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  • 08.26.09
    Google crowdsources traffic data gadgets, on the go | Comments Off
    For a good while, Google Maps has displayed traffic information along major routes to help guide users around congestion. Now Google is starting to get more in-depth traffic information from a new source: us. If you have an Android, Palm Pre  or other smartphone, Google can use your movements to determine whether a back road is congested and display it on Google Maps. This doesn’t work with the iPhone since it can’t multitask and you can always opt out of the service. Continue Reading...
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  • 08.19.09
    Microsoft is forking Windows Mobile gadgets | Comments Off
    Microsoft officially launched Windows Mobile 6.5 on Oct. 1 and already has plans to keep the platform alive and kicking well after it releases Windows Mobile 7 late next year. The company is calling it a ‘dual-platform’ strategy, but when you branch a software version off onto its own, it’s commonly called a fork. Fork is a befitting expression for what Microsoft is doing to Windows Mobile. Microsoft doesn’t need to have two versions of Windows Mobile to compete against Android and the iPhone separately, it just needs one good one. Continue Reading...
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  • 08.17.09
    Dell Mini 3i an iPhone clone that runs Android gadgets, on the go | Comments Off
    Perhaps the rumors of Dell’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. After being laughed out of the carrier Exec’s offices with its first smartphone prototype, the flailing PC maker might actually be onto something with the Dell Mini 3i. While details are scant (and in Chinese) at the moment, here’s what we do know: 1. The device has a touch screen and form factor much like the iPhone 2. It’s going to run Google’s Android mobile operating system Continue Reading...
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  • 06.09.09
    iPhone 3G S has potential sapped by AT&T gadgets | Comments Off
    Yesterday Apple announced the latest version of its groundbreaking iPhone device, the 3G S to little fanfare. In it’s email to customers, Apple simply announced it as the next version of the iPhone. Overall, the iPhone 3G S has a number of interesting new features. The iPhone 3G S builds on the iPhone legacy by including video capability with an upgraded 3.2 megapixel lens, voice control and turn-by-turn directions from TomTom. However there are still a few basic smartphone capabilities missing in the 3G S. The biggest problem is that iPhone users will have ...
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  • 02.18.09
    Android G2 is a little piece of HTC Magic gadgets, on the go | (3)
    Vodafone and Google are set to release the second generation Android phone, dubbed the G2. The new G2 device improves on the form factor of the original G1 device with a slimmer case, sleeker look and improved camera. The HTC code-name for the device while under development was the HTC Magic. In addition, the G2 is the first Android device to incorporate the on-screen keyboard developed in the Cupcake branch of the Android codebase. The design keeps basic buttons and the trackball from the G1, but loses the full QWERTY keyboard. Continue Reading...
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  • 02.12.09
    TeleNav Navigator launching for Android gadgets | Comments Off
    One of the biggest shortfalls of new-fangled smartphones such as the iPhone and Android G1 has been the lack of a turn-by-turn navigation system to make good use of their embedded GPS. Now TeleNav is launching the first driving directions application for the Android platform in the TeleNav Navigator. The software works much like a stand-alone GPS unit, giving voice propmpts for upcoming turns and displaying them on the G1's full screen. TeleNav Navigator for the G1 also uses voice recognition input for addresses and destinations so that you can program it on the go. Continue Reading...
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  • 02.10.09
    Google Sync for iPhone and Windows Mobile gadgets | (1)
      If you use Google to manage your Contacts or Calendar, you know how obnoxious it can be to sync them with your iPhone or Windows Mobile phone. Now you can not only sync your Google Calendar and Contacts to your iPhone, you can keep them in sync with the latest Google Sync. This capability was built into Android, Google's mobile operating system, and now is being expanded to unclude other popular smartphone platforms. The Google Sync application competes with other cloud-based contact management systems like MobileMe and the open source Funambol service. Continue Reading...
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