10 must-have free BlackBerry apps

Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009 10 must-have free BlackBerry apps Posted January 07, 09:41 a.m. Pacific Time Your BlackBerry might be plenty powerful out of the box, but there are hundreds of third-party applications out there that can make the device even more useful.   >> Notes from the netbook revolution Posted January 07, 09:41 a.m. Pacific Time Netbooks are the hardware trend of the day. In other words, they're cheap and they're selling like hotcakes. But I hear through back channels that vendors are having trouble "positioning" netbooks: How do they relate to full-size, full-power laptops? Are they second machines for the frequent or occasional traveler? And so on. Well, I have a suggestion: Businesses should consider buying netbooks and rolling them out as desktop replacements. I'm not talking about the Linux variety. I'm talking about netbooks running ...  >> Asus unveils netbook with touchscreen that swivels Posted January 07, 05:35 a.m. Pacific Time Asustek Computer on Tuesday unveiled its latest Eee PC netbook, with an 8.9-inch touchscreen that swivels and can even fold down to convert the device into a tablet PC.   >> CES: HTC S743 smartphone is sleek but pricey Posted January 06, 07:15 a.m. Pacific Time One of the many smartphone rumors that have been floating around prior to this year's CES is that T-Mobile will unveil the G2, the successor to the Google Android-based G1. People have speculated that the HTC Touch HD, already available overseas, will be rebranded for the United States as the next Android phone. But so far the only new HTC phone announced at CES is a Windows Mobile phone, the HTC S743.   >> AMD wants to make small laptops cheaper with Yukon Posted January 06, 05:08 a.m. Pacific Time Advanced Micro Devices hopes to undercut prices of expensive ultraportable laptops with mobile chips it is expected to introduce on Tuesday.   >> Texting bugs bother smartphones Posted January 05, 03:00 a.m. Pacific Time While I busy myself looking at the unboxing photos of the Motorola Aura and saying "oooh, shiny," here are a few smartphone security and bug items for you. First in the crosshairs are Nokia users -- a big target -- who could get hit by the "Curse of Silence" exploit. Although it sounds like a James Bond movie, the attack prevents a long list of phones using Symbian S60 from receiving SMS messages. [ Interested in more IT security news? ...  >> iPhone 3G gets hacked; Android revs up Posted January 04, 09:29 a.m. Pacific Time The New Year greeted us with some gifts -- most notably the yell0wsnow iPhone 3G unlock, which caused comment boards to light up on New Year's Eve. Of course, few iPhone 3G users will opt for the hack, which may be prudent given complaints of nothing happening or of iPhones ceasing to function. Even the dev team has said that this is a beta version so there may be improvements soon. In the meantime, you can find information and instructions here. ...  >>
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