May 2008
166 posts
Are you ready, people? We’ve been holding this info for a while now trying to confirm it, but no more! We have here pictures of a new BlackBerry device. It is a BlackBerry clamshell — a flip phone and codenamed the Kickstart! Let me repeat this. This isn’t fake, this isn’t a hoax. We’ve known RIM is planning to launch a flip phone within the year, and we now have the pictures to prove it! As you...
Ill admit it; we’ve been slacking on the BGR flashback series. But to pick things up again, this weeks BGR flashback is the Iomega zip drive. Come on, you so know you had about 100 of these things in your home and office! Released in 1994, but made extremely popular a little while later, the zip drive used a 100MB removable disk. The drives actually jumped up to 250MB, but that required a new...
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA
Turns out the Glyde’s gonna have to share the spotlight a bit when it launches early next month. The Curve 8330 has been confirmed by our sources for a May 9 release through Verizon’s B2B, web, and telesales channels, followed by a May 12 launch in “all channels” (which we assume means you’ll be able to...
A couple of readers have reported that AT&T hotspots are now offering free Wi-Fi access to iPhone users. Barnes and Noble, Starbucks and presumably AT&T’s 71,000 other Wi-fi hotspot locations are now offering iPhone users a custom portal to access …
April 2008
195 posts
While most of this has actually been leaked and confirmed by us previously, it’s always good to get a second confirmation, right? We just a hold of the final specs for the BlackBerry 9000 (they aren’t sure if they’re going to give it a name like the Pearl or Curve). So here we go:
Radio - GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
Bands - Quad-band GPRS/EDGE: 800/850/1800/1900MHz
HSDPA: 850/1900/2100MHz...
Just found out I’m taking care of the kids pretty much all day on Saturday. Am I ready for this?
Answering questions all day today. Thing is I’m not allowed to say “I don’t know.” Which means I hafta make something up or research it.
I’m still really enjoying the new REM album. It’s been a long time since I said that. A lot of songs under 3 minutes which I like.
BlackBerry 9000 hard specs, you excited? →
While most of this has actually been leaked and confirmed by us previously, it’s always good to get a second confirmation, right? We just a hold of the final specs for the BlackBerry…
The "missing" iPhone ringtone →
Filed under: How-tos, iPhone
We’ve all seen the iPhone ads. As my wife says, “I get it! The iPhone is for sale! I GET IT!” Like I said, we’ve all seen them. None are identical, but…
I love napping before I have to take Stephen to the pack meeting.
I feel like 2008 is the year me and my family settles into a nice sustainable routine. I know it sounds boring, but it kinda awesome.
Still playing gh3. Getting ready to watch house.
I can alway tell how productive I’ve been in a given day by how many unread items I have in my google reader at 3 PM.
New Prius to be bigger, better →
Toyota’s 1/X concept may hint at some ideas for the new Prius.
(Credit: CNET Networks)
The Truth About Cars blog posted commentary on the next generation Toyota Prius today. The car is…
Apple celebrates 5 years of iTunes Store →
Filed under: iTS, iTunes
On the iTunes Store (iTunes link), Apple is celebrating 5 years since the original iTunes Music Store launched on April 28, 2003. Each of the last five years…
Watching a segment on the Israeli AF on 60 minutes. Impressive.
Crack Open a Synthehol With Classic Star Trek... →
We can’t imagine this bottle opener would have any use in the Star Trek universe (rudimentary hyper spanner, perhaps?), but here at home in 2008 anything that reeks of Trek and assists with…
We’re officially cat people. We just adopted a 10 week old cat.
Terminator: The Sarah Chronicals has been renewed for mid season 2009.
I just rolled over to 4 days talk time on my iPhone since June 2007.
Having some much needed alone time. Watching Blade Runner on HD DVD.
Going on the 2008 Clay County Cystic Fibrosis Walk this morning.
Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" Released [Featured... →
The latest release of the popular Linux Distribution Ubuntu, numbered 8.04 and code-named “Hardy Heron,” is available for download and upgrading. We pointed out most of the new features and…
Trying really hard not to get caught up in the iPhone 3G and Blackberry 9000 rumors. Realizing that I’ve become an AT&T fanboy.
Just woke up from a nice 60 minute nap.
Patent suggests additional Nike+ functions →
Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family
Apple and Nike have sold millions of those tiny little transmitters that fit inside running shoes, as well as the receivers that attach to iPod…
'Mario Kart Wii' lives up to the hype, and then... →
When Mario Kart Wii was delivered to my doorstep, I wasn’t sure what my reaction would be to the latest in the popular franchise. Would I love it? Would I hate it? Would it be just another title…
Linux Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Officially Released,... →
A month after the beta dropped, Linux distro Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is officially out. Besides running GNOME 2.22 and Firefox 3 Beta 5, a big new feature is Wubi support, which’ll let…
Just played Guitar Hero 3 for 3 hour at Brian and Elizabeth’s. Most fun I’ve had on the wii
All my shows come on Thursday and Friday. Lost, 30 Rock, the Office, and Battlestar Galatictia.
Calendar Sync updated →
Posted by Shirin Oskooi, Product Manager Thanks for all the feedback you have sent us about Google Calendar Sync. We’re rolling out an update that should make it a lot more useful. Previously,…
New for Pro: Introducing MilkSync for BlackBerry →
It’s been a much-requested feature, so we’re very excited today to be launching the second application based on our MilkSync task synchronization platform: MilkSync for BlackBerry!
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Back in the office after a vacation. I was really good back staying off of google reader and work email durning the break. Now I’m in tr …
Top 10 Amazon Power Shopper Tools [Lifehacker Top... →
You already love the one-stop convenience of shopping online at Amazon.com, but chances are you’re not getting everything you can out of this feature-packed shopping engine. Did you know…
Preview ‘Carrier’ Tomorrow Night →
Local PBS station WJCT is offering a free preview of the upcoming 10-part series “Carrier” which will cover a six month deployment of the USS Nimitz in depth. The first episode is set to premier…
Stopped in Daytona Beach for a late dinner.
AT&T makes shopping fun again →
Inside the AT&T Experience store. Click on the photo for a full slide show. (Credit: Kent German) Going to a cell phone store can be like going to the DMV. Typically you have to wait a…
Waiting in line for the Aerosmith ride at MGM.
They’re showing the ‘lost’ video podcast at a resturant at MGM.
SpanningSync 2 to include contacts in Google sync →
Filed under: Software, Video, Internet Tools
Just last week we noted that BusySync 2, which adds Google calendar syncing to the iCal sync app, is now shipping. Another 2.0 would…
Spent the entire day at Epcot. Pretty fun. Back in the hotel for pizza. Gotta hit MGM and Animal Kingdom tommorrow.
Wireless Unit Lifts AT&T Profit 22% →
Earnings met expectations, as AT&T’s wireless business continued to grow fast enough to make up for its shrinking traditional service.
Apple files for iPhone instant messaging patent →
Filed under: Internet Tools, Apple, iPhone
The one feature that most of us iPhone owners want is native instant messaging. With the upcoming SDK release, instant messaging apps will…