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News May 31, 2009

Amazon revamps wireless site – clearer upgrade options and all phones rebate free for AT&T and Verizon phones

It looks like Amazon has refined their online wireless store so that AT&T and Verizon cell phones will be sold without the need to file a rebate. Amazon has always sold phones however some were sold with a requirement to file for a rebate while others were rebate free. For now only AT&T and Verizon [...]

Take Control of Time Machine

I’m a Apple fanboy through and through. This I admit freely. But I’m also man enough to admit that not everything Apple does is perfect. Time Machine, Apple’s default back up program, is one of those not so perfect things. My biggest problem with Time Machine is the inability to customize just when Time Machine [...]

AP News iPhone App fixes horrible upgrade bug – actually looks decent with new Twitter and Facebook integration

AP Mobile News released version 2.0 of their popular iPhone App last week. There was only one problem. The application completely froze and refused to start (and subsequently re-start) on my iPhone and, judging from the iTunes reviews, those of many other upgraders. Thankfully the AP App has been fixed and a new update is [...]

Clue for iPhone and iPod Touch Review

Life, Sorry, Monopoly, and Clue were just some of the board games I grew up playing. Times change and with new technology comes new, updated versions of some of our favorite classics. Sometimes the updates are improvements, while other times the original seems better. Electronic Arts has become one of the premier iPhone and iPod [...]

Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 Storage Array Review

Storage. If you don’t have it, you’re going to get caught holding the short end of the hard drive. If your drive goes south, without backup storage and some type of backup strategy, you could be in a world of hurt. Everyone here at Gear Diary knows what that means… We’ve had a couple of [...]

Spb TV for Symbian S60 Review

A while ago, I ranted on a Symbian forum about what a piece of cr disappointment the Nokia N96 was, and how it’d put me off Nokia smartphones forever. Until a recent firmware update, the N96 was slow, buggy and practically unusable. It creaks so much, I’ve actually come to think of the squishy casing [...]

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Reviews May 29, 2009

by Wayne Schulz

Innocase 360 case for BlackBerry 8900 reviewed

About three weeks ago I noticed that online case and accessory distributor Seidio was introducing a new Innocase 360 for the BlackBerry 8900. What’s unique about this case is that it includes a full keyboard cover which looks nearly identical to the BlackBerry keys. I thought the cover would be useful against wet weather and [...]

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News May 29, 2009

by Jason Reese

Verizon Releases LG enV3 Today. The enV Touch, and Glance hit stores June 5th

LG is releasing three new phones with Verizon: the enV3, enV Touch, and Glance. You can get the enV3 today for $129.99 after a $50 mail-rebate. The enV Touch and Glance will be available June 5th. The enV Touch will go for $149.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate, while the Glance will be $49.99 after [...]

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Reviews May 29, 2009

by LarryGreenberg

Review: Card Mystery

Are you a fan of magic tricks? I’ve always been fascinated by card tricks and while in the back of my mind I know there’s often a reasonable explanation for how most tricks are done there’s still a part of me that’s happier not knowing. Card Mystery from Sunphonia is a recently released application for [...]

Google Wave Announcement (YouTube)

Yesterday Google announced an ambitious upcoming product called Google Wave. It’s an open source personal communication and collaboration tool that’s still in the early stages and has not been formally released. The promise appears to be that Google Wave will capture and consolidate all your communications with contacts. From my very brief review this looks [...]

Review: Mobiola Snapshot for BlackBerry

Mobiola Snapshot is an application from Shape Services that gives BlackBerry users the ability to quickly take screen captures of applications running on their device. How well does it work? Is it worth trying out or even buying? Read on for the full review.

Legos Falling Down – On Your Desktop

In this month’s issue of Mac Life I spotted a write up on three different shareware screen savers. One in particular caught my eye. I’m willing to bet if you’re a gadget head now as an adult chances are as a child you played with Legos. I know I did! I think my mother still [...]

Quick Look – Sapiens Launcher For Mac

In my search for a better launcher for my Macs I came across this little gem. Sapiens takes a different approach to launching applications on your Mac. It relies most heavily on the mouse or trackpad and then uses the keyboard to supplement its speed and accuracy. In addition… Sapiens is clever because it learns [...]

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