Android dominates iPhone in US, Sprint and Verizon scrap Nexus One
On Monday, Sprint–America’s third largest wireless carrier–told Gizmodo it had changed its mind about joining Mountain View’s online handset store and offering service in tandem with the Googlephone. As recently as March, the carrier said that it would partner with Google on a version of the Nexus One known as, er, the N1.
The announcement [...]
Halo: Reach Beta Code now available
Microsoft and Bungie threw the doors wide open to the multiplayer beta version of Halo: Reach on Monday, letting in anyone who owns a copy of last year’s Xbox 360 game Halo 3: ODST. Wired.com played the beta this weekend, getting an early glimpse at what will surely be one of the year’s [...]
Microsoft aborts Courier tablet prototype
Microsoft has abandoned its free push into the tablet market with a product which, on paper at least, looked better than the Ipad.
“At any given time, across any of our business groups, there are new ideas being investigated, tested, and incubated. It’s in Microsoft’s DNA to continually develop and incubate new technologies to foster productivity [...]
Steve Jobs speaks up on Adobe’s Flash for mobile devices
“Flash was created during the PC (personal computer) era for PCs and mice,” said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs in an open letter posted at the Cupertino, California-based firm’s website.
The letter, titled “Thoughts on Flash,” offers six reasons why the company has restricted prevented Flash from running on iPhones, iPods and iPads, reasons [...]
Bungie signs 10-year publishing deal with Activision
Activision has reached a 10-year deal with Bungie to serve as the exclusive publisher for the Halo studio’s next project.
In an announcement made by the duo Thursday, Activision will have exclusive rights to publish and distribute Bungie titles based on a new video game property.
The exclusive partnership will see Activision publish a new intellectual property [...]
HP to buy ailing Palm for $1.2 Billion
Hewlett Packard has officially announced that it will buy Palm Inc. HP will either purchase Palm shares at a price of $5.70 (Rs. 276.30 approx.) per share or enterprise value of $1.2 billion approximately. HP and Palm board of directors have approved this deal and hence, Palm will officially fall under HP’s umbrella. Palm had [...]
Google drops Nexus One, suggests for HTC Droid Incredible phone
Google has scrapped its plan to sell a Nexus One phone that works on Verizon Wireless’ network, the most widely used in the U.S.
Google is now pointing customers interested in buying a Verizon version of the Nexus One to the newly launched HTC Droid Incredible phone. The Incredible, which has garnered rave reviews, is on [...]
Gizmodo editor Jason Chen’s house raided by Police
Police in California have seized computers, servers, memory sticks, and cameras from the home of a gadget blog editor who revealed details of a secret iPhone prototype.
Gawker Media, the parent company of Gizmodo, immediately issued a press release condemning the search and seizure by a computer crime task force, at the home of [...]
RIM unveils BlackBerry Pearl 3G
Research in Motion (RIM) kicked off its WES 2010 event on Monday by unveiling the BlackBerry Pearl 3G and touting it as the phone for consumers upgrading from standard cell phones.
The new BlackBerry Pearl 3G, which is designed for AT&T and T-Mobile, is much more powerful than the free Pearls they’ve been giving out for [...]
