Browse tag: communication

Browse tag: communication

Review: Samsung Behold II smartphone
With a gorgeous AMOLED display and an excellent camera, the pricey Samsung Behold II will appeal to multimedia junkies with deep pockets.
Review: Palm Pixi smartphone
Palm’s latest WebOS smartphone, the sprightly Pixi, is a slimmed-down version of the Palm Pre.
Review: Samsung Moment smartphone
Sony may be on the cusp of introducing the PSP Go, a new handheld gaming system that seems to have borrowed some design cues from the iPhone and iPod touch.
Review: HTC Hero (Sprint) smartphone
Although it has some quirks, the variety of features and the high customizability that the Hero smartphone offers is hard to beat.
Review: Research in Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone
If you’re rocking an aging BlackBerry, you should definitely consider the Bold 9700. Its keyboard, display, software, and specs make it the best BlackBerry to date, by far.
Study: U.S. broadband in middle of pack
An FCC-commissioned report by the Berkman Center takes a look at global broadband statistics.
First Look: TweetDeck organizes Twitter on the iPhone
TweetDeck made a name for itself as a desktop client that brings some organizational method to Twitter's madness. Now TweetDeck comes in a bite-sized iPhone OS version, and its best feature made the cut.
AT&T: MMS 'no extra cost' for text bundle customers
AT&T may not be ready with MMS by the time iPhone OS 3.0 lands this week, but a new AT&T FAQ has some news on how iPhone owners will be charged for MMS.
Linkinus 2.0 brings IRC into 21st century with 100 new features
A major upgrade to this stylish, powerful IRC client brings new features like customizable groups, media embedding for all styles, and a generally more flexible UI.
Cable and the costlier future
When you control both cable TV and broadband in large markets and manipulate one to affect the other, what's that spell? Gimme an M....
When the cord is cut
What happens when your communications lifeline is unexpectedly severed? Other than talking to your neighbor about poison-oak control, we mean.
Yahoo Messenger for the iPhone nears launch
Yahoo is preparing to launch an iPhone version of its instant messenger client and has posted a preview video on their blog.
Field recording, pre-amps, and Twitter
Twitter assists a reader seeking a solution to his field recording problem.
AOL releases AIM 1.0 for OS X
AOL has released the golden master version of its AIM instant messaging software for OS X; it's the first major update since 2004. Not that it appears to have changed that much in the intervening years.
Speed Download adds AFP integration
Speed Download has been updated with native AFP support, improvements for Mac OS X 10.5.5 and more.
RIM launches first BlackBerry flip-phone
Research in Motion (RIM) diversified its BlackBerry line Wednesday by introducing a "flip" or clamshell model.
CommuniGate adds video mail to Pronto client
Pronto, CommuniGate's Flash-based communications client, gains video e-mail support and other new features in its 2.2 release.
Dragster file transfer utility improves status display
Ambrosia Software has updated its Dragster file transfer utility with some new features and bug fixes.
Post.Office mail server compatible with Leopard
Post.Office, the Mac OS X mail server from Tenon, has been updated with Leopard compatibility.
Speed Download Lite supports RSS newsreader
Speed Download Lite has been updated with RSS newsreader integration and other changes.
Google releases instant messaging web client for iPhone
Google's released a web-based version of Google Talk, its instant messaging client, designed specifically for the iPhone.
Leech download manager debuts
Leech is a new download manager for Mac OS X that lets you pause and resume downloads, mark URLs for downloading later and more.
Review: PowerMail 5.6.3
The biggest strength of CTM's e-mail program is that its FoxTrot-based search function is blazingly fast. PowerMail messages are also thoughtfully available for Spotlight searches performed in the Finder. But when it comes to other vital e-mail features, such as spam filtering and encryption, PowerMail falls short.
Review: GyazMail 1.5 e-mail software
Now at version 1.5.7, GyazMail’s price hasn’t changed in three years (it’s still $18), which is very good indeed. Unfortunately, though, not much else about GyazMail has changed either.
Review: Thunderbird 2
It doesn't integrate with Mac OS X as well as Apple's Mail, but Mozilla's Thunderbird is a very capable e-mail client. Thunderbird's support for tags makes it easy to organize the hundreds of emails in your mailbox.
Social network service for Mac users debuts
Net4mac is a new social networking service developed especially for Mac users.
Review: Yahoo Mail
Yahoo! Mail sports a great new interface, but if you demand more from your e-mail service than the basic features, prepare to pay a monthly fee.
Review: Google Gmail e-mail software
Google's Gmail is a lot like Google's Web search: simple, no frills. But Gmail has a nice feature set that makes it a nice choice for online emailâ€”as long as you don't mind the contextual ads that Google displays on the Gmail Web page.
Cyndicate RSS reader improves performance
Cyndicate, the RSS/Atom newsreader, gets performance increases and other enhancements in its 1.2 release.
FCC to turn down Skype's mobile open access plea
The FCC plans to dismiss a request from Skype that would require mobile operators to open their networks.