Apple is finally stepping up to the plate and acknowledging that there’s a problem with the iPhone 4′s reception and states the fix is on its way. The problem they claim isn’t in the external antenna design, but rather with the iPhone 4′s formula to calculate signal strength bars. Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars… → Read More
I trust by now you’ve read Apple’s letter claiming that there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the antennae on the iPhone 4, and that any real reception issues are inexistent and merely a result of faulty displaying on Apple’s part, which it intends to fix in the coming weeks.
Unimpressed by that statement? You’re not alone. → Read More
There’s the old adage Keep It Simple, Stupid but this is something entirely different. It can’t be any more simple. Well, it could be more simple if there was a kickstand built-in like with the EVO 4G, but that would be no fun. The Sniper iPhone 4 Stand simply sticks on the back of the phone and employs any credit card to jack up the phone. It’s just not for the iPhone 4, either. → Read More
We’ve written about Allvoices, a citizen journalism platform that is seeing fast growth internationally. In fact, the site, which was launched in 2008, is even approaching CNN’s iReport in terms of worldwide traffic.
According to comScore’s May data, Allvoices saw 3 million unique visitors worldwide compared to 3.6 million unique visitors for CNN’s iReport. But in the U.S., CNN still has a huge… → Read More
It’s been exactly one month after Diaspora, which aims to become an open Facebook alternative (much like OneSocialWeb and others) raised just over $200,000 in funding from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others through Kickstarter.
Since then, it’s been quiet, but the team of four NYU students has been making some progress in actually building the system. → Read More
JiWire has been watching their 30K hotspots throughout the U.S. to see how popular iOS 4 is. The results are interesting, if not entirely predictable. As you can see from the slide above, iOS 4 accounted for just over 22% of all iOS WiFi traffic on JiWire hotspots. That’s a pretty respectable number for a brand new operating system’s first week of existence. I think it’s also a testament to… → Read More
The Droid Incredible might just become a little more incredible if this find pans out. A user over on AndroidForums spotted an Incredible with both 720p video recording and an HTC — not Froyo — 3G hotspot app. Yup, those two functions would bring Verizon’s Incredible to the same level as Sprint’s EVO 4G. Seeing as the HTC-made Incredible is nearly an HTC EVO 4G with a… → Read More
SAP today announced that it has extended the expiration of its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of fellow business software company Sybase at a price of $65.00 per share or $5.8 billion in total.
The tender offer was previously scheduled to expire at 9:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 1, 2010 and has now been extended until the same time on July 16, 2010. → Read More
Remember Pulse, the awesome RSS reader application for the iPad built by a couple of Stanford grads? The app that was mentioned by Steve Jobs himself on stage at WWDC, got pulled from the App Store after a complaint from the New York Times, but was reinstated pretty quickly?
Well, it was no secret that a Pulse iPhone app was coming, too, and we just got word that it’s available as of now (iTunes… → Read More
Last Space Shuttle flight scheduled for February, 2011 Video: RoboCar helps to create more intelligent cars in the future Apple’s War With Google Takes To The Skies With iTunes In The Cloud This new JVC “crystal” camcorder is for women only How not to make a 3D movie → Read More
Luxury products giant LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) has reached an agreement to acquire a 70%, controlling stake in Sack’s, a Brazilian online retailer of fragrances, cosmetics and toiletries.
The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
With the acquisition, LVMH aims to expand its Sephora subsidiary into the Brazilian perfumes and cosmetics market, reportedly one of the largest and… → Read More
Blogger, Google’s blog publishing platform, has just been given a useful new feature many a Blogger user will appreciate: near real-time statistics (via Louis Gray).
Dubbed Blogger Stats, the feature is available for all non-private Blogger blogs. The only catch is you’ll only see the new ‘Stats’ tab when you go to draft.blogger.com.
On the new Stats page, you’ll see a tab that says ‘Now’, which… → Read More
No, you’re not seeing triple — those really are three totally different models of voice recorder from Olympus. Well, they’re not actually that different. Core functionality is largely the same between them: a few gigs of internal storage, rechargeable AAA battery, built-in stereo mics, and a monochrome LCD screen (now bigger!).
People do, in fact, still use these; not everyone can get by… → Read More
Ariel at ABlogtoRead has a pretty complex little giveaway going but the prizes are great – a Marvin M107 or M103 chrono (I reviewed the 103 here). Anyway, it’s a long-running contest – until August 1 – and he has a bunch of rules but pop over there to check it out. → Read More
iBUYPOWER just announced their MAGIC software, a new interface that’s designed to let you play any game using multi touch gestures, not just games that were specifically designed that way. Think about that for a moment, a game like Supreme Commander 2 could be played using multi touch, instead of just being limited to using the keyboard and mouse. → Read More
Short version: Although they require a little more space to create an image, these DLP-based projectors are worth your consideration — especially the PK201, which had a remarkably clear and colorful image. → Read More
One of the greatest things about the Firefox browser is that any developer can expand its features and capabilities with a simple add-on. There are add-ons for everything—Twitter, Facebook, Stumbleupon, Digg, feed readers, price comparison, photos, music, and more. Today, every browser supports plug-ins and extensions.
Yesterday, cumulative add-on downloads passed the 2 billion mark. It… → Read More
The reviews are coming in for The Last Airbender, and wow are they bad. This is looking like a good candidate for worst-reviewed movie of the year. How could it fail so incredibly hard? I’ve made no secret of my optimism regarding 3D content, but I’ll be the first to admit that 3D is not always good for a film — and if done poorly can ruin it. It sounds like The Last Airbender was ruined… → Read More
When Google acquired Skype competitor Gizmo5 in November 2009 it wasn’t much of a stretch to anticipate a soft phone application for Google Voice to be coming soon. A few months later we heard that Google was dogfooding Google Voice Desktop internally. But then last month we learned that Google was delaying any launch of the product, and may be scrapping it entirely, because Google founders Larry… → Read More
Earlier today, Boy Genius Report published an exclusive “conversation” in which Apple CEO Steve Jobs allegedly told an iPhone 4 customer upset by the phone’s antenna issues to “Retire, relax, enjoy your family. It is just a phone. Not worth it.” That response and the rest of the email thread predictably sent the tech press into a tizzy, spawning dozens of articles and blog posts. Thing is, Jobs… → Read More
Looking for a solution for charging 4 devices at once? Consider the iDAPT i4. The iDAPT allows you to charge multiple devices as one time, and help to eliminate cord clutter. The iDAPT is compatible with up to 4,000 different mobile devices, including your BlackBerry, GPS, digital camera, and GPS system. → Read More
The iOS 4-compatible apps continue to roll-in. The latest is Foursquare which now includes fast app switching and high resolution artwork for the iPhone 4′s retina display. And this latest version, 1.9, includes a little bonus: a new map view. One thing not included, however, is background location.
The new map view allows you to see avatar representations of your Foursquare friends overlaid on… → Read More
The very last Space Shuttle flight will take place on February 26, 2011. After that, American astronauts will have to bum rides with the Russians if they want to visit the International Space Station. Shame. → Read More
This emerging story about how iTunes is bravely entering the cloud cracks me up. Haven’t we been doing wireless sync, and direct streaming for a couple years now with Zune? It’s funny how these things don’t really count until Apple does them. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m glad Apple is finally jumping on this. It’s not like everyone and their mom has a Zune… → Read More
iTunes in the cloud. We all know it’s coming, it’s just a question of when, and with what capabilities? A story from Boy Genius Report today appears to answer at least one of those questions, and vaguely answers the other.
If BGR’s “reliable” Apple source is to be believed, Apple’s iTunes cloud strategy will consist of three parts: 1) Streaming content from Apple’s servers to your… → Read More
None more black Friends, I freaking loved the Sidekick. Seriously. I would have married it. I carried it from about 2004 until 2007, almost all versions. It was literally the best messaging phone I ever used. Well, all that’s gone, my friends, because as of July, T-Mo is pulling the plug on the device. They write: → Read More
Michigan has joined 14 other states including the District of Columbia in making texting and emailing while driving illegal. The new ordinance goes into effect statewide today, July 1, 2010. First time offenders will be subject to a $100 fine and getting caught a second time worthy of a $200 ticket.
Under the new law, it doesn’t matter if you’re texting while at a stop light or cruising down the… → Read More
Google is now in the flight information business. The search giant just announced it is paying $700 million in cash for ITA Software, an essential provider of flight information to airlines, travel agencies, and online reservation systems.
Travel is a huge segment of search and online commerce. Purchasing ITA signals Google’s intention to build out its travel search in a major way. A… → Read More
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