http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ en 10 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:44:20 +0100 http://img.bestofmicro.com/design/groupe/logo_toms_guide_us.jpg http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ipod-free-telephone,news-3078.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ipod-free-telephone,news-3078.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:40:00 CET The iPod Touch is pretty much an iPhone without the 3G cell-phone hardware inside, but now you can download free Truphone software that will enable you to make telephone calls with it. The only thing you’ll need to buy is a headset. ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/T-Mobile-UK-G1-Price,news-3075.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/T-Mobile-UK-G1-Price,news-3075.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:50:00 CET T-Mobile UK has announced price cuts for the G1. Granted the phone was already offered for free with certain plans but the company now offers the Google phone free on a £30 a month call plan, as opposed to the £40 a month early adopters are paying. ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/T-Mobile-Data-roaming-G1,news-3077.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/T-Mobile-Data-roaming-G1,news-3077.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:30:02 CET A reported yesterday that he had unexpectedly incurred over $100 in data roaming charges while abroad with his HTC G1.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-Apple-linux-jailbreak,news-3061.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-Apple-linux-jailbreak,news-3061.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:00:00 CET Planetbeing, a lead developer on the iPhone Dev Team, announced on their blog that the Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to the Apple iPhone.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Nokia-Japan-cell-mobile-phones,news-3054.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Nokia-Japan-cell-mobile-phones,news-3054.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:50:00 CET Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has said it will withdraw from the Japanese market almost completely. The company announced Thursday that, aside from its luxury line of Vertu phones, it will be stepping back from the mobile phone market in Japan]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Android-t-mobile-g1-white,news-3048.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Android-t-mobile-g1-white,news-3048.html Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:40:00 CET The T-Mobile G1 arrives in white just in time for the holiday buying season. ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPhone-3G-ASA-Banned,news-3047.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPhone-3G-ASA-Banned,news-3047.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:00:00 CET The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an iPhone 3G commercial, claiming it was misleading consumers. The ad is the second iPhone advert to be banned by the ASA this year.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/lenovo-laptop-theft-sms,news-3045.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/lenovo-laptop-theft-sms,news-3045.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:50:00 CET Lenovo will announce its Constant Secure Remote Disable service that will let laptop users disable their computers by sending an SMS.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Obama-Verizon-Wireless,news-3028.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Obama-Verizon-Wireless,news-3028.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:20:00 CET It seems Verizon Wireless is being a little less public and the punishment for taking a peek at the phone records of President-elect, Barack Obama. ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/BlackBerry-Storm-Launch-Verizon-Wireless,news-3030.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/BlackBerry-Storm-Launch-Verizon-Wireless,news-3030.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:50:00 CET This past weekend saw the launch of the BlackBerry Storm, RIM’s first touchscreen device, as the all business, no nonsense company take one more step into the social world of email and twittering on the go and MySpace Mobile.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Blackberry-MySpace-Application,news-3022.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Blackberry-MySpace-Application,news-3022.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CET More than 400,000 Blackberry users downloaded the MySpace application in the first week of its release. ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-iphone-ipod-always-on,news-3009.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-iphone-ipod-always-on,news-3009.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:50:00 CET A recent Apple patent filing could point to future iPhones and iPods with an always-on display.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/BlackBerry-Storm,news-3015.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/BlackBerry-Storm,news-3015.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:10:00 CET Today is Storm day - likely the first time we’ve said that without brandishing an umbrella. Canadian Smartphone manufacturer Research In Motion will see its first touch screen handset hit Verizon Wireless...]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Verizon-Obama-Cell-Phone,news-3013.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Verizon-Obama-Cell-Phone,news-3013.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:50:00 CET Verizon Wireless has released a statement admitting that several employees had accessed President-elect Barack Obama’s private cellphone records without authorization.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-3g-firmware-2-2-apple,news-3011.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-3g-firmware-2-2-apple,news-3011.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:20:00 CET Apple shortly after midnight rolled out the iPhone and iPod Touch 2.2 firmware, bringing about several new features and bug fixes.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-mms-picture-messaging,news-2997.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-mms-picture-messaging,news-2997.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:30:00 CET Swedish communications provider TeliaSonera could soon be taking the task of introducing Multimedia Messaging Service functionality to the iPhone.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Wal-Mart-iPhone-G1,news-2994.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Wal-Mart-iPhone-G1,news-2994.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:20:00 CET It seems we’re going to see a lot more of the iPhone following the holiday season. Rumor has it that after Christmas, you can expect to see the iPhone in some Wal-Mart stores.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-google-search-voice-recognition,news-2980.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-google-search-voice-recognition,news-2980.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:00:00 CET When the Google Mobile app first launched for the iPhone, some users were found little use to the application that wasn’t already a part of the search bar in Safari.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/asus-p565-smartphone,news-2969.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/asus-p565-smartphone,news-2969.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:50:00 CET You don’t quite need a netbook, yet you need something portable and powerful? ASUS delivers with it’s P565 Pocket-PC phone running Windows Mobile. Its 800MHz Marvell processor should be able to handle all your Pocket-PC needs.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/smartphone-Devices-Camera,news-2972.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/smartphone-Devices-Camera,news-2972.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:00:00 CET Did cellphones kill the camera and the MP3 player? Probably not, but it's still fun to speculate why mobile devices are taking over the world.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/adobe-flash-iphone-smartphone,news-2971.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/adobe-flash-iphone-smartphone,news-2971.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:20:00 CET Adobe Flash is an essential part of the modern web browsing experience. Video websites such as YouTube and College Humor rely on Flash to deliver content, but even the most basic sites may utilize Flash to some degree.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/obama-election-blackberry-youtube-president,news-2968.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/obama-election-blackberry-youtube-president,news-2968.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:20:00 CET Like many who live in a business suit, the BlackBerry is an essential part of the arsenal. This also applies to President-elect Barack Obama, who has often been seen tapping away on the RIM device.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-iphone-ipod-3d-tennis,news-2967.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-iphone-ipod-3d-tennis,news-2967.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:40:00 CET Those who own an iPhone or iPod Touch and are into sports games should be interested in a new download on the Apple's App Store called TouchSports Tennis 09.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Verizon-BlackBerry-Storm,news-2943.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Verizon-BlackBerry-Storm,news-2943.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:30:00 CET It’s looking like it’ll be a very Stormy Black Friday as Verizon Wireless has finally lifted the lid on exactly when we’ll get our hands on the latest handset from smartphone manfacturer RIM and how much we’ll have to fork out to get it.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/MySpace-BlackBerry-RIM-Social-Networking,news-2942.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/MySpace-BlackBerry-RIM-Social-Networking,news-2942.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:40:00 CET http://www.tomsguide.com/us/vmware-mobile-pda-phone,news-2925.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/vmware-mobile-pda-phone,news-2925.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:40:00 CET VMware, well known for their desktop and server virtualization software, are making steps towards the mobile device market with their Mobile Virtualization Platform (MVP).]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-Motorola-RAZR,news-2919.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-Motorola-RAZR,news-2919.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:30:00 CET According to AppleInsider, Apple’s 3G iPhone has surpassed Motorola’s RAZR handset to become the most popular mobile phone purchased by American adults in Q3 of this year.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Ericsson-HD-20mp-Phone-Camera,news-2910.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Ericsson-HD-20mp-Phone-Camera,news-2910.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:50:00 CET Ericsson has said that by 2012, we’ll see mobile phones with 20 megapixel cameras and full HD video. ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/RIM-Apple-Nokia-Smartphone-Market,news-2911.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/RIM-Apple-Nokia-Smartphone-Market,news-2911.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:10:00 CET According to Retuers, Apple and Research In Motion have both seen an increase in their share of the smartphone market in the third quarter while Finnish cell phone manufacturer has seen its slice of the market fall.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/motorola-aura-legal-ebay,news-2882.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/motorola-aura-legal-ebay,news-2882.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:30:00 CET For those of you eyeballing the upcoming Motorola Aura phone, you might want to consider the fact that if you get bored of it, you are stuck with it unless you sell it back to Motorola.]]>