Many of us wondered why Google’s new flagship Galaxy Nexus doesn’t support Google Wallet, an NFC-based payment service that the company introduced a few months back. Since Google Wallet is only available in the United States at the moment, it makes sense that it isn’t supported on the HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus. Google Wallet also will [...]
(Reuters) – Twitter has acquired a start-up company that makes software to improve security and privacy for smartphones and other mobile devices. Original post by samzenpus
An Apple iPhone spontaneously began smoking and emitting a red glow while aboard an airplane in Australia. Passengers aboard Regional Express flight ZL319 were welcomed to their destination in Sydney, Australia on Friday by a frightening ordeal. According to the airline, a passenger’s iPhone began “emitting a significant amount of dense smoke” shortly after the flight [...]
(Reuters) – The judge hearing the Justice Department’s challenge of AT&T’s plan to buy Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA unit has postponed a status conference set for this week until early December, the court said in an order. Original post by samzenpus
All the rumors about a "smart" TV powered by Apple and envisioned by Steve Jobs, are apparently due to become reality by the end of 2012. read more Original post by Raven Lovecraft
AT&T announced on Monday that it will offer the LG Nitro HD, a 4G LTE Android phone, on December 4th for $250. The Nitro HD is equipped with a 4.5-inch “True HD” IH-IPS display with a 1280 x 720-pixel resolution, an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording HD video, 4GB of on-board storage, a 16GB microSD [...]
(Reuters) – A pair of Monday morning notes on Research In Motion paint sharply contrasting views of the company that makes the BlackBerry. Original post by samzenpus
Our friends at Quiver are offering gadgeteer readers a special 10% discount on their popular leather pen holders for Moleskine and other notebooks. Just head on over to their site and use the code gadgeteer2011 upon checkout. The code is good till 12/7/2011, so you have plenty of time to place your holiday gift orders. [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some 150 websites allegedly selling counterfeit goods including shoes, purses, sunglasses and sports jerseys have been seized, authorities said on Monday, coinciding with the Cyber Monday holiday shopping day. Original post by samzenpus
Thanks in part to the multitude of mobile apps available across every smartphone platform, consumers seem to be uninterested in the own-brand handset Facebook is reportedly developing — security concerns may be an issue as well, of course. According to a recent report, Facebook is working with HTC on a new smartphone code-named “Buffy” that [...]
