Yesterdays post didn’t show up, so I’m re-running day 4 of the Blackberry contest!

Today we have the iclear case to give away for the Blackberry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330 from Griffin Technology.

Today’s question: What’s the best technology related gift you’ve ever received?

The winner will be picked at random by the Magic Cats and posted this time tomorrow!

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Earlier this month, the folks over at Microsoft released a new firmware update for the Zune HD.  According to the Zune forums, the new version 4.3 firmware:

adds support for upcoming 3d games and applications, as well as an auto-suggest feature for better text input, and other minor improvements. 

The auto-suggest seems to work great, but more important is the 3D graphics.  This opens a whole new world of gaming and application opportunities.  a handful of free 3D games have already hit the Zune Marketplace, and so far the results are impressive.  We’ll keep an eye on the marketplace and see what else may be forthcoming.  In the meantime, for all you Zune HD users…ENJOY!!

It has been almost exactly one month since Windows Mobile MVP, and good friend of JAMM, Clinton Fitch, got his iPhone.  In that time, he has now reached a whopping ten app reviews, and there is no end in site.  His Facebook status today noted that his biggest problem right now is deciding which of the amazing apps he has found to review next.  So, we’ll just have to wait anxiously to see what he pulls out of his sleeve next.

In the meantime, Clinton posted a fantastic review of Zagat To Go earlier this week.  This is a fantastic looking iPhone app, which brings you all of the information you need to check out all of the local restaurants, including reviews and directions.  As usual, Clinton gave this one a thorough work-up, complete with a myriad of screen captures.  In the end, he concludes:

As you can see, ZAGAT To Go 09 for iPhone is a rich and detailed application, providing a wealth of information to you so you can make informed decisions about restaurants, nightlife and hotels.  If you are a foodie or you travel a lot, this should be on your short list of applications to get.  The only real complaint I have about the application is that sometimes it gets a bit difficult to search for locations that are not immediately in your area.  It is a bit clunky to get ZAGAT to allow you to search an area on the other side of town for example.  I realize this isn’t necessarily the strength of the application.  It is, after all, designed to give you locations near where you happen to be.  But if I want to find a place in Frisco, Texas while I’m in the middle of downtown Dallas, I can do it but it takes several clicks through the Advanced Search function.

Check out the full review over at Clinton Fitch(dot)com.

According to an analyst, it is believed that Motorola moved 10,000 Droids in their first weekend of sales.  That’s a pretty good start for Verizon’s first Android smartphone, and really their most anticipated release in quite awhile.  Some people might say the Storm was exciting, but I never saw as much hype with that phone.  Analyst Mark McKechnie at Broadpoint AmTech, also added that he believed Motorola will sell 1 million Android phones in the fourth quarter of 2009.  This also includes the Cliq. 

I am on the fence about the Droid.  At first, I was completely excited, but as a Verizon subscriber, there is really nothing else in their line-up that was of interest to me.  So, a big new Android phone = awesome.  Now, as I look at the details, there are a few things that bug me.  First, is that there is no dedicated phone button.  You need to scroll through the home menu to get to the phone.  This device is primarily a phone, so that should be the main function.  I started to pay attention to how often I hit the phone button on my Centro, and its at least 10 times a day.  Second, the report on the camera is that it is pretty terrible.  If I am going to shell out $199 to $299 on a phone, I want things to work well.  I know I just said it is a phone first, and that’s very important, but I’m just asking for an ok camera.  I want to be able to take fun photo with friends or that random celebrity meeting with Angelina Jolie. 

I am interested to know, if anyone out there has purchased a Droid, let me know what you think.  Am I being too picky?  I am very critical with my electronics purchases.

Via Engadget

They are all the rage on the iPhone, Facebook, and plenty of other mobile and social networking platforms.  If you do not play them, you have probably gotten emails from friends inviting you to join their Mafia, Vampire Horde, or other online gaming circle.  The basic premise of these games is that the more friends you have in your game, the better the game will be for everyone.  Oh yeah, and you also get to spend real money purchasing credits which can be used in the game, making it a true fictional world.

The problem arises when you need to enter your seemingly innocuous personal information in order to create an account.  Things like your phone number or email address (I hope no one is providing anything more secure like social security numbers).  Storm8’s games, such as Vampire Live, iMobsters, and others have become mainstays at the top of the iTunes App Store download list.

A new lawsuit alleges that developers at Storm8 have exploited a backdoor vulnerability in Apple’s iPhone, allowing them to steal users’ personal information, including phone numbers.  According to a statement, Storm8 claims this was the result of a simple bug.  According to the lawsuit, this could only have been accomplished through, “very specific and specialized software code.”  You can read the full lawsuit, here, and there is an extensive discussion of the issue and lawsuit in Storm8’s forums.  Bottom line: until this is resolved, I would be wary of providing any information to Storm8. 

[via The Consumerist]