Gizmodo:
For the first time ever, every major carrier in the US actually has smartphones worth buying, meaning you don't have to break up to get a good phone. Here's the best phones on each one, along with the best deals. If you hate the gallery format, click here. All pricing shown is with a new year 2-year contract, and some deals (Read More)
Mashable!:
If you haven’t been following Palm’s little bundle of joy, the Pre, too closely, then you may have been oblivious to the fact that (just like the iPhone in its early days) is devoid of video recording, although it has a perfectly capable camera. Well, that’s no longer true; a new app called the Precorder lets users record 4 (Read More)
Gizmodo:
If you've been backing up your Pre, you might think that if you, say, drop it in the toilet, you'll be set to have all your data placed on a replacement. That might not be the case. It looks like the Palm Profile has been having issues with corrupted backups, leaving users trying to restore from a backup without their data. (Read More)
Wired: Gadget Lab:
Several Palm Pre customers have reported major problems with their handset’s online backup system, resulting in the loss of phone numbers, calendar events, memos and other data.The issue stems from corrupted backups, according to Pre enthusiast blog PreCentral. The Pre backs up its data as a “Palm Profile” online, and it on (Read More)
Gizmodo:
That's right, 480 x 320-pixel video recording at 30fps is now go. The homebrew software is only an alpha (so there's bugs like not being able to preview what you're recording), but the app works, and is free to download. When WebOS 1.3.1 skipped updating the camera app, the developers of Precorder decided not to wait any lo (Read More)
Engadget:
If you like your software homebrewed with just a hint of alpha then boy do we have an app for you. The WebOS homebrew community just released Precorder; an app that lets your Palm Pre record audio and 30fps 480x320 pixel video in H.264/AVC format -- you can can even control the built-in LED for recording in low-light situat (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Black Friday may when prices are low, but if you've carefully read the list of deals, you can tell it's also a BS marketing gimmick. Here's how not to get fooled (plus, what gadgets to avoid at any price): In other words, many of these "deals" really aren't deals at all. Often, Black Friday sale products are priced differen (Read More)
Gizmodo:
You back up your computers, or at least know that you should. But what about your smartphones? They carry massive amounts of personal data, and are subjected to life-or-death situations on a daily basis. Here's how to back them up: You don't have to use a smartphone for more than a few weeks to amass a staggering amount of (Read More)
Engadget:
We've just been alerted to an unsettling trend in Palm Pre land, where strings of replacement devices are a bit too common for comfort: some users have been losing their Palm Profile backup, or a large majority of it, once they pair up their new device. The big issue is that since this problem is rather sporadic, Palm doesn (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Are you trying to find a gift for one of those crazies who's always going on about the superiority of vinyl, or who dresses like a character on Mad Men? Here are some ideas for the retrophile in your life. BTW, if you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Christmas, click here. Leica M7: DSLR schmeeSLR. Digit (Read More)
Mashable!:
When it was released earlier this month, the retail price for the Motorola Droid was $200 for new activations on Verizon. Although Verizon is staying firm with that price point for now, it appears that some of its retailers are not.Specifically, Amazon and Dell have both cut prices on the smartphone to $150 and $120, respe (Read More)
Engadget:
Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today's bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to s (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Apple, understandably, broke Atom support in its latest 10.6.2 update for Snow Leopard—but that's not going to keep enterprising Hackintoshers from finding a workaround. They promised it last week, and now they've delivered: Atom support is back, although apparently implementing the fix isn't the easiest project. Still, the (Read More)
Mashable!:
For some unbeknownst reason Google has offered Google News in a mobile-friendly version to BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and S60 devices, but has failed to provide the same experience to iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre device owners.Today, however, all that has changed, as Google News for mobile is now optimized for iPhone, Andr (Read More)
Mashable!:
How much is a a Palm Pre, or the new, lightweight, webOS-powered smartphone, Palm Pixi these days? The answer might surprise you. Officially, Palm Pre costs $150 on Sprint.com, and Palm Pixi is around $100; both deals come with a two-year contract with Sprint. But Amazon has slashed the prices even further; way further.Righ (Read More)