Archive for the ‘Communications’ Category

Apple’s odd choice to favor VGA over HDMI inside iPhone 4 leaves many scratching their heads. We’ll try to explain what happened, and why. One announcement that Apple didn’t make at WWDC, was that iPhone 4 was compatible with the VGA adapter that Apple currently sells for iPad. With a maximum resolution of 1024×768, you [...]

Geeks.com has a iHome iHC5 Bluetooth Wireless Clock Radio Speaker System w/Cell Phone Cradle (Silver/Black) on sale for $24.99.  Besides the speaker system the iHC5 also features a phone cradle, remote, and input jack in case your device doesn’t have bluetooth.  Another great feature of this great deal is that it can double as a [...]

In the ongoing legal saga between Nokia and Apple, Nokia has fired the latest shot by filing suit against the manufacturer in Wisconsin Federal district court over five patents that the Finnish giant is alleging are being infringed with the iPhone and iPad 3G. The patents in question relate to technologies for enhanced speech and [...]

Remote access application developer LogMeIn has released a beta version of its Ignition remote access application for Android following up on the release of the iPhone version earlier this year. The Ignition application allows remote access to computers and supports file sharing along with document editing. The application is available on the Android Marketplace for [...]

Newegg is offering LG In-The-Ear Bluetooth Headset (HBM-520) in bulk packaging for $14.99 with Free Shipping. The LG In-The-Ear Bluetooth is comfortable (ergonomic ear bud), lightweight, fast and easy pairing, multiple communication options, and convenient volume control. Buy the LG In-The-Ear Bluetooth Headset (HBM-520) from Newegg

Intel has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Atom Z6 series of processors intended for use in devices running MeeGo and Android based on its Moorestown smart device platform. The processor line will be set at 1.5 GHz for mobile applications, while another application for tablets increases clockspeed up to 1.9 GHz, with no [...]

Not long after the launch of the Apple iPad 3G, AT&T is now offering international data plans for roaming with the device. AT&T’s data plans begin at 20MB of data access for $24.99 and end at 200MB of access for $199.99, identical to its international data plans for phones.

Clearwire has announced that its Clear branded WiMax 4G service is now available to residents of Harrisburg, Reading, Lancaster and York along with surrounding suburbs, covering 740,000 people in 271 square miles. Sprint has also followed suit, launching its Sprint 4G service simultaneously with Clear in the same service area.

Palm has begun to notify app developers that the next webOS release candidate is forthcoming, with applications delveloped with the PDK plugin requested to be tested against the release to ensure app stability, as well as apps developed with other tools to ensure compatibility. The above notification places Palm’s goal of adding PDK developed aplications [...]

Click for full-size. A recent update to the Windows Phone 7 toolset for developers has been unlocked with new images demonstrating the dialer app, uninstall option for applications and Office built-in along with more changes to the user interface.