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... 

Last week, we reported that the Japan Sumo Association had come up with a solution to improve communication by handing out iPads. It seems the problem was the sumo wrestlers were challenged by using their big fingers on small keyboards. Unfortunately,... 

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... 

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... 

Buy an iPhone from any certified distributor and you’ll get Apple’s cellphone locked to a network, or unlocked ready to accept a SIM. What you won’t get is the option to have your iPhone jailbroken in-store. There is the odd exception,... 

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).... 

A semi-official confirmation has appeared today concerning an alleged iPhone 4 revision supposed to fix the nasty antenna issue, better known in the headlines as Antennagate. The bomb was dropped by a high-ranked carrier executive who publicly promised his... 

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... 

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... 

Research In Motion has Apple’s App Store in its sight with the acquisition of Cellmania, a company that specializes in infrastructure for mobile marketplaces. Currently, RIM’s app store has about 10,000 items, a significantly lesser number... 

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.... 

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... 

Blogger Brian Sweet has caused quite a stir with an incredible video showing him beating the world text-messaging record by four seconds, set earlier this year by a 27-year-old insurance company worker Melissa Thompson. Sweet texted this phrase in less... 

Back in April, we reported that Netflix would offer a free app for the iPad that would allow subscribers to watch instant movies and shows through the Netflix streaming service. iPhone and iPod touch owners were left in the lurch as to when they would... 

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...