Nooooooooooooo! Please don’t. I have very little time next month. I certainly will have less if this is released. Rovio, the makers of the hugely popular Angry Birds, and its successful Halloween themed follow up is said to be releasing a Christmas themed versions. From what I’m reading there will be snowball throwing involved. Yikes! [...]
Some say Apple should just buy Dropbox. Maybe they are are right. For many Dropbox has become the de facto file system for the iPad as it allows users to move files around from device to device. For me it is an essential tool. And the fact that Dropbox makes its API available to other [...]
In a tweet, Rovio is implying that Angry Birds may be headed to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform. The game, which has been promised a sequel of Angry Pigs, has been popular among mobile users on Symbian, iOS, and Android platforms. The date is speculated to be on December 7th so all the Windows Phone [...]
It looks like an HTC-made device with the model number PB92300 has just passed through the FCC, the U.S. regulatory agency for communications devices including cellular phones. The device in question appears similar to the HTC Aria for U.S. carrier AT&T, which is Android device with HTC Sense, and comes complete with front and rear [...]
While Android is a free and open-source operating system developed by Google, its use may not be so free as HTC and Samsung, manufacturers who use Android in part of their smartphone portfolio, are now paying a price to use Android as an OS by licensing technology from a company called Intellectual Ventures. The Android [...]
The iPad already tops the adult’s holiday wish list, and now it seems that the iPads, and by proxy the consumer tablet category, is also doing the same on kids’ wish list. According to a Nielsen Company survey, the iPad reigns king of desire on the wish list of kids ages 6-12, being coveted above [...]
PocketBook, makers of digital books reader hardware, will be using Mirasol’s display technology in its new e-reader also called the Mirasol. The Qualcomm Mirasol screen gives a hybrid benefit of traditional LCD displays with the power of e-ink, bringing color, video, direct sunlight visibility, and long battery life to e-readers. In the past, if customers [...]
Users are noticing a bug that happens on Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 platform in regards to the email capabilities. When forwarding an email from a non-Exchange account, the forwarded email would get attached as an EML file rather than get appended inline as the body of the new forwarded email. Microsoft is now examining [...]
Dell has released more information about its netvertible, a netbook that can convert to a tablet, by name of the Inspiron Duo. The convertible netbook is now available for order through Dell’s U.S. website right now and will ship on December 15th; UK customers can start ordering on December 2nd. According to Dell, through the [...]
Black Friday is just around the corner here in the US. After you gobble up your turkey and dressing, watch some football, and do whatever you do on Thanksgiving Day, you know what comes next. Deals, deals, deals. That you have to usually stand, stand, stand, in line for. I’ve never been a big Black [...]
Sometimes you can improve things too much. And go really wrong. That’s the case with at least one feature in Apple’s iOS 4.2.1 update. I broke my rule of not doing a major update during a big project and installed iOS 4.2.1 in between rehearsals for our annual Christmas show. The update itself went off [...]
It looks like Dell is now offering a SIM-unlocked version of its Dell Streak pre-loaded with Android 2.2 Froyo, the most current version of the Android operating system, for a slight premium at $580 compared to $550 for the AT&T SIM-locked, non-contract version running Android 1.6. The SIM-unlocked version also runs the Dell Stage user [...]
In addition to its 10-inch Windows 7 tablet, Acer will also be releasing a pair of Android tablets with screen sizes of 7 and 10 inches with a resolution of 1280 X 800, which is higher than Samsung’s Galaxy Tab’s 1024 X 600 7-inch display. The Android duo will be paired by a dual-core chip [...]
At a press event in New York, it looks like in addition to the recently announced Acer Windows tablet, the company is also announcing an Android smartphone-tablet hybrid, much in the same category as the 5-inch Dell Streak. The Acer version measures in at 4.8-inch for the display, and the company is calling it “100% [...]
Following LG’s sales of the E-Note, Acer has gone ahead to announce its own 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet that will be powered by AMD and will be shipping in February complete with WiFi and 3G for ubiquitous connectivity. The Windows 7 tablet from Acer will be shipping in February for an undisclosed price at this [...]
LG’s release of the E-Note H1000B Windows 7 tablet may be a little belated, but the timing of the 10.1-inch slate’s launch comes at a time when there is renewed interest in Windows tablets. While the success of previous generation Windows tablets relied heavily on the convertible form factor–offering an easy way to convert between [...]
Sony is taking the route that Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders are taking by not only offering hardware for its e-book ecosystem in the form of the Sony Reader, but by also making digital reading available on other platforms. The company is saying that an app for its Sony Reader platform will be available [...]
Engadget has obtained an image of what is believed to be the Motorola Olympus, a powerful Android smartphone that is believed to be coming to U.S. carrier AT&T at the end of January 2011 with a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset. The image reveals what appears to be a front-facing camera at the top, along [...]
There’s a bug that can zap the iPod app on an iOS device updated to 4.2, preventing it from seeing the stored media. The media seems to still be there, but the iPod app doesn’t recognize it. Fortunately, the fix is already in.
If you’ve been searching for a great deal on an external hard drive for Black Friday 2010 we have the best deal around –Free! Seagate is giving away five 1.5TB Ultra Portable GoFlex USB 3.0 Hard Drives over on Notebooks.com. In addition to the contest Seagate is highlighting numerous deals on external hard drives running through Monday November 29th [...]
Chrome OS. Yes. Chrome OS. Meant for devices with keyboards. Chrome OS. Coming this year. Wait. Coming in a few months. Wait again. Yes, it will be this year. On shipping products? Well, that’s when things get murky. According to MG Siegler on TechCrunch, he got a yes from Google folk when trying to clarify [...]
Interesting. Samsung is receiving some mixed but usually positive reviews for the Galaxy Tab. There are reports that they’ve cut back on production, which I dismiss as wrong, if not curious, given the timing. Now we’re hearing that the WiFi Galaxy Tab has been delayed by manufacturing issues thanks to an eagle eye from Jeff [...]
Like everyone else who hasn’t quite figured out what to do with their Tablet/Slate ideas and who might miss out on this Christmas season, Asus has been teasing Tablets and Slates for quite some time. Well, now there’s a bit of news to go with the teasing on at least one of the devices Asus [...]
Apple and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corps will be launching a true apps subscription model with iTunes recurring billing for digital content soon, that may pave the way for periodicals, magazines, and newspapers to be purchased at a slightly discounted rate rather than at a la carte per issue pricing. News of a subscription model broke [...]
If you own a Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet on either T-Mobile USA or AT&T in the U.S., there is now a hack that will enable the tablet to be used as a phone. The hack will also work with Canadian GSM Galaxy Tab variants on Rogers and Bell as well. For the hack to [...]
Regional carrier MetroPCS is now offering a variant of LG’s Optimus Android smartphone called the Optimus M, which will retail for $229 with a $50 service plan that will bundle unlimited talk, text, and web. The Optimus variant runs Android 2.2, which is Google’s most current operating system, and is a budget-oriented phone with a [...]
RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky says that Apple will likely decrease its Verizon CDMA iPhone production in favor of increasing its iPad production at the end of this calendar year. Abramsky says that Apple will likely decrease production of its rumored Verizon CDMA model from 30 million units to 10 million units. The move [...]
It looks like custom ROMs right now won’t be a possibility on devices launching with Windows Phone 7 until someone can figure out Microsoft’s PVK system. PVK, which is a security key that ties the Windows Phone 7 operating system to the hardware or smartphone. If the PVK cannot be found, certain parts of the [...]
After having exited the PDA business with its Axim line, which at the time ran on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform, Dell is returning to the mobile space now with converged devices running on both Android and Windows Phone 7. While the company has launched a few Android devices already, its launch of the highly coveted [...]
If Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, which has proven successful with sales of 600,000 units in the first 30 days of a global launch (compared to the iPad’s 1 million sold in the same period), is too expensive for your budget, you may want to consider the Huawei Ideos S7 tablet, which also boasts a 7-inch screen [...]
Owners of Barnes & Noble’s digital e-ink reader, the Nook, in both WiFi and WiFi + 3G editions, can now upgrade their e-reader to run version 1.5 of the firmware, which promises to improve page turn speeds and bring a number of improvements. The faster page turn times will be greatly appreciated as the e-reader’s [...]
In an announcement that coincides with the release of AirPlay-equipped iOS 4.2, Netflix is offering a streaming-only video plan for $7.99 a month, the same as the new Hulu Plus price.
My friend Shan Sinha announced that Google Docs will soon be able to edit and share documents directly from Microsoft Office. If it sounds counterintuitive to you, don’t knock it until you try it. The features are based on the code that Shan’s team wrote while running Docverse, a startup that was acquired by Google [...]
Details from the FCC show that a smartphone made by HTC with a dual-band CDMA and WiMax radio going through regulatory approval, but not much else is known at this time. From that basic information, we can infer that the phone will most likely be destined for Sprint as Sprint is the big U.S. carrier [...]
As we inch closer to the release of the Notion Ink Adam tablet, with the option for a Pixel Qi display, the company is beginning to show off more screenshots and videos of the Android-powered tablet. Like Samsung with its Galaxy Tab tablet, the Notion Ink will launch with a number of customized apps that [...]
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The Best Way to Beat AT&T’s Data Throttling is to Have Everyone Consume More Data!
We had previously reported that grandfathered unlimited data plan subscribers of AT&T Mobility have begun to receive notices that they are excessively using their data plans with as little as 2 GB of data consumption within the month, and now we’re beginning to hear multiple sources report that they are receiving notices with as little [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note Review: First Impressions and Size Comparisons
How big is it? Just saying the screen measures 5.3-inches diagonally doesn’t really help you picture it. So we compared it to the Galaxy Nexus, Droid RAZR, and Galaxy Tab.
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Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
iPhone 4S Battery Case Showdown: 6 Cases Battle For Power
The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are incredibly popular phones, but one of the biggest complaints for both devices is the lack of a removable battery and poor battery life. While there are tricks you can use to fix bad iPhone 4S battery life, sometimes there’s nothing better than a bigger battery. If you find your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S is running [...]
Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit Mini-Review
If you’re more comfortable using a regular-sized pen, Samsung has an accessory that should please you. The $59.99 Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit has both an extra S Pen and a Holder that makes it the size of a normal pen. You get the side-button functionality and everything, just in a larger form factor.
Plantronics Marque Review: Small, Affordable, Awesome
If you’re looking for a great bluetooth headset, but you don’t want to spend $100 on a high-end headset, the Plantronics Marque M-155 bluetooth headset. Plantronics makes a number of headsets, including the Plantronics Voyager HD, which we gave a Best of 2011 Award, but not everyone is willing to wear the larger headset out [...]
