The touchscreen Samsung YP-R0 has now made it to Korean retail stores. As we noticed before, this PMP doesn’t really stand out. Samsung has had some nice Yepp PMPs, and for a time we have even put them side by side with the iPod Touch for comparison. Not anymore. I’m sure the UI is pretty [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 18, 2009
OK, let me undesrtand Techcrunch. Google may not be making a Google GPhone phone, because that will compete with all the Android phones already in existence. Just as Google’s Andy Rubin said, Google is not making hardware but they’re enabling other manufacturers to build them. Google will not compete with the supporters of Android. That [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 18, 2009
For a limited time, Konami is selling games for iPhone and iPod Touch users for 99 cents each. This offer will be effective through November 30th. The lineup of available 99 cents Konami titles at the App store includes Field Prowlers POLICE RUSH! 9 (car chase), Metal Gear Solid Touch, DanceDanceRevolution S and S+, Power [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 16, 2009
You know a story’s big if it’s made it to CNN, and that’s exactly what the iPhone jailbreak front has managed to do. The article mainly centers on the history of iphone jailbreaking and unlocking with George Hultz, or better known as master Geohot in the iPhone jailbreak community, as the focal character. It talks [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 16, 2009
According to this rather enlightening CNET article, netbooks are not to be compared with laptops. Rather, think of netbooks as smartphone with a bigger screen and a QWERTY keypad you can actually speed type on. … students in K through 12 are accustomed to iPhone-size screens and performance. So moving to a Netbook is a big [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 12, 2009
Whatever you say about finger-tap input on a mobile device, no one can deny that styluses are more efficient for scribbling words. Leaked documents from Apple suggest that pen-input is forthcoming on an Apple device. Perhaps this is on the iPhone and iPod Touch, perhaps on the iPhone 4G. Even more exciting, an Apple Tablet? [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The second iPhone worm of the week carries with it a lot more risk than the first one. According to Intego Security, this new iPhone worm that is known as iPhone/Privacy.A uses the same hole that ikeeex found a few days ago to change the hacked iPhones’ background image into Rick Astley’s photo. The new [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 8, 2009
Security company Sophos has found an iPhone virus. Australians owning jailbroken iPhones have found that an unusual worm has infected their smartphones. The hacker’s name is apparently “ike_x” or “ikeeex” (according to his Twitter) and he has found a way to change the background of infected iPhones with a photo of Rick Astley. Here’s Sophos’ official [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 8, 2009
If you’re on the lookout for an unassuming PMP from a well-known brand, you might want to take a look at the ZEN X-Fi2. It’s a 3-inch touchscreen player that doesn’t stray too far from previous Creative models. For the short list of features, go to our previous X-Fi2 post. Creative has three versions now [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 7, 2009
Apple Insider has yet another Verizon iPhone rumor. Now they’re saying they have information that a worldphone iPhone that will sport a smaller form factor. So is the Verizon get the iPhone Nano? Apple Insider’s sources are from Taiwan and is involved in the iPhone supply chain. This rumor makes a lot of sense, as the [...]
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
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