Tag: MOBILE

Big changes are afoot at YouTube, on both desktop and mobile fronts. The video sharing site finally launched its new TV-friendly 'Leanback' Web interface yesterday, just a month after parent Google announced its own highly touted GoogleTV platform. Leanback [Ed. Note: Does this make anyone else wanna 'Do the Rock Away?'] lets users navigate feeds, recommendations, searches and categories, by ...

Just in time for the Fourth of July, the federal government's official Web portal, USA.gov, has been redesigned and relaunched with more comprehensive tools for citizen browsers. The clearing house for all other government sites and services has a brand new search engine that is reportedly nine-times faster than the original, and now boasts search-as-you-type features. The site also puts mobile ...

Only a few days ago, we reported that Microsoft killed off its Kin cell phone line. Now, the death knell has rung for yet another mobile device favored by teens. According to Phone Scoop, T-Mobile announced that it will no longer sell versions of the Sidekick as of July 2nd. The company will provide support for customers who bought a Sidekick during its six-year run, but you won't find the flip ...

There's no fury like a blogger unable to access a working Wi-Fi connection. But a new personal device could make it easier to get connected. According to The New York Times, Virgin Mobile USA released the MiFi 2200 wireless Internet hub on Monday. Personal hot spots are nothing new, but Virgin here has taken a different approach to how users pay for said technology. Rather than purchase an extra ...

Likely inspired by the masses of people obsessed with texting, Cliff Kushler, co-inventor of T9, has one-upped himself with the release of Swype, a text-entry app now available on Android phones. Appropriately named, Swype gives you the power to swipe words into existence instead of frantically pecking at your touchscreen. With only a single instance of finger-to-screen contact, you tap the ...

Last month, we showed you a thin, bendable projection screen for mobile gaming. Now, it appears this design might signal the future of video displays. According to The New York Times, researchers at Sony have developed a 4-inch-wide, ultra-thin screen that can be wrapped around and rolled. Boasting a 432x240 pixel resolution, it's fully operational and the quality stays sharp whether it's spread ...

Apparently, using fingers to navigate a smartphone is just too much trouble. According to MIT's Technology Review, researchers at Dartmouth University have developed a system that allows users to operate a cell phone with their eyes. Cleverly dubbed Eyephone, the system, which you can see in action in this video, divides the phone's screen into nine areas, and identifies when the eye is focused ...

Today at the Google I/O developer conference the Web giant announced the newest version of Android, 2.2 or Froyo. The latest sugar-coated update of the mobile operating system packs in a number of seriously impressive enhancements and features that should only serve to reinforce its position as one of the most innovative operating systems in the mobile sphere. Here's a quick run down of what to ...

Facebook has taken a lot of heat recently for its revamped privacy policy and invasive Instant Personalization service. The company may have gotten a much-needed PR boost, though, thanks to a new service aimed at helping some of the world's less connected populations. As the social networking site announced on its blog yesterday, users in 45 different countries and territories will now be able ...

Twitter's 140-character format -- and the tendency of users to follow hundreds, if not thousands, of incessant linkers and tweeters -- provides an almost perfect mobile means of instant communication and interaction. Together, the App World and the Web currently offer a variety of free apps allowing BlackBerry tweeps to keep a constant eye on their feeds and friends, with each selection offering ...

While HTML5 might be the the future of the Web, Hulu says it isn't ready to climb aboard just yet. Business Insider reports that Hulu announced (and later removed its blog post [Ed. Note. and now reposted it]) that it is sticking exclusively with Adobe's Flash Player to play its content. That's bad news for iPad and iPhone users who hoped HTML5 would finally allow them to watch the ad-supported ...

According to New Scientist, the future of handheld video games might be a thin, bendable screen combined with a small projector. Zi Ye and Hammad Khalid of the Human Media Lab at Queen's University in Ontario showed off their gaming system, dubbed Cobra (.pdf link), last week at Atlanta's Computer-Human Interaction meeting. The gamer wears a small shoulder pouch, which houses a computer and a ...

Once a bastion of laziness, the office cubicle may no longer be safe from workers' oldest enemy: work. According to Asiajin, a team of researchers from KDDI Corporation, one of Japan's largest cell phone companies, recently developed a technology that would let your boss remotely monitor your every move. The cornerstone of the monitoring system is deceptively simple: a cell phone equipped ...

With AIM and Yahoo! Messenger, Gchat and Facebook chat, BlackBerry's Messenger just seems like another way to get reached by the teeming hordes. Very few people seem to use it, and those that are interested don't even know how to get it started. Yet, much like the top secret "Cult of Jeep" -- something that apparently happens to Jeep drivers where they all seem to psychically understand each ...

To make sure your BlackBerry displays type in a readable, easy way, go to the 'Applications Menu' and select 'Options.' From there, hit 'Screen/Keyboard' and select from the items below to adjust them to suit your preferences. Font Family: Experiment with different fonts. 'System' is small and thin, while 'BB Serif Fixed' is larger and easier to read. Font Size: Choose the smallest size ...