http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:27:44 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:35:15 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d22-ATT-v-Verizon-suit-lives-on?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner A federal lawsuit by AT&T against Verizon for false advertising will live on, although a judge won’t stop the controversial Verizon ads from continuing to air. A judge in federal District Court in Atlanta, Verizon Wirelesses’ h... AT&T Verizon Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:35:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d22-ATT-v-Verizon-suit-lives-on?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Ubergizmos-top-10-2009-holiday-gifts?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Kodak Zi8 1080 p (Kodak photo) The Web site Ubergizmo.com has compiled a list of the top 10 tech gifts it recommends for this coming holiday season that sell for under $500.Some are products that have garnered a lot of media attention on their ... Cyber Monday Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:05:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Ubergizmos-top-10-2009-holiday-gifts?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Sidekick-on-sale-again-at-TMobile-after-snafu?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner UPDATE: This story has been updated with new information from T-Mobile. T-Mobile is again selling the Danger Sidekick smartphone today, more than a month after a major snafu in which thousands of Sidekick owners lost all their backup data when... T-mobile Danger Sidekick Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:04:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Sidekick-on-sale-again-at-TMobile-after-snafu?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d17-ATT-spends-65-million-to-upgrade-Bay-Area-3G-network?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner UPDATE: This story has been updated with information from Verizon. As rival Verizon runs ads portraying AT&T Mobility’s network as inadequate, AT&T today announced it’s invested $65 million upgrading its 3G wireless network... AT&T Verizon Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:28:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d17-ATT-spends-65-million-to-upgrade-Bay-Area-3G-network?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Palms-stock-moves-on-good-bad-news?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Stock of smartphone maker Palm fell by 4.4 percent today after rising 8 percent Friday amidst a mix of good and bad news for the company. Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) shares fell $0.55 to close at $11.85 at the closing bell Monday. News pushing the ... Palm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:27:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Palms-stock-moves-on-good-bad-news?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-myth-and-reality-of-Cyber-Monday?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Sometimes news media like to rely on simple truths as a kind of shorthand to explain issues easily. One of the more persistent is the myth that the Monday after Thanksgiving is the busiest online shopping day of the year. Not true. It may neve... Cyber Monday Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:55:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-myth-and-reality-of-Cyber-Monday?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Study-Droid-sells-250K-units-first-weekend?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Today we received the first reliable information on the number of Droid smartphone units Motorola sold through Verizon. A mobile applications research firm called Flurry tracked the number of software developers’ applications that were a... Apple OS Android Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:43:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Study-Droid-sells-250K-units-first-weekend?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Time-lists-Top-50-inventions-of-2009?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner As the holidays approach and 2009 comes to a close, get ready to wade through lists of the best gadgets of the year or the best gadget buys for the holidays. I’ve already been invited to several Top 10-like events in the coming weeks. He... Gadget Lists Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:35:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Time-lists-Top-50-inventions-of-2009?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Lawsuit-not-stopping-Verizon-from-dissing-ATTs-coverage?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Verizon’s ad campaign against rival AT&T over wireless coverage takes on a holiday theme as the two carriers head to court over conflicting claims. The latest iteration of Verizon’s cheeky “There’s a map for that&rd... Amazon AT&T Verizon Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:23:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Lawsuit-not-stopping-Verizon-from-dissing-ATTs-coverage?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d12-OracleSun-deal-opponent-takes-to-the-airwaves?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner The leading opponent of the Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems has taken to the airwaves to argue that Oracle should give up Sun’s MySQL business if it wants to acquire Sun. Florian Mueller, a European Union policy strategist and dea... Sun Microsystems Oracle Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:12:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d12-OracleSun-deal-opponent-takes-to-the-airwaves?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Droid-opening-weekend-modest?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner It seems like new smartphone launch sales are being watched as closely as movie opening box office receipts, given today’s coverage of the introduction of the Motorola Droid. A number of posts today noted the seemingly modest sales of th... iPhone 3G S Android Verizon Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:22:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Droid-opening-weekend-modest?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Motorola-Droid-launch-draws-a-crowd?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Even in Brentwood, Calif., a suburb about 50 miles east of San Francisco, the Verizon Wireless store had to add staff and open early to prepare for the launch of the Motorola Droid smartphone. Even there, 10 to 15 people were lined up before the... Verizon Motorola Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:27:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Motorola-Droid-launch-draws-a-crowd?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Verizon-doubles-cancellation-fee-to-350?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Verizon today confirmed reports elsewhere online that it's going to double the early termination fee (ETF) for wireless service to $350 on some new model smartphones and other devices. Also today Verizon revealed that two new Android-power... Verizon Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:59:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Verizon-doubles-cancellation-fee-to-350?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Vizit-takes-photo-frame-to-a-whole-new-level?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner It won’t be available in time for the holidays, but early next year, AT&T will begin selling wireless service to a new digital photo frame that offers a whole new take on interactivity. The Vizit frame, from Concord, Mass.-based Isab... AT&T Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:44:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Vizit-takes-photo-frame-to-a-whole-new-level?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Sprint-begins-selling-Dell-netbook?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Sprint is now selling a netbook with Sprint wireless broadband service. The wireless carrier this week began offering the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 for US$199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a contract for two years of the Sprint Mobile Broadba... Sprint Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:29:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Sprint-begins-selling-Dell-netbook?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Sony-Ericsson-joins-Android-movement?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Handset maker Sony Ericsson today announced its first Android powered phone, the Experia X10, which will be available early next year. According to a news release Tuesday datelined London, the X10 is the flagship of a new line of smartphones S... Sony Ericsson Google Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:30:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Sony-Ericsson-joins-Android-movement?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Samsungs-Moment-has-arrived?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner The Samsung Moment officially went on sale Nov. 1 at Sprint Nextel stores for US$179.99 after rebates and with a contract. Sprint loaned me a demo version of their new smartphone to try out for a few days. What follows is a detailed narrative ... smartphone Sprint Samsung Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:16:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Samsungs-Moment-has-arrived?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Sprint-still-losing-customers-but-at-slower-rate?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Sprint Nextel is still shedding subscribers, but, with new handsets to offer, it is slowing down the rate of subscriber loss, according to financial results out today. And in particular, a Sprint executive I interviewed says smartphones it&rsq... Sprint Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Sprint-still-losing-customers-but-at-slower-rate?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Motorola-ekes-out-profit-on-eve-of-Droid-launch?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner Motorola, which yesterday announced the coming Droid smartphone as a challenger to the Apple iPhone, today impressed Wall Street by managing to make a penny a share in profit, despite slumping sales. The handset maker reported $12 million in n... Motorola Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:47:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Motorola-ekes-out-profit-on-eve-of-Droid-launch?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Droid-smartphone-unveiled?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner When the Secret Service is guarding the president at an event and a serious threat is perceived, they supposedly have a code phrase they bark over their radios to get the president to safety quickly: “Let’s go!” I wonder if that ... Verizon Motorola Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:19:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6470-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Droid-smartphone-unveiled?cid=exrss-San-Jose-Gadgets-Examiner