Archive for July, 2008
Qwest lights up Verizon offerings
Filed under: Qwest, Verizon WirelessHey, Qwest customers, ever hear of Verizon? No? Good, because your landline operator would just love to facilitate that little introduction for you. Following news earlier in the year that Qwest would be euthanizing its Sprint-based MVNO in favor of just simply re…
Motorola Q9h gets WinMo 6.1 update on the down-low
Filed under: Software, Motorola, Windows MobileNothing official just yet, but MOTOMODDING has managed to pull what appears to be a leaked version of AT&T’s upcoming branded Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM for the Motorola Q9h. Cooked ROMs are so ubiquitous these days that it’s easy to dismiss it as havin…
Researchers find ways to squeeze light into spaces never thought possible
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIt looks like a team of UC Berkeley researchers led by mechanical engineering professor Xiang Zhang (pictured) have found a way to squeeze light into tighter spaces than ever though possible, which they say could lead to breakthroughs in the fields of optical communicatio…
Ben Heck stuffs a wired 360 controller in a DualShock 3 shell
Filed under: Gaming
We can always count on our man Ben Heck to be up to something crazy in his mad console-modding workshop, and while his latest creation isn’t as wild as the PS3 laptop, it’s still good for a double-take — check out this wired 360 controller shoehorned into a DualShock3 shell, com…
Hacker stuffs a wired 360 controller in a DualShock 3 shell
Filed under: Gaming
Console modders out there have been doing crazy things with controllers for a while now, and while this latest piece isn’t as crazy as the one-handed Access Controller, it’s still good for a double-take — check out this wired 360 controller shoehorned into a DualShock3 shell, co…
Nokia looking to bring N-Gage empire to consoles?
Filed under: Games, Nokia
Perhaps one of the largest barriers to a massive, all-out, unqualified success for Nokia’s latest incarnation of N-Gage is that it takes two to tango — yes, it’s as much a single-player gaming platform as it is a multi-player one, but the community features are its crown j…
BlackBerry Bold gets another review, sneaks into more comparison shots
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA
We know, we know — you’ve already seen a couple of Bold reviews, but honestly, can you really get enough of this thing? While the release date draws nearer (or not), why not feast your retinas on yet another hands-on experience that involves a closer loo…