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Customers of AT&T will soon be able to buy into an option that makes the phone work the way it’s supposed to, for the one-time low price of $150. It’s called the Microcell–just set up this little baby wherever you happen to be–it supports up to 4 phones at a time and it taps into an existing DSL or Cable connection, becoming its own AT&T mini-tower. (DSL or cable connection not included, AT&T subscription also not included). This has been in limited rollout for a few months in Raleigh, NC and one or two other cities, but it’s being made available nationally now, and you can almost hear the…

Apparently, the Taliban have been outwitting Australian forces in Afghanistan by using a relatively inexpensive tool of war: the iPhone. Can someone explain to me how while I can barely get a signal in downtown Toronto, the middle of a desert is getting coverage enough to wage war? According to Australia’s Department of Defense chief technology officer Matt Yannopoilos, “bad guys” are “using iPhones and applications — and multiple SIM cards — and going much faster than we are.” Despite the military having more intelligence, the iPhones allow near-instantaneous transmission…

After a bit clever detective work by the folks over at PadGadget, we now know what games the iPad will be launching with. You will be shocked to learn – or not – that most of these titles are just upgraded versions of their iPhone counterparts, indicated by an ‘HD’ added at the end – a move now very familiar to users of the PS3 and Xbox 360. What this means is that developers will, initially at least, likely be upgrading the resolution of existing games, rather than developing new ones. Which, let’s be honest, is kinda’ disappointing. It seems tablets are at least perfect for board games shared between…

In light of the coming arrival of Apple’s magic tablet, you might wonder what reason anyone would have left for an eReader. It’s tough to imagine anyone preferring their dull, greyscale screens – that Nicholas Baker once called a “four-by-five window onto an overcast afternoon” – to the glossy LCD of an iPad. After all, when you think of the comparisons between them, it isn’t just the screen that makes the iPad looks so impressive next to an Amazon Kindle or Sony Reader. The iPad is obviously full-color and is capable of not only showing video but playing music too. It surfs the web, it downloads apps,…

In much the same way everyone love colonoscopies, we all love our cellphone carriers. With gouging, hidden fees, ridiculous charges for texting and more, companies like AT&T and Verizon inspire hate like few others. But hope is on the way, and all it takes (for now) is an iPhone, a little Wi-Fi and a simple $1 app. Line2 is an communication app modeled after the iPhone’s own phone software that, as the name suggests, adds a second line with its own phone number to your Apple smartphone. Well-suited to small businesses, the service by company Toktumi  also boasts features like Voicemail and…

Design geeks, begin salivating now. One of the hot new features of Adobe’s Photoshop CS5, due to be announced April 12th, is content-aware fill….

Apple’s top of the charts when it comes to touchscreen quality, according to this study by MOTO Labs. It’s about accuracy, but there are many more metrics – pressure sensitivity, performance around the edges and waviness of the lines drawn. It’s also not about hardware – some of the phones tested use the same components. The firmware, software and calibration all play a strong part too….

Looking for a neat way to take notes and read bits and pieces on that brand new iPad you’ve already busted your credit limit to buy? Seeking out an efficient and easy-to-use partner to guard all your favourite data as you prep for the next assignment, report or special mission? We’d like to introduce you to Instapaper, which we promise will emerge as the ultimate App for just that. …

You know you’ve made it when the US Army knocks at your door to ask for help. And that’s exactly what happened this month when Major General Nick Justice and several members of his staff traveled to Cupertino to discuss using Apple’s solutions in the field. Major General Justice leads the US Army’s Research, Development, and Engineering Command. He’s considering dumping some of the Army’s proprietary systems in favour of consumer products, including Apple’s army of mobile solutions. Apple gave its Army visitors a much-coveted tour of its labs and talked about how the military is…

The iPad is just one of a series of futuristic devices Apple plans as it stakes an ever-larger slice of the connected home – expect the company to introduce an Internet and iTunes-connected HDTV. Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster (one of the better Apple analysts) says the front room Apple-powered television will sell for “around $2,000” and will ship in “two to four years”. “Apple is uniquely positioned to deliver a premium all-in-one solution (different than Apple TV),” Munster wrote….