Archive for May, 2010 - Page 30

New Gold iPad Makes the Scene, Still Too Expensive & Still Without Flash

Stuart Hughes iPad Supreme Available with Gold & Diamond Finishes for $190,000
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

This isn’t the first overpriced iPad we see here on TFTS but it’s definitely one to consider if you’re filthy rich and very bored with your life. The iPad Supreme in the pictures below is made of solid Gold and comes with diamonds on top (or on the bottom, depending [...]

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Further Evidence For The Samsung Galaxy S On T-Mobile

Samsung Galaxy S Spied With T-Mobile Model Name And UI Icons
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

The Samsung Galaxy S will probably be the next big Android phone, as it’s offering a big OLED screen, a 1GHz processor and what Samsung claims is the best PowerVR GPU that you’ll ever find in a smartphone (yes, better than the iPhone, too). It’s been a bit of a [...]

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Google Spied on Your Internet Activity But It Was an Innocent Mistake

Google Reveals Street View Cars Collected SSID Information, MAC Addresses & Payload Data But They Didn’t Mean to Do It for Three Years
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

Google is slowly but surely taken over the world. First it’s the Internet then everything else. That’s how a good conspiracy theory should start in the first place. In real life however, Google might not be able to rule the Universe as we know it alone since there are other [...]

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Helpful Chart Guides You Through Android Fragmentation

New Chart Displays Android Phones And What Version Of The OS They're Running
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

Confused by your Android phone? Don’t know why your friends with the HTC Incredible can run the apps your T-Mobile G1 can’t? The folks at Android Tapp have just come out with a handy chart to help you figure your way through Android’s three most popular versions.

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BlackBerry Bold 9700 In White Now Available With Rogers

Best Buy Canada & Future Shop Now Offering White BlackBerry Bold 9700, Priced At $149.99 On Contract
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

A new BlackBerry has just come available for those in Canada, sadly its not the Bold 9800 slider, but instead just another color choice for an existing model. Still, its always nice to have options, and those looking for a Bold 9700 will have just that.

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Acer To Launch Chrome OS Notebooks?

New Report Says Acer To Launch Chrome Notebooks At Computex
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

With everybody putting Android on everything, it’s almost easy to forgot about Chrome OS, Google’s other operating system. Chrome OS has been a little quiet, but now, a new report says that Acer will be showing off several new devices that are running Chrome OS at the Computex show in [...]

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Google To Stop Selling Nexus One Smartphones Online

Google's Days Of Selling The Nexus One Online Are Coming To An End, Google Admits Defeat & Announces Plans To Close Nexus One Online Store
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

Most anyone that has been following any of the recent Nexus One news will likely take this bit of news with little surprise. Still, it has to be said — Google has just announced plans to stop selling the Nexus One in their online store.

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Google Voice Invites Now Available For Students

Google Now Giving Priority Access To Students Looking For Google Voice Invitations
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

I have been using Google Voice as my primary number for so long now that I almost forgot it was still a ‘by invitation only’ setup. So, aside from my double take there, this post is going to serve as good news for anyone that is not yet a Google [...]

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Motorola Dext Now Available With Bell

Bell Launches The Android Based Motorola Dext, Priced From $79.99 On Contract
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

The last we had heard in terms of the Motorola Dext, it had just come up for pre-order at Best Buy. Well, fast forward to today, and it seems as if Bell has quietly launched the Motorola Dext. Though I will say, there is not much thats really surprising with [...]

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iPhone Wi-Fi Sync Application Gets Banned from the App Store

Apple Bans New Useful iPhone Application; iPhone Wi-Fi Sync Available on Cydia for $9.99
By on Friday, 14. May 2010

Nobody rejects applications like Apple does when it comes to its successful App Store business. Sure Apple needs to have a firm grip on the whole environment in order to keep it profitable while also ensuring that all those apps stick to the same guidelines but those guidelines are far [...]

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