Section: Apple , Communications , Cellular Providers , Mobile , Computers , Mobile Computers Although the iPad’s 3G version is targeted for AT&T users only, Verizon is seeing a golden opportunity in the device’s upcoming release. Sales documents leaked to Engadget show Verizon is prepping it’s staff to encourage customers to buy the WiFi only version instead and then pick up a MiFi and data plan It’s a savings of $130 for the customer... 

FROM GAMERTELL – Polk Audio wants to help add even more realism to your grand at-home jam illusion with its HitMaster stage monitor. And if you try to smash it The Who style, it may win. Check out Gamertell’s review of the HitMaster… MORE  Read More →

Section: Communications , Cellphones , Smartphones , Mobile , Trade Shows , SxSW The annual South by Southwest Festival is kicking off this weekend, and Gowalla has taken that as an opportunity to debut its service on multiple smartphone operating systems. The location check-in service released an Android application last week and followed suit today with a new webOS app for Palm Pre and Pixi users. Gowalla is a location-based social network/game.... 

FROM GAMERTELL – Sony may release an attachment to its motion controller that is similar to the Wii’s nunchuk. MORE  Read More →

Section: Computers , Netbooks Another netbook coming courtesy of MSI is now available, this time its the Wind U160 and it can be found with Amazon and Newegg as well as many other online retailers. First things first, spec wise the MSI Wind U160 features a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600 resolution) glossy display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive and is running Window 7 Starter. Other features include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,... 

FROM GAMERTELL – Activision is teaming up with Anchor Bay Entertainment to create 10 Minute Solution for the Wii, a fitness game based on Anchor Bay’s line of 10 Minute Solution DVDs. MORE  Read More →

FROM APPLETELL – A few months ago, the fine people at Saddleback Leather provided us with a medium laptop case for review. Now they’re extending that generosity to you by allowing us to give it away to one of our readers. MORE  Read More →

Section: Computers , Security , Features A new wave of scareware hitting the net has nearly taken over the field. On February 8th and 9th the attack pumped out enough malware to end up accounting for over half the total malware distributed for the entire month. In other words, it’s huge. The malware is called Security Tool and is distributed via spam and …  Read More →

Section: Video , Content , DVD/DVR/Blu-ray , Portable Video , Communications , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile , Features , Originals If your one of the many that have been induced into a package that offers one low price for broadband, phone and television, the Comcast Mobile App is a fantastic tool to control many of the broad features of these products.  Read More →

FROM APPLETELL – Many iPhone users are disappointed by and frustrated with AT&T’s 3G network. So why are they providing the service for the iPad? It’s an issue of network technology. MORE  Read More →

FROM GAMERTELL – Haven’t caught all of the Gamertell news this week?  Read More →

Section: No need to scour the interwebs for hot gaming news, Gamertell ‘s already done that for you!  Read More →

Section: Web , Web Browsers , Google Mobile browsers are increasingly adopting location awareness as one of their main features such as Firefox Mobile and the mobile version of Safari. Google Chrome recently added geolocation support to the latest developers’ version of Chrome. It works by approximating your location based on WiFi signals around you. It is obviously not as accurate as locking onto your GPS signal, but the approximation is... 

FROM GAMERTELL – Act fast on this one (and click through to get the discount codes you’ll need)… MORE  Read More →

Section: Communications , Smartphones , Computers , Software / Applications Yesterday, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft addressed students at the University of Washington.  Read More →