Apple’s Push notifications while grossly past due from their original due date of last year, were at least delayed for good reason. At the iPhone OS 3.0 preview, Apple stated the delay was because of “developers suggesting ideas and methods of implementing the push service that they had never thought of”, which in return required a complete re-write of the service, hence the massive delay. But the real question is why does Apple refuse to bring by far the most requested and undoubtedly most important feature, background processes, to the iPhone platform?

In what can be a sad revelation and truth to come to terms with, the U.S. of A. is not as steadfast in their “free internet” beliefs outside of home grown soil. While the internet in the U.S. is uncensored, and hopefully will remain that way for…..ever, it seems we have different motives elsewhere. When you take a step back and look at the bigger picture, the west *that’s the U.S….among others* is one of the top providers and supporters of internet censoring software and tactics outside of U.S. borders. Surprised? I was. So how exactly has the U.S. aided such anti-American tactics abroad?

When you hear the words “auto industry” in this day and age, it is hard to think of a properous and youthful market. One that is expanding and on the leading edge of automotive technology. However, we all know that the U.S. auto industry is anything but “leading edge” or prosperous. Unfortunately, they aren’t the only market to start feeling the pinch of not only economic times, but also the technological times as technology and digitized goods become more and more a part of our daily lives. So what area of the market has been thrust into the spotlight claiming to be in the most dire need of help and a solution…the newspaper industry…

Terms of service are becoming increasingly restrictive as well as increasingly cryptic. What exactly can you do with your own property/services? What can big corporations do with that data?

With all of the lawsuits surrounding Apple and AT&T concerning the iPhone and signal reception it’s no secret that they want to stop the flow of lawsuits. Though the method they use is less than ideal.

The World Wide Web is quickly becoming the one stop shop if you will for everything in our lives. Everything from cooking classes, to how-to mechanic videos, to live concerts. Online video, whether it be in the form of movies, live events, or other forms, are becoming the biggest draw to the internet. All of the new found love in video over broadband connections is making broadband providers sweat. Why? Are tiered plans really all they’re cracked up to be?

If you have ever spent a few billing periods with either company, you know how expensive their entertainment packages can be. In some areas, you don’t even have a choice as Comcast has either paid someone to be the exclusive provider in that area (apartments), or other providers simply haven’t made it there yet. Still, in the year 2009 one would like to think that competition in on the uptick, especially with the economy so low. Why with the economy in the gutter and the assumed competition, the consumer should be saving a boat load right? Not to mention, with the growth of the internet, almost unlimited amounts of new technologies and services are just waiting to be discovered. The only problem is, the industry doesn’t want to discover. They want to recapture the monopolistic past.

The iPhone version of Scrabble brings the many joys of Scrabble to the mobile world and does a great job doing it. Many hours of my life will now be gone…invested in trying to muster a 3 letter word while the computer puts together a 30 word sentence…

For those of you out there who were/are frequent Engadget and Gizmodo readers, you may know that Ryan Block (Engadget) and Peter Rojas (Gizmodo) started some months back on a new website: gdgt (pronouced g-d-g-t….but Ryan says you can also just say “gadget”). Until recently, it has been nothing but a small front page [...]

If you are the type of peson who finds the Blackberry shortcuts merely adequate or even insufficient for your needs, you my friend have an addiction. An addiction that modern science and medicine cannot cure. So what is a person to do? You could always set time limits for your Berry usage. You could give it up all together (thought that is a bit extreme). Lastly and more importantly, you can make use of a great little tool…”ShortcutMe”, an amazing, easy to use shortcut application that allows you to set practically limitless (as there aren’t /that/ many BB apps) shortcuts. So what exactly can you do with shortcut me? How can this shorcut app make your life with your Berry even more productive and easier?

We’ve all had times where we were trying to grab that last gummy bear underneath the seat but just can’t quite see where your paw is grabbing. Sure, you could use one of those little keychain lights. But those require batteries that you have to change all of the time. You can also use a bigger flashlight that could be seen from space. Though, those also take large batteries that over time are costly to replace. Why should you even have to replace batteries? Take your old flashlight and throw it in the trash because the 12v Spotlight will be the last light you ever have to get.

Old time gamers who remember the old Sim City 3000 and who have Apple’s latest Jesus phone will feel a bit of nostalgia with EA’s latest release. Sim City for the iPhone is an enveloping enjoyable experience that is sure to entertain for hours on end.

Those of you who value sound quality and don’t just settle for the stock ear buds will be pleased that Apple’s new In-Ear headphones deliver awesome performance for the money. While they won’t please super critical audiophiles, the population between average Joe and the super critical will definitely enjoy Apple’s latest.

The Logitech MX Revolution is an outstanding mouse that cuts the cord and ends a valiant quest that has stretched on for many months. Finally I can declare the search over as the MX is by far the best mouse for the money.

Blackberry theme hunters searching for the perfect theme that blends style, sophistication, and functionality all into one package can now call of the search. In what is probably one of the nicer and more put together themes I have seen in a small while, Neu for Blackberry brings a very nice subtle yet expressive look to your Berry that is striking. The theme comes in many different styles for various devices. Perhaps the greatest feature of this theme is the price – FREE! Pictures and download links are right inside.

Blackberry users who like to show a tad bit of flare and sophistication will find idBerry’s latest theme, MacBerry, to be quite the flare flinging theme. This eye gusher features a top “dock”/bar with 8 user customizable icons and a bottom dock with 5 fixed icons. The cool part with the bottom dock is that they are modeled after iPhone icons (cool if you’re into that sort of style I guess). Even cooler is that flipping between each bottom dock icon will automatically change the wallpaper. A nice touch indeed. I wish I had a Bold or 8900 to try this theme out on because it sure looks pretty sweet. I’m curious to see how it performs and if that slick bottom dock controlled wallpaper flipping action slows down the devices at all? (Feel free to let me know.) $6.99 and a trip to the Berry Review Store are all you need. Get downloadin’!

The Zoom series of themes by Gadgetbean continues on with those big fat icons that are easy to read and look great on any wallpaper you can throw at them. Blackberry users who prefer simplistic design and things that are easy on the eyes, the Zoom series was made just for you!

Blackberry themes and theme making are quickly becoming saturated to the point that it can at times seem overwhelming trying to find or make a unique theme in a sea of imposters and copies.  Rising above commonality and the sea of averageness, Bedaweed, a talented theme builder over at Crackberry has published pictures of an upcoming theme titled “Pro Blue” that looks to be one of the more unique themes I have seen in some time now.  It has a very minimalistic yet sophisticated look to it that screams practicality.  Wow you with flashy graphics and resource hogging transition features it wont.  What it lacks in outright “pizzaz”, it more than makes up for in the slick and futuristic look it brings to your Berry.

Blue Ice is a Macish theme brought to you by Visto Themes that blends a little bit of OS X with a little bit of Corey’s imagination. Stop by Visto themes today to get a piece of this cool looking theme!

If flashy themes aren’t your forte, Z Man Design’s Storm X theme for the Blackberry Storm has the class and sophistication you are looking for. Impress the more business minded people in your life with Storm X.

iVista2 for the blackberry Bold is a great mashup of the Vista and iPhone interfaces that come together to create a truly unique theme by Z Man Designs.

In years past, letting bad drivers know how you really feel made you resort to such barbaric practices such as cryptic hand gestures, rolling down the window and screaming obceneties, or even returing a favor or two with your own car. Such practices are now outdated. Thankfully technology and gadgetry has stepped in to make this once troublesome task more of a joy. The Drivemocion is a neat little LED sign which you can hang anywhere inside you car that will display on it’s “screen” either one of several pre-programmed expressions/words as well as user generated content. Get a Drivemocion and receive a new outlook on driving.

In what can be seen as the ultimate mobile movie goers dream, the Carl Zeiss Cinemizer Plus glasess will immediately differentiate you from the rest of the crowd (for better or worse) upon putting them on.

We’ve all been there – you see a new phone or gadget that you have to have as long as it comes in some other color other than charcoal black. Your dreams and aspirations are crushed however when the sales guy comes back and announces to you that charcoal black is indeed the only color. You think to yourself of all the great times you and that gadget would have had. Such unpleasant and life altering occasions will soon be a thing of the past thanks to Kent Display’s new “Electronic Skin”. What does this Electronic Skin do for you the user? I’ll give you a hint: “Rainbows”.

Do you find yourself dozing off at work. Do you co-workers stare from outside of your cubicle and laugh as you become a living bobble head. Fret not fellow human as their is hope for your sleepy times. Introducing the Pillow Keyboard. Do you face and your desk a favor!

If you have fully geeked out your house with the USB Pet Rock, iPhone garage door opener, and the RSS Lampshade, why don’t you give the outside of your house some nerdy love. The mailbox is often one of the biggest and earliest signs of what the inhabitants’ personalities are. You have your fancy mailboxes, fish head mailboxes, and now Computer mailboxes. Why just hoard mail in an ugly white or black box that everyone else has.

Perhaps one of the greatest accomplishments of any geek anywhere is that of the home experiment or mashup if you will. Taking two seemingly objects that absolutely no relation to one another and then somehow combining them often makes for rather unique creations. Case in point: the Rocket Board.

If there was ever a time when you were drunk to the point you couldn’t remember which house was yours, this particualr item might be of interest to you. The “Home” key doormat ensures that you will always know that you are in fact “Home”.

For those dear readers out there left wondering if they could ever mix food and TV quite literally…today is your day. Get out your old VCR and get ready to turn it into a toastin’ machine!

Has Safari 4 beta left you wanting a blast from the not so distant and still kinda-sorta present past? If you figured that non-sense out and want to get the tabs back on the bottom in Safari 4…check this out!

While many of you out there either don’t have a Wordpress blog or care in the world to even start one, there may be several of you fine individuals out there who are looking to dip their toes into this whole blogging thing. Besides the obvious and more often talked about domain names, server hosts, etc., the biggest question you need to ask yourself is: “What are you going to blog about?” Picking a too general or too specific topic/genre will hamper your ability to grow and attract readers. We’ll assume you’ve already made it through the whole “finding yourself” stage as well as server set up and the other beginning set up junk. For this post we’ll focus on how to actually write an article.

If you have an unlocked WiFi enabled Blackberry and want to use it with T-Mobile’s UMA service, you’ll have to take a few extra steps than your locked brethren. Come inside to get your device up and running quickly and easily.

The iPhone 3G is finally un-lockable. For those iPhone users that just can’t stand AT&T or who simply won’t pay for their insanely overpriced international plans, step inside and save yourself a boatload of money!

Mac OS X users who want to bring back a little of the Aqua shine to iTunes 8 now have a solution with iTunes Blue compliments of Larzon83 over at deviantart by way of a modified iTunes.rsrc file that once copied and pasted in place brings the sexy back to iTunes.

One of the great parts of the Blackberry experience is the ability to save files to the SD card for use in sending to another recipient or simply by using your Berry as a big radio wave emitting flash drive. However, while process of entering mass storage mode is extremely easy, occasionally things go awry. Have you ever connected, enabling mass storage mode, only to find that your SD card inside your berry doesn’t show up or get recognized?