There was never any doubt that the iPhone had a huge App Store, but 100,000 is a heck of a lot.  Also it seems like just last week that the one billionth app was download, and now it’s over two billion!  These humongous numbers are a contributing force in the millions of people that flock to the iPhone.  But do 100,000 apps mean anything? Continue Reading

Verizon is really counting on the Droid to steal some of iPhone’s massive market share. For a while now we have seen Verizon’s iDon’t commercials. The truth is that all they hype that has been built up ended with a big letdown. Continue Reading

	CLIQ	Galaxy	Tattoo	Hero	Magic / MT3G	Dream / G1
Carrier	T-Mobile	– (GSM / HSDPA)	– (GSM / EDGE)	Sprint	T-Mobile	T-Mobile
Manuf.	Motorola	Samsung	HTC	HTC	HTC	HTC
Price	–	–	–	$179.99	$99.99	$149.99
Released	–	July 2009	–	Oct 11, 2009	Aug 5, 2009	Oct 22, 2008
Keyboard	Slide-out	Virtual	Virtual	Virtual	Virtual	Slide-out
Android	MOTOBLUR	Standard	Sense UI	Sense UI	Standard	Standard
Processor	528MHz MSM7201A	528MHz ARM11	528MHz MSM7225	528MHz MSM7201A	528MHz MSM7201A	528MHz MSM7201A
Screen	3.1-inch (est.), 320 x 480	3.2-inch, 320 x 480	2.8-inch, 240 x 320	3.2-inch, 320 x 480	3.2-inch, 320 x 480	3.2-inch, 480 x 320
Headphone	3.5mm	3.5mm	3.5mm	3.5mm	ExtUSB	ExtUSB
Touchscreen	Capacitive	Capacitive	Resistive	Capacitive	Capacitive	Capacitive
Still Camera	5MP with AF	5MP with Flash	3.2MP	5MP with AF	3.2MP with AF	3.2MP with AF
Bluetooth	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Exchange	ActiveSync	ActiveSync	–	ActiveSync	Depends on version	Depends on version
Storage	256MB, microSD	8GB, microSD	512MB, microSD	512MB, microSD	512MB, microSD	256MB, microSD
Battery	1400mAh	1500mAh	1100mAh	1500 mAh	1340 mAh	1150 mAh
Weight	163g	114g	113g	135g	116g	158g

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With the new Piezo Technology used in the Blackberry Storm 2 (9550), it can provide multi-touch! Continue for the video explaining how it all works as well as some other hardware improvements. Continue Reading

You might have wondered before why there has never been a Windows Mobile cell phone with a capacitive touch screen. This question has definitely puzzled me. Some research has shown two explanations. One is that Windows Mobile users actually want to use a stylus instead of a capacitive screen which works great with just a finger. The second is that Windows Mobile does not ship with capacitive capabilities. Companies could develop the capability but none have, at least until now. Continue Reading

HTC’s TouchFLO 3D is getting updated soon. The new updates to this Windows Mobile user interface are both aesthetically pleasing as well as functional. It includes HTC Sense’s clock with the weather integrated in, home screen shortcuts, and many other things. Continue for the video. Continue Reading

TomTom has finally announced the pricing of their navigation iPhone app. It is actually quite a deal. The $99 cost will pay for itself in less than a year as compared to the $10 a month subscriptions like AT&T Navigator.

Also to go side by side with their app release, TomTom is selling an iPhone Car Kit. This will certainly cost a pretty penny but looks to be well worth it if you have spare cash. The iPhone can be mounted on the dashboard or windows for easier viewing of the navigation. Also at the same time it will charge the phone, which is essential since this app will most definitely drain your battery. If you aren’t using TomTom then the car kit still works great for hands free calling.

The way it figures out what is the quickest route is a little different than the standard way. TomTom uses IQ routes to figure out the fastest routes based on how fast other TomTom users traveled through areas. This will decrease the time it takes to travel 35 percent of the time according to TomTom.

There will be support for the iPod Touch in the future. First though it will only be available on iPhone 3G and 3G S users.

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Could the new iPod Touch really have a camera? There is plenty of proof that it will including pictures and a video. On top of the camera, the 3rd Generation iPod Touch is rumored to have a built in mic. It is amazing how far mp3 players have come. Continue for the video. Continue Reading

It looks like the HTC Magic (T-Mobile myTouch 3G) will be getting a free UI uprade to the Hero’s Sense UI. It will run just as well on the Magic as it did on the Hero since it has the same internals. If this is all true and T-Mobile goes along with the upgrade, then this could be the first phone with Sense UI in the United States. It is not clear though whether this upgrade will be free or around $46. Stay tuned for further updates.

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Sometimes companies just throw HD on the end of names to make it appear better than it is. This Zune’s name might be slightly misleading. The name seems to imply that the screen displays HD quality images and video but this is not true. The screen resolution on the Zune HD is only 480×272 pixels (iPod Touch is 480×320). Continue Reading

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