Gadget News

Palm’s webOS 1.4 emerges: screenshots galore

Palm’s webOS 1.4 emerges: screenshots galore

Feb 26, 2010

We heard (momentarily) that Sprint was fixing to roll webOS 1.4 out to Palm devices starting today, and it seems as if one particular Pre Central forum member has stumbled upon the software early. We’ve already shown you the full changelog, but if you’re too anxious to wait for your own OTA alert, hit up the source link for a deep dive into webOS...

Vodafone turns recycled phones into geek chic

Vodafone turns recycled phones into geek chic

Feb 26, 2010

Perhaps giving up on extracting every last juicy nugget of copper, tin, and awesomeness out of customers’ trashed phones after they’ve been turned in for recycling, Vodafone is turning to a decidedly more low-tech solution: jewelry. As of next month, it looks like some Voda locales will be getting baubles fashioned from old handsets’ green...

Motorola CLIQs falling victim to latest firmware?

Motorola CLIQs falling victim to latest firmware?

Feb 26, 2010

Haven’t willfully submitted to the CLIQ’s new update yet? Well, you might want to hold off, because it looks like the new code is causing more heartache than good. A variety of reports on T-Mobile’s official support forums echo the same overarching complaint, which is that messaging is a disaster zone ever since version 1.3.18 took hold —...

Dell Mini 5 to be the vanguard of ‘a family of tablets’

Dell Mini 5 to be the vanguard of ‘a family of tablets’

Feb 26, 2010

Well isn’t this good to know. The Mini 5 isn’t even coming out for at least another month, yet already we’re hearing Dell has big plans for what’s to follow. Wired has the dish straight from Neeraj Choubey, GM of Dell’s tablet division, that there will be “a family of tablets” which will “scale up to a variety of...

Adobe taking a pass on Flash 10.1 for WinMo 6.5, will go straight to 7

Adobe taking a pass on Flash 10.1 for WinMo 6.5, will go straight to 7

Feb 26, 2010

An Adobe employee over in the company’s official forums dropped a bomb earlier this month that they’ve now decided to pass on releasing Flash 10.1 for Windows Mobile 6.5, instead moving straight to 7. The official explanation is that “WinMo6.5 does not support some of the critical APIs that we need,” but frankly, this sounds like a load...