Greenpeace Says Apple “Leading The Way” In Toxics Elimination

Greenpeace has never been a fan of Apple. In fact, it’s been quite critical of the company in the past. This week, however, Greenpeace gave Apple high marks, across the board, for all sectors of its product line.
The report states that Apple has “virtually eliminated toxic PVC and BFRs across in (sic) entire [...]

Browser-Based “iTunes” Adds Music Preview

In November, Apple unveiled a way to look at the iTunes store without having iTunes installed, and they called it “iTunes Preview.” The one missing feature (aside from no App Store integration) was music preview, but that gap has been filled, as of now.
This means that if you send an iTunes link to a [...]

Palm To Launch Verizon webOS Devices, Adds C++ Development To Platform

Palm has announced that starting on January 25th, those interested in webOS, but not interested in Sprint can now get their own Palm Pres or Palm Pixis on the Verizon network. However, those devices will all be a little bit more than what you can get on Sprint, as they will be “Plus” versions.
What [...]

Ahead of Apple, Ballmer Unveils HP Tablet At CES

Much is expected, tablet PC-wise, from Apple at its Jan. 27th event. It’s widely believed that Apple will introduce a tablet PC there named iSlate, iGuide, or iTablet, depending on the rumor. At CES, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, giving his traditional keynote on Wednesday night, introduced an HP tablet PC, attempting (likely unsuccessfully) [...]

AT&T, T-Mobile Announce HSPA 7.2 Network Upgrades

On Tuesday, both T-Mobile and AT&T announced they have upgraded their networks to HSPA 7.2. On AT&T, however, users shouldn’t get too excited.
HSPA 7.2 offers double the speed of prior technology (in fact, 7.2 Mbps), and it was one of the selling points of the iPhone 3GS. However, while AT&T has performed [...]

AT&T, T-Mobile Announce HSPA 7.2 Network Upgrades

On Tuesday, both T-Mobile and AT&T announced they have upgraded their networks to HSPA 7.2. On AT&T, however, users shouldn’t get too excited.
HSPA 7.2 offers double the speed of prior technology (in fact, 7.2 Mbps), and it was one of the selling points of the iPhone 3GS. However, while AT&T has performed [...]

The Kindle DX Goes International

The larger brother of the Amazon Kindle, the Kindle DX, has finally gone global. The move was inevitable, following a similar change to its sibling, the Kindle, to GSM earlier.
Amazon partnered with Sprint, at first, for the Kindle and Kindle DX. However, that carrier uses CDMA technology, which is pretty much [...]

Cost of Ownership Compared Between Google’s Nexus One, iPhone, Pre, Droid

BillShrink, a site that reportedly helps you “shrink your bills,” has come up with a comparison between the newest app phone, the Nexus One (or Google Phone) and the iPhone, Motorola Droid and Palm Pre. Unfortunately, the information they have (above, click to enlarge) is, in some areas, either out of date or just [...]

The App Store Tops Three Billion Downloads

The latest milestone for the App Store was released by Apple on January 5th, surely not timed to interfere with any Google Phone (or HTC Nexus One) announcements. In the press release by Apple, the company noted that the App Store has now passed 3 billion (with a b) downloads.
The App Store was launched [...]

Windows 7 “God Mode” Not Quite So Godly

A tweak for Windows 7 has been making the rounds of the Internet. It’s been labeled the Windows 7 “God Mode,” but unlike “God Mode” in a game, it’s not so godly after all.
The tweak is enabled by creating a new folder and naming it with a certain text string at the end. [...]