apps. At least two authors of one site, TheiPhoneAppReview.com, recently required money from iPhone developers in exchange for reviews of their apps. Those demands were [...]

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With AT&T Femtocell, Your Coverage Troubles Could Be Over

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:41:18 +0000

The incessant complaints about AT&T’s poor voice and data services could soon come to an end, though at a cost of $150. AT&T on Wednesday announced the nationwide release of its 3G MicroCell, the company’s first femtocell. It’s a device that creates a tiny 3G data and voice signal for your personal use, eliminating AT&T’s network [...]

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Nyoombl Uses the TV for Video Conferencing

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:23:59 +0000

A tiny device promises to make video conferencing a better experience by using the TV that’s already in your living room. Nyoombl, an interestingly named startup, makes a gadget called Greypfroot that will sit on top of your TV and allow you to make calls from one TV to another or to a phone mobile or [...]

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MiFi Update Adds Movie and Music Streaming

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:19:59 +0000

Today Novatel, the people behind the miraculous little MiFi personal hotspot, announced Novadrive, a cloud storage service for MiFi owners. Boring. What it didn’t announce is way better: an update to the MiFi which adds media streaming to the iPod Touch or any other connected device. The update, demoed at the CTIA show and which will [...]

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Neat Hack: Binder-Clip Cable-Keepers

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:50:26 +0000

This one is more for the life-hacking crowd than the gadget-loving crowd, but the simplicity, ingenuity and plain good-looks of this little cable management hack make it worth showing off. It also plays right into my cable-tidying obsession, meaning I couldn’t not post it. This binder-clip cable-saver comes from David Rudolf Bakker in the Netherlands, and [...]

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8-Bit Hanger Brings Mouse Pointer Into Your Home

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:28:38 +0000

My mother told me that it’s rude to point. Then again, we’re English, so pretty much everything is considered to be rude or inconsiderate to somebody. As a nation, we are uptight except when drunk. The 8-Bit Hanger, then, should never be sold in Blighty, as these pixelated pointy fingers would be the equivalent of [...]

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Guitarbud Hooks Axe to iPhone

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:13:17 +0000

The Guitarbud from PRS is little more than a cable that takes the output from the jack of an electric guitar and splits it to headphones and an iPhone. But this simple accessory, if done right, could offer almost endless possibilities for guitarists. It all depends on which app you pump the sound into. The built-in [...]

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Preview: Instapaper Pro for iPad

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:36:31 +0000

Instapaper Pro, our favorite read-later iPhone application here at Gadget Lab, will be available for the iPad on day one. Over at the Instapaper blog, developer Marco Arment has posted screenshots and a great explanation of the problems facing developers without access to an actual, physical iPad. Instapaper Pro for iPad will be a universal app, [...]

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EcoCHARGE Wall-Wart: Slim On Power, Slim On Looks

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:26:22 +0000

I’ll admit it: I’m obsessed with power cables and wall-warts of all kinds. Maybe its because nobody made a good one yet, so nowhere can I buy a power-brick that will fit neatly into a strip without crowding out others, that will charge USB devices and switch off when it isn’t needed. I shall keep [...]

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