We’ve got another iPhone 5 rumor to brighten up your day. As we come perilously close to the constantly-rumored October release window for the iPhone 5, Pocket Gamer has a source that says Apple will officially reveal the device during a press conference on October 5. Following the announcement, U.S. carriers are expected to start selling the iPhone 5 the very next week.

T-Mobile will be holding an event in Houston, TX on June 8, 2011 along with HTC. During this event, the carrier will show off a trio of HTC phones to those in attendance. T-Mobile is currently looking for new hires to demonstrate the phones, pass out promotional materials and assist with setting up the event. June 8 is a date that is currently rumored to be the release date for the HTC Sensation 4G. T-Mobile is also promising “some sensational news” for late Tuesday night. It’s likely the Sensation will be at the show, but what about the other two phones?

When Google I/O tickets went on sale they sold out in a record breaking 59 minutes. Well, needless to say that probably left quite a few wishing more tickets were available. Not to mention, bummed that they were not going to be able to attend. But as it turns out, Google has other plans and more »

Google has officially announced that registration for Google I/O 2011 will open on Monday February 7th, 2011. Of course, they are still being a little sly with the details, simply stating that; “A little birdie told us that registration for#io2011 will open during business hours on 2/7, Pacific Standard Time (PST)” That said, if you more »

Yesterday, Google let loose their video chat to the masses. If your account doesn’t have the option yet, Google promises within a day or so you will. The new option for video is very simple and many users are wondering, how does this differ from other online video services like Skype?

Skype is a full-featured video calling program. It is easiest to think of Gmail voice and chat as augmenting their instant messaging chat rather than something completely new. One of the biggest differences is Gmail’s version only allows video chatting with other Gmail users who have downloaded the plug in (about 2MB). With Skype, users are allowed to contact both online and offline numbers, albeit for a fee. There is not an option to go offline with Gmail voice and chat.

See what else Gmail voice and video users won’t be doing anytime soon.

While the Internet has been a valuable tool for small business owners, teleconferences remain a popular way to meet with clients, employees and colleagues. However, in today’s busy world they aren’t always easy to set up. With the increasing popularity of ultra portable notebooks and mobile broadband, the people you need to conference with are as or more likely to be out of the office than in it.

FreeConference, a service offering free audio conferences, has announced a new text messaging service that can make it easier. For just $0.45 a message, they will send a text reminder to your phone 15 minutes before your conference. Organizers can send an On Demand message to their phones which will allow them to set up a conference call from their phone quickly and easily.