Last week Google opened up Photovine for everyone with an iOS device. The service combined Instagram with something similar to Color, and it looked fairly promising. Now Google has announced that the service will be cut off just a week after opening to the public. Photovine will join all other products made by the Slide team, save for Prizes.org. The other apps killed off include Pool Party, Disco, and Video Inbox. Almost all of the products were riffs on existing services, though they were all invite-only save for Photovine. Why were the services killed off so quickly? One explanation is… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
On August 29th, Samsung is expected to announce its highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone in the United States. Originally thought to launch on all four major US carriers, yesterday we learned that Verizon Wireless will not launch the Galaxy S II. Today, PocketNow received a press image of the Galaxy S II headed for T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T. Each smartphone looks very similar, except for different branding based on the carrier. Hopefully, we will learn about the exact availability and pricing for the Galaxy S II on August 29th as I’m sure many consumers simply cannot wait any… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
A source for the New York Post claims to have knowledge on how much Amazon will charge for its upcoming tablet. Amazon hasn't so much as announced the product, but leaked information has been surfacing for several weeks. According to the source, Amazon's tablet will undercut the cheapest iPad's $499 price by hundred of dollars. Amazon's first tablet is expected to be released in either September or October. Rumors suggest the tablets will work on Android, but will be customized to fully bring out the Amazon experience. There is also the possibility one of the tablets will be powered by… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
About three days ago, there was a rumor pinning the launch date for the LG Enlighten on Verizon as August 25. Needless to say, that date has come and gone with any official statement from Verizon, but it looks like it could launch as soon as August 28th, at least with Wal-Mart. According to a leaked product catalog, Wal-Mart will be offering the LG Enlighten for the super affordable price of 97 cents on a two year contract with Big Red. In terms of specs, the Enlighten features a 3.2 inch touch screen display, a slider QWERTY keyboard, Android 2.3,… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
After dropping HP TouchPad prices to $99, HP realized just how popular the tablet has become. In fact, HP decided to try a new approach and raise the price of the tablet extraordinarily high to feed off the public’s insatiable hunger for the webOS tablet. The new MSRP from HP is $97,000 and you can find it on eBay. Before you faint and wonder what the world has to come to, let me just say that most of what is previously written is false. The tablet, if you can still find one, is available for $99, but a drawing of… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood 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! HP offers refund to customers who purchased a TouchPad at full retail price” Since HP officially dropped Palm webOS development, they have begun a rapid-fire liquidation sale in which the 16GB HP TouchPad would be offered for $99 and the 32GB model would be offered for $149. While it may be difficult to find the…” MORE »Logitech announces two iPad products for work and play” Today, Logitech announced a couple new iPad 2 accessories for the person that wants… Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Google has rolled-out another update for the Google+ app on Android. The update can be found (as one would expect) in the Android Market and is version 1.0.6. The Google+ app requires Android 2.1 or later for use and comes as a 5.7M file. In terms of new features, the “what’s new” section of the Android Market listing includes the following; Reshare a post App now available in 38 languages Incremental improvements to notification reliability Clearer Instant Upload options in the initial setup dialog Bug fixes: Eliminate Instant Upload duplicates on HTC models , fixed "No name" issue in Huddle,… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
We recently saw RIM release the latest update for the BlackBerry PlayBook, which arrived as version 1.0.7.2942. And well, it looks like some images of software version 2.0.0.2992 have recently surfaced online. Sadly though, the images have not arrived with all that much in terms of background information. In other words, we have the images and pretty much just the images to go by. With that, we are seeing some interesting looking icons such as the Android App Player and BBM as well as a non-bridge version of Calendar, Contacts and Messages. Otherwise, it also looks like version 2.0 will… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It looks like Radio Shack is going to be having a sale on the iPhone, including the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4. The sale will run from this Saturday August 27th through Saturday September 3rd and means a $50 instant discount on the iPhone. That said, the prices break down as follows;16GB iPhone 4 - $149.99 32GB iPhone 4 - $249.99 iPhone 3GS - FreeOf course, the above prices assume a two-year agreement, which in this case happens to be with AT&T. Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Sony Ericsson is about to make all its smartphones under the Xperia series more interesting and functional by way of pushing Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread to these phones come October. If you own any of the Sony Ericsson Xperia smartphones that were released in 2011, you’ll get the software update and enjoy some great new features that Android Gingerbread will bring to your device. This also marks the start of Sony Ericsson’s thrusts in bringing in more Android 2.3.4-powered smartphones beginning with the soon to be released Xperia Neo. So if you own any of the Xperia smartphones released in 2011,… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
In light of the recent death of the HP TouchPad, one team named Touchdroid has stepped up to port Android to the TouchPad. These guys brought hope to the masses who spent at least $100 on a TouchPad in the hopes that it will be given new life. Sadly, there are accusations that one of the team members used Touchdroid donations for their own personal gain. Thomas Sohmers who leads the Touchdroid team has openly accused another member of the team of using donations to make a profit. The member apparently took donation funds, purchased TouchPads and resold them at… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Looking for something to do with that super cheap HP TouchPad you just bought? What if I told you it's possible to save even more money by taking HP up on its offer of six free apps? These six free apps will be available until 11:59pm on August 31 and are only available to users in the United States. To redeem the apps, you have to enter a promo code that HP provides in its blog post. Here are the free apps. Glimpse Kung Fu Panda 2 Storybook Big Boss Sparkle HD Camera for TouchPad Audubon Birds That Audubon Birds… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
The HTC Omega is expected to be officially announced on September 1st when HTC takes the stage to announce its slew of smartphones running the new Windows Phone 7 Mango. The HTC Omega—a WP7 Mango devices destined for T-Mobile—has recently been leaked. The press release image you see above was leaked to PocketNow and shows us its white and silver coating, but also shows off its front facing camera. WP7 Mango is expected to include Skype integration to make video communication a reality for WP7. In terms of specs, we are expecting the Omega to launch with a 3.8 inch… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
On September 15, T-Mobile will be adding a pay-per-use mobile web option to 11.4 million smartphones that don't have data plans. This addition will not be optional to customers and it can't be removed online or from the smartphone. Notfications about this change will be sent to customers either through text message or email starting September 15 as well. More details about the pay per use data feature will be coming in September bills. If you already have a data plan, you won't be getting any notices. Details about this new feature such as prices are scarce at this time,… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Verizon Wireless and Intuit, makers of the mobile credit card app and reader team up to give small businesses the ability to access credit card payments using their smartphone or tablets. If you’re operating a small or medium-sized business and getting a credit card payment facility the usual way is out of your league, the Intuit card reader seems like a viable fit. Verizon has started offering the Intuit GoPayment app and pocket-sized credit card reader in more than 2,300 Verizon Wireless retails stores. GoPayment supports Android devices, BlackBerry and of course the iPhone or iPad. According to Intuit, using… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It looks like Verizon will be sitting out on the Samsung Galaxy S II announcements that are taking place on Monday. Verizon has confirmed that it will not have a Galaxy S II variant on its network. That leaves the upcoming iPhone 5 (or whatever it will be called) without its most likely competitor on Verizon's network. A representative for Verizon said in a statement, "We have a robust portfolio of devices that offer customers exciting options including the Droid Charge by Samsung which runs on Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network.” Samsung is expected to have Galaxy S II devices… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
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