Sunday, February 5th, 2012 5:12 pm

iPhone 3GS: AT&T slashes price to $49

Dallas (ip-192.com): Apple’s iPhone could be the next target for bargain hunters after AT&T confirmed that it will sell the older 3GS model for $49. That’s almost a 50 percent discount, compared to the current price tag of $99. The price cut comes ahead of a widely expected announcement confirming that Verizon Wireless has reached [...]

Google Instant: Live on iPhone, Android

Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Google’s Instant predictive search is now available for mobile devices that run Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Apple’s iOS 4. The enhancement to Google’s search guesses the query and displays suggested results while users’ type. Google says that the technology saves between 2 and 5 seconds per search, or collectively 11 million seconds [...]

Rumor: RIM readies iPad competitor

Waterloo (ip-192.com): Rumors that Research in Motion (RIM) is planning a new BlackBerry powered tablet, named BlackTab are flying high (again). A report by Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar claims that the new device will be build around a 1 GHz Armada 610 Marvel processor, 4GB of internal memory and a 7-inch touchscreen. The [...]

Nexus One gets Android 2.2 first

Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Android 2.2, Google's operating system for mobile devices, is coming to the Nexus One smartphone via an over-the-air update. The new version codenamed Froyo is significantly faster and supports features like push-through notifications. Android 2.2 will allow users to turn their handset into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. With the update installed, the [...]