Here's a Sunday night conundrum for you: it's no longer possible to purchase an iPhone from AT&T's online store if you live in New York City, and as of right now, the carrier isn't saying why. Making matters worse, some online customer service reps have apparently gone rogue in providing explanations to curious would-be customers and the occasional inquisitive blogger -- the Consumerist was told that NYC wasn't "ready for the iPhone," and a few others (including us) were fed a line about credit card fraud causing a ban on online sales. The fraud explanation would actually make sense,...Read More »

We haven't heard much about the Gateway EC18T since we saw all those leaked pics back in October, but it looks like things are starting to move: the convertible tablet just hit the FCC database, complete with some more external pictures. From all appearances, it looks like this one's going to be a family affair, as the machine itself will be sold by Gateway parent company Acer as the Aspire Timeline 1420P, and the FCC docs indicate sister company Packard Bell will have a version as well. Badging aside, inside we're looking at a 1.2GHz SU2300...Read More »

Peek devices are usually quite resolute in their single-purpose ways, but it looks like things are starting to change -- the company is beta testing Facebook integration called PeekSocial. Once you install the app on your Facebook account, you'll be able to update your status easily, and you'll also receive periodic emails that pull content from your newsfeed. Yeah, it's a little hacky -- how about enabling support for a real Facebook app, Peek? [Thanks, Devon]Peek gets a Facebook app, sort of originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:33:00 EST....Read More »

It's definitely shaping up to be the year of e-book readers: the Amazon Kindle is flying off (virtual) shelves, and we'd expect the Barnes & Noble Nook to start moving at a decent clip once the kinks get worked out. But any device with an always-on 3G connection to a central server raises some privacy questions, especially when it can broadcast granular, specific data about what you're reading -- data that's subject to a wide spectrum of privacy laws and regulations when it comes to real books and libraries, but much less so in the...Read More »

Micro-blogging site Twitter is set to add geotagging into the mix to enable you to pinpont the location of your latest update from your smartphone or portable device.   The service, which will assist Twitter's growing niche as a source for breaking news, will go live in 2010 after the company bought up a service called GeoAPI, which was developed by two former Google employees under the umbrella of Mixer Labs.   - The best tech of 2009: Five star gadgets revealed - The best T3 videos of 2009: All the hottest tech in action   Twitter co-founder Biz Stone blogs: "When current...Read More »

Apple's long-awaited internet tablet device should finally be with us just weeks after the start of 2010 after fresh developments all-but-confirmed its arrival at the end of January.   News that Apple has bought up the domain name iSlate.com has helped the company's shares to reach an all-time-high over the festive season after months of speculation finally draws to an end.   - The best tech of 2009: Five star gadgets revealed   According to reports, Apple has also booked a San Francisco convention centre for 26th January, where the announcement is scheduled to be made to the world.   The iSlate.com purchase is the first real...Read More »

We'd been itching for some video of the mysterious HTC Espresso's updated Sense UI ever since we saw those intriguing screenshots last week, and here we go: a leaked version of the ROM has been hacked onto a Hero and given a run-through. Overall, things seem to be slightly cleaner all around, and that new launcher bar at the bottom looks quite handy, but we're still not totally sold on those translucent app icon surrounds. CES is right around the corner (and MWC is right after that) so we're hoping to find out more soon --...Read More »

We're still not about say the e-book reader industry has branched out beyond the infancy stage, but one of its flagship products certainly has reason to celebrate. Amazon has announced it's hit some pretty big milestones with the Kindle. The two bullet points it's currently touting loudest is that the reader has become "the most gifted item" in the company's history -- quite an achievement given the size of the online retailer, but what's missing here is any quantitative sales data to give us even a ballpark of the number of units sold. The other big news...Read More »

This year saw the launch of the HTC Hero, the Apple iPod Nano with a camcorder, the resurrection of the Sony Walkman with the Sony X Series and Guiatr Hero went metal. T3 was there to snap it all and here is our round-up of the best hands-on of 2009.   - Find out the tech winners and losers of 2009 - Watch the best videos of 2009 - Peruse the best tech of 2009 in our five star gadget round-up   Exclusive PSP GO hands-on The sexiest of the PSP incarnations. Loaded with a...Read More »

There's really only two things you need to know about the iToos M6HD PMP, and at the risk of repeating the headline: it can output 1080i via HDMI and its price is pretty hard to argue with. As for the fine print, we're looking at a 4.3-inch TFT screen with 1360 x 768 resolution, 4GB internal memory upgradeable via memory card, and the usual variety of codecs you've come to expect from Asian PMPs, including FLAC audio and H.264 video. According to Akihabara News, it technically retails for only $58.50, but for the moment the best we've seen...Read More »