Everyone rejoiced as the Verizon iPhone was announced earlier this week, especially Jon Stewart. While there is definitely room for celebration, there are some things that were not announced that will have an impact on current and future Verizon subscribers. Verizon will kill their New Every Two perk and is getting strict on early upgrades. [...]
Archive for January, 2011
On January 11th, 2011 we witnessed the return of The Game. The show was cancelled by CW back in 2009 and, after two years in syndication, was eventually picked up by BET. Its return saw the show as the #1 ad-supported sitcom telecast in cable TV history. 7.7 million total viewers tuned in with a [...]
Microsoft has made moves to block Apple from trademarking the phrase “app store.” Apple filed for this patent on July 17, 2008 and Microsoft has motioned for a summary judgement to keep the phrase “app store” free for all to use. “An ‘app store’ is an ‘app store.’ Like ‘shoe store’ or ‘toy store,’ it [...]
Formspring, the social website that has everyone saying “Ask me anything,” has just closed an $11.5 million round of funding. In addition, they’ve added a new “respond” feature for publishers. The website has blown up since becoming a sensation last year behind CEO/Founder Ade Olonoh. Formspring currently has 20 million registered users posting 10 million [...]
The moment you’ve been waiting for is here. Apple’s iPhone is finally available on a network other than AT&T. Not only that, but it’s coming to Verizon, “America’s most reliable network.” At a press event today at 11am EST, Verizon finally spilled the beans. You can already check out Verizon’s website for more info on [...]
A rumor is circulating across the web that Facebook is shutting down on March 15th. Apparently, Mark Zuckerberg “wants his old life back,” and desires to “put an end to all the madness.” Mashable was able to get in contact with the Facebook Director of Corporate Communications: We have official confirmation from Facebook Director of [...]
Ford just unveiled the Focus Electric at CES 2011, making industry history by being the first major auto manufacturer to ever do so. It’s a cute looking little car that can be recharged on a 240 volt outlet in four hours or less. Ford says it has a range of 100 miles and an MPGe [...]
Quora is definitely growing at a fast pace. I know this because of the sudden deluge of follows I’m getting in my email. As Quora becomes more popular and gains users, the fear is that the quality of questions and answers on the service will decline. The site depends on high-quality answers, and has deliberately [...]
Mac App Store The Mac App Store officially launched yesterday, giving you access to a bunch of Mac OS X applications for your Apple desktop or laptop. The Mac App Store makes it easy to find and install applications, but the implications of this new software distribution method are still unknown. Lifehacker tells us both [...]
Unveiled at CES 2011, the Motorola Atrix is the most powerful smartphone on the market. It sports a dual-core Cortex-A9, NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor with a 960×540 screen. It has a gig of RAM (probably more than your mom’s PC), 16GB of storage, a MicroSD slot (up to 32GB), and a fingerprint reader. The hardware is [...]
Today, Apple’s Mac App Store is open for business and boasts about 1,000 free and paid applications for your Apple computer. It Mac App Store brings the power of the App Store to your desktop or laptop, allowing you to download free and paid apps using your iTunes account. “With more than 1,000 apps, the Mac App [...]
At CES 2011 yesterday, Motorola and Verizon unveiled what they are calling “the first device on Google’s new Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system,” which they say is designed from the ground up for tablets. Honeycomb improves on Android’s popular features like widgets, multi-tasking, browsing, notifications and customization. The tablet hardware boasts a dual core processor [...]
Dexim showed up at CES 2011 with a very interesting case design. The case was created for the iPad 2 and allows for a bluetooth keyboard to be magnetically attached to the front cover of the sleeve, giving you a laptop-style setup. There is also an option for those who want to keep things light [...]
At the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), OnStar and Verizon have joined forces to demonstrate the “future of in-vehicle entertainment.” By their powers combined, they’ve shown what could be possible by dropping a high-speed Internet connection into a car: Vehicle Monitoring – Parked in a bad neighborhood? Monitor what’s going on with your ride [...]
Amazon has had their own Android app store brewing for a while now. They have just opened the store up to developers and you may wonder what the point is. How many app stores does one mobile platform need? Currently, the Google Marketplace is the default, but the nature of Android allows for a lot [...]
