Chaos Archive

  • Samsung, T-Mobile announce :), Gravity 3, and Gravity T — yes, we said :)

    Samsung, T-Mobile announce :), Gravity 3, and Gravity T — yes, we said :)

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    After bizarre names like Rant, Corby, and Clubby, it appears the phone industry has finally buckled into a state of chaos -- a state where words no longer exist at all. Samsung has brought a new trio of midrange text-centric devices to T-Mobile today, starting on the left with the :) (we're told "Smiley" is an acceptable substitute, thank goodness) that features a portrait QWERTY slide, Exchange support, and a 1.3 megapixel camera; it goes for just $19.99 on contract. Moving up the ladder a rung, the Gravity 3 naturally replaces the Gravity 2 with both a numeric keypad and slide-out landscape QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel cam, and full HTML browsing for $49.99 on contract. Finally, the Gravity T is basically a touchscreen version of the Gravity 3 with basically identical specs other than the 2.8-inch full touchscreen; it goes for $74.99 on contract. All three are available today.

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    Samsung, T-Mobile announce :), Gravity 3, and Gravity T -- yes, we said :) originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Apple randomly canceling some iPhone pre-orders? Update: AT&T pre-orders too?

    Apple randomly canceling some iPhone pre-orders? Update: AT&T pre-orders too?

    Posted on June 19, 2010 | No Comments
    We haven't verified exactly what's going on here, but we've gotten several tips tonight from people who've received an iPhone 4 pre-order cancellation email from Apple saying that their order couldn't be authorized. That sounds like an AT&T authorization problem to us, and given the the litany of problems that Apple and AT&T had all week dealing with the huge number of pre-orders, we can't say we're too surprised to hear that the chaos continues. Here's the email:
    Dear Customer,

    We were unable to complete the authorization process for your iPhone order. As a result, we had to cancel your iPhone order. To complete the purchase of your iPhone, please visit an Apple Retail Store or an AT&T company-owned retail store.

    We apologize for this inconvenience.

    Sincerely,
    Apple Online Store Team
    Uh, yeah. We're obviously looking into the situation, and we'll let you know what we find out.

    Update: We're hearing that some people are getting cancellations from AT&T, as well -- curiouser and curiouser.

    [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

    Apple randomly canceling some iPhone pre-orders? Update: AT&T pre-orders too? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • AT&T: iPhone 4 Pre-Order Sales Were Ten Times Higher Than First Day 3GS Sales

    AT&T: iPhone 4 Pre-Order Sales Were Ten Times Higher Than First Day 3GS Sales

    Posted on June 16, 2010 | No Comments
    AT&T just issued a statement addressing the massive iPhone 4 pre-order sales yesterday. The company said that sales of the iPhone 4 were 10-times higher than the first day of pre-ordering for the iPhone 3G S last year. AT&T also said that they are suspending pre-ordering today in order to fulfill the orders they've already received. At&T wil resume taking pre-orders when they get more inventory from Apple. Yesterday's chaos also brought more than 13 million visits to AT&T's website to determine if users were able to upgrade to the new phone, which was about 3-times higher than the previous record for eligibility upgrade checks in one day.

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  • AT&T offering price protection (or iPhone 4 swap) to recent 3GS buyers

    AT&T offering price protection (or iPhone 4 swap) to recent 3GS buyers

    Posted on June 10, 2010 | No Comments
    We've been able to confirm some leaked information out of modmyi.com today that AT&T is doing us a solid by extending price protection for recent iPhone 3GS buyers by just a little bit. If you purchased a 3GS -- either the 16GB or 32GB model -- between May 7 and May 14, you'll have until June 14 to get credited the difference between the price you paid and the $149 / $199 they're charging now; if you bought it after the 14th of May, you'd have at least until the 14th of this month anyway, so it's effectively a one-week extension. If you'd rather trade up to an iPhone 4 rather than pocketing some cash and keeping the 3GS, you've got an option there, too: anyone who picked up a 3GS between May 7 and May 21 can preorder an iPhone 4 by June 21 and get the new phone for only the difference in cost, assuming you bring in your 3GS when you pick it up.

    On a related note, modmyi.com is also reporting that AT&T corporate stores are set to open at 7AM on the 24th, iPhone 4 launch day, though we're not able to confirm this one. Word on the street is that new customers will only be able to activate one line and existing customers will be able to buy one iPhone 4 per line of service, clearly an attempt to stretch inventory as far as it'll go. With the way Apple's setting up for preorders and launch-day delivery, it seems like a lot of this chaos and bedlam is going to be avoided -- but hey, it's Apple. You never know.

    AT&T offering price protection (or iPhone 4 swap) to recent 3GS buyers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Study: Wikipedia actually pretty accurate (so calm down)

    Study: Wikipedia actually pretty accurate (so calm down)

    Posted on June 1, 2010 | No Comments
    What's the best site on the Web these days? Wikipedia, correct. Haters will hate, of course, pointing to this or that error, or highlighting high-profile compilations, but the spirit of the site endures: free and open information for all. Now a study has been published that says, you know what, on the whole, the information on Wikipedia isn't any less accurate than you'll find elsewhere. Does this mean, when writing a paper for you 12th grade history class, that you should ever have the site in your bibliography? No. No it does not. But to use the site as a stepping stone for further research? Absolutely, yes.

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  • And now your car can be hacked, so what are you gonna do?

    And now your car can be hacked, so what are you gonna do?

    Posted on May 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Looks like your car is one dumb "hacker" kid away from careening into a pole, or, more comically, into a big bale of hay. Researchers have demonstrated how to take control of a car's engine, brakes, and fiddle with the instruments. Is there anything you can do about this?

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  • Volcano causes Iron Man 2 premiere to be moved from London to Los Angeles

    Volcano causes Iron Man 2 premiere to be moved from London to Los Angeles

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Terribly important news! The Iron Man 2 premier has been moved from London to Los Angeles due to the travel complications created by the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. If Iron Men were real, he would have placed a giant filter on top of the volcano, preventing all of this chaos from the get-go. This volcano is [...]

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  • StarCraft II given Adults Only rating in South Korea, teens freak out in response

    StarCraft II given Adults Only rating in South Korea, teens freak out in response

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    StarCraft II has tentatively been given an Adults Only (18+) rating in South Korea, causing Blizzard a certain amount of consternation. Blizzard has 30 days to appeal the rating. If you think that volcano caused chaos and mayhem, you obviously aren't familiar StarCraft's significance in South Korea.

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  • Jailbreak fix for iTunes 9.1 on Windows already on the way

    Jailbreak fix for iTunes 9.1 on Windows already on the way

    Posted on March 30, 2010 | No Comments
    There was a wee bit of chaos amongst iPhone jailbreakers after this morning's iTunes 9.1 update hit. Seemingly out of nowhere, "tethered" jailbreaks (the slightly-less-convenient type necessary for newer iPhones) stopped working. Panic! Fortunately, the endlessly resourceful army behind the jailbreaking effort has already isolated the problem, and a fix is in the works.

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  • Chaos Rings: Square Enix releases fantastic trailer for iPhone-exclusive RPG

    Chaos Rings: Square Enix releases fantastic trailer for iPhone-exclusive RPG

    Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Japanese video gaming powerhouse Square Enix has released a handful of hit titles for the iPhone already (including Final Fantasy I and II), but the next one, an RPG named Chaos Rings, is poised to blow them all out of the water. Officially announced [JP] today, the game's trailer shows absolutely amazing graphics.

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  • Psystar’s Rebel EFI allows you to install Mac OS X on any PC, no crazy Hackintoshing required

    Psystar’s Rebel EFI allows you to install Mac OS X on any PC, no crazy Hackintoshing required

    Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
    You can almost hear Steve Jobs flipping out right now. Psystar, notable for its efforts to sell generic PCs with Mac OS X pre-loaded, has just released something called Rebel EFI. It's software that allows you to instal Mac OS X on generic PCs without having to Hackintosh said PC. (Hackintoshing isn't for the weak of heart!)

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  • Update: Netflix announces exactly who won that $1,000,000 prize

    Update: Netflix announces exactly who won that $1,000,000 prize

    Posted on September 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Well, it's official buckaroos, Netflix announced today exactly who won that $1,000,000 prize. If you remember, they announced that one of two teams had finally reached that magical 10% rate they were looking for, but they didn't tell anyone exactly won. Well, the cat is finally out of the bag.

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  • Talkback Thursday: Would you use tags if we implemented them?

    Talkback Thursday: Would you use tags if we implemented them?

    Posted on August 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Welcome to our first ever Talkback Thursday, where we reach out to our readers for feedback on what they want to see. We generally feel that community committees lead to chaos (and that alliteration is amazingly awesome), but we like you guys. MobileCrunch has grown a lot over the past year or so. A lot [...]

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  • Xbox Live still a little funky after those there updates

    Xbox Live still a little funky after those there updates

    Posted on June 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Hey there, amigo. Have you logged onto Xbox Live today? Don't! Well, not unless you're looking forward to dealing with a few post-maintenance glitches.

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  • Source: Dyson vacuum confirmed for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen appearance

    Source: Dyson vacuum confirmed for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen appearance

    Posted on June 12, 2009 | No Comments
    Remember the contest that worth1000 held last year for rejected Transformers robots? Well, it looks like one of those rejected bots will actually be making an appearance in the upcoming Transformers sequel. Sources close to the film have confirmed with CrunchGear that a Dyson vacuum will make an appearance during the film. We realize there have been screenings in Asia, but not in the US and there has been no mention of such quirky bots.

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