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Facebook developing its own smartphone?

Tue, 11/22/2011 - 20:01 by Yasser Ali

The Web is afloat with fresh rumors that Facebook is developing a new phone optimized for the social networking site.

Woman's cellphone swallowed by crocodile ringing

Sun, 01/23/2011 - 16:06 by Jaspreet Virk

Here's something strange that shows how sturdy some Nokia phones can be. There can be crocodile resistant!

Agassi offers Steffi's naked photo for highest bid

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 16:26 by Jaspreet Virk

Wondering to what limit one can go for raising funds for a charity? Well, the former tennis star Andre Agassi used his wife's nude photo to solicit higher bids in a Taiwan auction.

25 Historic Technology Predictions

Wed, 12/29/2010 - 11:52 by Wolffgang Gruener

It's the end of the year and you won't be able to escape a wave of technology predictions for next year. Most of them seem to fairly reasonable, but they aren't quite as aggressive and entertaining anymore as they were in the past. Here are our 25 favorite technology predictions that were not exactly true.
Google Releases Map 5.0 for Android Devices
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Is an Android Price War Getting Under Way?

Mon, 12/13/2010 - 10:28 by Eric Jhonsa

 In the market for a high-end Android phone? Well, you're in luck – the phones are cheaper than they've ever been, and the discounts might just amount to the first shots in an overdue price war. That's bad news for Motorola (NYSE:MOT) and other Android manufacturers ... but chances are that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) isn't quite so heartbroken.

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab touches 1 million sales

Mon, 12/06/2010 - 17:40 by Anter Prakash Singh

Samsung has confirmed that the global sales of Galaxy Tab had crossed the one million mark. Although no details were made available regarding the region which gave the highest sales, but it is believed that the thanksgiving holiday proved helpful in reaching that mark.

Your Android Phone May Never Get Netflix

Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:48 by Daniel Bailey

 

The Xbox 360 has it. Sony's (NYSE: SNE) PS3 and Nintendo's (OTC BB: NTDOY.PK) Wii have it. The iPhone has it and Windows 7 had it before it launched: Netflix(Nasdaq: NFLX). Android users are patiently waiting to get Netflix support on their devices as well -- and some may wait forever. Netflix said that some Androids will get access and some won't. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), are you listening?




14 trades turn phone into Porsche

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 23:42 by Pankaj Damin

Glendora, Calif. -- A California 17-year-old said a series of 14 creative Craigslist swaps, beginning with an outdated cellphone, earned him a 2000 Porsche Boxster S.

Steven Ortiz of Glendora said he first offered the cellphone for trading on the Web site about 2 years ago and the experience led to a series of trades that saw him briefly owning a dirt bike, a MacBook Pro, a 1987 Toyota 4Runner and the 1975 Ford Bronco he traded for the Porsche, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported Wednesday.

Typo leads to deluge of phone calls

Sat, 05/15/2010 - 12:42 by Pankaj Damin

Chicago -- Officials in a Chicago suburb have agreed to reimburse a woman for cellphone minutes after 24,000 fliers mistakenly listed her number as a government line.

Tracy Stajszczak of Mokena, Ill., said she thought the first call she received Tuesday from someone seeking information about an Oak Park, Ill., village parking sticker was a simple wrong number, but it was quickly followed by dozens more, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday.

Stajszczak said she later discovered Oak Park officials sent out 24,000 fliers Tuesday mistakenly listing her cellphone number instead of the number for the village clerk's office, which is different by one digit.

Verizon to offer HTC’s Droid Incredible starting April 29

Sun, 04/18/2010 - 10:34 by Priyanka

Verizon Wireless on Thursday via a press release finally announced that it will start offering HTC’s much-rumored and highly-anticipated Droid Incredible on April 29.

5 Ways To Impress Clients

Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:31 by Ishita Sood

When you meet new people for business networking, it is essential to make a good first impression as it influences the entire time period of the relationship.