Haven’t caught all of the Gadgetell news this week? Here's your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! Google Catalogs launches for iPad” Google just released a new app for the iPad. It's called Google Catalogs, and it brings catalog shopping into the digital age. Google Catalogs is a free app, but it isn't available in the Android Market just yet. There aren't…” MORE »Andy Rubin reports Motorola will not be the default manufacturer for future Nexus devices” After Google announced their acquisition of Motorola Mobility, many believed Google would forgo their other OEM partners and work… Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Fewer things are more frustrating than having a glitch with an online account, a gadget or computer die or simply not function properly, or an application go haywire. When that happens, a call or email to tech support is usually in order. For some this just adds to the frustration. No one likes long response or hold times, useless auto responses or agents that can barely speak let alone understand English, but there are some things you can do to make the experience less painful and more successful. One of my other hats is that of a tech support representative… Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Every since those fake Apple stores were called out in China, we have seen authorities take action against the stores that were selling Apple-branded products without permission. In the United States, there are a couple stores in New York that have found themselves firmly in Apple's crosshairs. The two stores are called Apple Story and Fun Zone Inc. A picture of Apple Story was posted on fake Apple store whistleblower BirdABroad's blog back in July. Reuters reports that Apple has gone into the stores and confiscated accessories for the iPhone and iPad such as cases and headphones. Apple Story's owner… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
HP shares plummeted today to its lowest level in six years. At the time of this writing, HP's shares are down 20.23%. Its shares had fallen as low as 23%. Shaky confidence in HP is directly related to yesterday's flurry of huge announcements involving HP's decisions to discontinue webOS hardware and possibly separating or spinning off its personal systems group. This process is expected to take between 12-18 months. HP plans to move away from the line of consumer products it's so well known for such as personal computers and focus more on the enterprise market. HP also announced that… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
One of Google+'s best features is Hangouts. Hangouts is a video conferencing feature that allows up to 10 people to participate in a video chat at the same time. While everyone is chatting, a YouTube video can be shown to everyone in the chat. Now, you don't have to search for a YouTube video from within Hangouts. Hangouts can be started directly from a YouTube video by clicking on the "share" icon right below the video. Assuming you're signed in with your Google account, you'll be given the option to start a Hangout with your Google+ circles. Google+ has also… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Welcome to Who’s on Crack, an in-depth look at this weeks moves in the tech world that raise our eyebrows just a bit. If common sense and logic isn’t behind these moves what is? Perhaps crack? Let’s get the accused and you can decide for yourself. Google loves MOTO Palm is dead Android is killing the web Google buys a RAZR “Hello Samsung, buddy? Yeah, it’s me Google. Hey, just real quick, the news wire is going to light up with some news I wanted you to get first. We’re buying Motorola. Samsung, buddy, you still there?” This week Google… Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for . | Comment on this Article »
 
The T-Mobile HTC Sensation 4G is getting upgraded to Android 2.3.4 beginning August 18, 2011. T-Mobile will gradually roll out the update over the next month. By late September, everyone who owns a Sensation 4G should have an updated device. Android 2.3.4 adds some welcome improvements, but does not appear to be the update that will unlock the phone's bootloader. Among the list of improvements are better battery life and better screen responsiveness. I can say from my own experience that the HTC Sensation's battery hasn't been the best. It's difficult to get through an entire day without eyeballing the… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Best Buy is gearing up to start a new promotion next week involving the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. From August 21 to August 27, the retailer will give away the 16GB Galaxy Tab 10.1 with every purchase of a couple Samsung HDTVs. Those televisions also happen to be quite expensive. The first television is a Samsung 46” Class LED 1080p Smart 3D HDTV for $1499.99. The second television is more expensive. It's a 55” Samsung TV with a 3D Starter Kit for $1999.99. Given the bad news that has beset any involved with webOS and the sales numbers for the… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Telus Canada customers will surely be glad to know that the Canadian carrier is offering some sort of back-to-school promo for the iPhone and several Android smartphones. If you’re planning to get your kid a new iPhone 4, you can have the 16GB model for only $99. Or if your kids want an Android phone instead, you can have any of the following—INQ Cloud Touch, Nexus S white version, LG Optimus Black, Motorola DEFY and HTC Status for $0. Of course, the deal is here is that you need to get a monthly rate plan of $50 or more from… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Microsoft Bing has just announced the availability of their new Windows Phone app called - “We’re In.” According the official Bing blog, this Windows Phone app aims to make it easy to organize get-together’s, carpooling and trying to find people in the crowd. It’s a location sharing app with a twist. That twist is that you can specify the time wherein your location will be visible by others. Once that time expires, you don’t have to do anything. Your friends will no longer see where you are until the next time you use the app and invite friends. We’re In… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
One of the biggest stories of the day was the surprise announcement that HP would be shutting down its webOS hardware operations. HP said it would be examining other avenues in which to use webOS software, but there won't be anymore devices such as the TouchPad or Pre. HP elaborated a little more on its decision during its Q3 2011 conference call. HP CEO Léo Apotheker said sales of the TouchPad "are not meeting our expectations." Apotheker mentioned how much effect the competitive tablet market has had on the TouchPad in addition to the negative effect the economy has had… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
I’ve been seeing a couple of my Facebook friends announcing that their Nokia phones have just been updated to Symbian Anna and they are very happy to have the upgrade. Quite honestly, I never thought that Nokia smartphone owners also have the same level of excitement as iPhone or Android phone users whenever a new software update becomes available. Anyway, if you’re one of the billions of Nokia Symbian smartphone owners, you can download the software update via the latest version of Ovi Suite (version 3.1.1) on a PC or directly to your phone over-the-air. According to Nokia, the update… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
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