November 2, 2011
Android Tablets Available at GameStop?
GameStop is now selling Android tablets for gamers. You can even purchase a wireless gaming controller for the tablets for an extra $39. What tablets do they have available? Well you can choose from 3 different models. The Acer Iconia Tab with 7” screen for $329, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer for $399, and finally the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for $499.
October 21, 2011
Mango Update Now Available
Windows Phone users should be getting happier by the day. The new Mango update has been rolling out to users upgrading those users to Windows Phone 7.5. If you are a Windows Phone user and have not received the Mango update you can click on the link below to see when your phone will receive the update. Although the update was made available to all carriers, some carriers are still testing the new version before rolling the update out to their user’s phones.
October 19, 2011
Tribute Page for Steve Jobs
Apple launched the tribute page in honor of Steve Jobs today that is made up of messages by customer, employees, and friends of the late co-founder of Apple. The company posted over a million messages from people all over the world. Apple also announced that some of its retail stores would be closed today to celebrate the life of Steve Jobs.
October 14, 2011
RIM Apologizes for Blackberry Outage
Research In Motion is apologizing for the massive Blackberry outage. Now that most of the countries suffering from the outage are back up and running RIM is explaining why it took so long to fix the problems that had so many users without email and messaging.
October 12, 2011
BlackBerry Issues Spread to US
RIM is now into its third day of Blackberry service problems. The outage has caused users around the world to be without e-mail and Blackberry messaging. Before today users in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even South America have been without email and messaging service since Monday. Today the problem has spread to the US and Canada as well.
September 22, 2011
Windows Phone Mango Update out Next Week
Microsoft has finally announced that the long awaited update to their Windows Phone will be out as early as next week, at the latest the following week. The update which is the 7.5 OS version, aka Mango, has long been talked about. The roll out will not be all at once, Microsoft plans to rollout to one carrier at a time.
September 21, 2011
Sony PlayStation Network Down Again!
The PlayStation Network is down again, and has been down for the better part of today. There is no word from Sony as to when the network will be back up and running. Sony has not offered any reason as to why the network is down once again, but has stated that it is not due to any kind of maintenance.
September 20, 2011
Why Go to a Library Own a Kindle
In a previous blog article this year we wrote about the Kindle giving users the ability to checkout books from over 11,000 libraries nationwide later this year. Well the capability is now available. So now users can checkout their favorite books online using their Kindle from thousands of libraries across the United States. This is a great money saving feature for avid readers. This may even make people want to trade-in their E-reader for a Kindle instead.
September 16, 2011
Skype Integration with Facebook Now Available for Mac
Mac users can now benefit from the integration that has been available to Windows users for a while now. The new Skype 5.4 beta release is now available for download. Mac users just need to open the program the first time and allow the application permission to access their Facebook account. Once that is done users can enjoy updating their status, commenting on post made by their friends, and even using IM all without leaving Skype.
September 15, 2011
AT&T Finally Launching LTE Network
AT&T has announced that it will finally be launching their 4G LTE network on September 18th. The lucky cities that will be a part of the new network will be Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.