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Netflix Is Finally Available on Nearly All Android Phones

It took a few false-ish starts, but all Android phones running Froyo or Gingerbread are FINALLY getting full Netflix support. No more workarounds or rooting. Just sweet streaming. For now, anyway, and if you haven’t jettisoned your account. https://gizmodo.com/netflix-is-finally-available-on-android-sort-of-5801342 Needless to say, if you’re running anything other than 2.2 or 2.3 (why???), you’re out of…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Iridium’s Newest Satellite Gear Gives You WiFi Across the Entire Planet

If you think your phone’s data connection is shitty at home, just imagine being in the middle of the wilderness. Or on a mountain. Or the ocean. Iridium’s new super-rugged handset and access point sucks satellite signal everywhere you go. Let’s say you’re in the middle of a glacier. Or, maybe more realistically, a national…

Gadgets Sam Biddle

The iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup Redux

A lot’s happened since the last time we put all the iPhone 5 rumors in one place for you. So here’s an up-to-date look at what we’re expecting from Apple’s next iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-5-rumor-roundup-5811488 We’re going to tackle the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S rumors separately, since they’re often at odds with each other and very…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Sprint Nearly Doubles Early Termination Fee—Just Like Verizon Before the iPhone

You used to be cool(er) Sprint. Now we’re hearing that you’re raising your pro-rated ETF (Early Termination Fee) to $350 from $200. Just because AT&T and Verizon are charging $350 doesn’t you need to raise yours. Sure you’re the carrier that offers real unlimited data unlike your rivals and maybe you’re getting the iPhone this…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

The Government Probably Just Killed the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

Uncle Sam says no to AT&T eating up T-Mobile: The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust suit against AT&T, Bloomberg reports. Things just got real. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-is-buying-t-mobile-to-become-the-biggest-carrier-i-5783766 The US says “AT&T’s elimination of T-Mobile as an independent, low- priced rival would remove a significant competitive force from the market.” Yep, pretty much. AT&T’s efforts just…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Samsung Galaxy S II Hands On: Say Hi to Your Next Android Phone

If you are going to get an Android phone any time soon, this is it. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-bestest-android-phone-is-finally-coming-to-amer-5835969 Let’s get this out of the way: These things are fast. They haul all kinds of ass, thanks to a 1.2GHz dual-core Exynos processor and 1GB of RAM in its guts. I did everything I could to try to…

Tech News Brent Rose

The New Bestest Android Phone Is Finally Coming to America: The Samsung Galaxy S II

The Samsung Galaxy S II is the blueprint for the next generation of Android phones. And now it’s finally coming to the US, on AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-a-first-draft-of-your-next-android-5818202 Only Sprint’s announced the price and date so far, and they’re first out of the gate: Sept. 16 for $200 (with 2-year contract). AT&T’s saying Septemberish…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Samsung Galaxy S II on Sprint Delayed Because of the Hurricane

The Samsung Epic 4G Touch, which is the Samsung Galaxy S II for Sprint, was supposed to launch tomorrow but has now been pushed back because of Hurricane Irene. It should still come out by next week, though. The delay sorta sucks because Europe’s been having all the fun with Pocket Now] https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-a-first-draft-of-your-next-android-5818202

Tech News Casey Chan

Last-Minute FCC Communications Tips to Get You Through Hurricane Irene and Out the Other Side

Are you still there? Has power cut out yet? It’s Irene, baby, and she’s barreling down the New England seaboard as I type this! But don’t panic. The FCC is here with some last-minute tips on communicating during the storm. The list arrived yesterday in handy a .pdf format, but in case you don’t have…

Tech News Jack Loftus

The HTC Holiday Will Be First to AT&T’s 4G LTE Table

Engadget has shots of the upcoming HTC Holiday, which is ready to be one of the first to run on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. It’s got a 4.5-inch qD touchscreen, 8MP camera, and 1.2GHz processor, and will ship with the latest Gingerbread update. Only thing is it might get renamed the Waikiki. …Why? [Engadget]

Tech News Kwame Opam

Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Make Phone Calls During the Hurricane

Want to know why cell networks got clogged and choked during the earthquake? A one minute phone call is 460,800% larger than a single text. So with our next natural disaster this week, use SMS. For everyone’s sake. Simple math: its 720 KB for a minute of calling, and 0.15625 KB for a text. MAJOR…

Tech News Sam Biddle

If Verizon Passes on the Galaxy S II, I’ll Be Mad Pissed Off

The WSJ has reported that Verizon will be passing on the Galaxy S II. Now BGR claims to have confirmed with several trusted sources that this is correct. Damn it, Verizon, what the hell is wrong with you? If the report bears out, it means that next week Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S II…

Tech News Brent Rose

The HTC Omega Might Be the First WP7 Handset You Actually Crave

PocketNow has a leaked photo of the upcoming HTC Omega and it looks like there’s a front facing camera. WP7 has lagged on that so it’s great to see them reach some feature parity. Oh and using a 1.5Ghz Snapdragon processor doesn’t hurt either. https://gizmodo.com/windows-phone-mango-will-support-front-facing-cameras-5817072 Other purported specs of the Omega are a 3.8-inch S-LCD…

Tech News Casey Chan

How Jules Verne Predicted Cell Phones in the 1870s

What? Everybody knows Jules Verne totally called the Cellular Revolution back in 1874—wrote a book about it called ‘The Camera-Phone” and everything. There’s even a write up about it here, in The Onion.

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

WTF Are These Phone Names, Samsung?

Samsung’s unveiled four new Gingerbread handsets, along with a brand new—and fairly psychotic—naming structure. There are also new classes of phone, with Pro designating a physical keyboard, Plus an upgrade, and LTE, well, LTE. The new models are the Galaxy M Pro, Galaxy W, Galaxy Y, and Galaxy Y Pro. The Galaxy W looks like…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner

The Truth Behind the Syrian Cell Phone Charging Story

Earlier this month PBS ran a story about an unorthodox method of phone charging that Syrian rebels were using. It sounded strange to us, so we tested it. It didn’t hold water. Literally. So NewsHour followed up with the real story. https://gizmodo.com/are-syrian-rebels-really-charging-their-phones-with-bat-5830329 To recap: the video piece was produced by GlobalPost, originally appeared on PBS’s…

Tech News Brent Rose

Why Are All the Cellphone Companies Suing Each Other?

Apple is suing Motorola, Samsung and HTC; they’re all suing Apple back. RIM and Kodak are suing each other. Kodak is suing Apple. Sony is suing LG. Microsoft is suing FoxConn and Barnes and Noble. Oracle is suing Google. Nokia and Apple have already settled a suit. And since Google now owns Motorola (pending regulatory…

Tech News Mat Honan

The Samsung Impulse 4G Might Be AT&T’s First LTE Phone

Boy Genius Report received this image from a tipster who claims that it’s the Samsung Impulse 4G, which will run on AT&T’s LTE network and would be the carrier’s first such device. Little else is known about the phone, though judging from the image, it’s Android based (Boy Genius points out its similarity to the…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Pre 3 Just Got the Axe in America

HP is killing everything WebOS-related left and right, and the Pre 3 is no exception. It will see release in “limited markets,” just like HP said earlier today. It won’t come stateside. According to PC Mag, is already sold out in Germany. Meanwhile, it’ll soon be released in France and the UK for a slashed…

Tech News Kwame Opam

This Hello Kitty Cellphone Is Better than Your iPhone

Why is there a mid-grade Android flip phone on a site full of brazen iPhone fanboys? (Yeah, we admit it. What. WHAT.) It’s not the first Android flip phone. It’s not the first Hello Kitty phone. It’s not even very desirable. But it’s way better than an iPhone. Whaaaaaaaaat? This is the SoftBank 007SH KT.…

Tech News Joe Brown

Netflix Is Finally Available on Nearly All Android Phones

Iridium’s Newest Satellite Gear Gives You WiFi Across the Entire Planet

The iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup Redux

Sprint Nearly Doubles Early Termination Fee—Just Like Verizon Before the iPhone

The Government Probably Just Killed the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

Samsung Galaxy S II Hands On: Say Hi to Your Next Android Phone

The New Bestest Android Phone Is Finally Coming to America: The Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung Galaxy S II on Sprint Delayed Because of the Hurricane

Last-Minute FCC Communications Tips to Get You Through Hurricane Irene and Out the Other Side

The HTC Holiday Will Be First to AT&T’s 4G LTE Table

Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Make Phone Calls During the Hurricane

If Verizon Passes on the Galaxy S II, I’ll Be Mad Pissed Off

The HTC Omega Might Be the First WP7 Handset You Actually Crave

How Jules Verne Predicted Cell Phones in the 1870s

WTF Are These Phone Names, Samsung?

The Truth Behind the Syrian Cell Phone Charging Story

Why Are All the Cellphone Companies Suing Each Other?

The Samsung Impulse 4G Might Be AT&T’s First LTE Phone

The Pre 3 Just Got the Axe in America

This Hello Kitty Cellphone Is Better than Your iPhone

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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