Posted by Vlad Ionesi on October 27, 2009 ·
Lately, Samsung is designing eco friendly cell phones that inspire vigor. Featuring a stylish shell made entirely from recycled materials, plastic bottles especially, and solar panels on its rear face, you get the feeling that this is truly a green phone. Further more, Samsung designed this product to be free from polyvinyl chloride, a toxic substance. This phone allows you to minimize battery consumption [...]
Posted by Vlad Ionesi on October 27, 2009 ·
I know I posted one or two articles about the new Motorola Droid in which I called it an iPhone killer. This is still my opinion. However, it should not reach a fever pitch. I know that the Droid is not only impressive, but amazing. It is indeed a strong competitor to Apple’s iPhone but we need to think of it as more of a new device than an iPhone killer. There is always a hype leading up to any [...]
Posted by Ruk Cooray on October 26, 2009 ·
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You all know Sporkings bring you the latest and greatest, as such we’re giving away 5 Google Wave invites for free!
Simply email Wave[at]Sporkings[dot]com with your gmail address to be in with a chance of winning.
Keep in mind that this version of Wave is a bit rocky at times, but fun can still be had.
Invitations will not be sent immediately. We will pick [...]
Posted by Vlad Ionesi on October 22, 2009 ·
If you remember, in the last post we have discussed how Microsoft’s Bing has included Tweets in its search. This was a partnership between Twitter and Microsoft and their teams. And Twitter users got crazy about it. The idea is fantastic and Microsoft had the courage to implement it. However, Microsoft’s main competitor, Google is coming into the scene. And, guess what, Twitter is also the target.
Here [...]
Posted by Vlad Ionesi on October 6, 2009 ·
If you remember, AT&T banned VoIP software from the iPhones. This was very strange since it allowed this technology on its other phones. Well, good news! AT&T just announced that it now allows VoIP software for the iPhones and that it will not restrict it in any way. However, there is a little problem. AT&T is considering to allow Google Voice on the iPhone alongside Vonage, Skype, and [...]
Posted by Vlad Ionesi on October 6, 2009 ·
Google and Verizon Wireless stated that their recent Android partnership will start showing some results in a few weeks. It also looks like the wireless carrier’s cellphones will run Google Voice. This really differentiates then from the iPhone. And these aren’t just words. According to Lowell McAdam, Verizon Wireless’s chief executive, the first two phones running Android will be ready this [...]
Posted by Vlad Ionesi on September 25, 2009 ·
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Well, it looks like today AT&T launched a direct attack against Google by filing a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In this letter, the telecom giant asks FCC to look into alleged violations by Google’s voice aggregation service, Google Voice. If you are wondering what this Google Voice is, it is a service that allows its users to connect [...]
Posted by Vlad Ionesi on September 24, 2009 ·
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Sidewiki is a new system from Google that allows people to comment on any web page at any time. This very helpful new system helps people just like you when surfing the Internet. For example, if you are looking for a hotel or a museum in London and you reach a new web page, you can check to see what other people had to say about it. You can check to see if the information [...]
Posted by Vlad Ionesi on September 17, 2009 ·
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“The Donuts are ready” said Google on Tuesday. These Donuts are for the smartphone developers from all around the world that can’t wait to get their hands on the next version of Android. Its codename: Donut. The Android 1.6 software development kit is now available for anyone to download from here. However, please note that Donut is not, in any way, a major release! [...]
Posted by Martin Beauchamp on September 1, 2009 ·
Yep Gmail is down. The tweeting world is all asking itself the same question, is it down for you to? Answer, that’s a Bingo! or Yes. No reason as yet….
While you wait, watch this live stream of fbFund REV Demo Day ’09
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