Jodi Wykle knew her son would be thrilled when she gave him a new Nintendo DS for his birthday.
Instead, he was rocked.
According to WTSP-TV, the confused teen opened up his gift only to find bunch of stones and a rolled up Chinese newspaper in place of the popular handheld.
Needless to say, mom was equally stunned.
“When he opened it, he was pulling the seal off, my sister-in-law carries a pocket knife and she opened it and that’s when he pulled it out and it was Chinese newspaper and a bunch of rocks,” she explained.
The troubling discovery prompted the Florida woman to contact the local Wal-Mart where she bought the curious box and complain, but reportedly workers there told her it wasn’t their problem and that she should contact Nintendo instead. Of course, Nintendo told her roughly the same thing, leaving mother and son with a $138 box of rocks.
“They don’t want to do nothing. They want me to keep the box of rocks. I’m not buying a box of rocks for $138,” she said.
Amazingly enough, however, Wal-Mart soon caved after learning that the same box of rocks had been previously returned by another disgruntled customer. How exactly it made it back…
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s reports of Apple and Verizon dealings comes some tantalizing, but still unconfirmed, new details from BusinessWeek. According to the publication, the gang in Cupertino has prototyped two devices for the carrier. The first one is a smaller, less expensive device that’s been dubbed as “iPhone lite” by someone who’s apparently seen it in person. The other is called a “media pad” (Joggler, anyone?) for music, photos, HD video, and placing calls over WiFi. Details are scant beyond that, and while that pad sounds a lot like an iPod touch to us, we can’t help but wonder if it has something to do with those 10-inch displays that Quanta’s rumored to be manufacturing. Don’t put too much stock into this, as the reports could end up being all for naught, but one thing’s for sure: you can bet the suits at AT&T are keeping a very, very close eye on this. In other, even sketchier and likely unrelated rumors, a listing for “MacBookMini” has popped up in Adium’s statistics. While we wouldn’t normally think anything of this — as TUAW correctly notes, anyone can edit their computer IDs — it was from these pages that…
The netbook has become the sales phenomenon of the last 12 months, selling close to 20 million units. The combination of low cost but great functionality make them ideal for anyone looking to take a mobile PC on the move with them.
But when it comes to buying one, what do you need to look out for? Our guide will help you with the Top Five tips to buying a netbook.
The netbook in many ways is a stripped down laptop, offering everything you need but in a chassis weighing as little as 1kg. Don’t expect these devices to replace your laptop, think of it as a secondary machine – a word processor for the daily commute or for checking email when pottering about the house.
What are the things you should consider when buying a netbook?
Screen
The first netbooks came with a 7-inch screen, but the 8.9-inch of the Asus Eee PC 900 or Dell Mini 9 soon became the norm. It’s possible to get netbooks in a variety of screen sizes but we like to think that the 10-inch screen, as seen on the Advent 4211c or the Acer Aspire One AOD150 offers the best in size.
Almost all netbook screens offer a…
The good:
The RIM BlackBerry Bold boasts one of the sharpest displays we’ve seen on a smartphone and offers great multimedia performance. The smartphone also brings HSDPA support, more productivity tools, and an updated OS. Other goodies include Wi-Fi; GPS; Bluetooth; and strong e-mail support with full QWERTY keyboard.
The bad:
The Bold is a bit bulky and expensive. The Web browser isn’t as easy to navigate as the competition.
The bottom line:
For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won’t disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals.
Specifications:
OS provided: BlackBerry Handheld Software ; Processor: 624 MHz ; Band / mode: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) / UMTS 850/900/1900/21000 ; ;
The Nokia E75 started shipping a few days ago and we’ve managed to get our hands on one of the first devices. This is a full retail, check out our un-boxing for what the retail pack consists of.
The Nokia E75 is classed as a business phone and sits somewhere between the Nokia E71 and the Communicator range. Check out our review to see how whether it lives up to expectations.
The Nokia E75 is an impressive looking smartphone. It feels solid in the hand and due to its rather flat profile looks larger than the likes of the Nokia 5800, with which it shares a similar size and weight. Initial impressions of the build quality are that it’s certainly on a par with the Nokia E71 and it feels good in the hand. The 139g weight is well balanced.
FEATURES:
When it comes to features, the screen is a standard 2.4-inch screen with 320 x 240 pixel resolution. While there is nothing special about it, it’s certainly bright and the interface is easy to navigate. The main apps run along the top of the screen and can be accessed using the omni-directional key that sits just below the screen, between the Home…
