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    So called “Hit Man” spam is back.  This type of spam attempts to extort people rather than sell them things or trick them into installing malware on their system.  Basically, they get an email from someone claiming they have been hired to kill them but if they pay a certain amount the hit man will walk away rather than complete the job.  It’s similar to ransomware and scareware in that all of them attempt to…

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Texting while driving worse than drunk driving?

by Shawn Ingram on Jun 26, 2009 at 05:18 PM

Chances are most of us have probably experienced being in the car while the driver is texting or responding to an email.  If you have yet to experience it, let me tell you it can lead to some scary moments.  Now there’s a study that can help cement those fears… Continue Reading »

Palm admits, “We were out of the race,” releases dismal Q4 report

by JG Mason on Jun 26, 2009 at 09:00 AM

Times are tough for Palm but not as bad as Wall Street expected, so the outlook is a bit rosy for the smartphone maker.  Since the Palm Pre was launched after the close of Palm’s Q4 and is not included in the numbers, analysts seem to have hope for the… Continue Reading »

Palm’s Pre ticking away Palm’s life.  150k units sold so far?

by JG Mason on Jun 24, 2009 at 01:26 PM

Take this about as far as you can throw it, but analyst for RBC Capital, Mike Abramsky says Palm sold 150,000 Pre devices since launch in the USA.  These numbers are in stark contrast to the over a million iPhone 3GS units sold worldwide over the first weekend.  Is 150,000… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell visits with TechVi to talk about the iPhone OS 3.0 launch

by Iyaz Akhtar on Jun 19, 2009 at 09:13 AM

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that iPhone OS 3.0 landed the other day.  Apple’s servers really faced a challenge leading to some trending topics on Twitter.  Should Apple have been able to handle the load or are they just facing growing pains?  Gadgetell visited with TechVi… Continue Reading »

New Blackberry Messenger coming to all OS 5.0 devices

by Jodie Andrefski on Jun 18, 2009 at 03:18 PM

Looks like that hot new Blackberry Messenger (“BBM”) that everyone seems to love will be coming to all Blackberry devices with OS 5.0.  And folks are lovin’ it.  Previously, only select models were lucky enough to be blessed with BBM, while the rest were stuck with something that looked like… Continue Reading »

Voice in your head says Palm Pre is better than iPhone + 3.0 update

by JG Mason on Jun 18, 2009 at 09:12 AM

Now that leading edge users have downloaded and installed iPhone 3.0, many are wondering if it is enough to keep them in love with uber-phone or start casting longing glances at the new Palm Pre.  We’ll take a quick look at some of the things iPhone users have been waiting… Continue Reading »

Nokia upping its smartphone game with E72

by JG Mason on Jun 15, 2009 at 09:03 AM

Hot on the heels of their smartphone success with the E71, a decent entry level smartphone, Nokia introduced the E72 and it looks to pack several upgrades.  Nokia apparently listened to users of the E71 as many of their requests have been answered.  Could this be Nokia’s ticket to success… Continue Reading »

What the Palm Pre doesn’t want to see from Apple today

by JG Mason on Jun 8, 2009 at 09:02 AM

If you’re the Palm Pre, an amazing phone that challenges the notion that a software keyboard is best, what don’t you want to see from Apple today?  The Pre had its big launch on this past Saturday punctuated with lines and shortages, many Pre-sters are still sitting at home with… Continue Reading »

Palm Pre Day 001: smash hit!?!

by JG Mason on Jun 6, 2009 at 07:35 PM

Today,  Sprint and Palm began selling the hot new Palm Pre phone through company stores, Best Buy and Radio Shacks across the nation.  The verdict?  Hot.  White hot.  And don’t even try to find the handy Touchstone wireless charging accessory as many locations sold out of them before actual Pre… Continue Reading »

Palm Pre: all fun and games?  About those games…

by JG Mason on Jun 2, 2009 at 09:10 AM

Having dinner with a couple of iPhone users on Saturday I ask, “so how many of your apps are game vs. utilities or other work/useful stuff?”  I get laughed at.  “It is all games and crap” says the husband as he hands his iPhone to his son while his wife… Continue Reading »

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