Google+ invites were at one time a bit of digital treasure. Tons of people wanted to get an invite and would even resort to eBay to get one. These days, Google+ invites are always available for anyone to share. At this time, you have to know the email address of the person you want to give a G+ invite to. In the very near future, you'll be able to share invites though a simple link. Balaji Srinivasan, an engineer on Google+ announced that Google will make it easier than ever to invite anyone you want to the service. The invite… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Pricing for the HP TouchPad seems to be a race to the bottom. We already knew that the 16GB TouchPad would be $399 from HP’s website and Staples this weekend. It turns out HP’s $100 discount also extends to retail. Staples is currently selling the 16GB HP TouchPad for $399.99. That’s a good price, but the woot! sale is a better deal. But remember that $100 off coupon that Staples has for the TouchPad that is valid until August 7? It’s still being accepted. This means you can combine HP’s instant $100 discount with Staples’ $100 off coupon. This will… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill 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! Twitter announces new warning feature” It goes without saying that blindly clicking on the links that show up in your Twitter timeline isn’t a very good idea, but not just because of the risk of being sent to a spammy or malicious site. Ever clicked on a link…” MORE »Facebook will dish out $500 for security bugs” Even though Facebook hasn't been the poster company for privacy, it's still an important issue. It's so important, Facebook is willing to… Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
T-Mobile’s expected version of the Samsung Galaxy S II is the Samsung Hercules, but we haven’t heard or seen too much about it. Fortunately, a sharp-eyed MobileSyrup writer snapped a picture of a large Android smartphone at an exclusive Samsung Mobile Concert VIP event. The image you see above is reportedly the Samsung Hercules, only with Telus branding as opposed to T-Mobile branding. The writer who saw the Hercules in person is describing it as a cross between the Galaxy S II, Nexus S, and the Infuse 4G. Given the fact that all three of those phones are manufactured by… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Sprint recently announced a new Samsung Android smartphone expected to launch on August 21st. Unfortunately, it is not the Galaxy S II, but it is a quality and capable mid-range Android smartphone. The Conquer 4G boasts a 3.5 inch touch screen display, 1GHz single-core processor, Android 2.3, 3.2MP rear facing camera, 1.3MP front facing camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 4G access. It even comes with Sprint ID packs, which allows users to fully customize the device based on themes of bundled widgets and apps. On August 21st, the Conquer by Samsung will be available for $99 on a two year… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
The folks at Vodafone UK have offered up their latest sneak peak video, which comes for the recently announced BlackBerry Torch 9860. The video is short and sweet coming in at just a little over a minute in length. It offers details such as how the Torch 9860 is running BlackBerry 7 and how it features goodies such as a 3.7 inch (800 x 480) capacitive touchscreen display, 1.2GHz processor and 8GB of internal storage. All said and done and despite being short, the video offers a rather nice look at the handset showing off how smooth the scrolling and… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
RIM announced some new BlackBerry handsets just a few days back and following that we quickly learned that Rogers would be picking up three of the handsets. The models coming to Rogers include the Bold 9900 as well as the Torch 9810 and Torch 9860. That being said, as of now the release has been noted as sometime “this summer.” But on the flip side, Rogers has come forward with the official pricing. The Bold 9900 will be $249.99, the Torch 9810 will be $199.99 and the Torch 9860 will be $199.99. And lastly, prices for all three assume a… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
As we had expected them to do so, Samsung has official begun rolling out the latest software update for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. And for those in need of a reminder, this update brings the TouchWiz UX user interface as well as some pre-installed apps including Words with Friends and the Swype virtual keyboard. In terms of the update, here is some of what you can expect to get; Live Panel: Features a magazine-like widget view to get immediate access to weather, social updates, email, news, etc., right on the home screen. Its visual layout is completely customizable so… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Netflix launched their streaming service in Canada back in September of 2010 and seem to have been going steady ever since. Coming as of July, roughly 10 months since the launch—they have topped the 1 million user milestone. “We're thrilled that Canadians have embraced Netflix so rapidly, and we're equally proud to have welcomed one million members in such a short period,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO and co-founder. And to celebrate, the million subscriber was given a lifetime subscription. “The milestone was achieved in July, when Amanda Bell James, from Flin Flon, Manitoba joined Netflix and won a lifetime… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It looks like those who are planning to purchase an Amazon Kindle will soon have another place to consider shopping at. Beginning Sunday August 7th, Office Max will have the Kindle in-stock and available for purchase. That being said, the details that Office Max provided were a bit light and did not mention which specific models they would have on hand. According to the press release they offered up, they did mention that the Kindle had “global 3G wireless with no monthly fees or annual contracts” so we at least know they will have the Kindle with 3G on hand.… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
The fake Apple Stores that were discovered in China are not the only locations that set out to make money using Apple's trademarked style. Apple Insider reports that Apple has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against dozens of defendants in the United States. Since the contents of the lawsuit are currently sealed, a lot of the details are unknown. Ironically enough, one of the places that is targeted by the lawsuit, Apple Story, was captured in a photograph and posted on Birdabroad's blog. Birdabroad is the blogger that exposed the fake Apple stores in China. While Apple Story isn’t necessarily… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM APPLETELL - We explore the pitfalls of purchasing an iPhone 3Gs and share our opinions on whether it’s worth changing your children’s old phone for a $49 Apple iPhone. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Sharp is going to launch a new tablet in the Japanese market later this month and it is going to feature a 7 inch 1024 x 600 touch screen display, dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz processor, and run Android 3.2 out of the box. In addition, it features a 5MP rear facing camera and a 2MP front facing camera. No word on the exact internal memory or RAM, but it will likely be at least 16GB of storage space and 1GB of RAM. The Galapagos A01SH tablet features some great hardware specs, but nothing we haven’t already seen from other… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Some may have been waiting for the TouchPad to drop in price before making a purchase, and while we had seen that HP will be offering the webOS running tablet for $100 off the regular price this weekend—that is still not as inexpensive as you can buy the 16GB model right now. Yup, a low priced (the lowest to date) TouchPad is available by way of woot! where it is selling for $379.99. The TouchPad brings a 9.7 inch capacitive touchscreen display, 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 16GB internal storage, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1 and webOS. Otherwise, keep in mind that… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Previously AT&T has warned jailbreakers that those who use tethering without paying for it will soon have to change their plans or stop tethering. It looks like AT&T is starting to take action by revoking the unlimited tethering option from some who use apps like MyWi for free tethering. The cut off date for using MyWi without being downgraded seems to August 11. If you continue to use tethering after that day, AT&T will take away the grandfathered unlimited data plan (if you have one), and bring you down to the $45 a month 4GB tethering plan. So the options… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM APPLETELL - “If you are still using earbuds, and miss the sound of the bass, treat yourself to these Audio-Technica Solid Bass Headphones.” MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
If you’ve been waiting for another iPhone 5 rumor, your short wait is over. Today we have an image of what is said to be the next iPhone taken by a MacRumors forum user that goes but he name of guigsh. The image is said to have been taken in the office of a French operator. Guigsh says that “we were able to see it only 2 minutes, pictures forbidden of course, so, we did our best.” The image shows an iPhone 5 that look fairly similar to the iPhone 4, but much slimmer. The phone is said to be… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
AT&T has confirmed that there was a major service outage in the NYC area. Users were unable to make or receive calls, text, or access the internet, Smartphone users however still had texting. The company blames the outage on a “software update” and could not say when service will be restored. Users trying to make calls got a dial tone and incoming calls went straight to voice mail. Service was restored after about 12 hours. AT&T users have been vocal in their outrage but it’s not clear if the company plans to offer any compensation for the outage. Read [NBC… Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for . | Comment on this Article »
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