Twitter recently suspended all Twitter clients supported by Ubermedia. Among the clients suspended are Twidroid and UberTwitter, which are both insanely popular on Android OS and Blackberry OS. They also operate and support the popular TweetDeck client which is available on iOS and several other platforms. They’ve also acquired Echofon, another popular Twitter client for…
Month: February 2011
Twitter suspends UberMedia clients for privacy, monetization, and trademark violations
Twitter recently suspended all Twitter clients supported by Ubermedia. Among the clients suspended are Twidroid and UberTwitter, which are both insanely popular on Android OS and Blackberry OS. They also operate and support the popular TweetDeck client which is available on iOS and several other platforms. They’ve also acquired Echofon, another popular Twitter client for…
Apple shuts down M.I.C. Gadget Steve Jobs Action Figure … again
Those goofy guys over at M.I.C. Gadget must have had too many unsold Steve Jobs Action Figures lying around to just sit on, so they tried disguising him by adding a Ninja Face Mask and renaming him “Pineapple CEO.” Sadly, it was just a tad too obvious, and Apple told them to stop selling the…
Do wireless providers like Verizon and AT&T crimp mobile security?
As adoption of smartphones and tablets explodes, security will become a bigger issue. Mobile security was the topic of a panel discussion involving both AT&T and Verizon at this week’s RSA Conference. Read the original post by Ellen Messmer
Mini USB Memory Card Reader for $1 + free shipping
Today only until 5 pm ET, Meritline.com offers the Mini USB Memory Card Reader for $1.49. Coupon code “MLCK4006440218HPL1″ cuts it to 99 cents. With free shipping, that’s $3 under the lowest total price we could find for a similar reader elsewhere. This item reads microSD and M2 (Memory Stick Micro) cards. Expect this item…
Logitech Revue Google TV Receiver for $230 + free shipping
Amazon.com offers the Logitech Revue Media Receiver with Google TV, model no. 970-000001, for $229.99 with free shipping. (Costco charges the same for its members.) That’s $20 under our December mention and the lowest total price we could find by $20. The Revue features support for the Android-based Google TV service, which allows you to…
Western Digital 1TB External NAS Hard Drive for $115 + free shipping
For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg.com offers the Western Digital MyBook World Edition 1TB External Network Hard Drive in White, model no. WDH1NC10000N, for $119.99. Coupon code “EMCKHJB32″ cuts it to $114.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.11/GB, $21 under our November mention, and the lowest price we could find by $5. It features USB 2.0…
Twitter suspends a number of UberMedia’s Twitter clients
If you use Twidroyd, UberTwitter, or UberCurrent, you’re probably having trouble reading Tweets right about now. That is because Twitter has officially suspended those applications, citing policy violations. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks
Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA Internal Hard Drive for $35 + free shipping
For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg.com offers the Seagate Barracuda 250GB Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST3250318AS, for $39.99. Coupon code “EMCKHJB25″ cuts it to $34.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.14/GB, $3 under our mention from last spring, and the lowest total price we could find by $2. This 7200 rpm hard…
News: Protection poll ends, 2011 product poll begins
With nearly 3,000 votes from iLounge readers, our latest poll—“Do you use a case or body film with your iPod or iPhone?”—has ended. Readers had their choice of three “yes” responses with different motivations—because they want to change its looks, because they want to protect it, and for both prior reasons—as well as three negative…
inPulse smartwatch turns programmable, and it can almost play Doom
Once upon a time the inPulse was a BlackBerry peripheral , but no more — now, it’s a fully programmable device-agnostic Bluetooth wrist computer. Read the original post by Engadget
inPulse smartwatch turns programmable, and it can almost play Doom
Once upon a time the inPulse was a BlackBerry peripheral , but no more — now, it’s a fully programmable device-agnostic Bluetooth wrist computer. Read the original post by Engadget
VoiP meets Facebook chat in Facebook Messenger app
Crisp App’s new Facebook Messenger app aims to one-up Facebook’s existing chat service by adding its own free VoiP service to the mix, making it easy to engage in voice chats with your Facebook friends free of charge. Read the original post by David Dahlquist
VoiP meets Facebook chat in new Facebook Messenger app
Crisp App’s new Facebook Messenger app aims to one-up Facebook’s existing chat service by adding its own free VoiP service to the mix, making it easy to engage in voice chats with your Facebook friends free of charge. Read the original post by David Dahlquist
Job Posting Sparks Speculation Regarding Apple Television Set
9 to 5 Mac points to a new job listing from Apple that makes mention of the company’s involvement in a variety of product lines, notably including “TV”. The job listing, which interestingly contains a number of grammatical errors suggesting … Read the original post by CNN