Consumers who want to get a new Nexus One or a HTC Hero don’t have to throw away their existing phones. Instead they can trade their current devices for cash at the nearest Sprint store or just have the phone recycled in environmentally friendly way.
Former executives from RadioShack and Sprint have combined to create a [...]
Touchscreens on smartphones are great for surfing the internet or browsing photos but they can be frustrating if you want to type more than a few words.
A new app called ThickButtons for Android phones hopes to fix that by claiming to improve the accuracy of onscreen keyboards. The app says it will make it easier [...]
iTunes gifting has always been a nice, lazy way to wish a friend a happy birthday or holiday, but until now that feature has been exclusive to iTunes audio and video media. Now, Apple has added the ability to send iPhone apps as gifts.
After agreeing to the new iTunes Store terms and conditions, you’ll [...]
Two — no, three — things in life are sure: Death, taxes, and the fact that storage manufacturers will continue to cram ever-more ridiculous quantities of memory into tinier packages.
SanDisk announced a new 32-GB microSDHC card on Monday, effectively doubling the maximum storage capacity of the tiny, less-than-dime-sized memory chips found in many modern smartphones. [...]
If you’re a tech geek who longs for the past, the iMac steampunk mod above should cater to your fashionable hypocrisy. Hand crafted with oak and brass, the base cover sports a marble finish and will take you just “seconds” to install on your iMac, according to its maker Old Time Computer.
Covers are available for [...]
Three new phones–Palm’s Pre Plus, Pixi Plus and the Dell Aero smartphone–are set to debut on AT&T’s network.
The Palm phones are already available on Sprint and Verizon Wireless but AT&T will be the first to offer a Dell phone in the U.S.
The move is unlikely to turn struggling cellphone maker Palm’s fortunes but it could [...]
We’re all familiar with the stereotyped image of the old-school movie director. Clad in jodhpurs, a monocle and a French beret, he would spot a possible scene and frame it in his fingers, or lift a fancy viewfinder to his face. Well guess what? Now there’s an app for that.
Viewfinder (and the more expensive Viewfinder [...]
Buying USB cables is like buying plastic shopping bags: both normally come free with a purchase (and both end up stuffed into the back of a cupboard or drawer). But Gonglue Jiang’s USB cable concept design would actually get me to part with some cash.
The cables solve the problem of overloaded USB ports without resorting [...]
Amazon has announced Kindle Apps for Tablet Computers (including Kindle for iPad), a rather polished e-reader application that both makes the Kindle itself look rather old-fashioned and explains why last week’s Mac version was so unfinished: The Amazon developers have clearly been spending all their time on this instead.
The app offers all the usual Kindle [...]
BMW’s M-Series branding is rapidly turning from a guarantee of extra engineering (and speed) into a badge which can be applied to anything in order to get fools to pay top-dollar for otherwise everyday gear. Exhibit A: The BMW M Bike.
The M Bike is a slightly upgraded variant of BMW’s mountain and cruiser bike range, [...]