This situation with Carrier IQ went from non-existent to an international media phenomenon in a matter of days. Various governments as well as customers want to know if Carrier IQ’s software really is keeping track of their every keystroke and spying on their personal messages. T-Mobile has already started damage control by informing customers that it does not use Carrier IQ for any other purpose other than “to troubleshoot device and network performance with the goal of enhancing network reliability and our customers’ experience.” Sprint is now telling its employees how to address any Carrier IQ questions that may come up during the course of the work day.

Back in April we learned how Google was rumored to be internally testing a desktop app for Google Voice. Well, flash forward to today, and it looks like Google has begun to test Google Voice integration with Gmail. According to the Google Operating System blog; “Google tests a new feature that makes Gmail chat more more »

Assuming we can believe this latest invitation, then it looks like the BlackBerry Bold 2 will have an official unveiling on T-Mobile on November 5. According to the recently leaked “Witness the unveiling…” invitation, T-Mobile will be holding the “T-Mobile Go Bolder Event” in New York on November 5. Additionally, there is also a similar but earlier event rumored to be taking place in LA on November 3. This of course falls in nicely with a rumored launch date of November 11.

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CTIA seems to have been good for BlackBerry news, or more specifically BlackBerry Bold news. It looks like Bold fans will soon have a few more options when it comes to picking the model, color, or carrier of your choice. To begin with, the Bold which was previously rumored in white has now seen a more »

Assuming we can believe these recent images, then it looks like AT&T will soon have the BlackBerry Bold 9000 available in white. Nothing really to this story just yet, however there is, for better or worse a white BlackBerry Bold 9000 being listed. Personally, I like white phones and I like a good BlackBerry, but more »

The Eee PC has been the most popular net book since it started selling, namely because it was the first, but also because it is damn good at what it does. However a few people have some qualms with it, mainly about the fairly low storage that it offers: 12GB. I know I could easily fill that in a day and obviously the people at the Japanese company GreenHouse agree with me as they have released some Eee PC hard drive upgrades.

You can now replace your measly 12GB SSD with either the 32GB or 64GB modules which will over quintuple your storage, making the Eee PC a much more attractive option. The specifications aren’t awful (considering that it is for the Eee PC) with 35MB/s and 15MB/s, but comparing that to a desktop internal hard drive it is poor and even for a laptop it is slow. What’s it cost to upgrade that Eee? Keep reading.

Sony wastes no time in rolling out its very first internal Blu-ray disc BD-ROM drive, called the very un-catchy BDU-X10S, available now for pre-order on SonyStyle.com. It’s going to come pre-bundled with a bunch of accessories, including Cyberlink’s PowerDVD BD Edition Player software, an SATA Data Cable and Power Cable (4pin to 15 pin), mounting more »