Opera Mini 5 Beta Released for Android Phones (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Do you want to try a different browser on your Android phone? The folks at Opera Software announced a beta version of the Opera Mini 5 browser that provides a PC-like browsing experience on smartphones and other handheld devices that run on the Android platform.
ESPN Mobile TV Goes Live on Sprint (GadgetCrave)
Ready to take all of the dull, questionable sports analysis you can handle on the road? If you’re a Sprint customer, your time is now. Sprint and ESPN announced that ESPN Mobile TV will now be available on Sprint TV, bringing “unparalleled live sports programming and entertainment from ESPN via Sprint handheld devices.” Not to mention a [...]
The Engadget Show: Inside chiptunes and 8-bit visuals (Engadget)
Greetings humans! If you've seen The Engadget Show, then you've been privy to some pretty incredible performances by a group of musicians and artists who eschew familiar instruments in exchange for hacked and modded handheld gaming devices. We grabbed our cameras and got a brief look at the history of the chiptunes movement, the difference between Game Boy music and music from Game Boys, and ...
Customs seizes games piracy devices (ZDNet Australia)
The Australian Customs Service has seized a number of R4 cartridges, which allow piracy on Nintendo handheld DS and DSi consoles, as well as other gaming products claimed to be counterfeit, according to games giant Nintendo.
Hackers expanding their cyber efforts to steal information (Dayton Daily News)
DAYTON — It isn’t enough for companies to protect their “crown jewels” — the computer repositories of sensitive business information — from cyber thieves. Corporations also need to be concerned about the inadvertent access their employees provide to company information through portable computers and handheld devices, computer security experts said Thursday, March 12.Hackers can use those linkups ...
Soon, drivers could be pulled over for using cell phones (Everett Herald)
OLYMPIA — Traffic police may soon be able to pull over vehicles whose drivers are talking on a handheld cell phone. The House reversed course Thursday night and agreed with the Senate on a bill to make it a primary offense to use a handheld phone while driving.
PlayStation Move Embarrasses Nintendo's Wii (DimeWars)
Japanese game manufacturer Sony has finally stepped into the 21st century of gaming with their response to the Nintendo Wii called the Playstation Move. The hardware is unlike anything Sony put out before in that the controller is not one of those handheld devices whose keys you have to memorize, instead it's an intuitive movement recognition tool.
Sony developing handheld devices to counter Apple: WSJ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japanese electronics giant Sony is developing a new lineup of handheld products to counter Apple's stable of portable devices, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Media-X Systems Inc. to Release iPad and Android Clients for eWalk Data Collection Program (PRWeb)
New eWalk software versions, built for Google Android based devices and the new Apple iPad, are planned for release in 2010. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/mediaxdatacollection/eWalkforiPadandAndroid/prweb3723884.htm
Police slap drivers with $155 fine for hand-held devices (Ancaster News)
Hamilton Police are launching a two-week traffic enforcement campaign to focus on drivers neglecting to follow the distracted driving legislation.