U.S. T-Mobile Android Customers — Pay for Apps With No Credit Card [jkOnTheRun]

Purchasing apps in the Android Market has always required a credit card — that is, until now. T-Mobile customers in the U.S. are getting an update to the Android Market app that enables charging apps to the customer’s phone account. The update is being rolled out in phases as is typical for T-Mobile.

The update is invisible to the user, but customers can check the Android Market app in the “Manage Applications” setting. Any version over 1660 and you can now charge apps to yourSource: GigaOM Network RSS Feed

Google Voice calls help to improve ‘voicemail transcription quality’

Google Voice automatically transcribes voicemail messages, for you to get a sense of what messages are about without needing to listen to them. Automated process sometimes works great, sometimes not so well. There’re many variables that influence transcripts quality, from background noise, caller accent, connection quality, and more. Having a pool of messages that can be used to gauge accuracy is very useful. “And this’s where you can help by "donating" some of yourSource: D' Technology Weblog RSS Feed

Final Fight: Double Impact arrives April 2010

Capcom has announced that the Final Fight / Magic Sword combo pack known as Final Fight: Double Impact will hit Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network in April 2010. In addition to the previously announced graphical filters, viewing modes and drop-in / drop-out co-op, Capcom has also revealed that both games will feature a selectable soundtrack from the people responsible for the excellent Bionic Commando: Rearmed soundtrack. Furthermore, the games will utilize GGPO, a networkingSource: PS3 Fanboy RSS Feed

Acer aims to be first to market with Google Chrome OS netbook

Acer, no stranger to netbooks with Google-backed operating systems, is hoping to have the first Chrome OS netbook on the market by the second half of next year, according to DigiTimes.

The company has apparently been developing the machine since the middle of this year. Acer’s JT Wang “expressed his confidence that the company will be the first vendor to launch [a] Chrome-based netbook in the market during a recent interview with Digitimes.”

The second half of 2010 is light years away as far as technology development is concerned but, hey, now you have something to talk about at your next dinner party. I’d bring it up right away, like before you even take your coat off.

Acer to launch Chrome OS netbook in 2H10 [DigiTimes]

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PSA: Futureshop slashing prices on Dragon Age, Left 4 Dead 2, NFS: Shift

Hey Canadians! Yeah, you guys and gals huddled together attempting to maintain sustainable body heat. Just a friendly reminder that big-box retailer Futureshop is currently slashing prices on a slew of new video game titles. Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Brutal Legend and Need for Speed: Shift are all on sale for $39.99. Wait, what's this? NHL 10? Oh, Canada. You're so adorably predictable!
The online and in-store sale ends on December 3, so make sure to defrost your car, dustSource: Xbox 360 Fanboy RSS Feed

USB Inserts bring ads into the print age and back again... or something

Be honest: you really want to crack open a magazine and find one of these paper-thin USB key ads, right? No? Well... here's the thing. We really think this is a cool concept -- made to order, super slim, die cut USB drives that can be tucked in the pages of a newspaper or magazine (if you know what those are) -- with whatever content a company wants to throw on there. However, we're also not really sure the inserts would be compelling enough for us to ever consider loading up whatever content was on it. Regardless, that phone on the right sure seems to be familiar...

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Weekend Diversion: Doing Something Thankful [Starts With A Bang]

Saying thanks is one of the best things we can do to appreciate the good things in our lives. This goes for our partners, friends, families, coworkers, acquaintances, and for some of us, our dear readers. (Thank you all!) There are many musicians who've said thanks over the years, too, and so here's Led Zeppelin's version of Thank You from the BBC sessions.

This past Thursday was Thanksgiving in the United States, and I had a great time with some wonderful people and some outstanding Source: Thoughts from Kansas RSS Feed