Ping! the BlackBerry Messenger of iPhone? [Update]

Ping! the BlackBerry Messenger of iPhone? [Update]

Ok folks, say goodbye to having to pay double on cellphone bills. Well, at least if your texting buddies all have iPhones that is. Introducing Ping! (iTunes Link) for iPhone. Ping! is an iPhone-to-iPhone messaging app available in the App Store for $0.99. It operates much like BlackBerry Messenger does for BlackBerry — letting you message for free between BlackBerry to BlackBerry and in this case, iPhone to iPhone. The way it works is also very BlackBerry...

662,258 text messages in one month? Get real.

662,258 text messages in one month?  Get real.

You may have stumbled across an article last week by TUAW that highlighted an iPhone 3GS user’s (“Lgvoyagerguy”) massive 13,000 page AT&T phone bill. The reason for the Amazon execution was the seemingly impossible “record” of 662,258 text messages being sent…in ONE month. We all know how AT&T loves to save paper. However, looking at the numbers in greater detail, that 662,258 text messages in one month breaks down to roughly...

iTwinge gets all physical with your trusty digits

iTwinge gets all physical with your trusty digits

One of the main draws to the iPhone is the touchscreen only design making it smaller as well as giving users access to countless keyboards and languages without the need for costly hardware changes. However, some people still want a bit more physical interaction in their lives. Introducing the iTwinge. For those of you who just simply must have something to touch, this little doo dad slips over the bottom half of the iPhone that is normally displaying a keyboard and...

Baltimore Police Department on their way to BlackBerry thumb

Baltimore Police Department on their way to BlackBerry thumb

RIM’s little BlackBerry device has enjoyed an explosion in popularity the last 1-2 years thanks to aggressive model refreshes and marketing campaigns. Their push is paying off as the ever popular consumer market is literally eating up these plastic wrapped Berries like none other. A new force has joined club Berry and with their story, can and probably will inspire others like them to adapt a Berry thumb. That force in question is the Baltimore Police Department....

lolz :) while driving = :0 — Up to 15 years jailtime

lolz :) while driving = :0 — Up to 15 years jailtime

Talking on the phone and the measures people have gone to to limit it’s use are a necessity in today’s digital age. Texting has of late replaced many individual’s need to talk. If you’re the type that prefers text based comunication to actual talking, you know how much time texting can consume. While many states and even the federal government is pushing legislation that bans texting while driving and imposes minor fines, committing said act in...

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