Monthly Archives: July 2009

CNET News Poll The digital evolution If e-books become the norm, what analog technology will be the next to go digital? iReport cards texted to parents Presidents will …

You can now archive apps on your MicroSD card. (Credit: RIM/BlackBerry) One of my biggest complaints when BlackBerry App World debuted this past April at CTIA 2009 was that applications installed to Flash memory, giving you no option to store … Continue reading →

Samsung Galaxy (Credit: Samsung) Believe it our not, government bureaucracy can be exciting. If you don’t believe me, then look at the Federal Communications Commission over the last few days. Most of the time the cell phones passing through the … Continue reading →

If you’re itching to try Google Voice, but haven’t received one of the coveted private beta invites, a Menlo Park, Calif., company called 3jam is offering an alternative. This week, 3jam announced an open beta of its new voice forwarding … Continue reading →

On today’s show, it’s the last day of the Becks Beer sponsorship, so we end on a high note. Joining us in the studio again is Caroline McCarthy, bringing her wit and charm, and we’ve also got Timothy Geiseinheimer, who … Continue reading →

(Credit: Roku) For this week’s installment of the weekly Crave giveaway, we’ve got a nifty little black box: The Roku Digital Media Player, which streams video from Netflix and Amazon. I reviewed the thing and here’s the bottom line on … Continue reading →

The PRS-300 has a 5-inch screen, while the larger PRS-700 is a 6-inch model. (Credit: Sony) A couple of days ago I posted an item on how I’d heard whispers of a new Sony digital reader potentially hitting the market … Continue reading →

The Mintpad. (Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks) The Mintpass Mintpad is a cute, little, portable media player by way of Korea, offering loads of features in a space about as large as a Post-It pad. Behind its responsive 2.8-inch touch-screen display … Continue reading →

(Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) Apple published Thursday a support article cautioning users about jailbreaking the iPhone (as well as other Apple handheld audio devices). Unlike the company’s recent filing to U.S. Copyright Office that suggested that jailbreaking the iPhone might pose … Continue reading →

Sherpa learns your taste over time and suggest results closest to your location. (Credit: Taylor Wimberly) Sherpa is a new location-based service from Geodelic that was set to launch with the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G on August 5. Luckily, however, the … Continue reading →

LG BL40 (Credit: LG) We’ve already told you that LG is releasing a new Chocolate phone in Europe under the BL40 moniker, and on Thursday LG decided to make it official. Indeed, the LG BL40 is skinny and long, much … Continue reading →

(Credit: Mark Brooks/Natali Del Conte) Today we’re graced by the presence of an actual superhero. Yes, Natali Del Conte has been transformed into the marginally intimidating geek hero “Motherboard.” Neither a mother nor a board, Motherboard was sent to this … Continue reading →

Yes, yes. "Arvale: Journey of Illusion" was exactly what I was looking for… (Credit: Eric Franklin/CNET) Ever had trouble finding a particular app at the iPhone App Store? Who hasn’t? A couple weeks ago I spent like 10 minutes trying … Continue reading →

Update, July 30, 10:28 a.m. PDT: The Wall Street Journal has now added a correction to its story: “Correction: It is not clear whether Apple will attend the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. This post previously stated that Apple would attend.” … Continue reading →