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... 

NASA updates iPhone app for the iPad

Even NASA now has apps for the popular iPad. The space agency has announced a new NASA App HD which it will offer for free through the App Store. The app is an update to NASA’s previous iPhone application which now takes advantage of the iPad’s... 

Developers begin to get webOS 2.0 SDK loaded with new feat

HP bought out Palm for a reason, and that reason is webOS which — despite being something of a slow starter so far — has a lot of potential as a mobile operating system that can ultimately compete against the likes of Android and iOS, especially... 

Microsoft says Windows Phone 7 is cheaper than Android for

One of the most commonly cited problems facing Windows Phone 7 is that it’s a paid mobile operating system competing with Android, a free and proven alternative. Microsoft absolutely must make Windows Phone 7 a success if it wants to stay relevant... 

RIM dodges Indian banhammer for two months

Facing a fast encroaching ban on BlackBerry devices by the Indian government due to the smartphones’ tendency to phone home encrypted information to servers in Canada, RIM has apparently provided the country’s department of telecommunications... 

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... 

San Diego Apple Store robbed in smash-and-grab

When you think of a typical Apple Store you think of clean artistic lines and a calming atmosphere which accentuates the beauty of Apple’s computers and iPhones. At least, that’s what the marketing material says. It’s an Apple Store’s... 

iPad & iPhone tactile object recognition system bodes

The iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch are a hotbed of developer activity at the moment. Everyone wants a piece of the App Store pie, and we’ve already seen hundreds of thousands of apps become available, and a billion dollars in revenue distributed... 

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... 

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,...