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YouTube on the Blackberry Storm

Some misinformation floating around on the Web stated that the new Blackberry Storm (a.k.a. 9350) smartphone from RIM and Verizon Wireless wasn’t able to play YouTube content because it lacked Flash.
In this video (01:12) you’ll see how to view YouTube content on the Storm. Although the Storm doesn’t have a native YouTube client like those [...]

Copy and paste on the Blackberry Storm

In this video you’ll see how the copy and paste function works on the new Blackberry Storm smartphone from RIM and Verizon Wireless. It works like this: select a range of text with two fingers, press the Blackberry menu key, select copy, then launch the destination application, press the Blackberry menu key again, then select [...]

Hands-on with the Blackberry Storm

I got to spend a couple of hours today with the highly-anticipated Blackberry Storm (a.k.a. 9350) from RIM and Verizon Wireless. I created an overview video (05:51) of some of its features and the overall user interface.
Some highlights include: the media application, 3.2MP camera (with flash and image stabilization), rear panel with removable battery, memory [...]

Video: Hands-on with the Blackberry Storm

I got to spend a couple of hours today with the highly-anticipated Blackberry Storm (a.k.a. 9350) from RIM and Verizon Wireless. I created an overview video (05:51) of some of its features and the overall user interface. Apologies for the GSM interference coming from my iPhone.
Some highlights include: the media application, 3.2MP camera (with flash [...]

Google voice search now available

According to TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington, Google’s voice search iPhone application was delayed from Friday and should arrive in the App Store today (Monday).
Google’s voice recognition search application for the iPhone, originally set for launch on Friday, will likely go live sometime Monday, we’ve heard from a source with knowledge of the situation.
As mentioned Friday, the [...]

Linux on the iPhone?

Of course, after Apple develops an elegant and perfectly understandable mobile UI, Linux hackers want to tear it down. Bring on the OpenMoko, Android or Ubuntu Mobile for the iPhone.

3D gaming benchmarks for all three late-2008 MacBooks

Rob-ART over at BareFeats.com has tested the new ‘late 2008′ MacBook 2.4GHz against the 2.53GHz and 2.8GHz MacBook Pro at its native 1280×800 and concludes:
The fastest “late 2008″ MacBook Pro* (2.8GHz) is about 20% faster than its fastest predecessor (”early 2008″ MBP 2.6GHz) when it comes to 3D accelerated Game benchmarks. However don’t expect it [...]

Why glare is a bad thing on a notebook

PC Magazine Labs decided to install Windows 7 (build 6801) on a new MacBook Pro and although it installed ok, things quickly went down hill after that.
When I watched their video I couldn’t get past how bad the glare is on these new machines, even indoors. Check out the glare starting about 9 seconds into [...]

Are MacBooks starting to look like HPs?

Separated at birth?
Steve Urkel sent me the following email:
I was at a relatives house and someone saw my MacBook and said “Hey, I’ve got that HP also.” He was halfway joking, but his comment did point out a few things:
PowerBooks have always been very unique and immediately recognizable. But with this new design then I [...]