T-Mobile Touch Pro2: Out August 12.

Topic: Mobile Phones

I know a lot of people were hoping for a July release date for the T-Mobile Touch Pro2, but some pretty solid information has just come down which states that we won't be seeing a release for a while. August 12 was the date given on a leaked internal T-Mobile document, which is about as much confirmation as any rumor can get. Most speculation on the delay seems to lay the blame on quality control issues that T-Mobile is currently ironing out.

The Touch Pro2 is a 3G enabled smartphone with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a big 3.6” touch screen that tilts, and Windows Mobile 6.1. It's a pretty hot little mobile, and there's been a fair amount of buzz about it in the T-Mobile community. T-Mo has stated that their target audience are “successful professionals” who are also early adopters.

Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:55:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Marketers Threaten Twitter Over Spammers.

Topic: Technology News

In a short span of time, Twitter has gone from a brand-new idea to a worldwide phenomenon. From Iranian revolutionaries to mourners of Michael Jackson, it seems like everyone has a Twitter account these days. Websites, celebrities, politicians, industry insiders, and normal people alike have fallen in love with the idea of Twitter.

Big corporations have also started to discover Twitter. They use it for advertising, customer feedback, market research, and even to leak new information about products. Corporate use will probably end up playing a big role in whether or not Twitter becomes profitable in the near future. That means they've got to pander to the big businesses that use their product, even when they start making ridiculous demands.

Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:35:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Nvidia Says: No Split With Apple.

Topic: Apple

Yesterday we reported on some rumors of a split between Apple and Nvidia due to the latter company's quality-control issues. We still haven't heard an official comment from Apple on any of this, but it looks like Nvidia has finally spoken up. Fudzilla spoke to industry sources “close to Nvidia”, who told them that their relationship with Apple was still going strong.

Apple's still buying Nvidia chips, and Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang apparently stated that he has a great deal of respect for the 'fuss maker' apple. As an aside, I really hope that was the actual term Jensen used.

Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Google Voice Lets You Change Your Number...Again.

Topic: Mobile Phones

Today the folks behind Google Voice took a short break from answering invite requests and added a new feature to their service. If, for whatever reason, you decide you really don't like your Google Voice number, you can now change it. It'll cost you ten bucks, but that's really pretty fair when you consider what it's letting you do (and the hassle that switching numbers represents for Google).

Google Voice is a brand-new service that lets you consolidate all of your mobile, home, office, and Skype numbers together under one customized number. Google even has a number picking tool that lets you type out words to see if the number spelling them is available in your area. It's a very convenient little service that is getting a lot of attention.

Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:35:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

4th of July Sale at ToysRUs

Topic: Shopping Tips

Tomorrow is 4th of July and retailers take the nation holiday as reason to offer special 4th of July sales. ToysRUs for instance has a 3 day sale online and in the malls.
The deals at ToysRUs are across the board from toys to baby strollers you can find deals this weekend. Find out more details on the July 4th deals that are already available today on ToysRUs.com. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:53:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New iPod touch 2009 Case points towards Camera

Topic: Apple

How to generate traffic for a shop? Publish an accessory for an upcoming rumored Apple product and you are on your way.
We got a news tip from Jenny, who also tipped for instance CrunchGear about a new iPod touch 3G case offered on the UXSight (Thanks to Jenny anyway) shop.

The red silicone case has two holes in the back which are according to the product description of the case for a camera. Yes, the rumored upcoming iPod touch 3G (3rd generation) would have a camera, which would actually be a reasonable new feature for the iPod touch.
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Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:00:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Omnia II I8000 Video Review

Topic: Mobile Phones

The Samsung Omnia II got unveiled last month amongst serveral other new Omnia smartphones.
The Omnia II has a huge 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, TouchWiz 2.0 UI, Advanced Resistive Touch, and 7.2 Mbps HSDPA. It can hold up to 48 GB, which will help with its 480p video playback and recording. It's also WiFi capable, and also has HSUPA 5.76 Mbps.

Italian hdblog has published a Omnia II video review (watch it below) highlighting the new device and its beautiful screen. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:46:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone 3GS jailbreak Tool purplera1n released

Topic: Apple

As the iPhone Dev Team delayed the release of jailbreak tools, the original iPhone hacker George Hotz jumped the gun and released his own iPhone 3GS jailbreaking tools today dubbed purplera1n.

Purplera1n is currently only available on Windows. This jailbreaking tool for the iPhone 3GS is still beta, so proceed with caution and lots of backing up. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 06:52:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Lusting after the Fisker Karma

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

Early 2008 the Fisker Karma hybrid premium sports sedan appeared on the green car scene. Now the Fisker Karma is already sold out at $80,000 a piece for the rest of the year. Our friends over at Digital Trends still like to dream about it. On the other hand the new Cash for Clunkers program will pay you $4,500 if you buy a new car with under 18 miles per gallon. Free cash from the government has been seen to mess with peoples brains in Germany. Throwing away perfectly good cars just to get free cash from the government to buy a new car, which costs more than they can afford.

Quote:"I'm in the market for a new car, and I'm struggling with what to buy. Currently, I have a 2003 Infinite FX45, which I love, but it is starting to feel its age. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:34:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GS Launch Was AT&T's Best Day Ever

Topic: Apple

An AT&T memo was leaked recently that gives us an interesting look inside one of the world's largest mobile carriers. This internal document lists some of ATT's recent milestones and major successes, most of which seem to be directly attributable to the iPhone.

First they state that Michael Jackson's death marked the peak number of text messages ever sent on their network, at its highest point, over 65,000 text messages per second were being sent. This blows even American Idol and the traditional New Years texting rush out of the water. Chock this one up to another sign of the times.

Posted on Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:45:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Overheating Issues Continue To Plague iPhone 3GS

Topic: Apple

No company is perfect. It appears that there have been issues with the white iPhone 3GS overheating and discoloring easily. The rumors didn't attract very much attention at first, but reports continue to file in.

Apple hasn't taken the issue very seriously yet. They've updated their support document entry on iPhone overheating to include the 3GS, but that's as close as they've come to dealing with the actual problem. Apple states that overheating phones will show a warning screen and lock down for all non-emergency calls. This doesn't address the primary current issue; the fact that overheating iPhones are discoloring.

Posted on Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:30:00 CDT | by Robert Evans