Energizer’s first inductive charging power mat charges i

One of the killer features of Palm’s sadly ignored Pre smartphone was its use of inductive charging. Instead of plugging your Pre into a wall outlet or a USB socket, you instead just rested it atop a charging pad, which pumped juice through the... 

Google challenges Apple’s assertion that they fudge thei

At yesterday’s annual September iPod Event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a point of bragging about how many new iOS devices were going online each day: a whopping 230,000 each day, compared to Android’s last update of 200,000 Android devices... 

Windows Phone 7 has gone gold

Microsoft is banking big on the success of its upcoming mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7… so big that they plan on gambling billions on the software’s success. Pummeled by the likes of Android and iOS in the mobile market, Microsoft... 

Details about LG’s E900 Windows 7 Phone revealed

The website Android.com.pl has posted specs, images and video of the yet to be released LG E900 smartphone powered by Windows Phone 7. Some specs posted about the phone reveal that it is powered by Qualcomm’s 1.3 GHz Snapdragon processor (QSD8650).... 

Microsoft releases Bing search app for Verizon’s Android

Bing has arrived as the third search provider on the iPhone with iOS 4 and now Microsoft’s search engine has finally sneaked its way into Android phones sold by Verizon Wireless. The Bing for Mobile Android app, available to Verizon customers as... 

ClearWire’s Rover brings unlimited, pay-as-you-go WiMax

Clearwire has just launched Rover, a pay-as-you-go 4G mobile broadband service, and it you live and travel comfortably within Clearwire’s coverage area, this might be the excuse to ditch that capped dataplan and finally embrace WiMax. Rover offers... 

The next iPod touch to take clues from the MacBook design?

iLounge chimed in on Friday with a few tidbits about the upcoming iPod touch, citing “a source who would have reason to know” claiming the gizmo would lose the curved back and adopt the appearance that takes clues from Apple’s notebook:... 

Infographic reveals key iPad insights

Like them or not, but infographics are popular for highlighting key points without boring you to death with endless numbers and meaningless charts. Take these iPad insights by mobile advertising company Mobclix – distilled down to a single image.... 

Microsoft to gamble billions on Windows Phone 7

Don’t write Microsoft off yet. Knowing Windows Phone 7 is its last shot with mobile, Redmond will take the plunge and spend an estimated one billion dollars just to reboot the software. Citing Deutsche Bank’s analyst Jonathan Goldberg, TechCrunch... 

Rumor: Samsung’s Galaxy Tab goes after Apple’s iPad mi

You would think Samsung would know better than put its upcoming seven-inch slate up against iPad, and apparently they do. It appears that the Galaxy Tab is really going after the rumored iPad mini and not its 9.7-inch (and currently available) counterpart.... 

Report: Intel to buy smartphone chipmaker Infineon for $2

When it comes to desktop, laptop and server chips, Intel’s pretty much got a lock on the market… but there’s a lot to worry about. Everyone can see the writing on the wall: mobile chips and architectures are the future of computing... 

Samsung shows off the smooth curvature of the Galaxy Tab

Samsung has officially kickstarted a teaser campaign for its upcoming slate called the Galaxy Tab. A new trailer the company released Wednesday on YouTube is a pretty good indication of things to come. Rather than offer an in-depth overview of the Tab’s... 

Palm Pre Plus and LG Etna are the phones that hate the env

Between the toxic batteries, the chemicals used in the display and the non-biodegradable cases, cell phones can have a serious environmental impact… especially when you consider the inexorable consumer upgrade cycle that consigns millions of handsets... 

HTC’s new Windows Phone 7 handset has slide-out speaker

Although the iPhone probably started the trend of touchscreen smartphones that completely eschewed the long-standard physical keyboard, there’s still a lot of people out there who want all the benefits of a touchscreen while still having some physical... 

Quick review: Clicker is here, puts real television on you

So how about some real television on your iDevice? Relax, no need to be jealous of your Android-touting friends because Clicker is finally available on the iPhone. The app puts the full functionality of the Clicker.com website in the palm of your hand,...