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Real world 3G data upload speeds tend to be all over the board, but can climb upwards of 1000 kbps. In some cities, however, that seems to be capped at 100 kbps, according to chatter on the Mac Rumors forums.Cities that appear to be impacted by upload performance issues include New York City, Suffolk County…

This mouse fits very comfortably in smaller hands, but is not so small that larger hands can not handle it with ease.  The 2.4GHz digital cordless technology works up to 10 feet away and delivers interference-free operation. Genius Travler 900 Wireless MouseAs clearly stated in the accompanying literature, it should not be used on glass or…

Palm CEO and former Apple employee, Jon Rubinstein, will run HP’s Palm global business unit.Palm was known for helping kick start the PDA industry with its Palm Pilot electronic organizer. Later, it released the Treo smartphone, and most recently it introduced webOS and the Pre smartphone. The Pre and the followup phone, the Pixi, however,…

“Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong,” Apple said in its statement. “Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength.”Some iPhone 4 owners have been complaining of…

An attorney who is familiar with Apple and the events so far has provided TMO with some background that helps clarify how legal events will proceed. It’s not just a question of Apple offering a free bumper at this point.First, Apple needs to have its own technical understanding of the problem. Field evidence, tests conducted…

Like other Kindle models, the DX includes free 3G wireless access to Amazon.com’s Kindle book store. The DX can hold up to 3,500 documents including books and periodicals.Kindle DX, now in graphite.The Kindle DX’s larger display and lower price may make it more attractive to consumers that want a larger screen ebook reader but don’t…

“We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned,” the company said in a statement. “Additionally, we are integrating our KIN team with the Windows Phone 7 team, incorporating valuable ideas and technologies from KIN into future Windows Phone releases.…

I told him that he obviously did not understand the basic concept of this column – every time we learn something new it is one less thing we have to ask our children to teach us. Where are his priorities?Sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know which makes it impossible to fix what needs…

Apple responded to initial complaints by stating “Gripping any mobile phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone.”Company CEO Steve Jobs later added “There is no reception issue. Stay…

There is no doubt that companies who want us to buy their products formulate plans on how to influence our decision making process. But when it comes right down to making a decision, we tend to deny that we’ve been influenced and instead fall into a false sense of security about our objectiveness. Apple understands…

“KCR is currently investigating potential problems with the release of iPhone 4,” the lawfirm states on its Web site. “If you recently purchased the new iPhone and have experienced poor reception quality, dropped calls and weak signals, we would like to hear from you.”Some iPhone 4 users have been complaining about an issue where holding…

Los Gatos is one of the smaller towns near Cupertino that make up the area locally known as South Bay. It has a number of multimillion dollar mansions in the hills overlooking the town proper, and is the home of Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak. The Apple Store in Los Gatos is located on Santa Cruz…

That said, that last drop landed in a different way than the first three, and it’s just as possible the test could have taken one drop or 100, depending on how it landed, but the video makes for some heart-rending viewing, especially if you’re one of those standing in line waiting for their own iPhone…

The iPhone 4 line in Boulder, ColoradoLike other Apple product launch lines, people brought along their laptops and iPhones to stay occupied while they wait for the store doors to open at 7AM. One person even brought a 32-inch flat panel TV, DVD player and some movies.The FlatIron Crossing Apple Store in Broomfield iPhone 4…

i-Got-Control IRB1 is the third in a series of universal remote control hardware/app combinations I’m reviewing. Like the first two I tested, it can control most of your electronic entertainment devices — televisions, AV receivers, cable boxes, and such — as long as they use an infrared remote control. Compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch,…

The documents, obtained by iClarified, show that customers pre-ordering iPhone 4 units on the 24th will pay a US$50 deposit, just like early pre-order customers. New pre-order customers will go to the bottom of the company’s first-come-first-served list.Best Buy will be opening early on the 24th to handle pre-order customers, but won’t have access to…

Mr. Teece: The second choke up point that I saw was when Mr. Jobs showed the commercial for the new iPhone, and at the moment in time when they showed video conferencing, they had a deaf couple, sharing a moment on the iPhone 4. The audience spontaneously erupted in applause and goosebump appreciation of that…

TMO: Let’s start off with what your company does. Mr. Teece: Well, we’ve got a couple of companies. We-Envision.com is a partnership between my Project A and Open Door Networks. We develop software for the iPhone, the iPod touch and the iPad now. We-envision.com has over a hundred apps in the App Store, mostly for…

Mac Rumors noted that Dropbox for the iPhone and iPod touch now supports iOS 4’s fast app switching feature that Apple touts as a multitasking option. iOS 4’s other multitasking features include background audio, Voice over IP, background location, local notifications, task finishing, and push notifications.The multitasking features in iOS 4 require an iPhone 3GS,…

TMO: I’m here with Paul Kafasis from Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC. So… you’ve been a Mac developer for how long? Mr. Kafasis: Rogue Amoeba is almost eight years old now. TMO: I want to talk a little bit about the apps that you do. You guys are … audio maniacs. [Pause.] In a good way!…

For those not familiar with TextExpander, it allows one to assign shortcut keystrokes, snippets, to a longer string. After typing the snippet, text, a logo or even a photo will be inserted automagically into the text, saving a lot of typing and potential errors. Many apps on the Mac and iPhone (using TextExpander touch) support…

The new version of Hotmail cashes in on Microsoft’s decades of experience with e-mail. In almost Jobsian fashion, Microsoft lists the three biggest customer frustrations with e-mail and then offers technical solutions. Too much spam Can’t send large attachments Junk mail cluttering up my inbox In order to solve the problem of spam, Microsoft makes…

O2 will charge subscribers £20 for each month left on their current iPhone contract when they upgrade to an iPhone 4, and they’ll waive the usual 14-day window where they can back out of the deal.The new contracts O2 will offer customers do away with unlimited data plans in favor of capped plans ranging from…