Tag archive: free

Research in Motion is finding good uses for its stockpile of unsold BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. Yesterday, Alec Saunders, the company's VP of developer relations, announced on Twitter that any Android developer that submits an app by Feb. 13 will get a free BlackBerry PlayBook. This comes as RIM once again slashes the price of the PlayBook to help re-ignite interest in the tablet now that its new BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0 update is about… Read More

There are tons and tons of games for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Some are better than others and some you have to pay for. We're not looking at the expensive choices here. Instead, we've picked out some apps that are completely free (and aren't Angry Birds, though Angry Birds is free now as well). We've picked a range of games, from the simple to the complex, online and off. We're sure that you'll find… Read More

Google Music users, you can breathe a slight sigh of relief, but don't get too excited. Google has finally enabled a way for you to retrieve the music you upload to its new music storage locker service. The announcement was made on the official Google+ page for Android and verified by a new help article on the Android Market Web site.  Using the Windows or Mac desktop PC client, you can now click one of two options. You can… Read More

A start-up called Free All Media says its offering free music downloads through Facebook—no monetary cost, legal, iPod compatible, high-quality DRM-free MP3s. Artists get paid; you get their music free, and even the Free All Media company supposedly turns a profit. Free is a nice word but usually its a marketing trapcard, so its only natural for you to be a little skeptical. There is always a catch, and in this case users get their free music… Read More

It seems like almost every major product announcement somehow includes Rovio's Angry Birds, which is fast becoming a right of passage for any new store or platform. The game has been downloaded more than 140 million times since its release in Dec. 2009 and shows no sign of slowing. Today at Google's I/O conference, Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka announced that the game is now available for the Chrome Web Store. However, we tested it,… Read More

If you are thinking of switching carriers anytime soon, and you don't want a Verizon iPhone, you'd be wise to check out T-Mobile this weekend. The underdog carrier has announced a Valentine's Day promotion where it's offering any one of its devices free with a two-year contract. Yep, any of them. Tomorrow (Feb 11) and Saturday (Feb. 12), any phone, including the myTouch 4G, HTC HD7, T-Mobile G2, and Samsung Vibrant are… Read More

Forget Apple TV, Roku, and Google TV – Freebox 6 puts them to shame. Freebox 6 is the product of Free, a thriving independent ISP in France and one of Europe’s most prestigious Internet companies, so the device has some legs to stand on. The box, which also goes by the alias “Revolution,” was revealed today in Paris and made its company the only one in the world to offer broadband Internet, television access, and full phone capabilities in one… Read More

It isn't hard to get a phone for free from a wireless carrier, but it is hard to get a great phone for free, which is why this deal at Wirefly has caught our eye. If you activate a two-year Verizon Wireless contract through Wirefly, a free HTC Droid Incredible will be shipped to you for free. It normally retails for $199 with a plan. The offer is good for new and existing VZW customers. Unfortunately, there is a $35 activation fee, but no… Read More

Since its inception in 2007, Hulu has become one of the most popular places to watch TV on the Internet. But now its owners, including ABC, NBC, and Fox, are Hulu's worst enemy. Addicted to an aging business model, Hulu's parents are using and abusing it — and other streaming sites — for their own short-term gains. The big broadcast networks have: Constantly changed the posting schedules of new shows on Hulu Randomly… Read More

Signing into Flickr, you’re greeted by the opportunity to personalize your profile, upload some photos, and connect with your various friends also using Flickr. Next are thumbnails of your “photostream,” a list of your contacts and their pictures, as well as invitations to share your photos on Twitter and visit the site’s blog. That’s a lot of stuff. Stuff that Min.us wants to get rid of. Min.us is a startup site that offers photo hosting.… Read More

Calling the Antennagate problem “even smaller than we originally thought,” Apple has officially decided to end the free iPhone 4 case program on Sept. 30. After Sept. 30, users still needing the free bumper will need to go through AppleCare. “We are also returning to our normal returns policy for all iPhone 4s sold after September 30. Users experiencing antenna issues should call AppleCare to request a free Bumper case,” Apple said on the bumper… Read More

Something big is going to happen on June 19 at T-Mobile stores, but until now we have had no idea what it might be. All we knew was that T-Mobile stores would be opening early, and that there would be a major event. According to a document obtained by TmoNews, the event will offer any phone that T-Mobile offers for free to customers who switch over to its family plan. This plan would include the recently released smartphones, Garminfone and… Read More

In 2010, it won’t just be the savory smell of McDonald’s French fries drawing people into its 14,000 US locations. McDonald’s announced today its 11,000 restaurants featuring Wi-Fi service at a rate of $2.95 for two hours will stop charging customers

Open iTunes.   Select the song you want to make into a ringtone. (note: iPhone ringtones run in 30 second loops so try and pick a song which contains 30 seconds that you won’t get sick of hearing over and over).

Did your father ever tell you there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Well, most of today’s industry experts would probably agree with him. The idea of “free” has become extremely controversial in the technology industry, especially in the case of online content. Rumors that favorite show streaming website Hulu will be charging for all of their content has most online-media-viewing junkies scared stiff. Sources for Hulu, after reaping the… Read More