March 11th, 2010 | Tags:

Sure, Opera Mini may (or may not) already be the most popular mobile browser in the world — but why stop there? Following up on the Android release of Opera Mobile 4 just over a year ago, Opera has just launched Opera Mini 5 for Android into public beta.
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March 11th, 2010 | Tags:

Today T-Mobile updated the pricing on its webConnect mobile broadband plans. The carrier also announced the release date of its first HSPA+ USB laptop stick, the webConnect Rocket.
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March 10th, 2010 | Tags:

You know the good feeling you get when you think about how your computer is running Folding@home all the time, or that you’ve been careful to clip six-pack rings all your life? Well, soon you might have one more warm fuzzy feeling, if this project underway at Intel Labs Berkeley [...]Read the whole story [...]

Take a break from reading our hard-hitting news coverage and take a look at these cute little things. Perfect stocking stuffer (I know, a little early) for your favorite app developer and/or iPhone fanatic. What with these things, those Android pillows, and all the other tech knickknacks I’ve been seeing, [...]Read the whole story [...]

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Tired of all that boring ol’ two finger pinching-and-zooming and swiping on the iPhone? Ready for some fancy new gestures to be thrown into the mix? Wish granted. Soon. Maybe.
Last night, Apple released a new beta of iPhone OS 3.2 to developers. As is par for the course at this [...]Read the whole story [...]

Handset manufacturers are usually pretty good about holding their tongue about specific release dates until the launch date is a sure thing, so it’s not too often that we see delays in the mobile world. What’s even more rare than a delay, however, is something shipping way earlier than expected.
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Verizon Wireless’ webOS powered Palm Pre Plus smartphone is now available at Walmart for $30 with a 2-year contract. The Palm Pixi Plus is free with a 2-year Verizon Wireless contract.
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The LG Lotus Elite is an interesting looking full-QWERTY clamshell messaging feature phone that adds a touchscreen to the design of the original Lotus for Sprint. Todd tests it out for us and shares his thought in this hands-on review.
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Don’t get mad at me—I wanted to go to GDC, but The Man said no. So now we’re relying on CNET to bring us word of Epic Games’ efforts to bring the Unreal Engine to the iPhone. You may not have even played Unreal for several years, but plenty of [...]Read the whole story [...]

WAAAAY back in November, Casio and Verizon showed off the G’zOne Brigade, an ultra-durable clamshell phone with a surprise QWERTY keyboard packed inside. “Push to talk!” they said. “It’s weatherproof!” they said. And then the radio went silent; nearly four months later, not so much as a release date had [...]Read the whole story [...]