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      AT&T to release eco-friendly zero charger

      March 18, 2010 /

      AT&T Zero Charger.If you’ve ever lived with or even near a green savvy individual you’ve probably had the “vampire power” speech. You may know it as something else, but vampires are hot right now, what can I say. Vampire power is the juice drawn when a device like a cell phone charger is left plugged in with no chargeable device attached. The plug still draws power, wasting energy.

      AT&T has a solution for your cell phone. The AT&T Zero Charger will release later this year with the promise to eliminate that extra draw when you unplug your cellphone. Even though it’s not the first of its kind, it’s the first to be advertised by a carrier. I can’t believe it took this long. The green movement is already pissed about cellular towers and the possible danger of cell frequencies to the natural environment. You’d think carriers would have been trying to buddy up with old Mother Earth for a while now.

      Source: AT&T

      Mobile, News

      Apple to ban all screen protectors from its own stores

      March 17, 2010 /

      iPhone screen protector.According to iLounge, Apple has instituted a ban against all screen protectors in its online store and retail locations. That’s screen protectors of any type, folks, whether its a film or integrated into some sort of case. I really have no clue why it would do this unless some marketing genius sad, “Hey Steve, we tout our great screens and then sell stuff to protect those screens. Isn’t that a mixed message?” Why no one smacked that guy and said, “Dumbass, those are some of our most popular accessories,” is beyond me.

      It’s not that Apple is ordering case manufacturers to cease and desist. Those products simply won’t be available under an Apple roof any longer. It’s really an odd move considering the popularity of sleeves, cases, anti-glare films and the like. Obviously people will keep buying these things, they just won’t be buying them from Apple. Does that sound crazy to anyone else?

      Source: iLounge

      Apple, iPhone, News

      JooJoo situation gets a little stickier

      March 16, 2010 /

      JooJoo tablet.With legislation still looming I was completely unsurprised to read this story about Fusion Garage and the JooJoo tablet over at Gizmodo. Apparently this customer tried to pre-order a JooJoo and, after hearing about all the setbacks, decided to cancel his order and receive a refund. That refund was the hard part.

      Fusion Garage support claims to have had some problems with refunding the buyer’s credit card through PayPal. After several emails, here’s the final request from Fusion Garage to the buyer to process the refund.

      We have checked this at our end and there seems to be a problem with refunding via paypal.

      To avoid any further wait time, could you send us your bank name, bank account name, bank account number, sort or swift code and your bank address.

      We will have a direct transfer done to your bank account. If you could provide us the details today, we will ensure that the refund hits your bank account by friday of this week.

      Please advise . Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

      Best,

      joojoo

      Oh yeah? Fusion Garage claims everything is legit, but so does that prince of nigeria that keeps emailing me about transferring money out of the country.

      Source: Gizmodo

      Computers, News

      Netflix for Windows Phone 7 is the best mobile idea since…ever

      March 16, 2010 /

      Netflix on Windows Phone 7.For all the features that have been billed to us as the ‘iPhone killer” in the past, nothing stands out quite like Netflix for Windows Phone 7. Granted, the media service will probably be coming to other platforms as well, but it’s being pioneered on Windows Phone 7, replete with subscriptions and 3G video streaming. What more could you want?

      Unless Steve Jobs has something truly compelling up his sleeve this June, Netflix capability will make more than a few media geeks reconsider an iPhone purchase. There have been rumors of this and other similar applications coming to the iPhone for years now, but we haven’t seen much progress. There’s Slingbox, but that’s not quite the same situation. On demand streaming is where the world is pointing, from potential iTunes deals to the success of sites like NinjaVideo.net.

      Gizmodo has a preview of the service working. It’s just a prototype, but usually the word prototype means it’s only going to get better.

      Apps, microsoft, Mobile

      Blackberry users ready to swap for an iPhone

      March 16, 2010 /

      Blackberry vs. the iPhone.Despite slow sales growth over the past three months, the iPhone is still fresh in the minds of most smartphone users. So fresh that a lot of them wish they owned Apple’s handset instead of their own. A new study from market research firm Crowd Science shows that 40 percent of Blackberry users will be switching to an iPhone when their current plans are up.

      It’s not just the iPhone. Some 32 percent of Blackberry users said they would switch out for a Nexus One when the time came. The real trouble, it seems, is RIM’s platform. While Android and Apple’s iPhone OS have matured into serious entertainment platforms, RIM has tried to rally a stalwart defense of its corporate clientele. Oddly enough, that defense has looked like offering more of the same that made the Blackberry a success in a pre-iPhone world.

      It’s already too late for RIM to turn this ship around. The company needs a new operating system and a completely different pitch, neither of which are likely to happen in the next six months. By then the defectors will really start to hurt. Don’t bet on Android or iPhone users heading RIM’s direction, either. Some 90 percent of those users plan to stick with their current platform.

      Mobile, News

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