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Garmin 860 nГјvi - The First Full Menu Speech Control for Portable Navigation Systems

Posted by Brian Fox on July 5th, 2008

How about asking someone for directions? Well, you can do so now with the release of Garmin’s new nГјvi 860 touted as the first portable navigation device with full menu speech recognition. In addition,

the 860 nГјvi comes in with other features ranging from safety camera alerts and emergency location assistance to hands free calling […]

Philadelphia, to WiFi or Not to WiFi?

Posted by Brian Fox on May 11th, 2008

The City was supposed to offer everyone WiFi access through all Philadelphia. EarthLink won the contract back in 2006 and since then has completed 80% of the network development. However since 2007, when former CEO Garry Betty passed away, the company has been rethinking their WiFi expansion strategy. Read cancel their expansion strategy.
EarthLink got […]

How Many Zune Buyers are There?

Posted by Brian Fox on May 10th, 2008

In case you don’t know, Microsoft have sold just over 2 million Zunes already. That’s like what, 1 Zune per year? Leaving jokes aside, Microsoft still haven’t really made that much of an impression with this device. Last May they reached their first million and now, after an year, they sold one more million […]

Thinking Outside of the Box Saves Your Mac

Posted by Brian Fox on May 10th, 2008

Apple is thinking outside of the box all the time. I think I said this already elsewhere, but they are thinking so outside the box the box isn’t even there. And that’s what you’d have to do too as an Apple owner. That’s what they expect from you when you use their products I […]

T-Mobile’s 3G Goes to Town with Data

Posted by Brian Fox on May 5th, 2008

T-Mobile USA is the company launching their new 3G wireless network in New York. That you already know right? We told you it was bound to happen and I am sure other have as well. We all have also told you that at first, 3G under T-Mobile was supposed to come without data transfer […]

Microsoft Shutsdown Yahoo Project. Google Wins!

Posted by Brian Fox on May 4th, 2008

No matter what cell phone we use, no matter what new dektop or ultra-portable notebook gets invented and released, no matter whether a PC is legal in Cuba or not, names like Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple or Google will always try to get involved in those markets.
This year the Yahoo takeover by Microsoft (hostile […]

More details on the BlackBerry Kickstart

Posted by Brian Fox on May 3rd, 2008

Much more has been revealed about the only ever slider from BlackBerry for now, the Kickstart. BGR has gone ahead and let out some more information on the Kickstart. For starters, it confirms the camera to be 2 megapixels and that the keypad is SureType of the “next gen” variety. The flipper will work […]

Virgin Mobile bags Samsung’s Slash

Posted by Brian Fox on May 3rd, 2008

Virgin Mobile has announced the launch of Slash, a slick new slider from Samsung. With its great looks, the Slash additionally offers a camera of unspecified dimensions, web browsing, speakerphone, voice dialling, Bluetooth and MP3 ringtone support. From the looks of it, this will be another low to mid-range phone, accompanying the Kyocera Sonic, […]

iPhone Plan for the Deaf

Posted by Brian Fox on April 29th, 2008

Coming up with a plan for people with hearing and speech impediments was just a thing waiting to happen. AT&T are offering a Text Accessibility Plan which includes unlimited text messaging, unlimited data usage (internet and e-mail), visual voice-mail and $.40 per minute pay-per-use voice. All that for only $40/month after service activation.
How this […]

Pics of the Nokia 6205

Posted by Brian Fox on April 29th, 2008

The yet-to-be officially announced Nokia 6205 could be seen with these photos. The Nokia 6205 will be an entry-level handset exclusively for Verizon Wireless. There is not much known information about the Nokia 6205 just yet, although the handset will reportedly feature 1x data and no EV-DO, external music controls, and basic VGA

camera with […]

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