Section: Communications, Mobile, Web, Websites  Designed, apparently, for the segment of the population that doesn’t see gift cards as the “last minute, ah crickey, I forgot” gift, GiftCards.com is using it’s new iPhone app to put users images on Visa gift cards. That’s right, with a little extra planning, users can put their images, straight from their iPhone, onto gift cards of varying amounts.
“We are excited about this new feature of our iPhone app. It provides our customers the ability to use their iPhone to snap a picture and then convert that picture into a plastic Visa gift card with value loaded,” stated Jason Wolfe, CEO of GiftCards.com. The company, GiftCards.com has already sold over $140 million in gift cards and operates a discounted merchant card service where the company buys cards with balance and resells them at a discount. The company’s iPhone app does a nice job of turning something rather impresonal, into something entirely personal. Company site: [GiftCards.com] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Audio, Portable Audio, Video, Portable Video, Communications, Mobile  With the economy stumbling along, many retailers are looking forward to holiday sales to spruce up their bottom line. Some companies, such as Electrical retailer DSG international plc, owner of Currys and PC World, believe that tablets, like the iPad will outsell netbooks 2:1 this holiday season.
Jeremy Fennell, DSGi said: “There is no doubt that the iPad is going to be the number one Christmas gift this year. It has already proved incredibly popular and with even more accessories launching it’s only going to make a must-have technology even more attractive. There will be choice beyond Apple by Christmas but it’s hard to see anyone toppling their dominance in the short term.” Is this a hard prediction to make? Come on guys, Apple still has a delay of 7-10 days for all version for customers that order online. Apple continues to have difficulty satisfying demand. Netbooks have been on the slide for years now, is it any wonder the iPad will generate buyer excitement and send them flying off the shelves this holiday season? I am glad I am not the gal or guy at Apple who has to decide how many of these to send into production to meet holiday demand. Read: [Virtual Press Office] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Mobile  iPhone users who happen to also be Comcast customers have been able to enjoy the Comcast mobile App for some time. The app brings Comcast services with users on the go. According to a blog post by Cathy Avgiris, SVP and General Manager, Communications and Data Services, Android and BlackBerry are on the company’s radar.
We hope to make the app work on as many different devices as possible, including Blackberry and Android.
I reviewed the 2.0 version of the app 5 months ago and found the app a great tool for Comcast users. From the ability to remotely forward your Comcast Digital Voice line, push notificiations when users have a new voicemail, to checking out what’s new in On Demand, the app has a lot going for it. Previously, Comcast didn’t comment on when we’d see other versions of the app for other devices. While no timeline has been set yet, we’re encouraged Comcast is acknowledging the need for the app on multiple platforms. Comcast sees their app as a shining example of how well the company can transform a home phone/home TV experience. Hopefully, that means the needed resources will be pushed this apps way. Read: [Comcast Blog] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Business News, Gadgets / Other, Household, Web, Web Apps, Websites, Google It looks like at least one town on Long Island has found a modern way to collect fines on those who choose to install a pool on their property without pulling the necessary paperwork. Unfortunately for those homeowners, the result could mean a $75,000 fine. Wow, lots of money for the lack of proper paperwork. But that seems to be what officials from Riverhead, Long Island are doing. According to the details, they are snooping into backyards by way of Google Earth. The result, a reported 250 unpermitted pools thus far. Lets just hope that those unpermitted pools are currently owned by the person who originally put them in and not an unsuspecting new home owner. In the end, just another way you can be caught by Google. Read [TechCrunch] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Email / IM, Smartphones, Mobile There are two sides with HTML email, those who prefer to have the images load automatically and those who prefer to have those images show as a placeholder. The reasoning behind can vary, some prefer the images not to load due to speed issues. Obviously it is faster without the images having to load. But others feel it can be a security issue. And one of those who side on the security issue appears to be Microsoft. And for those who have used a Windows Mobile device in the past will remember, for good or bad—images do not automatically load in HTML email. Well, it seems that the same thing is going to carry on over to Windows Phone 7. According to Mobility Digest; “Well with the mobile world trotting forward and both Apple and Google automatically downloading (and loading) html with embedded images that should guarantee that Windows Phone 7 will automatically load embedded html emails, right? Yeah…fail. Take a look at that images that Herm (hermssoftware.com) snapped on his dev device.”
Hopefully this can be corrected by a simple setting. Otherwise, there are going to be some boring looking emails. Plus, with a device that is expected to be popular and hopefully in the hands of many—its likely that some people will simply think that their email is broken. Read [MobilityDigest] Via [IntoMobile] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Broadband Cards, Mobile It looks like Huawei has recently introduced their latest mobile hotspot modem. The model is the E583C and its sporting a rather sophisticated black and silver exterior. In addition from the looks though, the Huawei E583C is also touting a 1 inch color OLED display, 3.5G HSPA connectivity, a microSD card slot and a USB connection for sharing the interwebs. Oh, and the E583C can also share the connection out with up to five devices by way of Wi-Fi. Finally, the Huawei E583C is going to be available beginning next month with a price of HK$1,380. And as judging from the price tag, this one is heading to Hong Kong, and as it seems, Hong Kong only. Read [Huawei Device] Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile  I have always been tempted by the concept of rooting my Droid for some features that I wouldn’t have otherwise. But with the complex and risky means of doing so definitely makes the concept of rooting unattractive.
Well now me and everyone else who has been hesitant to root their phones may rejoice! There is now an application in the marketplace that now allows one click rooting of any Android phone. Now I know you must be thinking that this application could be phony or cause things to go haywire. But I can say with good faith two of my followers on twitter have confirmed to me that the application does in fact work. Scan the QR code below to download Easy Root for $0.99 in the marketplace.  Read [AndroidTapp] Full Story » | Written by Hunter Clarke for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Hardware Tarun here to fill you in on the geekiest of the geeky. Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego surpassed the illusive “terabyte barrier” when they sorted a terabyte (which is 1,000 GB) of data in just sixty seconds. UC computer scientists also tied a world record for fastest data sorting rate in which they sorted one trillion data records in 172 minutes all the while using only a a fourth of the computing power of the other record holder. I’m starting to get envious of these nerds as large file transfers on my computer can sometimes last upwards of forty-five minutes. Now if you’re a big time company looking to take your web presence even more prevalent, you might want to keep an eye out for these new emerging technologies that will allow users to access data more efficiently. "If a major corporation wants to run a query across all of their page views or products sold, that can require a sort across a multi-petabyte dataset and one that is growing by many gigabytes every day," said UC San Diego computer science professor Amin Vahda. "Companies are pushing the limit on how much data they can sort, and how fast. This is data analytics in real time." Although what Vahda and crew are doing over at UC might seem tedious and boring, their innovations are pointing towards the future of computing. It might be a competition for them, but it’s win win for consumers everywhere. Read [BioScholar] Full Story » | Written by Tarun Kunwar for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile I am not really sure why this comes as a surprise, after all, we have seen countless variants of the Samsung Galaxy S up until this point—but there is now one in white. The white Samsung Galaxy S has appeared on The Phone House (Spanish website) and is listed as an “exclusivio” and priced at €499. Otherwise, its an unlocked handset and not yet available for purchase. That and, it has such a blurry picture that it is hard to even comment on what it may look like in white. That said, those who may have wanted a Galaxy S in white could be in luck. Via [GSM Arena] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile  As expected, Sprint has begun the official Android 2.2 Froyo update for the HTC EVO 4G. With that, according to the official change log, here is what you can expect;
HTC EVO 4G Maintenance Release Instructions | 08.03.2010
The software upgrade available for your HTC EVO 4G provides several key enhancements: Android 2.2 FroYo OS, including: - Ability to install applications to external storage
- Improved Bluetooth device support
- Bluetooth Voice Dialing
- Flash Player 10.1
- Improved OS performance
New version of HTC Sense, including: - Ability to view and add comments to Facebook images in the Gallery
- New Dialer which includes the caller's Facebook updates and upcoming events
- Improved Facebook calendar integration
- More pre-loaded HTC Widgets
- App Sharing
- Flashlight application
- Improved keyboard and text entry options
- LED flash can be enabled while video recording
In addition to the above listed changes, there was also the mention of “various minor bug fixes.” Otherwise, the update is 3.26.651.6 and you can either sit back and wait for the notification or head to Menu -> Settings -> System updates -> HTC software update -> Check now -> Install now. After that sit back and be patient for a few minutes while the update runs. The end will be know with the “Congratulations” message that will appear with an “OK” button. Once you see that, it is then safe to begin enjoying your Froyo. Read [HTC] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Software / Applications 
Even though Windows 7 released less than a year ago, it has already passed its predecessor, Windows Vista in marketshare. Both Vista and 7 have 14.4% marketshare with Windows 7 having a couple more copies to edge out the battle. Of course both of these operating systems are dwarfed by their grandfather Windows XP which still owns 62%.
There are several reasons why Windows 7 has managed to pull this off. I believe that Vista literally scared off all of the users to the new Windows 7. Read [CNet] Via [The Next Web] Full Story » | Written by Hunter Clarke for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
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