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PALM POSTS $22M Q3 LOSS, SAYS IT LIKED ITS CHANCES AGAINST DROID HAD VERIZON LAUNCH BEEN SOONER
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 20:56 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Palm gave us a heads-up back in late February that its upcoming earnings report wouldn't exactly be cause for celebration, and today the news has become official: the outfit recorded a net loss of $22 million during its fiscal... (Continue reading)
GOOGLE PARTNERING WITH SONY ON A NEW TELEVISION SERVICE
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 16:51 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Google is looking to leverage its foothold in the online video realm by partnering with Sony on a new television service to be called Google TV. The new service will be an Android-based solution that will hook into online... (Continue reading)
MOTOROLA DROID 2.1 UPDATE SAID TO START ROLLING OUT THURSDAY
Written on 17 Mar, 2010 at 13:35 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Well that was fast. Soon after we posted the official Android 2.1 change log for the DROID did the folks over at Android Central get their hands on an internal Verizon memo that mentions update ESE53 will be “rolled... (Continue reading)
VERIZON POSTS MOTOROLA DROID 2.1 UPDATE DETAILS…
Written on 16 Mar, 2010 at 20:55 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Verizon seems to have posted a PDF listing some of the improvements in the yet-to-be-released Motorola DROID 2.1 update. The update has a version number of AP: ESE53/BP: C_01.3E.03P and goes on to list a litany of improvements and... (Continue reading)
MICROSOFT UNVEILS DETAILS ON WINDOWS PHONE 7 SERIES DEVELOPMENT
Written on 15 Mar, 2010 at 16:07 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Microsoft kicked off MIX 2010 this morning with a keynote that revealed some juicy details for developers waiting to dive into the Windows Phone 7 Series platform. As expected, Windows Phone 7 Series will make use of Silverlight for... (Continue reading)
THE LAB VS. THE REAL WORLD: PRODUCT TESTING IS HARD
Written on 15 Mar, 2010 at 9:48 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple months, you know that Toyota has had problems with sudden acceleration of some of its vehicles. Apparently, the root cause of the problem is still unknown, which is... (Continue reading)
ROOT ACCESS OBTAINED FOR TELUS MILESTONE
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 15:40 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
In our review of the TELUS MILESTONE we lamented Motorola’s decision to digitally sign the bootloader which makes rooting quite difficult. Thankfully, over the past couple of days there has been a lot progress within the Android community and... (Continue reading)
INTEL’S NEW GULFTOWN I7-980X CPU REVIEWS WELL
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 22:41 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Intel cut loose some benchmarking samples of their new, top of the line CPU, the i7-980X Extreme Edition. This is not a CPU intended for the causal use, but rather aim directly at the gaming market. MSRP for the... (Continue reading)
CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS APPLE HAS THE BEST TECH SUPPORT, ACER/GATEWAY/EMACHINES THE WORST
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 10:43 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Consumer Reports has a new report on which computer company has the best tech support. Apple wins! That’s what happens when the same company controls the hardware as well as the operating system (and several of the most prominent... (Continue reading)
YOUTUBE DARLINGS OK GO SAY BYE-BYE TO EMI
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 13:08 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Welcome to Act III of the OK Go/EMI drama: According to EMI, the pop band has decided to leave the record company and form their own independent label, Paracadute Recordings, under which they will take over control of their... (Continue reading)