Gadget News

Milestone XT720 spec changes again, this time for the worse

Milestone XT720 spec changes again, this time for the worse

Jun 30, 2010

Hey, we admit it, as far as Motorola’s concerned hacks like us probably have no business browsing its Motodev pages, but we can’t help but be a little peeved at the freestyle updates the company is making to its Milestone XT720 spec sheet. The processor hasn’t changed — it’s always been a 720MHz-capable TI OMAP3440 — but its...

Apple patches iOS 4 Exchange issue

Apple patches iOS 4 Exchange issue

Jun 30, 2010

It hasn’t gotten quite the attention of the iPhone 4′s antenna problems or its proximity sensor troubles, but iOS 4 has caused some heartbreak for corporate users who connect to Exchange servers — checking mail or syncing contact and calendars can stall out interminably, with no option but to restart and try again. We’ve definitely had...

Popbox’s Netflix-less launch now scheduled for July 23

Popbox’s Netflix-less launch now scheduled for July 23

Jun 30, 2010

Our wait for the Syabas Popbox just got a little longer, with the official blog announcing it will not ship from Amazon until July 23. Like the Boxee Box, the delay is being blamed on software being not “quite where we wanted it to be” but the real bad news here is the official list of content partners which, for the time being, is missing...

What killed the Kin?

What killed the Kin?

Jun 30, 2010

While the news today that Microsoft has killed its troubled Kin line didn’t come as the craziest of surprises, it’s definitely left a lot of lingering questions about just what happened. Now we may have a little insight into what went wrong — and what might be in store down the road — thanks to a reliable source of ours who’s...

Hulu Plus will be a downloadable app on PS3, require PlayStation Plus subscription?

Hulu Plus will be a downloadable app on PS3, require PlayStation Plus subscription?

Jun 30, 2010

The mathematical symbols are aligned… and they’re pointing to a greater cash outlay if you want to have (a legitimate copy of) Hulu on your PlayStation 3. Technologizer recently discovered the highlighted line above in the source code for the Hulu website, and if correct, you’ll need a PlayStation Plus subscription on top of your Hulu Plus one...