Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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Samsung Wave bada OS smartphone review - beautiful and powerful

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 05:11 AM PDT

The Samsung S8500 Wave is the first Samsung bada OS powered smartphone to hit the market. The Wave feels like a TouchWiz feature phone on steroids, and with a smarter user interface. Michael tests it out for us in this in-depth review with HD video samples from the Wave's 720p capable camera.
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AT&T: iPhone 4 unavailable in stores until June 29

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 07:57 PM PDT

Planning to line up to buy the Apple iPhone 4 on June 24? Well, you might want to hear what AT&T said today then. According to the carrier, there will be no in-store sales of the iPhone 4 until June 29 - 5 days after those that pre-ordered will get their phones.
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Samsung Behold II Android 1.6 OS update rolling out

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:24 PM PDT

T-Mobile USA has announced that its Samsung Behold II smartphone users should soon expect an over the air update that will bring their phones up to the 1.6 version of Android, which will allow for Google Maps Navigation and a host of other new features, but will fall short of what many Android 2.x devices now enjoy - like live wallpapers. The update also fixes a number of bugs. The OTA update started rolling out yesterday and will continue through Friday of this week.
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Video: Samsung Apps for the Wave - video tour and application demo

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:23 PM PDT

The new Samsung S8500 Wave is the first bada OS powered smartphone on the market, and, as a result, its application store is also quite new. Here we take a tour of the Samsung Apps store and show off some of the applications found there. You can learn more in our full Wave review, which goes live tomorrow.
Watch the video here.


Microsoft updates Bing for iPhone

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:48 PM PDT

Today Microsoft announced that it has updated Bing for iPhone. The application now includes a "Social Elements" feature which lets you view and respond to Twitter and Facebook networks, as well as view opinions from your social networks next to search results. It also includes a shopping feature which provides products with ratings, reviews, and prices. You can search for items in the shopping section by voice, keyboard, or camera. Bing also now provides movie reviews, trailers, clips, cast interviews, and theaters. Voice-guided search also allows you to search using your voice, much like Google offers with its search application.
Read the full story here.


Google Maps 4.3 for Android now offers transit schedules, restaurant reviews

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Today Google announced Google Maps 4.3 for Android. The latest version allows you to view reviews on restaurants that you plan to visit, full with star ratings and user opinions on food, service, selection, and atmosphere. Google Maps 4.3 also includes upcoming schedules for any transit icon that you select on the map, including subways, trains, and buses that are leaving from the station. You can also now share your location easily with Google contacts by sending your a Latitude sharing request. The latest version is free in the Android Market and works on Android phones running 1.6 or newer.
Read the full story here.


Apple sells 3 million iPads in 80 days

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 11:17 AM PDT

Today Apple announced that it has sold its three millionth iPad, just 80 days after announcing the product in the U.S. Steve Jobs said that Apple is working hard to launch the product in nine new countries next month. There are also currently 11,000 iPad specific applications.
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Google Voice now open to everyone

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 11:14 AM PDT

Today Google announced that its web-based Google Voice platform is available to everyone. Google Voice provides a new phone number and a user interface that makes it easy to manage visual voicemail, text messages, and contacts. It offers free calls and text messages in the U.S. and Canada, and low international calling rates. To check out Google Voice for yourself, head over to Google.com/voice.
Read the full story here.


Video: Motorola H17txt Bluetooth headset w/ MotoSpeak video review

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 10:14 AM PDT

Here's a look at the Motorola H17txt Bluetooth headset and its freely available MotoSpeak application. MotoSpeak will give your Android or BlackBerry smartphone the ability to use text to speech technology to read inbound SMS and email messages through the headset, totally hands free.
Watch the video here.


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