In areas where net-connected computers are not common, the mobile phone is becoming a vital tool for newsIn Africa, mobile phone penetration is higher than electricity penetration. Graphic by Jon Gosier of Appfrica LabsThanks to the iPhone and other smart

PARIS, France - Mobile gaming giant Gameloft, who has the unique distinction of being the only non-Japanese gaming company to sell mobile games in that coutnry, is still not convinced with the economic potential of the emerging Google Android platform.The

SEATTLE, USA - A recent post at Gizmodo mentions the impending delivery of an application that would enable the BlackBerry to be a Kindle-type reader.An interesting thought, however, as a heavy BlackBerry Storm user, is that it is hard to

So Sprint just published an official fact sheet for a U301 USB modem with support for both and EV-DO -- it's not accompanied by any press release or product page on Sprint's online store, but we can only assume this

The . The phone that "does." The first Motorola device that we've seen in years that's downright awe-inspiring. Naturally, we're referring to the . VZW spent to hype up this Android 2.0 handset as the phone to get if AT&T's

Here's something to glean from Palm's recent quarterly call, besides the still less-than-profitable fiscal number, of course. CEO divulged that yes, we will indeed be seeing during CES early next month. Even better, we got some insight into what we'll

Has the saga finally come to an end? Dow Jones is reporting that Psystar will be firing its eight employees and then "shutting things down immediately," in the words of the company's attorney with the bad-ass name, Eugene Action. Besides,

When we first saw Yotaro baby simulator we thought: "we've seen this ugly robot before." And no, weren't thinking about , the robot patient currently seeing action in teaching hospitals in Japan. It just so happens that robot in question

Get ready, America. Josh is once again accosting our nation's airwaves from the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and he's got a pretty huge assortment of new gear to show off. Tune in on your local NBC station

You know those times when you're sifting through an undercooked ROM, dumping .nbh files right and left, asking yourself: "is this even worth it?" Well, the folks at WMExperts can answer with a resounding fist pump after digging up references

Oh, to live the life of an FCC certification lab employee: setting up test benches, writing reports, playing with devices that won't be released for months or years. Instead, we're stuck enjoying their fun vicariously at an arm's length through

If your idea of fun is going behind the scenes and finding out how your cable company's gears turn, then don't waste any time clicking on this . On this tour the crew learns all about collecting 600 channels and

Can't wait for another Engadget Show to roll around? Well you're in luck, friend. We're going to be hitting the stage again come December 20th, and this one is set to be a killer.The last show of the decade will

Six months ago netbooks all had 10-inch displays, fairly cramped keyboards, and couldn't manage to play a 1080p video even if they trained with the best of marathoners. The world's a lot different now: the King of Pop has passed

Even though the FCC just to respond to its regarding the company's new $350 "advanced device" early termination fee, they've shown some hustle here and delivered their 77 (yes, seventy-seven) page response today. Here are the two big takeaways consumers

Now that the Peregrine gaming glove is finalized and , we had a chance to sit down with creator and company CEO Brent Baier, who guided us through the use of the and gave us our first glimpse at the

As every seasoned holiday shopper can attest, the week leading up to Christmas is critical. We've all been there: lack of sleep and proper nutrients leads to errors in judgment, collateral damage, and most heinous of all: . How can

Ford has already shown it can tie the controls of Sync-enabled vehicles to the music and contacts databases of drivers phones and PMPs and though it may take time before our , the next step is extending that connectivity to

Thinking about how your phone's touchscreen operates, you might assume that the so-called optical pads that have been making appearances on () operate in a similar fashion -- but you'd be wrong. RIM's official BlackBerry blog is chiming in today

Trying to satisfy that browser-only touchscreen tablet urge? Well, you're sort of in luck. Those Atom-powered Archos 9 tablets , and the fine folks at UMPCPortal have slung a copy of Google's onto one. Unfortunately, since there's no touchscreen keyboard