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AT&T’s Service Fail at Coachella Music Fest Renders Official iPhone App Useless

If you’ve ever been to Coachella, you know cell service isn’t great. You’d think that AT&T, being a major event sponsor, would make sure their service worked in support of Coachella’s iPhone app, right? Wrong. https://gizmodo.com/the-week-in-iphone-apps-rocks-5207011 According to the Twitter masses AT&T’s voice and data we’re down for the large majority of this past weekend’s…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Sprint Instinct S30 Lightning Review (A Blast from the Past)

When it launched, we said the Instinct was the “best Sprint or Samsung phone ever.” It’s one year later. So what does the new Instinct S30 have to show for it? https://gizmodo.com/samsung-instinct-review-best-sprint-or-samsung-phone-e-5014419 In one sense, not a whole lot: All the major points of our original review, good and bad, still apply (so read that…

Reviews Matt Buchanan

Medieval SMS

Send mutton and mead to archer station on crenellation 4SW—can’t hold back the hordes on an empty stomach! K Thx 🙂 [English Russia]

Tech News John Mahoney

Verizon’s Website Now Displays User Handset Reviews

Score one for transparency, at least if Verizon really commits to this initiative. User reviews are now live on VerizonWireless.com, letting customers (and only customers) review their phones for the benefit of anyone else who might be interested in, say, a Samsung SCH-u550 with and integrated faux-analog watch face. There are no reviews yet, and…

Tech News John Herrman

BlackBerry Bold

What you would like it to say about you: I am an important person with an MBA. I make more than you. I have more worth than you. I participate in urgent things that need to be taken care of five minutes ago. People need to get ahold of me ALL THE TIME, even on…

Tech News Jason Chen

Hi Angelina, How’s Your Palm Pre?

The Examiner says that in between saving the world, Angelina Jolie is actually a huge gadget nerd and reads Gizmodo a lot! Now, she’s probably reading on her brand new Palm Pre. This is like third-hand info, but supposedly, Angelina spouted nonstop to a production assistant on the set of her upcoming film Salt about…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

I Dropped My Stupid iPhone and Broke the Stupid Screen

Is there a worse moment than when your phone slips as you pull it from your pocket, sending it tumbling towards the sidewalk? Maybe the one when you pick it up and it’s fucking broken. Yeah I broke my screen. It’s taken some spills before, but this time it landed right on the corner and…

Tech News Adam Frucci

KDDI (au) Targets Accident-Prone Sunbathers With Water-Resistant, Solar-Powered Handset

Manufactured for KDDI (au) by Sharp, this outdoorsy phone should show up in Japan by June. Unlike the unrealistic claims made by other solar phone dabblers like Samsung, KDDI’s ambitions here are modest, but practical. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-blue-earth-phone-solar-powered-and-made-from-w-5152585 KDDI has taken a pragmatic approach to the solar phone, integrating a waterproof panel onto what sounds like a…

Tech News John Herrman

European Release Date For HTC Magic Set At May 5th

HTC’s second Android handset looks as though it’s been subjected to its last delay, with a listing for a May 5th release on Vodaphone UK’s website. We still have no idea when the supposed T-Mobile US release is coming, or if their pricing will bear any resemblance to Voda’s. I somehow doubt it will, because…

Tech News John Herrman

Sprint Instinct S30 Now Available, Awkward $130 Price Confirmed

Samsung’s updated Instinct S30 is now listed on Sprint’s website for 130 whole American dollars. Never mind that the original Instinct—an almost identical product—was available for the same price nearly a year ago. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-samsung-instinct-s30-promises-faster-internet-5193011 The S30 does improve on its forebear in a few not-insignificant ways, shipping with the excellent (but free and previously downloadable)…

Gadgets John Herrman

Dilbert Takes on Cellphone Rebates In Epic Battle With Rebaterus

Once again, Dilbert takes on and lampoons infamous gadget demons and memes so you don’t have to. Man, do I hate rebates. [Dilbert] https://gizmodo.com/cellphones-vs-women-or-men-5167428

Tech News Jack Loftus

T-Mobile’s April 21 Event Is for the Sidekick LX, Not Android

A few of us were hoping that the upcoming April 21 T-Mobile event might be for a new Android handset, a sequel to the G1. Instead, it’s just a launch party for the new Sidekick LX. But hey, we like getting awkwardly drunk at corporate sponsored social events as much as the next guy. https://gizmodo.com/major-t-mobile-launch-event-set-for-april-21-in-nyc-wi-5205472

Tech News Mark Wilson

Sidekick LX 2009 Is Lean, Mean 3G Twittering Machine (With a Better Screen)

T-Mobile’s new Sidekick LX 2009 isn’t a radical new departure from past models, but it brings a beautiful 3.2-inch, 854×480 screen along with 3G and Twitter integration. It’s also the slimmest Sidekick to date. https://gizmodo.com/3g-sidekick-lx-2009-edition-spotted-5141420 Social media services were a big focus for the Sidekick team as the worked on revamping the Sidekick this year.…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Rong Zun 758 Razor Cellphone Features a Built-In Shaver

I’m all for convergence, but some gadgets just don’t belong together—like MP3 players with tasers and, in this case, cellphones with shavers. The Rong Zun 758 Razor is a GSM phone that features a detachable bottom plate covering a working shaver along with dual SIM card slots, a 2.6-inch touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera, MP3/MP4 player, FM…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Android 1.5 Unofficially Available For G1

A full-featured version of Android 1.5 “Cupcake”, which introduces video recording, an onscreen keyboard, new browser functions and plenty more, has been compiled for G1 users by a kindly XDA forums contributor. https://gizmodo.com/android-1-5-early-look-sdk-now-available-adds-soft-k-5210852 Despite the long list of new features in 1.5, the core of the OS is still more-or-less the same. Accordingly, most Android…

Tech News John Herrman

RIM CEO Hints At More Touch Devices, Acknowledges Growing Pains With the Storm

The guys at Laptop Mag sat down with RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis and uncovered some interesting bits of information—including the possibility of more touchscreen devices and an acknowledgment of problems with the Storm. In response to a line of questioning about problems with the Blackberry Storm, Lazardis noted that although the device was thoroughly tested…

Tech News Sean Fallon

iPhone Prototype Makes Excellent Use of RFID

What could you do with an iPhone equipped with an RFID reader? A whole lot. But this clip shows the possibilities of just one fuction: Associating everyday objects with video. Essentially, you hold your iPhone in close proximity to a certain object, and that object tells your iPhone to play a particular preloaded clip. Endless…

Tech News Mark Wilson

LG Viewty II (Smart GC90) Leaks In Pretty, Official Photographs

LG’s German blog seems to have spilled any and all information on the upcoming Viewty II. At just 12.4mm thick (less than half an inch) and 3.17 oz, it’s svelte for an 8MP cameraphone. Even if I wasn’t too excited about the original Viewty, it’s tough to resist a 3-inch touchscreen phone with Wi-Fi, GPS,…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Is This Samsung’s First Android Phone?

Judging from the strangely complete specs and believable photos leaked from a Russian retailer, it may well be. Called the S8000, and carrying an OLED screen and 5-megapixel camera, it’s a (theoretical) powerhouse. Whether or not this leak is real, it hasn’t come out of the blue. In February, Samsung promised “more than three” Android…

Tech News John Herrman

AT&T Trying to Keep iPhone Exclusive Until 2011

The WSJ reports that AT&T is talking to Apple rightthissecond about extending its exclusive iPhone deal until 2011. If you’re wondering why they need to extend that “five year deal,” here’s a refresher. [WSJ]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

AT&T’s Service Fail at Coachella Music Fest Renders Official iPhone App Useless

Sprint Instinct S30 Lightning Review (A Blast from the Past)

Medieval SMS

Verizon’s Website Now Displays User Handset Reviews

BlackBerry Bold

Hi Angelina, How’s Your Palm Pre?

I Dropped My Stupid iPhone and Broke the Stupid Screen

KDDI (au) Targets Accident-Prone Sunbathers With Water-Resistant, Solar-Powered Handset

European Release Date For HTC Magic Set At May 5th

Sprint Instinct S30 Now Available, Awkward $130 Price Confirmed

Dilbert Takes on Cellphone Rebates In Epic Battle With Rebaterus

T-Mobile’s April 21 Event Is for the Sidekick LX, Not Android

Sidekick LX 2009 Is Lean, Mean 3G Twittering Machine (With a Better Screen)

Rong Zun 758 Razor Cellphone Features a Built-In Shaver

Android 1.5 Unofficially Available For G1

RIM CEO Hints At More Touch Devices, Acknowledges Growing Pains With the Storm

iPhone Prototype Makes Excellent Use of RFID

LG Viewty II (Smart GC90) Leaks In Pretty, Official Photographs

Is This Samsung’s First Android Phone?

AT&T Trying to Keep iPhone Exclusive Until 2011

Sonos Ace ANC Headphones Quietly Drop Again to a New Low Right After the AirPods Max 2 Launch

Could Dave Filoni’s ‘Star Wars’ Cameo Have an Important Role in ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’?

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This Windows 11 Pro Mini PC Shows Up at a Record Low on Amazon After the Spring Sale, No Need for a Tower Desktop

The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Moment Designed for You to Gawk at Hugh Jackman’s Chiseled Body Is Now an Action Figure

Marshall Emberton III Bluetooth Speaker Isn’t Supposed to Be This Cheap, Even the New Midnight Blue at an All-Time Low

2026 MacBook Pro (M5 Pro) Breaks Into Its First Sale on Amazon, While Apple Store Still Has None on the New Laptop

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