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Google Maps for Android updated to 4.4, adds dedicated ‘Places’ for searching nearby

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:17:00 +0000

Ready to suck down your sixth Google Maps for Android update in the past six months? Good. Version 4.4 has just been shoved out into the bright, hopeful world that we call home, with this one bringing about an easier way to find places around you.

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Nokia Siemens picks up Motorola network infrastructure division for $1.2 billion

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:27:00 +0000

Nokia Siemens has just announced that it will be purchasing Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure for a cool $1.2 billion in cash. This comes on the heels of an announcement by Moto that it would be splitting the company in two, one for Mobile Devices and one for Broadband and Mobility Solutions. It’s clearly the company’s strong showing in both WiMAX and CDMA that Nokia Siemens is after, although The New York Times points out that integrating the 7,500-strong staff, manufacturing, supply lines, and multiple product lines will be quite a challenge

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Senator Chuck Schumer writes open letter to Steve Jobs, world is officially doomed

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:09:00 +0000

Look, we get it. There’s a problem with the iPhone’s antenna . But was the open letter to Jobs calling for a “clearly written explanation of the cause of the reception problem” and a “public commitment to remedy it free-of-charge” really necessary

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Yes, you can certainly scratch the iPhone 4

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:14:00 +0000

Well, this is not encouraging. The photo you’re seeing above is our leader Joshua’s iPhone 4 review unit, snapped by Ryan Block just moments ago. Ryan pointed out that there are some nasty scratches on the back of the phone

T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson announces his departure

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:09:00 +0000

It’s been a really uproarious week for CEOs in the tech community — and it looks like the fun is not quite over yet. Early this morning T-Mobile USA announced the departure of CEO Robert Dotson after 15 years with the company. His resignation will take effect in February of 2011, and he’ll stay on the company’s board until May, with former T-Mobile Deutschland CEO Philip Humm stepping in to fill his shoes.

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Apple acquires virtual assistant search app maker Siri

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:07:00 +0000

Apple has acquired Siri, a company that makes a virtual assistant app. Siri was inspired by DARPA’s CALO — the Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes — project.

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Nokia N8’s full spec sheet leaks, nothing shocking spied within

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:03:00 +0000

Just one day after finding a pretty thorough review of the Nokia N8 on a Russian website , the full spec sheet seems to be floating about as well — also from a Russian source. Unwired View ’s published what it believes to be the full N8 spec sheet

Keepin’ it real fake: iPhone hits discount retailers as an eyeshadow palette

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:07:00 +0000

Now, these may have been around for ages, we can’t really be sure because, truth be told, it’s pretty rare for us to troll the aisles of Kohl’s makeup section looking for KIRF s. Regardless, a helpful, hawk-eyed reader snapped this shot of an eyeshadow palette — called eyemobile — that’s got the distinct iPhone aura going on, though we’re 100 percent certain this is an unauthorized use case. It’s hard to say from the photo, but it also looks like there’s a lip gloss palette in the background (which we assume is called lipmobile), and that, friends, we would pay money for.

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Teenager invents low-frequency radio for underground communications

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:11:00 +0000

You know what’s really annoying? Teenagers

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