Windows Phone 7, Skype over Verizon plus more on the Weekly Wrapup
Comin' up on this week's Weekly Wrapup, we're talking the hottest tech stories of the week, including Windows Phone 7, Skype calls over the Verizon Wireless network, a new BlackBerry web browser, plus many more cool technology stories from the week.
Tumblr takes away blog from blogger?: TechVi Now Morning Edition
Tumblr, the popular blogging service, is under fire after a blogger claims the company gave his subdomain name away. Also, Google dropped a nice surprise for the Wikimedia crew and Verizon will allow free voice calls over Skype. Find out more on TechVi Now.
Verizon Wireless censors 4chan: TechVi Now Morning Edition
Users of Verizon Wireless cannot reach 4chan, the iPhone's latest OS is now jailbreak-friendly, Google explains why they ran a Super Bowl ad, and more on TechVi Now.
AOL actually makes a profit: TechVi Now Afternoon Edition
In other news, some light is shed on why Apple went with AT&T for the iPad, Nokia's Ovi Maps are a hit, and the Mac Pro can't handle audio. Find out more on TechVi Now.
Twitter gets hit by a phishing attack: TechVi Now Morning Edition
Over 40,000 Twitter accounts have been compromised due to a phishing attack. Also, there's lots of Apple rumors swirling including a Verizon iPad and an iPad camera. Find out about these stories and more on TechVi Now.
Motorola to create a phone for Google: TechVi Now Afternoon Edition
The deal would be similar to Google-HTC deal regarding the Nexus One. Maybe the phone could work on Verizon because Vz had a really bad quarter. In video game news, 2K Sports wants to give you a million dollars for playing one of its games and did Nintendo turn down a million dollar idea years ago? Find out more on TechVi Now.
AT&T responds to Verizon’s ad with one of its own
AT&T raised a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless for their ads showing that AT&T has poor 3G coverage, but yesterday the court partially ruled for Verizon. AT&T has also developed its own ad going against Verizon starring Luke Wilson. Check out the video for our thoughts.
AT&T vs Verizon: What do the experts think?
Iyaz talked a little earlier about the drama surrounding AT&T and Verizon, but when it comes right down to it, what do the guys who know what they're talking about think of the two companies? We ask Matt Buchanan from Gizmodo and Ross Rubin of The NPD Group exactly who wins this epic battle of cell phone supremacy.
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Verizon fires back at AT&T lawsuit, says “The truth hurts”
AT&T sued Verizon over its “There’s a map for that” ads for confusing customers. Verizon says "the truth hurts." Can AT&T hear them now? Find out in the vid.
Wired thinks the Droid Eris is tired
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The mag for all things tech gave the Droid's younger brother, based on the HTC Hero, a paltry 5 out of 10, citing poor voice quality, slow processor and a lackluster UI. Given the phone is Android 1.5, whereas the Droid is 2.0, we're willing to concede some of Wired's points, but also would throw in it's the cheaper of the two.