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  • And now Verizon pushed Bing Mobile onto BlackBerry Storms

    And now Verizon pushed Bing Mobile onto BlackBerry Storms

    Posted on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Alright, Verizon, you're doing it wrong. Stop pushing apps onto my BlackBerry Storm. Within the last few months, YouTube, a Verizon-linked verizon of Slacker Radio, VZW Tones, and a V Cast Video app have been pushed to my phone. I thought that's what App World is for; you know, apps. But now a terrible mobile version of Bing was pushed onto my Storm. Seriously, stop it.

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  • Spooky Tesla Radio in a jar

    Spooky Tesla Radio in a jar

    Posted on October 30, 2009 | No Comments
    This fun little DIY device is labeled as a "crystal radio circuit in a jam-jar." But that description doesn't even to begin to do it justice. According to Tesla, this electronic wonder allows you to hear the disembodied, ethereal voices, of the, well, ether, I guess.

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  • Verizon to sell Palm Pre next year, long national nightmare is over

    Verizon to sell Palm Pre next year, long national nightmare is over

    Posted on July 27, 2009 | No Comments
    Verizon confirmed in an analyst conference call that the Palm Pre, the little smartphone the could, will be available on Verizon’s network between Q1 and the end of Q2 next year. This should come as a relief to people who are waiting to ditch their Blackberry Storms for Palm’s new offering. There’s not much more info [...]

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  • Verzion to push Slacker Radio onto all BlackBerry Storms

    Verzion to push Slacker Radio onto all BlackBerry Storms

    Posted on July 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Quick note for all you BlackBerry Storm users out there: Starting today Verizon is pushing Slacker Radio out to all the Storms network wide. Why? Well, Verzion worked out a deal with Slacker to integrate V Cast into the app. So when a song is playing on Slacker, there will be a button which will [...]

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