Monthly Archives: June 2009

On Call: Apples and Androids

The iPhone 3GS: What will it get you? (Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET) Q: What are the main differences between the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS? With the iPhone 3G being just $99, I’d rather not spend the extra $100 for … Continue reading

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Doom Resurrection on iPhone–screenshots

You might be expecting Doom on the iPhone to be the latest in an increasingly tedious string of ports of the original game. But it ain’t no such thing. Doom Resurrection on the iPhone is a completely new game developed … Continue reading

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Verizon RIM BlackBerry Tour to arrive July 12

RIM BlackBerry Tour (Credit: Verizon Wireless) Just a couple of weeks after the introduction of the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630, Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday that the smartphone is now available for preorder online and will be in stores on July … Continue reading

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Questing for gear in hopping Ho Chi Minh City

Jasper, my tour guide du jour, and a tracking device from his company, Skeye. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) Editor’s note: CNET editor and Crave contributor Dong Ngo is spending several weeks in his homeland of Vietnam and will file occasional dispatches … Continue reading

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Report: Dell working on Android gadget

Dell is developing a pocket-size Internet device using Google’s Android operating system that could take on Apple’s iPod Touch, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Monday. Two people who have seen early prototypes of the device … Continue reading

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Bait and switch: Online electronics stores caught in fraud

Like N.Y.-area icon Crazy Eddie in the '80s, seven contemporary online merchants were caught in fraud. (Credit: sybsa.org) Seven online merchants operating more than 40 Web sites have agreed to pay a $765,000 settlement following an investigation by the New … Continue reading

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What we Craved this week: The iPhone 3GS aftermath

Now that the iPhone 3GS is officially in the wild–and selling at a pretty astounding pace–you might think there’d be fewer stories about Apple’s device. You’d be wrong. However, plenty of other noteworthy stuff happened in gadget land this week … Continue reading

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Sprint takes gloves off, aims for Apple's chin

(Credit: Sprint) Attention, iPhone users: We’ve found a way (via Pre Thinking and Sprint’s Facebook page) that you can save up to $1,200 over two years on your service plans! All you have to do is buy a Palm Pre … Continue reading

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HP reincarnates calculators on iPhone, Windows

HP now sells an HP 12C calculator app for the iPhone. (Credit: Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) It looks like a fourth generation of my family is going to be introduced to the ways of reverse Polish notation calculators. That’s because … Continue reading

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Edifier introduces iF500 iPod/iPhone speaker to the U.S. and Canada

The five-driver iF500 speaker system will retail for $249. (Credit: Edifier) After hitting the European market earlier this year, Edifier’s bulbous iF500 iPod/iPhone speaker system speaker is making its way across the Atlantic to both the U.S. and Canada. Here’s … Continue reading

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The Real Deal 167: All-questions

We spend all episode answering your questions, from how to pick an iPhone, to how to blog on the go. Listen now: Download today’s podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video) … Originally … Continue reading

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Latest U.S. export to Vietnam: Mother's Day

Ngaycuame.com's Web site offers suggestions for digitally celebrating Mother’s Day, such as getting and sending e-cards. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) Editor’s note: CNET editor and Crave contributor Dong Ngo is spending several weeks in his homeland of Vietnam and will file … Continue reading

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Crave giveaway of the week: Vuzix AV310 wearable display

The Vuzix AV310 runs for 11 hours on a single AA battery. (Credit: Vuzix) Here we go again with another installment of the Crave Giveaway of the Week. This week’s gadget: The Vuzix AV310 wearable display. How’s it work? Well, … Continue reading

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Boxee comes to Windows, inks MLB deal

Boxee, the open-source software platform that combines Internet media with personal content, announced a slew of updates Tuesday. Most notably, the company announced that it has made Boxee publicly available to Windows users. The public alpha version of Boxee for … Continue reading

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