Christopher Price
Clearwire Quietly Discontinues New Activations for Legacy Pre-WiMAX Markets
Clearwire confirmed to PhoneNews.com today that they have stopped activating new service for customers in pre-WiMAX markets. This does not affect markets that are selling CLEAR 4G WiMAX coverage, nor does it affect any customers who have already enrolled in Clearwire pre-WiMAX service. The legacy, pre-WiMAX technology dates back to Clearwire founder Craig McCaw’s vision […]
HP Releases Enyo 2.0 As Open Source, Provides Roadmap for webOS
HP today issued two updates on their new mobile open source initiatives. The company made good on its commitment to open-source Enyo, its JavaScript framework that was announced alongside webOS 3.0 last year. In an effort to make Enyo more palatable for widespread use, Enyo 2.0 was released today, along with the source code for […]
CES: The Morning After – Time Lapse Video
While we’re not quite done yet running some of our coverage from CES, we did want to post this video that we quietly shot after the show. Essentially, it’s the first day of post-CES activity at the Las Vegas Convention Center, shot in time-lapse, at about one shot a minute. It is our first production […]
webOS Community Testing 2.2.4 Update for Original Pre, Pre Plus
Despite HP not delivering on a promised webOS 2.0 upgrade for all first-generation webOS devices, the webOS community is still at it. While unofficially upgrading the Pre and Pre Plus to webOS 2.0 (via the webOS Internals’ meta-doctor project) is nothing new, progress stalled out at webOS version 2.1. Since then, webOS 2.2 has provided […]
As If There Was Doubt: Yeah, We Oppose SOPA & PIPA Too
While SOPA and PIPA were already pretty close to being DOA before all the web site shutdowns you’re watching today… it shouldn’t be any question to PhoneNews.com fans that we would oppose them from day one. It’s pretty clear why, we’ve been targets of the kinds of actions that SOPA and PIPA could (easily) rain […]
Microsoft Demanding ARM OEMs Block Linux on Windows RT Hardware
Microsoft has been discovered to have changed its requirements for the upcoming ARM version of Windows 8. The change essentially will prohibit ARM devices, including PCs, from running operating systems other than Windows 8 after they ship to customers. Specifically, Microsoft recently amended its requirements for ARM Windows 8 System Builders. Unlike Windows 8 for […]
Deal: Intel 320 80GB SATA SSD – $79.99 After Rebate
A deal for CES, Intel along with Newegg is offering the Intel 320 80 GB Solid State Drive (SSD) for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. Using coupon code IntelSSD knocks the drive down to $79.99 after rebate. This is one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for the Intel 320, which is Intel’s latest […]
Deal: HDMI MHL Adapter for Samsung & HTC Devices – $6.80
Today, Monorprice is offering a Micro High-definition Link (MHL) adapter cable, for compatible smartphones. The cable enables MHL-enabled smartphones, tablets, and other devices to provide HDMI output, as well as charge the device directly, via the power supplied from the HDMI cable. It also facilitates CEC communications, so that a Television can directly control the […]
CES: Toshiba Engineers Commit to Android 4.0 ICS Update for 7, 10-inch Thrive
Requesting anonmimity, Toshiba engineers confirmed to PhoneNews.com that both the seven-inch and ten-inch versions of the Toshiba Thrive would be upgraded to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich (or ICS for short). This contradicts unconfirmed reports from Toshiba technical support that the Thrive line would not be upgraded to Android 4.0. Toshiba has not yet offered […]
TiVo: DirecTV Responsible for No TiVoToGo
TiVo was at CES this year (though their giant TiVo wasn’t anchored outside the front of the Las Vegas Convention Center). And we had one question for them; why can’t DirecTV TiVo units, TiVo’s newest technology, can’t use one of their oldest mobile-enabled features? TiVoToGo enables TiVo owners to transfer television shows from their TiVo […]