Don't get me wrong, I'm excited about the iPhone OS4.0 release that was just announced. It's that same excitement, however, which prompted me to step back and mutter "Woah…dude" - in my best Keanu Reeves voice - "I'm EXCITED about features being added,...
“The first ten million years were the worst. And the second ten million. They were the worst too. The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline.” – Marvin the Paranoid Android, Hitchhikers Guide...
With the release of the iPhone OS 4 SDK Apple has updated its iPhone developer program license agreement with the following clause:3.3.1 — Applications may only use Documented APIs in the manner prescribed by Apple and must not use or call any private APIs....
Here at RCR Unplugged, we like to believe we leave no stone unturned when it comes to finding you the chiseled edge of mobile and wireless. And what could be more fitting than this luxury mobile stone by Mobiado, crafted entirely from Marble.The ludicrously...
What good is an all-you-can-eat music plan if you can only listen to the tracks on your phone and main PC? Not much, is the inevitable answer to that question, one which Nokia seems only now to be addressing – but only in China.Nokia's...
In days where it seems everyone is talking about extreme wireless data traffic growth, Proxim Wireless, one of North America's most well-known microwave radio vendors, says it's providing end-to-end broadband wireless systems which deliver the quadruple play of voice, video, data and mobility without...
Because of an irrational fear of missing flights, I tend to arrive at airports around three or four hours before departure. While I have missed no flights, I have missed my sanity as I sat at gates, mindlessly staring forward, silently urging Jonathan Rosales...
Nokia caused quite a stir - not to mention a drop in several competitors' stock prices - when it announced back in January that the 'Walk and Drive' navigation component of its Ovi Maps GPS software, would be going from being a paid service...
It would appear that Americans are becoming commitment-phobic, as a recent study reveals people are shying away from long contract mobile plans in favor of shorter month-to-month prepaid deals, with an estimated one in five US subscribers choosing the latter.One would think that in...
Don't have an iPhone? Not to worry, there are some great motion based apps out there for you anyway, even for your not-so-smart phone. An Israeli firm called EyeSight has developed a technology that enables mobile devices to track movement via the...
Grab your sunglasses, because you're about to be completely dazzled by the bejeweled, crystal covered phone and laptop cases we found on display from Ed Hardy and Lux Mobile at the recent CTIA show in Las Vegas.Don Ed Hardy, with 40 years experience under...
Senior vice president of Enterprise Ireland's telecom's segment, David Smith, waxes lyrical to RCR Unplugged about the various Irish startups in the mobile and wireless space.
Anyone who grew up watching MTV's Pimp My Ride will certainly appreciate the effort the folks down at SoundMan Car Audio have made to kit out an otherwise crummy car with an awesome iPad in-vehicle infotainment system.The firm, based in California, made a video...
I recently went through the agony of switching phones from a Nokia N95 8GB Symbian offering to a HTC Hero running Android. For those unfamiliar with how much of a chore it is to set up a new phone, let me enlighten you.Naively, I...
For the past 12 months I’ve been getting some really weird calls. Every few weeks, a phone number with an 08 landline prefix would call me, repeatedly, sometimes for hours. When I would answer the call, all I’d hear was DTMF tones being played...
The last time I used a payphone, I was ten years old and it was a prank call to the operator asking if she wanted to sing a duet. She told me I'd be singing to the police if I called again, and...
No one could exactly hail Google Inc.'s Nexus One a marketing success, so it comes as little surprise to see the search engine giant seeking to bolster its marketing team for the device and its future generation.In a job listing spotted this week,...
Those eagerly awaiting Microsoft's "Project Pink" may not have to wait much longer, with press receiving a strong indication the firm will be announcing the launch early next week.Today, Microsoft sent out press invites to a special event in San Francisco next Monday, which...
Palm's current abyssal situation is akin to defusing a live grenade with your teeth – the best you can hope for is surviving the situation and paying for years of therapy. The worst case involves onlookers watching your brains set a new airspeed record...
cy•borg –nouna person whose physiological functioning is aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device.Origin:1960–65; cyb(ernetic) org(anism)My iPhone died the other day. For some reason it was just refusing to turn on, while I was out for a ride on my motorcycle....
Admittedly, I didn't really want to like the iPad. As an Apple agnostic verging on Apple atheist, I had only the merest hint of curiosity about testing the way over-hyped device and was determined to dislike it.So, it came as something of a shock...
Nowadays every smartphone comes with a camera. It's a given. It's taken for granted. We take photos of our breakfast, lunch and dinner. We document every flat tire, every random signpost, anything and everything has become Facebook or Twitpic worthy.But quality? meh. Cam pics...
Will the iPad be a notebook killer? A significant amount of people seem to think so. And that’s before most have even tried one – talk about optimistic.But, of course, the first batch of iPad reviews have rolled hot off the presses, only to...
Anyone who owns an HTC Hero or who has been following the ongoing saga of updates for the device will instantly know where I'm going with this, but for those who don't here's a little history to bring you up to speed:• April 30th 2009...
