Good news for those who are interested in the HTC ChaCha in Canada, because an image of the HTC ChaCha booting up shows the Telus animation—providing good evidence that it will launch on Telus. Unfortunately, we have no word on when or for how much the HTC ChaCha will be available for through Telus, but it is probably reasonable to expect a mid-summer launch for the ChaCha. MobileSyrup believes it will launch towards mid-August as a back-to-school special since it is, after all, a phone centered upon Facebook. No word on whether it is receiving a similar name change that… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Facebook is in the process of testing out a new design for its homepage. Inside Facebook reports the social network is experimenting with a way that will make the News Feed scroll separately from the rest of the homepage. Right now Facebook's homepage is split into two parts. The left pane is reserved for accessing basic functions such as messages, events and applications. The rest of the page houses the News Feed, advertisements, recommended pages and other things. In the screenshot you see to the right, you'll notice that the right side of the page is separated with a border.… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Creative Labs has always been known for it’s PC sound cards. Until now the trouble has been that they could only exist inside the machine due to power constraints. Now Creative is able to bring that sound card outside the machine and power it by USB with the Sound Blaster Recon 3D. The Sound Blaster Recon 3D brings better sound to just about any device with a line-out. The big use case here seems to be for consoles like the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii, but it could just as easily be used on your PC, Mac, or laptop… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
According to a leaked internal screenshot picked up by DroidAttic, the highly anticipated Motorola Droid 3 could launch in Best Buy as soon as July 14. The Motorola Droid 3 features a dual-core OMAP 1GHz processor, 4 inch qHD display, 5 row slider QWERTY keyboard, Android 2.3, a rear facing 8MP camera, and a front facing VGA camera. The Milestone 3 was just announced in China about a week ago, which provided a good indication that the Droid 3 should be right around the corner for the United States. If the rumored launch date of July 14 holds up for… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
We hope you haven't gotten tired of companies who are trying to capitalize on mobile payments because we expect this topic to remain hot for a while. The latest contender is a company called card.io. Unlike other companies that are looking to take advantage of mobile payments in the retail space, card.io is focused on payments that are made through applications on smartphones. Card.io uses existing smartphone technology to make mobile payments easier. Card.io's method involves taking a picture of your credit card to process payments instead of typing all those numbers in. Card.io has developed a SDK for interested… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Everyone’s read the studies that say cell phones *might* cause cancer, and most people have heard of repetitive stress injuries to the thumb as a result of texting too much, but now there’s a new thing to worry about-“Blackberry Neck”! Yep, you read that right. A New York City based aesthetician insists it’s something we need to worry about. Joanna Czech says all the looking down at our Blackberry phones is causing nasty neck wrinkles! Horrors! But fear not, she says for a mere $200 treatment she can make it all better. She calls it the “Blackberry Facial”. Hmm. Don’t… Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Haven’t caught all of the Gadgetell news this week? Here's your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! Naratte develops NFC technology that doesn’t rely on new hardware” Near-field communication (NFC) is on the verge of ushering in a new method in conducting mobile payments. Google Wallet is a service that will use the Nexus S 4G to allow users to link their credit cards…” MORE »Facebook preparing a run at iTunes?“Word is out today that Facebook is looking to bring music into the social fold. Believing that sharing music is inherently social, the site is looking… Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
In line with the public release of the HP TouchPad tablet on July 1, HP is also launching the webOS Pivot, a new editorial resource for discovering webOS 3.0 apps that will work specifically for the HP TouchPad. According to HP, Pivot aims to complement the HP webOS App Catalog and will also highlight and showcase a broad range of webOS apps and their developers. Hence, providing future owners of the HP TouchPad the freedom to explore apps based on their interests and lifestyles. On another perspective, the Pivot is also HP’s way of improving its webOS Developer Program. The… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
I’m one of the 62,000 people whose email addresses and passwords were stolen and posted publicly by Lulzsec. I don’t know what site they got it my info from as they’ve refused to give much in the way of details except to say they hacked many popular websites including GMail, World of Warcraft, and Yahoo. I found out when LinkedIn notified me that my account had been disabled due to “security concerns” and mentioned that my details had been stolen from another site and they were acting to prevent my account from being compromised. Not long after I got a… Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Welcome to another edition of Who’s on Crack. Let’s look at companies that have crossed a line from smart marketing to "hey pal, you've got to calm down." This week, we've got a a host of companies that are pushing the boundaries of sanity and we suspect controlled substances are to blame. Let's get to the accused: Android tablets race to bottom Houston this is Motorola, we’ve got problems T-Mobile doesn’t have the iPhone, they’ve got a million of them! Android is like gas on the fire for low tablet pricing Tablets are big right now. None more so than… Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - Disney-Pixar has certainly perfected the art of computer animation, especially when it comes to making otherwise inanimate and non-living objects talk, but some of the sweetness and storytelling fell to the side with this very Mater-centric movie. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
After years of flatly refusing to even consider it, author J.K. Rowling seems ready to finally let her wildly popular Harry Potter series come to e-books. For fans this is a long awaited and very welcome announcement. She plans to create and sell them herself through her Pottermore website. The books will be released this fall and will be updated with new content not available in the print versions. “I wanted to give something back to the fans that have followed Harry so devotedly over the years, and to bring the stories to a new digital generation,” Rowling said. “I… Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM APPLETELL - I found two notebook apps, a golf app that’s aimed to make you stop sucking at putting, some free games and a super useful task manager to keep your on task. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Badoo bills itself as an up and coming social network and rumors are its headed for an IPO. Owned by a Russian entrepreneur, it's already made headlines for all the wrong reasons. In a 2009 study it was ranked the lowest out of 45 social networking sites studied for how they handled privacy concerns. They were ranked on several categories including user data collection, promotional methods, user privacy controls and terms of service. In addition, last month their Facebook app was threatened with removal for its shady tactics. The app generated user appeal by offering quizzes and games which… Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It looks like Archos is diverting its product line a bit from mobile computing devices to a more “immobile” product line as it announces two new home devices - the Archos 35 Smart Home Phone and Archos Home Connect for web radio streaming. Interestingly, both home devices will be running Android OS. The Archos 35 Home Connect is actually a wireless music streaming device which will also doubles up as an alarm clock and device for getting weather, traffic and news information. You can also download Android apps to the device and make video calls as well. The device will… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Archos' recent announcement of its new G9 tablets came as a shock. If you told me there would be an Android 3.1 tablet with a 250GB hard drive, 720p front-facing camera, a 1.5 Ghz dual-core processor and more for $279, I would have called you naive. It has become the norm to release Android tablets with high specs for around $500. There are some exceptions, but we don't see cheaper tablets often enough. Is it possible that Archos has gotten tablet pricing right? Can this company be the one that fills the void that separates budget-priced yet inferior Android tablets… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Yesterday, Archos revealed two tablets that will sell at very competitive prices. The Archos G9 8-inch tablet and its 10.1-inch brother will go on sale for $279 and $359 sometimes this September. Both tablets will come with a 250GB built in hard drive, but there will also be a flash model. Archos has confirmed to us through its PR agency that it will offer a separate G9 model that will have 16GB of Flash memory with a microSD card slot. This should alleviate concerns some have been having about the spinning hard drive inside Archos' G9 tablets. We also asked… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Sprint is looking to pick up small business employees who have contracts with T-Mobile and/or AT&T by offering discounts and incentives to switch carriers. According to a leaked internal document, Sprint will begin contacting AT&T and T-Mobile customers in late June through mail and email with this pitch line: “Come on over to Sprint and see how we can be a great partner.” If you decide to switch form AT&T or T-Mobile to Sprint, then the latter will grant you $175 in credit to port over your business number as well as a 12% discount on your monthly contract fees. … Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - If you love Pokemon, then head to Mc Donalds. The Happy Meals now come with one of eight Pokemon Black and White characters. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
To jumpstart the Google Chromebook program, Google initially offered the CR-48 Chromebook to people Google felt would use it often and share their feedback with others. Even though the Chromebook has gone on sale from manufacturers such as Samsung and Acer, it looks like Google is, once again, working on a new pilot program dubbed the “Chromebook Guru Program.” Essentially, an unknown number of emails were sent to people who participated in the initial pilot program and they impressed Google by how much they information, pictures, and videos they shared regarding the CR-48 device. With the new pilot program, Google… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It isn’t very often we talk about cars here at Gadgetell, but this device seems to be a worthy exception. The device is the Mavia from Mavizon Technologies, and it let’s you get every bit of information from your car and will also help you in the event of an accident. The Mavia connects to the diagnostics port that’s in any car that’s been made since 1996 and some that came before then. It’s just a little box that contains GPS, and a 3G radio. By logging into your MyMavia account via an app or web browser you can find… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Who said a tablet running Android 3.1 had to cost over $300? Archos has revealed a couple new tablets with very tempting price tags, but very convoluted names. The Archos 80 G9 and the Archos 101 G9 will be going on sale in September. The 8-inch tablet will sale for $279 and the 10-inch will be $349. As with any Android device, we have to go over the specs. Both tablets have a dual-core OMAP processor, a Seagate 250GB hard drive, optional 3G support and the ability to decode1080p HD videos. They also have an HDMI output and full access… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Pioneer has a new, safer way for you to interact with parts your iPhone 4 while driving with the new AppRadio. The Pioneer AppRadio can be installed in any car to let you use your iPhone 4’s music library in the car with a 6-inch touchscreen. The AppRadio will interact with a small selection of apps on your iPhone 4. Currently Pioneer has partnerships with MotionX for GPS, Inrix for traffic, Pandora for music, and Rdio which is also for music. Each app actually runs from your iPhone 4, but will display on the AppRadio’s screen. So you’ll be able… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
If you see a commercial from any of the major mobile carriers these days, they usually end by saying they have the fastest and most reliable 4G network in the country. When you're looking for a new mobile device, 4G speeds are usually one of the promises carriers make to increase sales. But if you ask a normal person what 4G really means, chances are they won't be able to tell you. That's something Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo wants to change. Eshoo recently introduced the Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act that is designed to make carriers show more transparency when… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
MightyText is a service that is currently in beta. Its purpose is simple. It allows you to send a receive text messages from your computer. MightyText also uses your existing mobile number and contacts to streamline the process. It can be restrictive, but it does work and can be very convenient for people who stay glued to their computer. The only way to try MightyText is to sign up for the beta on its website. Before you sign up, make you meet the two major requirements. You must have an Android phone running Android 2.2 or higher and use the… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Its an exciting day in terms of Sprint release. Moving up into the available category today is the Wi-Fi only Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 as well as the HTC EVO View 4G tablet and the HTC EVO 3D smartphone. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes priced at $499.99 and requires no contract while the EVO View 4G and EVO 3D are priced at $399.99 and $199.99 respectively, both of which require a two year agreement. Those interested in any (or all) of the devices can hit the appropriate links below… Via [Sprint - Galaxy Tab 10.1] and [Sprint - EVO View… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It looks like Cut the Rope has come available for Android, which of course is a nice follow up to the recent teasing and the early sneak peak videos that we had been seeing. That aside though, those interested in downloading and playing Cut the Rope will not find it available in either the Android Market or the Amazon Appstore—instead it is available by way of GetJar. And while we would say that is kind of a bummer (or at least a little bit annoying)—on the flip side, the app along with its “175 tricky levels, and fun, colorful, high-definition… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
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