Archive for May, 2010 - Page 5

Palm's User Interface Designer Matias Duarte Leaves WebOS and Heads to Google

The Man Behind WebOS' User Interface Leaves Palm and Head to Google to Work on Android
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

When the Palm Pre was still on the drawing board it was generating quite a bit of hype and had many users following its every move. The device itself was nice but it wasn’t really something we hadn’t seen before. Instead, the real star was Palm’s (at the time) brand [...]

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Comcast Extreme 105Mbps Broadband Expected To Launch In June & Cost $199.95 Per Month

Comcast May Begin Offering 105Mbps Broadband Service "On Or Around June 1, 2010"
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

It would appear as if Comcast is about to begin offering a new level of broadband service that gives true meaning to the term high speed. The connection is being dubbed as the Extreme 105, and similar to the name, it will be 105Mbps.

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iPad Not Appealing To All

Survey Finds That 62% Of Those Interested In iPad Don't Buy It
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

Retrovo.com, an online shopping portal, conducted a survey of 1,000 users, and found that although a large number of the users were interested in the iPad, when push came to shove, only a small number of them actually bothered buying the tablet device.

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Wired Magazine App For iPad Sells An Impressive 24,000+ Copies In The First 24 Hours

Wired Launches Digital Edition Magazine For The iPad, Sells Over 24,000 Copies In A Day Despite $5 Price Tag
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

Yesterday brought the release of the Wired Magazine app for the iPad, which for those that may have missed it, is a digital version of the June 2010 issue. A few things to keep in mind, that app/issue comes as a 527MB download and will set you back $4.99.

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HTC Legend With Android 2.1 Heading To Australia By Way Of Vodafone & 3 Mobile

HTC Legend Will Be Free On-Contract With Vodafone Australia, Available As Of June 3rd
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

HTC has announced some new information regarding the HTC Legend. Or more specifically, those in Australia will be able to get a Legend sooner as opposed to later. The HTC Legend is going to come available with Vodafone as well as 3 Mobile.

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Bell Canada Announce iPad Data Plan Pricing

Bell Unveils iPad Data Plans, Get Up To 5GB Of Transfer For $35 Per Month & Free Bell Mobile TV Until August 31st
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

Most of the International carriers have already announced pricing plans for the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G, however there have been a few stragglers. Just yesterday we leaned what Vodafone Australia were planning on offering and today word comes from Bell Mobility in Canada. And for good or bad, Bell is [...]

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Verizon Droid Eris Android 2.1 Update Causing Trouble For Some Users

Select Users Complaining Of Issues With Call Audio, Message Notifications & Non-Updating Weather Widget After Droid Eris OTA Android 2.1 Update
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

Verizon Wireless rolled out the over-the-air Android 2.1 update for Droid Eris users just a short while ago, and it seems that some users may have wished they stayed on Android 1.5. Yup, reports of issues are beginning to surface.

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Barnes & Noble Release BN eReader for iPad

Better Late Than Never, Barnes & Noble BN eReader for iPad App Now Available For Download From The App Store
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

The ebook market on the iPad is heating up with more than a few solid offerings. Just to name a few, you now have the iBooks app from Apple, the Kindle app from Amazon, the eBooks by Kobo app and most recently the BN eReader for iPad from Barnes & [...]

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Acer Liquid Stream Officially Announced, Pricing & Release Date Remain A Secret

Acer Liquid Stream Will Feature 3.7" AMOLED Display, 1GHz Snapdradon CPU & Android 2.1
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

Earlier this morning, Acer officially unveiled their latest Android smartphone. The model is the Liquid Stream and it will be running Android 2.1 and touting a pretty impressive set of specs. The news comes by way of an official press release, though even still, we are being left to wonder [...]

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Some Lucky Brits Getting Their iPads Early

Random iPads Delivered Early, But O2 Hasn't Turned On The Data Plans Yet
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

Tomorrow is supposed to be the iPad release date in the United Kingdom (and the rest of the world). In the days before the US release, we saw stories of Apple sending armed security guards to delivery parcel depots to make sure iPads weren’t delivered early. They apparently aren’t doing [...]

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