Google Voice Comes To The iPhone And Any HTML5-Capable Handset

January 26, 2010

Apple may have kept firm on their resolve to keep Google Voice out of the App Store, but that’s not stopping the search giant from finding a workaround.  Which they just did.
Google today unveiled their new Google Voice web app, which is available for all users of phones equipped with an HTML5-capable browser.  That means [...]

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Motorola Brute i680 Features Durable Qualities, Excellent Call Quality, Support For Nextel’s Direct Connect Services

January 26, 2010

Phones with names that give no indication about what they do are pretty commonplace.  Such is not the case, however, with the Motorola Brute i680, a clamshell handset that’s every bit as rugged as its moniker implies.
Physically, it’s impossible to mistake the Brute as anything but a durable device.  The bulky chassis, industrial looks and [...]

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T-Mobile Getting A Better, WM7-Ready HTC HD2

January 25, 2010

Good things may not necessarily come to everyone who waits, but American users looking to grab an HTC HD2 sure will.  Released in Europe and Asia back in November of last year, it did seem odd that the US was at the rear end of the handset’s rollout schedule.  Now we know why:  they’re getting [...]

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Bird Electron’s Guitar-Shaped Ezison 100 Turns Your iPhone Into An Onstage Musical Instrument

January 25, 2010

The iPhone has some of the best music-making apps ever made for mobile gadgets available on its roster.  That’s why the Ezison 100, an iPhone speaker that you can hold like a real guitar, makes perfect sense.
Whether you make your digital music using BeBot, 8Bitone or any of the slew of music-creation titles on the [...]

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Exchange By TouchDown Completes Android’s MS Exchange Support

January 24, 2010

Need better Exchange support for your Android phone?  Most of us probably don’t.  Those who do, however, will find plenty to love in Nitrodesk’s Exchange by TouchDown.
Android’s integrated mail and calendar apps are already pretty nifty.  Hardcore suits used to working on their Windows Mobile devices, though, will probably find them lacking in some ways.  [...]

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Samsung Stunt SCH-r100 Is So Simple, It Makes Your $50 Phone Look High-Tech

January 23, 2010

The Samsung Stunt SCH-r100 may have a name fit for an extra-durable phone, but it’s no action hero.  What it is, however, is a small and impressively sturdy basic phone with a few extra comforts thrown in.
Physically, it looks like another slim rugged phone, with a side panel that looks intended to absorb serious shock.  [...]

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Google Holding Presentations At The 2010 Game Developer’s Conference, Giving Away Free Phones

January 23, 2010

Need a free phone?  If you’ve got independent game publishing credentials, you might get either the Motorola Droid or the Nexus One for free, courtesy of Google.
The search giant has announced plans to hold sessions for Android game development at the upcoming Game Developer’s Conference.  With two new Android handsets capturing consumer’s interest like never [...]

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LG Lotus Elite Brings Striking Looks, Unique Design, Useful Features

January 22, 2010

The LG Lotus Elite does its fashion-forward predecessor even better, bringing an unusual display style to go with the striking design.   How unusual?  It’s a flip phone with a full touchscreen external panel.
Physically, it’s a phone you can immediately spot from the crowd.  Wearing the same square shape as the original Lotus, it adds sleeker [...]

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Slidescreen Makes Your Android Home Screen Way, Way More Useful

January 21, 2010

If you’re using an Android phone with nothing but a vanilla UI, you might want to take a look at Slidescreen, which endows your handset with a homescreen worth drooling for.  Heck, it’s a home screen that looks even better than what Motorola and HTC did with their Android devices, which should make it a [...]

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