Yesterday Afternoon Archive

  • Moto Droid, T-Mobile myTouch 3G to get Android 2.2

    Moto Droid, T-Mobile myTouch 3G to get Android 2.2

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    It's getting harder and harder to keep track of which Android handsets are running on any given version of the platform -- but if you're making an effort to do so, we've got two impending amendments for you.

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  • Samsung already working on a Galaxy S Pro, complete with physical keyboard?

    Samsung already working on a Galaxy S Pro, complete with physical keyboard?

    Posted on March 31, 2010 | No Comments
    Sometime yesterday afternoon, some new information started floating around the Kingdom of Ol’ Rumorton. “The Samsung Galaxy S… another version is coming,” whispered the trees of Rumorton, “and it’s called the Galaxy S Pro! And it has a physical keyboard!” The rumors were in a bit too shaky of a state yesterday for us to cover [...]

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  • Skype on Verizon launching on Thursday

    Skype on Verizon launching on Thursday

    Posted on March 24, 2010 | No Comments
    The first day of CTIA was pretty crazy, scheduling wise. Yesterday afternoon, we had the choice between going to Samsung’s press conference, Sprint’s press conference, or Skype’s press conference. I managed to bend time and space just enough to cover both Samsung’s Galaxy S event and Sprint’s EVO 4G (HTC Supersonic) event — but unfortunately, [...]

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  • Apache httpd is fifteen years old

    Apache httpd is fifteen years old

    Posted on February 24, 2010 | No Comments
    My buddy Rich tweeted a terse message yesterday afternoon: "Happy Birthday Apache Web Server, started 15 years ago today!" I had meant to write up the story then, but forgot it about it. Consider this my "Happy belated birthday" card.

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  • Palm Pixi Plus and Pre Plus to go BOGO – sort of.

    Palm Pixi Plus and Pre Plus to go BOGO – sort of.

    Posted on January 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Like this – except, you know, with cell phones. If you were planning on buying two Verizon Palm Pixi Pluses (or, if you’re feelin’ nutty, one Palm Pre Plus and one Palm Pixi Plus), get excited. It looks like you’ll be walkin’ out of the Verizon store with a bit more cash than you expected. Yesterday afternoon, [...]

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  • Nintendo responses to large screen DSi report

    Nintendo responses to large screen DSi report

    Posted on October 27, 2009 | No Comments
    Let me catch you up. Late yesterday afternoon, a report surfaced that claimed Nintendo will launch a 4-inch DSi in Japan before the end of the year. Sounds good, right? Well, Nintendo has responded to the claims.

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  • Eye-Fi and Apple, sittin’ in a tree, u-p-l-o-a-d-ing

    Eye-Fi and Apple, sittin’ in a tree, u-p-l-o-a-d-ing

    Posted on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
    apple-page_12vI took some photos yesterday afternoon, and didn't get around to trying to move them from the camera to my laptop until later in the evening. What should have been a simple process -- connect cable to camera, connect cable to laptop, import photos -- was stymied by my complete inability to find the cable I needed! It's not like I use a USB A-to-Mini-B cable every day. If only there were some way to wirelessly transfer photos from my camera into my computer. What's that, Eye-Fi? You say there is? Do tell!

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