News for July 6th 2010

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Looks to be that time again, time for the news from around the world..news

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend and you’re now settling back in to your jobs.. Not fun going back to work is it? But look at it this way, it’s Tuesday so you’ve got a short work week right?

I don’t know what’s going on right now with me, I’ve got a lot of stuff coming for review, it just has to get here for me to review it.. The holiday weekend kind of messed up the shipping of everything, people taking days off, how dare they, I’ve got work to do! Anyway, in the mean time I might check out a couple more video convertor programs though, it’s been a while since I’ve looked at any of those.. Get the old trusty Stargate DVD out… For now, read on for the news..

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On the fence: Does AT&T have any balls?

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For those of you that have been around for a while you know I’m stalking an upgrade around September-ish.  I’m on AT&T which has all sorts of awesome coverage here in my area.  Speed and connectivity are directly equivalent to my friends Verizon handsets (including a Moto Droid and an HTC Incredible,) in every corner of this town because we always give each other hell as often as possible though we both secretly hate our own carriers.  Which brings me to my point.  What is AT&T doing?  When they were still Cingular they were all sorts of awesome and had the best devices by far.  Since the switch back to AT&T and their subsequent exclusivity with the most evil company in the world, all their wireless carrier awesomeness has disappeared, or as my iPhone toting friend chose to say “Their e-penis is all flaccid and unused.”  E-penis is his equivalent of one’s technological clout.

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Hello, World!

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Looks like this place could use some more content, though I’m on the move with no computer handy. Not much news worth reporting either, other than a fresh AdMob stat shot showing Android having secured a 33% US market share, edging out Symbian for second place. So maybe now is the right time to demonstrate … Read more

Windows Phone 7 Chess Club App Re-Revealed

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We previously mentioned the WP7 chess club app. Well the author has released a 4 minute video showing off a lot more detail about the app. it includes some neat feature like possibility to play end games, watch others play and even options to change the color schemes that’s pretty novel in it’s implementation. Just … Read more

Another Beautiful Panoramic BART Windows Phone 7 App

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Maybe I’m a sucker for the panoramic controls of WP7 but just take a look at this. Again, you have a great but subtle background, ease to get a lot of information about BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), map integration and aside from being functional it’s visually stunning. It should be noted that the app … Read more

Mobility Digest Review: Apple iPod nano 5th Generation 8GB Review

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The word iPod seems to have become a generic term anymore for MP3 player, and I’ve also noticed that the term MP3 players means iPod to many people. Even my two oldest kids who are only 8 and 9 know what an iPod is and they think any MP3 player is called an iPod. I have a limited edition Gears of War 2 120gb Zune that my kids call an iPod, it drive me nuts seriously… Apple has good marketing plain and simple..

Today for review Geeks.com has sent me over the Apple iPod nano 5th Generation. This new nano comes complete with a larger screen, video camera and a few other differences to the software when compared to the previous nano 4th. The one I got from Geeks is a refurb or used unit but it looks like new.

It’s categorized under camcorders on their site where you can find several refurbished camcorders for cheap, but it’s also categorized under MP3 players, but it’s an iPod, so at Geeks you can now get cheap iPods too! They carry pretty much everything, an no I’m not paid to say that, I’ve been shopping at Geeks from many years myself…

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WP7 Theme Suite For WM Released

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Chriscsh over at XDA put together some theme packs that skin your apps to look like WP7. So you still need the original app. But he’s skinned XDAShutDown (VGA), ThumbCal(VGA), TCPMP(VGA), Showcase (al resolutions), Resco Explorer (all resolutions), S2U2 (VGA and WVGA), S2P (VGA and WGVA) , htcCalculator (VGA), G-Alarm (All), Qilin PhoneCanvas (VGA). They … Read more

Need Help Sleeping? Try Counting Sheep

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Interesting idea from XDA. A game that’s so boring it helps you sleep:) As the dev states “This Counting Sheep is a exercise, where you have to drag identical white sheep over the bridge (while they are doing backflips). The idea, presumably, is to induce boredom while occupying the mind with something simple, repetitive, and … Read more

News and Reviews for July 2nd 2010

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It’s Friday, and it’s a holiday weekend here.. July 4th falls on Sunday this year, so that means every one gets an extra day off Monday.. if you saw the post earlier I’ve got my hands on the Droid X, and I have to say I love it and I may have to switch to Verizon now just so I can own this phone…  I should have my full review up over on TestFreaks early next week, along with the review of the new BlackBerry Bold and the Samsung Gravity T, and then I’ve got two more phones after that… Lots of phones lately wow..

Anyway, why don’t you read on for the latest news from around the world and I’ll get back to work, or playing with the Droid X…

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Is The Leaked HTC HD3 Windows Phone 7 Device To Good To Be True? Right Now It Is.

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How great would it have been to go into the long weekend with HTC HD3 Windows Phone 7 Device looking promising on our horizon? A few websites are running some of the photos below that were originally developed by NAK and posted on WMPU on March 11th. Gizmodo put the breaks on the latest frenzy … Read more

Free App Friday Continues: GpsSpot for Windows Mobile Touch Screen

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Here is some free goodness from Handango to start our Holiday Weekend off right! GpsSpot for Windows Mobile Touch Screen Have you ever found yourself wandering around a mall parking lot trying to find your car? Wander no more with GpsSpot. GpsSpot is a simple to use app that utilizes the GPS functionality on your … Read more