Author Archives: Darren Quick

BlockBuster OnDemand movies headed for Motorola handsets

BlockBuster has announced it will expand its OnDemand streaming movie service to mobile devices in the form of Motorola mobile phones and smartphones. The service will eventually give Motorola users access to thousands of movie titles for viewing on the go.

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Augmented reality gets social networking touch with Brightkite Layar

The location-based social networking site, Brightkite, has released a Brightkite layar for the Augmented Reality (AR) Layar Reality Browser 2.0. Brightkite already lets users keep up to date with what their friends have been doing and where they’ve been doing it in two dimensions via a customizable real-time stream and map view. But [...]

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iPhone 3GS owners happier with their phone than Pre users according to survey

According to a couple of surveys of iPhone 3GS and Pre users conducted by RBC Capital and ChangeWave Research 99% of 3GS users are satisfied with their device as opposed to 87% of Pre owners. And of the 99% of satisfied 3GS users, 82% declared themselves very satisfied compared to 45% of Pre [...]

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Verbatim’s penny-thin TUFF-‘N’-TINY USB drives

USB flash drives continue to shrink physically and grow in storage capacity and Verbatim are also making them tougher to ensure they stand up to the rigors of a life spent dangling from a key ring or slipping down the back of the couch. Its new TUFF-‘N’-TINY line of USB drives come in 2GB, 4GB [...]

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Nokia throws us a bone with the ‘Rover’ Internet Tablet

Following hot on the heels of news the T-Mobile version of Nokia’s Internet Tablet, also known as the N900 Rover or RX-51, has passed through the FCC, comes some juicy pics of said device. Although the images are of a prototype, they appear to show a fairly polished looking unit that seems a [...]

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Mimo 710-S USB monitor provides an extra 7-inches of screen real-estate

Road warriors who have opted for the traveling convenience of an ultraportable, but have found the reduced screen real-estate results in overcrowding, might be interested in the new Mimo 710-S “Mobile Slider” USB monitor. The 710-S boasts the same basic features as the Mimo 710, including 7-inch high resolution 800 x 480 [...]

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Recharge wherever in the world you are with the MiLi Universal Charger

Many globetrotting road warriors know the frustration of being caught in a strange land without the proper electrical plug to recharge their all-important mobile devices. BeamBox can help alleviate that frustration and the need to carry a range of plug adapters with the release of its MiLi Universal Charger that comes with four [...]

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LG’s mouth-watering new Chocolate phone

LG has confirmed details of a new model Chocolate phone that sports an eye-catching 4-inch high-definition (very) wide screen LCD. The LG-BL40 sets itself apart with its unconventional 21:9 aspect ratio, 800 x 345 pixel resolution display, which also features a Dual Screen UI that allows users to display two different types of [...]

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Motorola’s Android-based Shules headed for Verizon?

According to a Russian Motorola fan site this is one of the two Android-based phones Motorola has confirmed they will have in stores in time for the holiday season. Code-named Shules, or “Sholes” as the site calls it, the renders of the phone reveal a sliding QWERTY design, 5-megapixel camera, Verizon branding and [...]

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Texting drivers take their lives in their fingers

Texting while driving has been made illegal in many parts of the world and many states within the US, and now data from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) has shown why it should be made illegal everywhere. According to research that combined data from a number of studies, drivers of heavy vehicles [...]

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