Review: Motorola CLIQ XT

Short Version: It can be said that Motorola just got its groove back. The Droid is probably one of the best phones out there, followed by the Devour , and they’re constantly releasing a few good models every few weeks, which is better than some manufacturers can say.

High-School Farce: 360 Puts Celeb Couple on the Rocks [Ruh Roh]

Another celebrity couple is said to be on the road to splitsville because of a console.

BlackBerry Security Helps Drive Sales in Venezuela

RIM are making some great headway in Venezuela, and BlackBerry is the top selling smartphone in Latin America. In Q3 of 2009, BlackBerry accounted for 37% of smartphone shipments to Latin America, according to IDC. This is up from 14% the year previous. What seems to be driving the growth, particularly in Venezuela, is the popularity of BlackBerry Messenger and the platform’s security.

Guide to Improving BlackBerry Memory Usage and Deleting Waste

This guide is a little more for the beginner BlackBerry user and I’m just putting it out there in the hopes that someone finds it useful, or a reader can kindly contribute more suggestions for reducing memory waste. If you’re running an older BlackBerry, or you download a ton of apps, managing memory on your BlackBerry is pretty important. The first thing you’re going to want to do is check your memory status and see where you’re at.

Cool-Blue Phase Theme by Elecite Features Large Homescreen Icons

Phase is a new theme from Elecite that comes in a cool-blue color scheme. Phase features six large homescreen panels for quick access to your pics, options, browser, calendar, messages and address book.

Verizon’s V Cast Apps store is a go, first on BlackBerry Storm2

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Qik to come preloaded on the Samsung Omnia II

We like to keep an eye on the adoption of mobile video broadcasting applications around these parts. It’s a mighty competitive space, with Qik , Kyte , Flixwagon , UStream and a number of others all taking a stab at what is essentially the same idea. While the idea as a whole has yet to really take off as something that everyone does, its one that just about everyone seems to appreciate once it’s explained to them. Therein lies the challenge: how do you tell people that such services exist

The Faces Behind the Large Hadron Collider [Image Cache]

The morning of March 30, 2010 things were getting tense at CERN. Will a chunk of bread or a typo cause embarrassment

Cablevision considering ultra-cheap unlimited cellphone service?

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Starbucks now letting you pay for your coffee fix via iPhone in 1,000+ Target stores

Back in September of last year, Starbucks made it possible to pay for your daily caffeine hit with their Starbucks Card Mobile iPhone app. The entire concept is pretty simple: punch in your Starbucks Card info, verify some details, and BAM! The iPhone app becomes the gift card, presenting a secure QR code for the Barista to scan when it comes time to pay up. Here’s the catch: out of Starbucks’ roughly 74 billion locations, only a few have started accepting the mobile payment system. As in very few.