February 8th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News

While the Nook — Barnes & Noble’s $259 e-reader and Kindle rival — has been available for purchase online since November, it has yet to be sold in the company’s brick-and-mortar stores. Come Wednesday, however, that will all change. The New York Times is reporting, “Barnes & Noble, the country’s largest bookselling chain, said that … Read More
February 8th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News

The 2010 Technology Entertainment Design conference will be kicking off tomorrow in Long Beach, California, bringing the leading minds of many fields together to talk shop about innovation, change, and what the future holds. As social media has become a game changer for industries across the board, you can bet the experts at this year’s … Read More
February 8th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News

We knew that the Droid’s Android 2.1 update is on its way, but apparently we won’t be waiting long: According to Motorola’s official Facebook page, it’s “happy to relay the 2.1 upgrade to Droid will start to roll out this week.” [ Engadget ]
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February 8th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News

We knew Android 2.1 was coming for the Droid , but we’ll confess — we didn’t expect it to come this soon. Motorola is now reporting via its official Facebook page that it’s “happy to relay the 2.1 upgrade to Droid will start to roll out this week,” going on to tease that it “will … Read More
February 8th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News
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In this week’s Free Music Monday we offer you 10 free downloadable MP3s (or the occasional full album) for your eclectic listening pleasure. If you haven’t checked out Free Music Monday before, we’re giving away free and legal tracks in honor of the #musicmonday tradition on Twitter. We also gladly accept your submissions for Free … Read More
February 8th, 2010 | Category : Phone Reviews
Today in cell phone news, Broadcom made an announcement that they will be launching a new HSPA chipset that allows manufacturers to create lower cost Android and WinMobile smartphone devices. These new chipsets will feature a ARM11 processor and will support speeds up to 7.2 Mbps download, and 5.8Mbps for uploads. They will also feature … Read More
February 8th, 2010 | Category : Phone Reviews
With mobile calculating catching pace with the fast touching world, apps for BlackBerrys, iPhones, Droids and other devices have become vital software. App creators are henceforth getting an explosion of opportunities. Conferring to Gartner Inc., trailers of information technology universally, app stores had more than $4.2 billion in revenue last year and is estimated by … Read More
February 8th, 2010 | Category : Phone Reviews
Today in cell phone news, in relation to the internet message and image board, that is packed with anonymous users known as 4chan, is being blocked by Verizon Wireless. The founder of 4chan has been reported saying, “Over the part72 hours, we’ve been receiving reports from Verizon Wireless customers having difficulty accessing the image boards. … Read More
February 8th, 2010 | Category : Phone Reviews
After its fast-rising popularity in the United States, Peek, the mobile email device is increasing its consumer base and has set sail for Indian coasts. Hyped as a simpler and more sensibly valued Blackberry substitute, this stratagem is intended principally for rapid, simply access to email with a few other traits like text messaging added on. … Read More
February 8th, 2010 | Category : Phone Reviews
Today in cell phone news, Motorola is trying to sell out there inventory on the Android, smartphone the Cliq. With all the competition that has flooded the market in respect to Android devices, the Cliq, not even a year old seems to be dated and out of style. A new version of the device called … Read More
February 7th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News

Twitter was abuzz this week with chatter about the iPad, performances at The GRAMMYs and relief efforts in Haiti. Some of the top trends were predictable (Mashable’s Ben Parr successfully guessed at four of the ten last week), while others were unexpected. The tendency for Twitter users to sign off with “Goodnight” has made that … Read More
February 7th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News

Did you blink during the Super Bowl commercial breaks? Too bad if you did, because it means you may have missed the anemic number of gadget or tech-related commercials worth talking about tomorrow at the water cooler. But! Megan Fox ! Megan Fox is an obvious choice, for obvious reasons (if she’s your thing): She … Read More
February 7th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News

We weren’t sure exactly what Beyonce, David Goes to the Dentist and Chocolate Rain all had in common, but VIZIO squeezed them all into its Super Bowl ad. Still striving to remake its reputation from being merely a cheap HDTV manufacturer to a premium one offering lots of features, the ad (embedded after the break) … Read More
February 7th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News

Just in case you missed the Devour ’s televised debut in the third quarter of the Super Bowl, Motorola and Hulu havegone ahead and posted it online, along with some bonus footage (spoiler: no bonus Megan Fox scenes). Jury’s still out on if it’ll assuage any Motoblur disdain. Commercial after the break, extra scenes via … Read More
February 7th, 2010 | Category : Gadget News

As predicted , Hell has indeed frozen over. Yesterday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt sent a tweet hinting at something most people probably never expected to see: a Google Super Bowl ad. But the contents of the ad, and even the product it would be promoting, remained a mystery. Moments ago some 90 million Americans watched … Read More