MIMO 7-inch LCD monitors for menus, widgets and contact lists

October 16th 2008

Ever since I plugged a secondary monitor into my computer for the first time, I’ve had a maxim: the more displays hooked up to your machine, the better. If you scoff, try it out: you would be amazed at what a difference additional real estate can have. You’ll find yourself more comfortably multi-tasking, kenneling similar [...]

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Are you using all of your phone’s apps?

October 16th 2008

Mobile phones can do a lot of things these days, but it doesn’t mean that everyone in the United States is enjoying all of the capabilities of their mobile device, according to an Accenture Research survey. The survey consisted of more than 5,000 adult responses from U.S. consumers and was performed by Survey.com in December [...]

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OLO iPhone Netbook - Doomed

October 13th 2008

It’s a shame.
But this here thing is destined to fail unfortunately.
At first it seems a good idea but when you do a James Brown and “break it down” you see there are many stumbling blocks.
The OLO Computer is reportedly thinking of bringing to market a netbook-styled device that seems to require users to plop their iPhone / [...]

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iTunes Remote App for Android Looks Fantastic [Android Itunes Remote]

October 9th 2008

One of our favorite apps for the iPhone is the iTunes remote, so we’re thrilled to see one for Android. Jeff Sharkey says that he reverse engineered the remote protocol from the iPhone and touch and…
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Tags: Android, Apps, Iphone, Itunes, Protocol, Sharkey

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Another reason to Jailbreak your iPhone: Backgrounder

October 4th 2008

One perplexing omission from the iPhone OS’s feature set is the ability for applications to run in the background.
Oh, sure, we’ve all heard Steve’s excellent reasons: “Shut up, you scum. It’s impossible! There’s not a single mobile OS that supports applications running in the background. None! It would require magic. I don’t care if [...]

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The Week in iPhone Apps: Fresh Fring and Other Diversions [IPhone Apps]

October 3rd 2008

Lots of news to catch up on this week from the App Store. So come have a look, iPhone folks, at what you may have missed on Giz this week, in addition to a few of our picks for new apps of the last…
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Tags: Apps, Diversions, Fring, Iphone

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Android Marketplace will have free trials, but developers may pay

October 2nd 2008

One of my biggest gripes with the iTunes App Store is the lack of free trials. There seems to be little in the way of Apple logistics to offer this choice to developers. That’s one reason I’ve added less than a handful of paid applications to my iPhone. I simply don’t want to risk my [...]

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iPhone-Backgrounder Hack Brings True Background Multitasking to iPhone Apps [IPhone]

October 2nd 2008

iPhone-Backgrounder (available for jailbroken iPhones via Cydia) brings another much-desired functionality that Apple’s not allowing for legit apps—the ability to run in the background. After…
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Tags: Apple, Apps, Functionality, Hack, Iphone, Iphones, Legit, True Background

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Handango Opening Parallel Android Marketplace For Paid Apps [Android]

October 2nd 2008

Despite the “free” and “open” buzzwords bandied about during the G1 launch, app developers stand to make a good deal of money the platform — that is, when the Android Marketplace lets them….
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Tags: Apps, Buzzwords, Developers, Launch, Marketplace, Mdash, Money

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Apple only dropped NDA concerning released apps

October 1st 2008

You may have heard today that Apple "finally dropped the NDA for iPhone developers".  I’ve seen it on a number of blogs including our sister blog.  I’ve followed the story through and while it’s true that Apple has dropped some restrictions about disclosure they’ve only dropped nondisclosure on released apps.  I believe that means that [...]

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GRemote turns HTC Touch Pro, Diamond into a mouse

October 1st 2008

Last month I mentioned AirMouse, a free iPhone application that turns your handheld into a usable mouse or trackpad. It’s only fair to point out a Windows Mobile solution, even if it’s only for the HTC Touch Pro and HTC Touch Diamond for the moment. GRemote is a freeware app that lets you bypass your [...]

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EA Waiting to Release Android Games Until It Can Charge for Them [Android]

September 30th 2008

While Namco jumped headfirst into the Android Market by giving away Pac-Man, EA Games is going to sit out for the time being, at least until there’s a billing system in place for apps in the Android…
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Tags: Apps, Billing System, Ea Games, Namco, Pac Man, Sit

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Star Wars The Force Unleashed For iPhone Hands-On [IPhone Apps]

September 29th 2008

We first saw the Force Unleashed iPhone game back at E3, and since then not a whole lot has changed. You still control Darth Vader’s apprentice by drawing shapes on the screen to correspond with…
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Tags: Apprentice, Apps, Darth Vader, E3, Game, Iphone, Shapes, Star Force, Star Wars, Whole Lot

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Sprint’s Xohm WiMax Will Neuter Heavy Downloaders [WiMax]

September 29th 2008

For all the talk that Sprint’s freshly launched Xohm WiMax would be the openest internets ever and can totally replace your ISP, when it comes to bandwidth-sucking apps, that’s not the case. It’ll…
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Tags: Apps, Bandwidth, Isp, Neuter, Sprint, Sucking, Wimax, Xohm

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Apple Kicks Podcaster iPhone App Developer in the Nuts, Again [IPhone Apps]

September 24th 2008

Even as Android lights up developers’ eyes with the sparkling promise of total openness, Apple’s grip continues to tighten around iPhone app development. After being blocked from App Store for…
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Tags: App Development, Apple, Apps, Developer, Developers, Iphone, Nuts, Openness, Podcaster, Promise

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Android specs leaked; event starts shortly

September 24th 2008

Hear the magic, feel the roar.
TmoNews says it is 4.6 inches long, 2.2 inches wide and just 0.63 inches thick. It has a 480×320 display, GPS, 5 hours of talk time, up to 8 GB of storage and, of course, the full rack of Google apps.
There’ll be no prepay options, and no stereo Bluetooth.
T-Mobile [...]

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Why Android Is Bad For Business [Android]

September 23rd 2008

As a guy who spends way too much time in Google apps, I look forward to testing Android now and as it develops. I need my Gmail and Gcal straight away, and would expect to see support for Google Docs…
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Tags: Apps, Bad Business, Gcal, Gmail, Google

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Android specs leaked; event starts shortly

September 23rd 2008

Hear the magic, feel the roar.
TmoNews says it is 4.6 inches long, 2.2 inches wide and just 0.63 inches thick. It has a 480×320 display, GPS, 5 hours of talk time, up to 8 GB of storage and, of course, the full rack of Google apps.
There’ll be no prepay options, and no stereo Bluetooth.
T-Mobile [...]

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Google Brings Push Gmail, Google Maps Street View, Other Tight Integration to the G1 [Android]

September 23rd 2008

Android is here, and as to be expected with a Google-made mobile OS, there’s a bit of Google App fanciness going on. In fact, it’s designed with Google Apps in mind so much that whether or not you’re…
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Tags: Android, Apps, Google, Google Maps Street View, Maps Street, Mobile Os, Tight Integration

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Jiminy.

September 23rd 2008

One of the most common criticisms of Daring Fireball’s John Gruber is that he too stridently and uncritically defends Apple. I believe Gruber’s perspective is better understood not as fanatic, but as someone who gives Apple — a company he obviously loves — the benefit of the doubt based on a history of good faith [...]

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