Archive for June, 2010 - Page 15

The LG Optimus Q was recently launched in South Korea. It looks to be a powerful Android phone. If it had launched in the United States, you’d expect there would be quite a bit of fanfare for another 1Ghz Snapdragon Android phone, but instead, it’s quietly launched in South Korea. [...]

Virtua Figher 5: Final Showdown, the upcoming arcade-only version of popular (in Japan) fighting game Virtua Fighter 5 will contain improved internet and Twitter connectivity, allowing you to boast about your Virtua Fighter exploits to Twitter.

Remember how cool the iPhone 4′s antenna seemed when Steve Jobs unveiled it during the WWDC keynote? One man who didn’t was Professor Gert Frølund Pedersen, an antenna expert at Denmark’s Aalbord University, who predicted big problems for the antenna before the phone even came out.

Despite the popularity of the iPhone, the BlackBerry still has a strong and dedicated community. Recently, the BlackBerry faithful spotted RIM issuing a trademark application for something called “BlackBerry Drive”. This has spurred speculation as everybody wonders what it could be.

Netbook sales may not be as good as they were the past two years, Gateway has given the LT23 netbook a modest refresh that includes a new processor as well as a new stylish design that will appeal to some customers.

Although iPhone 4 came out this past Friday, even the regular folk with iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS devices were able to update their phones to iOS 4 on Monday. Unfortunately, as we’ve covered here previously – the update hasn’t been the smoothest as many users are reporting serious bugs [...]

Recently, the American FCC announced that it wanted to fight “Bill Shock” – that’s when you open up your mobile phone bill and instead of seeing the $100 you expected, it’s $5,000. They just Tweeted, recommending that Americans traveling overseas use Skype on their mobile phones, instead of costly international [...]

Leaked Verizon internal documents are showing that the Samsung N150 netbook is coming soon to America’s biggest wireless carrier. The Atom-powered Win7 netbook should be on sale starting July 8th and, assuming Verizon follows the status quo, it’ll be sold bundled with a data-only 3G plan.

AMD processors are seeing a bit of a resurgence in the computer space – both as a selection in desktop and laptop gaming systems. Case-in-point is boutique manufacturer iBUYPOWER, who’s undercovered two new prebuilt gaming desktops for super retailer Newegg.com.

The actual matter of the Nintendo 3DS seems to be somewhat uncertain as various outlets and sources are all reporting different times and dates. The original press release announcing the Nintendo 3DS promised that it was coming in Spring 2011. Before E3, we heard that it was coming in August [...]