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- Palm gets personal, Apple & RIM don't
- Palm gets personal, Apple & RIM don'tThey just lost a customerNo way I'm buying a Pre now.Why does Palm need that information?It's just really queer when RIM & Apple manage to do very well without it. Is it more than just a lawyer being overprotective? RE: Most Stupid Article...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Cactus 1.0.3 (Mobile)
- Cactus is a voice dialer for the iPhone. It allows you to call any contact in your address book by saying commands like Call Kate Bell, Call Anna mobile, and Call David Jones at home. Because Cactus runs completely on your device, it does not send any private information such...
- Software downloads 2009-06-29
- RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010
- RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010HELL noI'll quit having a mobile phone if it comes with one of these. Sure its a great feature, but not "all" phones should/will have them. RFID is a huge privacy concern and I'm sure there are controls, but I still would...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- AT&T upgrading older equipment to kick-start iPhone network boost
- AT&T upgrading older equipment to kick-start iPhone network boostSeriously?[i]Hats off to AT&T for kicking into high gear, for thinking out of the box, for being resourceful - finally - to come up with a quick-fix solution to this iPhone service problem.[/i]Quick-fix?!? AT&T has had crappy service for years. What they've...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Network Ping 1.0 (Mobile)
- Network Ping is a software test tool for maintaining and debugging network problems on a LAN. Get an easy view for a full subnet on a single screen. Look at the screen to the left displaying the status for devices. Green and the device is working, yellow, there is a...
- Software downloads 2009-06-24
- Whrrl 2.1 (Mobile)
- Whrrl lets your friends light up your map based on the places they go in the real world. You can zero in on what they are up to right now, plus their past visits and ratings highlight cool places for you to go. Share your current location and find your...
- Software downloads 2009-06-24
- NeatWorks 2.1.6 (Mac)
- NeatWorks for Mac Version 2.0 is a powerful scanning and digital filing system that enables you to scan and organize your receipts, business cards, and documents. The patented technology identifies and extracts the important information--and automatically organizes it for you. Create expense reports, searchable PDF files, and IRS-accepted copies of...
- Software downloads 2009-06-23
- ClarionMind NR1UB
- The ClarionMind will wow you with its flashy graphics and long list of features, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, a Web browser with Flash support, multimedia playback options, GPS navigation, and baked-in YouTube and MySpace access. However, there's just one tiny problem; it doesn't actually work very well.During our...
- Product reviews 2009-06-22
- iPhone 3G S: most extortionate iPhone yet?
- Zack Whittaker is currently knee-deep in paperwork, so covering for today is his good friend, Elliot Harrison, so don't send death threats regarding this post to the usual address. News has been tearing around all over the place about the new iPhone 3GS and after commenting on...
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Thunderbird Portable 2.0.0.22 (Windows)
- Portable Thunderbird is the popular Mozilla Thunderbird email client packaged as a portable app, so you can take your email, address book and account settings with you. Portable Thunderbird is the safe, fast email client that's easy to use. It has all the same great features as regular Thunderbird including...
- Software downloads 2009-06-22
- Mobile Parental Controls & Monitoring 8.2.3 (Mobile)
- With children and adolescents downloading and installing their own software onto mobile devices, control over these applications presents a growing challenge to parents. Many third party applications such as Instant Messaging, VOIP, and P2P file sharing can introduce new security threats, and expose underage users to illicit, inappropriate, or illegal...
- Software downloads 2009-06-19
- Motorla Clutch i425 (Boost Mobile)
- Photo gallery:Motorola Clutch i425If you like Nextel's features, but can't afford the services plans, you'd be wise to consider Boost Mobile. Sort of a Sprint Nextel younger brother, Boost offers similar phones and services at a cheaper price. And now with the new Motorola Clutch i425, Boost also gets its...
- Product reviews 2009-06-16
- Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks
- The tech industry is always looking for the next big thing: Bing is gaining on Google, the Palm Pre will dethrone the iPhone, and so on. One of the latest "next big things" is the duo of ARM and Android which, if you buy the hype, will wrest the PC...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot
- Priced at $400 without a contract ($170 with a one-year contract or $100 with a two-year contract), the Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot isn't affordable, especially when you consider the data plans. There are two of them: either you pay $40 for 250MB a month or $60 for...
- Product reviews 2009-06-11
- RouteBuddy 2.5 (Mac)
- RouteBuddy is a GPS mapping application for OS X. All the essential functions of your GPS device are supported; all you need is a Mac, a GPS, and of course RouteBuddy. Supports road and topographic maps Supports USGlobalSat, Garmin, TomTom, and NMEA Devices Find and navigate to an address...
- Software downloads 2009-06-11
- Amazon CFO fields Kindle questions, mum on digital video, music expansion
- Amazon fielded a number of questions this morning during a presentation at the Credit Suisse First Boston conference. But what attendees really wanted to know more about, gauging by the questions they were asking, was the Kindle e-book reader, the company's plans to expand digital music and video offerings and...
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- vCard Mailer 1.2.2 (Mobile)
- vCard Mailer is an application for your iPhone or iPod touch that lets you send contacts from your address book to any device with the ability to read vCards (including PCs, Macs, iPhones, and many mobile phones). Choose a contact, type in or select a destination e-mail address, and press...
- Software downloads 2009-06-10
- Apple goes after business; watch out Palm, RIM, Microsoft
- There was a lot of ground to cover in the keynote presentation at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference this morning - and I'll be chiming in on more from the event later. But here's a quick observation about the potential rise of Macs and iPhones as business devices. ...
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Apple introduces the iPhone 3GS, drops price on 3G to $99
- Apple introduces the iPhone 3GS, drops price on 3G to $99No new iPod Touch? [n/t]I said NO TEXT!RE: Apple introduces the iPhone 3GS, drops price on 3G to $99There was no mention of a new iPod touch.Time to upgrade...Well, I have an original iPhone and the battery still works all...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Forget the iPhone: Palm targets RIM, business customers with Pre
- Few business customers look to Apple's iPhone as the solution for the enterprise. Perhaps it's the device's popularity with teenagers. Perhaps it's the device's pedigree as a media player. Perhaps it's because RIM exerts such power over the business community with its BlackBerry lineup, and the...
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
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