Google Buzz now available on Android devices

Google Buzz, the search giant’s ill-fated Facebook-killer, is now available on Android devices as a standalone widget. Like the built-in YouTube widget, the Google Buzz widget provides quick access to the commonly used features available through... 

Blame Wintek for the iPad delay, not Apple

It appears that Apple’s touch panel supplier Wintek is to be blamed for a slight iPad delay. According to a Taiwanese semiconductor trade paper Digitimes, which relayed a Chinese-language report on Liberty Times, Wintek’s low yield rate has... 

The App Store is now on Facebook

Apple has launched a dedicated App Store page on Facebook late Thursday night. Interestingly, the App Store fan page is accessed via the facebook.appstore.com subdomain on the Apple-owned appstore.com domain. A short description explains that the page... 

Geek.com newsletter – March 18, 2010 – Top Stories on

In keeping with our newsletter format from March 11th, here are some of the top stories that appeared on Geek.com in the last week. March 12th – March 18th Contents 1 Geek Thoughts 2 This Week on Geek 3 Geek.com Web Picks 4 Don’t Forget About... 

Apple bans all protective films from all its stores

iPhone folks are all too aware all it takes to mar the shininess of their brand new device is ten minutes in their pocket with set of keys. In fact,  even picking up the device laying flat on your table in a hurry can result in ugly little scratches... 

AT&T’s ZERO Charger cuts power when not used

According to AT&T, mobile phone chargers which are left plugged in waste enough electricity to power 24,000 homes for a year. The new AT&T ZERO Charger is an attempt to change that. AT&T has teamed up with Superior Communications to conserve... 

Microsoft drops copy and paste functionality for Windows P

When Apple first launched the iPhone it did not have copy and paste functionality, which upset a number of users. Bowing to demand, eventually Apple added copy and paste with the introduction of iPhone 3.0 OS. Jump forward to today, and Microsoft is... 

Watch Palm’s new March Madness commercial

Palm has put together a new commercial scheduled to begin airing this week during March Madness. The fact that Palm’s advertising budget and marketing reach are no match for RIM, Apple, or Google has become painfully evident in the weeks and months... 

iPad accessories delayed

It’s not the iPad that’s in short supply but some of the Apple-made accessories for it. Nevermind the fact that the iPad camera connection kit remains mysteriously unavailable for pre-order, looks like both the iPad case and keyboard dock... 

PlasticLogic is no longer accepting pre-orders for the QUE

Plastic Logic’s touch-based, color e-reader has been sold out and won’t be available for pre-ordering anymore. Folks planning on buying the QUE proReader should line up outside select Barnes & Noble stores this summer. Plastic Logic’s... 

The HTC Touch Pro3 will probably be the last Windows Mobil

Now that Microsoft has unveiled Windows Phone 7 Series’ imminent arrival, is there anything that could still possibly convince anyone to buy a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone? HTC sure hopes so: according to an xda-developers tipster, HTC is readying... 

Samsung’s Sunburst and Strive cellphones come to AT&

Samsung has just unveiled two new cellphones aimed at the US Market: the touchscreen Samsung Sunburst and the vertically sliding Samsung Strive. Both are slated to arrive at AT&T stores next Monday. The Sunburst is the more modern of the two phones,... 

The iPad demand could be tapering off significantly

Apple might have collected an estimated 152,000 pre-orders for its iPad over the weekend, a new report concluded. While this is no doubt an impressive figure, the ad hoc analysis suggests the demand might be tapering off compared to this past weekend.... 

Microsoft unveils more details about Windows Phone 7: Silv

At this year’s annual Microsoft MIX 2010 developer’s conference, Microsoft took the stage and used the keynote as an opportunity to explain some more details about their upcoming smartphone OS. First we meet the new features: a Microsoft... 

Microsoft gives Apple’s legal fight against HTC thumbs-u

Apple and Microsoft are cozying up to each other more closely than meets the eye. In case you didn’t notice, Microsoft’s chief Steve Ballmer recently praised the App Store and was spotted autographing a student’s MacBook. In addition, Apple is...