The “Charging Tap” USB Wall Spout/Outlet.

Introducing the ultimate play on words: “Charging Tap” (designed by Qi Weijia). Plug in your gadget of choice and turn on. Those standard USB outlets are soooo first quarter 2011…

Infograph: Mobile Gaming And The Gaming Industry.

Infograph infograph infograph! We love’em despite the uncertainty concerning their accuracy. (Hey, we love pictures.) So….if you’ve ever been curious just how the gaming industry shakes down into, say, mobile gaming, we have quite the infograph for you, compliments of Geekaphone.

Some quick tidbits:

• Mobile gaming revenue is projected to top $54 billion in 2015

• 81% of all downloads are free

• In 2010 game developers earned $87 million off of advertising. By 2015 — $857 million.

Catch the full ‘graph full of brain food after the break…

Breaking News: Radio Shack Still Exists! In Other News: iPhones are Cheaper!

Yup, you heard it hear first folks, Radio Shack is still around. And not only are they still around, they might be slashing (read: used cars) prices of their current iPhone 4 and 3GS prices by $30 later today — July 31st.

We aren’t sure if this is just in preparation to clear some stock for the upcoming iPhone update, or if it is just to boost sales at this surprisingly – still in business – retail outlet. For those looking to get in on the iPhone craze but don’t have a lot of money to spend, the 3GS sitting at $19.99 is an outstanding buy! Even the iPhone 4 16GB at $169.99 or the 32GB finishing out the iSale at $269.99 aren’t too shabby. If you have a Radio Shack in the general vicinity of your living shack, we suggest strolling past the Sprint display and picking up a brand new iPhone!

Bummer: Leaked Galaxy S II Slider Isn’t Really A Galaxy S II.

That super cool slide-out QWERTY keyboard packing’ Galaxy S II supposedly heading to AT&T was…in fact not a Galaxy S II. BGR has published an update claiming the leaked device while note a Galaxy S II family member could very well still be a real device coming to market soon. On the flip side, the reason the phone was mislabeled in the first place was because of the same model number of the Galaxy S II line (SGH-i927). To that end, the re-use of internal model numbers could signal the leaked device was nothing but a prototype.

And the plot thickens…

UberMusic For Android Now Available In Android Market.

One of Android’s continuing weak points since version 1.0 is the abysmal music player. There are many different local and cloud-based alternate apps and services, but it is UberMusic that has our eye. With that said, we’ve been following UberMusic throughout its beta and must say, it is hands down the best looking music app for Android. The real bonus, however, is that UberMusic is fully customizable via skins. One other notable feature comes by way of automatically downloaded artist info and album art with each song.

The only thing that we can see that would immediately make UberMusic better is native Google Music integration. But considering the massive strides the developer made in the UI and overall functionality alone, we’re more than willing to wait. Oh, and Google has to release an API for developers to use first.

Give UberMusic a shot — and why not try out the developer’s other shining achievement, LaunchPro — and let us know what you think. Available now in the Android Market for $3.49.

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iTunes 90-Second Song Previews Now Going Global.

Back in December 2010 Apple unveiled new, longer 90-second song previews for iTunes music. The move was highly welcome especially for longer songs where a 30-second preview may not catch the entire dynamic of the song. The only problem then was that various licensing deals across borders prevented Apple from rolling out the longer previews globally.

The U.S.-only status is now gone as Apple has officially enabled 90-second song previews to the residents of:

• Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.

The iTunes juggernaut continues…

More Alleged iPhone 5 Cases Hit The Web.

After Wednesday’s leak showing what industry sources claimed to be next-gen iPhone 5 cases come new images and claims. This time it is again 9to5Mac with the goods more alleged iPhone 5 cases. Like the ones before them, these cases feature rounded edges and dimensions that are slightly taller and wider than the iPhone 4 which match up perfectly with numerous rumors pegging the iPhone 5 as featuring a larger 3.7″-4″ display. Also worth noting is that the cases feature a design that starts thicker at the top and gently tapers towards a thinner point at the bottom.

While we’re still hearing some rumors saying the overall physical design of the iPhone 5 won’t vary from the iPhone 5, the mounting evidence is suggesting otherwise.

And to be sure we cover every angle, we’ll mention these could very well be iPod Touch cases. Though it goes without saying we’re putting our eggs in the iPhone 5 basket. You?