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Microsoft group manager: Windows 7 borrowing ‘Mac look and feel’
Nov 11th
We’ll be honest — before today, we had never heard of Simon Aldous, but it sure seems as if he’s trying hard to get his name out there. Mr. Aldous, a group manager at Microsoft, recently sat down for a rather lengthy talk with PCR. Most of the back-and-forth revolved around receiving input from partners More >
Psystar founders claim they cracked OS X, hackintosh scene is ‘all wrong’
Nov 11th
Okay, so we’re reading this puff piece in the Miami New Times about would-be Mac cloner Psystar, and while we’re somewhat willing to dismiss author Tim Elfrintz’s various mischaracterizations of the law and what Psystar is actually doing as just laziness and / or ignorance, there’s a quote here from Psystar founder Rudy Pedraza that More >
How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
Nov 11th
It’s basically a ritual now: Fresh feature debuts on new Android phone; hack-happy G1 owners see new feature, develop seething jealousy; said owners work tirelessly to steal new feature. Last week, Google Maps Navigation hit the Droid. Today, the G1.
Google Maps Navigation will be part of Android 2.0, and Android 2.0 is expected to come More >
PressReader App for iPhone and BlackBerry Now Available
Nov 11th
The folks at NewspaperDirect Inc. have launched 2 new versions of their very popular PressReader app. The new apps are for the iPhone and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM), and bring more than 1,300 full-content digital replicas of newspapers, magazines and more right to your device. Very cool.
Once installed, users can browse newspapers and magazines from around More >
Sony Ericsson Xperia ‘Pureness’ Pops up on Sony Ericsson Canada Website
Nov 11th
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ‘Pureness’ has made an appearance on the Canadian Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) site… a move that will almost certainly see the device make its debut on a Canadian carrier in the near future. My money would be on a January 2010 launch, but we’ll have to wait and see.
If you check More >
Video: Nokia’s Vision of 2015: People are unable to connect in real life, so they resort to devices
Nov 11th
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) recently spent an excessive amount of money to produce a 4 minute video showcasing what they think the connected world of 2015 will look like. The first narrative focuses on a French businessman who recently relocated to San Francisco. Apparently he is antisocial because the “closest thing to a boy’s night out” More >
T-Mobile G1 can run Google Maps Navigation, too
Nov 11th
Read the headline? It’s not just the “Moto Droid thing” only – the good ol’ G1 can also be used for turn-by-turn navigation provided by Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps, thanks to the ever active XDA development community. Of course, we’re not talking about the official ROM update, but something that requires a little effort, yet More >
Israel’s Defense Forces working on an SMS rocket alert system
Nov 11th
Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) is working on a text message rocket alert system. The system, which will be installed within two years and will work alongside existing air raid sirens, will automatically send an SMS to all phones in the area that could be endangered by a missile attack.
The technology behind the SMS notification relies More >
Ten Apps All New Android Users Should Check Out
Nov 11th
While the tech-loving world continues to debate the merits of the Droid following its launch on Friday, it’s pretty safe to say that the Android platform has seen a pretty hefty influx of users as of late. In the past two weeks alone, we’ve seen the aforementioned Droid, it’s cheaper, younger sibling, the Droid Eris, More >
Google Latitude Gets Creepy With Location History And Alerts
Nov 11th
Google already knows too much about me, yet Google Latitude’s Location History and Location Alerts features are still creepy. But they’re useful, because together they learn your usual hangouts and know when you don’t need notifications of who’s nearby.
The Location History feature does just what you think it would by allowing you to view your More >