Cell Phone Use In North Korea Is A War Crime
It’s not every day that we get technology news out of North Korea–considering that most of the population lives on about $1 US every day and cell phones are a luxury preserved for the very few, it’s not surprising that they’re not exactly a technological bellwether–but if you thought the [...]
Jon Rubinstein Has Left Hewlett-Packard
Word on the web is that Jon Rubinstein has said goodbye to Hewlett-Packard. So far the details are rather sparse, however it has been officially confirmed by representatives from within HP. We do have to wonder though; Where will he end up next?
Asus May Be Readying A Line Of Laptops With Kinect-Based Controls
Microsoft’s Kinect system has done some impressive things for gaming in the past, but what’s really gotten a lot of folks’ attention were the hacks that followed. While originally Microsoft was against it, seeing what the Kinect could do in the other hands left them changing their viewpoint. And now, [...]
Google Sync For Windows Phone (7.5+) Gets An Update
It looks like Google has recently rolled-out a few improvements in terms of Google Sync on Windows Phone devices. More specifically, for Windows Phone devices that are running version 7.5 or later. But that being said, these latest changes for Google Sync deal with the Calendar as well as being [...]
WebIS Announces Pocket Informant Online
We have mentioned Pocket Informant here several times in the past. And for those who may have missed those mentions, Pocket Informant is a calendar and task application that is available for multiple mobile platforms including iOS, Android and the BlackBerry.
Samsung Galaxy S II LTE Smartphone & Galaxy Tab 10.1 Bundle Now Available From Future Shop
Rogers has been running a promotion that allowed you to get a free Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet if you purchased and activated two smartphones lines on your account. And well, while that offer seemed solid enough, it looks like a new Rogers bundle offer has come available by way of [...]
Wi-Fi Only Motorola XYBOARD Tablets Now Shipping
Motorola originally announced the XYBOARD tablets for the US market along with Verizon back in early December. We then saw the 8.2 and 10.1 inch models come available just a few days later. And well, while we understand that not everyone wants another cellular carrier bill — this latest is [...]
Strong iPhone 4S Sales Put Apple Back On Top of the Smartphone Business
Two days ago Apple shared with the world its financial performance for the fourth quarter of 2011, reporting a new all-time high company record when it comes to revenue, profits and iOS and Mac OS X device sales.
Droid RAZR MAXX & Galaxy Nexus Heavily Discounted at Amazon
Verizon launched today the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, the company’s second RAZR Android LTE handset, just as we expected, but interested buyers should not necessarily buy the device from Verizon. The Droid RAZR MAXX is also available from Amazon Wireless, and the retailer is offering up to $100 of the [...]
Google Maps Gets Public Alerts for Emergencies
Google has launched a new service for Google Maps, Google Public Alerts, which basically tells users what’s wrong with the world, at least from the weather point of views, although other major disasters such as flood warnings, eartquakes, fires or snowstorms will also be displayed.
