http://showpopr.com/bookmarks/Handhelds A website that enhances the concert experience. en-us Multiple reports of problems with Microsoft's 30GB Zune players are flooding tech blogs today (Dec. 31). The issue - which seemed to hit a sizable number of players in the market, all at once, early this morning - seems to be that the Zunes are resetting, loading and then freezing during the load process. There's no indication how many players have been affected. Microsoft's Zune site says the company is attempting to resolve the issue. Brianne Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:30:17 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Reports_30GB_Zune_Players_Malfunction http://www.showpopr.com/Reports_30GB_Zune_Players_Malfunction The innovative, enigmatic, and vaguely creepy portable loop-playing device known as the Buddha Machine will return this week in a new incarnation. Buddha Machine 2.0 comes in three new colors (burgundy, gray, and brown) and features nine new loops plus a pitch-bend function ("like a whammy bar for your Buddha box!" according to the website). Lydia Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:12:09 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/The_Buddha_Machine_Returns http://www.showpopr.com/The_Buddha_Machine_Returns * iPhone 3G will be available for $199 (8GB) and $299 (16GB) for iPhone customers who purchased an iPhone prior to 7/11, customers activating a new line with AT&T and current AT&T customers who are eligible for an upgrade * Existing AT&T customers who are not currently eligible for an upgrade discount can purchase iPhone 3G for $399 for the 8GB model or $499 for the 16GB model. Both options require a new two-year service agreement. Josh Marczewski Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:16:44 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/ATT_announces_iPhone_3G_pricing_plans http://www.showpopr.com/ATT_announces_iPhone_3G_pricing_plans Brain expert warns of huge rise in tumours and calls on industry to take immediate steps to reduce radiation. Tye Miksis Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:08:43 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Mobile_phones_more_dangerous_than_smoking http://www.showpopr.com/Mobile_phones_more_dangerous_than_smoking Google now says that the handsets, based on a suite of mobile software called Android, won't arrive until the fourth quarter. And some partners that work with Android are struggling to meet that schedule. Tye Miksis Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:12:23 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Googles_MobileHandset_Plans_Are_Slowed http://www.showpopr.com/Googles_MobileHandset_Plans_Are_Slowed Questions? Answers! Joe Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:21:52 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/The_iPhone_3G_on_ATT_we_ask_the_burning_questions http://www.showpopr.com/The_iPhone_3G_on_ATT_we_ask_the_burning_questions If that's the case, it'll become the new RAZR. Then it's bye bye iPhone cachet. Joe Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:02:38 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/3G_iPhone_could_sell_for_200 http://www.showpopr.com/3G_iPhone_could_sell_for_200 Though somewhat out of its element, Macworld UK is nonetheless running with a rumor that British wireless carrier and exclusive iPhone service provider O2 is planning to lure customers to its network through hefty incentives such as a free 3G iPhone. Tye Miksis Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:14:24 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Rumor_has_UKs_O2_offering_free_upgrade_to_3G_iPhone http://www.showpopr.com/Rumor_has_UKs_O2_offering_free_upgrade_to_3G_iPhone A new research note by Lehman Brothers calls for an Apple device with an Intel Atom processor within 12 months, and expects the iPhone to reach more than one billion potential customers before the end of 2008. Tye Miksis Fri, 30 May 2008 14:58:47 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Analyst_Atombased_Apple_in_months_Chinese_iPhone_in_2008 http://www.showpopr.com/Analyst_Atombased_Apple_in_months_Chinese_iPhone_in_2008 A new beta of Apple's iPhone Software v2.0 Update released privately to a select group of enterprise partners this week adds a few new preferences and the beginnings of geo-tagging support for the handset's Camera app. Tye Miksis Thu, 22 May 2008 21:30:04 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Latest_iPhone_20_beta_adds_geotagging_to_Camera_photos http://www.showpopr.com/Latest_iPhone_20_beta_adds_geotagging_to_Camera_photos Doh. Joe Thu, 22 May 2008 14:18:47 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/3G_iPhone_screen_shot_faked http://www.showpopr.com/3G_iPhone_screen_shot_faked The wraps have been taken off the new version of the XO laptop designed for schoolchildren in developing countries. The revamped machine created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project looks like an e-book and has had its price slashed to $75 per device. Josh Marczewski Thu, 22 May 2008 13:32:25 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Design_revamp_for_100_laptop http://www.showpopr.com/Design_revamp_for_100_laptop AT&T said Wednesday it plans to have completed deployment of its vast 3G wireless infrastructure by next month, around the same time Apple is expected to begin selling a an updated iPhone that will take advantage of the faster wireless technology. Tye Miksis Wed, 21 May 2008 18:14:36 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/ATT_says_3G_network_to_be_completed_by_June http://www.showpopr.com/ATT_says_3G_network_to_be_completed_by_June C'mon, June 9th... Joe Tue, 20 May 2008 17:23:45 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/3G_iPhone_Release_Date_Allegedly_Confirmed http://www.showpopr.com/3G_iPhone_Release_Date_Allegedly_Confirmed The website of a little-known case maker was pounded with traffic and essentially knocked off line early Monday afternoon after it posted renderings of a so-called "iPhone 3G" protective holder and said the product was available for shipping. smith Mon, 19 May 2008 17:53:15 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Case_makers_site_hammered_on_claim_of_3G_iPhone_protector http://www.showpopr.com/Case_makers_site_hammered_on_claim_of_3G_iPhone_protector