Archive | April, 2010

Lost or stolen phone? Time for Yougetitback.com

We take a look at Irish based company Yougetitback.com – a veritable knight in shining armor of the telecom world, there to rescue your lost and stolen mobile devices.

by Michelle Hennessy Posted in App Corner, Devices, Lifestyle0 Comments

Dark days for Nokia

For Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo things are looking especially bleak, with shareholders raising the proverbial pitchforks before a meeting next week which could prove the Finnish phone chief’s last as CEO.

by Sylvie Barak Posted in App Corner, Content, Devices, Finance0 Comments

New Twitter for Android app pops up

We test out the new Twitter app for Android, bringing you the first screenshots. Review to follow

by Sylvie Barak and Chris Stobie Posted in App Corner, News, OS, Social0 Comments

LG releases smartphones for N00bs

LG has announced the Optimus, a smartphone the firm says is “a handset offering an optimal environment for first-time smartphone users with easy and convenient mobile access.” Basically, a smartphone for beginners.

by Chris Stobie Posted in Devices, Lifestyle, News0 Comments

Jobs blogs about why Adobe's Flash is trash

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, is a man who likes to share his thoughts, and the outspoken chief’s latest rant on the company blog is no exception; taking aim at Adobe and its Flash offering in a move to silence critics.

by Sylvie Barak Posted in App Corner, Content, Devices, News0 Comments

Newbay dissipates the fog surrounding cloud computing

Newbay – with offices in Dublin, Ireland and Seattle, Washington – believes it can help to lighten the virtual load with its own personal cloud concept.

by Michelle Hennessy Posted in Carriers, Content, Devices, Industry, Lifestyle, News0 Comments

HTC to dramatically increase Android handset shipments

HTC looks to be seriously benefiting from Android’s skyrocketing popularity, with the Taiwanese firm set to increase its shipments of all handsets based on Google’s OS.

by Chris Stobie Posted in Devices, Finance, OS0 Comments

We read HP's Palm to get a glimpse of the future

Palm had been officially up for sale for a couple of weeks, with suitors including Lenovo, HTC, ZTE, Huawei and others, but HP stepping in to save Palm’s day was somewhat unexpected. We take a look at the implications and reactions to the acquisition.

by Sylvie Barak Posted in Devices, Finance, News, Rumor Mill0 Comments

RFID tags help cows teats to tweet

People over at the Critical Media Lab in the University of Waterloo have gone somewhat loony and teamed up with a local Ontario dairy farmer to give 12 cows twitter accounts, in a bizarre use for RFID tagging.

by Igor Hiller Posted in Components, Content, Eco Tech, Industry, Lifestyle, News, Social0 Comments

Microsoft to make money from Android handsets

In an ironic twist, it looks like Microsoft might be able to make money on every Android handset sold, while Google, which makes the operating system, won’t make a penny from it.

by Sylvie Barak Posted in Devices, Finance, News, OS0 Comments

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