Jan 14 2009

Apple Allows 3rd Party Web Browsers into App Store

Over the past 24 hours, Apple has begun to approve 3rd party web browsing applications for the iPhone. A number of new web browsing apps have suddenly appeared with original submission dates ranging as far back as October.

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Jan 14 2009

70+ Free iPhone Apps for Social Media Mavens

While many people think of social media in terms of their computer, the iPhone and iPod Touch guarantee that you can interact anytime, anywhere. We’ve gathered up over 70 apps that will help you stay in touch with just about anyone, whether they are across the world or using the same Wi-Fi hotspot as you. Oh, and did we mention that all of these a

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Jan 14 2009

Washing Machine Hack Texts Your Phone When Load is Done

The TiVo senior programmer from San Jose spent a week modifying his 25-year-old washing machine to send a message to Twitter when his laundry is ready.

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Jan 13 2009

Palm’s Strategy for a Comeback from the Death Bed

Palm shows off its new Pre smartphone, and its webOS platform is the coolest thing we’ve seen since the iPhone. But is this enough? Palm just might survive. The company’s new webOS platform is the coolest thing I’ve seen since the iPhone. The card-based usage metaphor,

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Jan 13 2009

Israeli PM: I Dictated Bush’s Vote on UN Gaza Truce Vote

“I said, ‘Get Bush on the phone.’ They tried, and told me he was in the middle of a lecture in Philadelphia. I said, ‘I need to speak to him now.’ He got down from the podium, went out and took the phone call. I told him that the US cannot possibly vote in favor of this resolution. He immediately called [Rice] and told her not to vote for it.”

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Jan 13 2009

World, meet the Palm PrE and webOS – Business Mirror


Product Reviews

World, meet the Palm PrE and webOS
Business Mirror – 2 hours ago
TYPE AWAY The Pre slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, the kind that has made Palm Tréos legendary in usability. After being written off by the tech media, smartphone pioneer Palm has got everybody buzzing excitedly as it redefines mobile
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Jan 13 2009

Why You Have To Jailbreak the iPhone

If you own an iPhone and you’re fairly technical, then you’ve no doubt gone through the steps necessary to “jailbreak” your iPhone – the process that opens up the phone to allow for the installation of unapproved third-party applications.

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Jan 13 2009

Microsoft Tag, Smartphone-Scannable Barcodes

dhavleak writes “Microsoft Research has come up with Microsoft Tag: ‘…just aim your camera phone at a Tag and instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social networks, promotions, and more. Nothing to type, no browsers to launch!’ Device support is fairly extensive (iPhone, WinMo, BlackBerry and more), and tag scanning appears to work quickly and reliably from different distances and angles. Long Zheng has an overview on his site. The Tag is similar to a barcode, but has obvious visual differences — colored vs. black and white, and triangles vs. squares or lines. The technology looks interesting, but will it get the adoption necessary to be successful? What applications do you see for such technology?”

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Jan 13 2009

Review: Palm's Versatile, Inexpensive New Centro Smartphone – FOXNews


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Review: Palm's Versatile, Inexpensive New Centro Smartphone
FOXNews – 11 hours ago
By Paul Wagenseil Before we get into evaluating the low-priced, recently upgraded Palm Centro smartphone, let's take a moment to reflect upon the imminent demise of a hardy survivor: the Palm operating system.
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Jan 13 2009

Safety council urges ban on cell phone use while driving – CNN


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Safety council urges ban on cell phone use while driving
CNN – 6 hours ago
By Tom Watkins (CNN) — The National Safety Council called Monday for a nationwide ban on cell phone use while driving, a prohibition opposed by the industry.
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