Yawn. It’s not quite 10am EST yet, and Apple’s iTunes already shows what most believed, that Apple would announce that it finally reached a deal with the Beatles to deliver that content on iTunes. Heralded as a “day you’ll never forget,” I’ve already forgotten it. I’m guessing quite a few folks who enjoy a Beatles [...]
Microsoft announced that it has sold more than one million Kinect sensors in the 10 days since it launched Kinect, a motion sensor for its popular gaming console. That’s a resounding success by any measure, especially considering the fact that the XBOX market is pretty darn saturated and the stand alone version of the controller [...]
In a repeat of a repeat attempting to salvage what many think is probably already one innovation too late, Eric Schmidt is trying to clarify how Google’s Chrome OS fits into the grand scheme of things in today’s mobile tech world. Simply put he’s repeating statements made earlier that Google’s Chrome OS is for devices [...]
Research in Motion’s put together a video demo of the BlackBerry PlayBook’s web browser and how it stacks up against the iPad’s. Pages appear to load significantly faster on the BlackBerry PlayBook and of course you can run Flash on it, while iPad’s Safari experience is a Flash-free zone. Javascript animations appear quite a bit [...]
After having released a pair of glasses-free 3D Android smartphones, Sharp will be teaming up with NTT Docomo to release the Android-based LYNX smartphone, which will use the same glasses-free touchscreen display that’s found on the other two handsets and the Nintendo 3DS. The LYNX 3D will be coming in December and offers the ability [...]
Amidst all the talk about Facebook’s new messaging system, AOL’s trying to drum up some excitement about Project Phoenix, its new email and messaging service. Project Phoenix certainly looks more interesting the AOL of yesteryear, but an early video doesn’t look all that promising. The Project Phoenix video is more talk than substance. Towards the [...]
We’re getting close to that point in the year where every publication, every website, and every blogger comes out with their ideas on the biggest stories of the year. This year has certainly been full of big stories in the world of gadgets and mobile computing and I’ll have a post in a few weeks [...]
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that details can emerge about a joint venture for mobile payments as early as today, Tuesday. The joint venture is formed by a coalition of wireless carriers in the U.S.–T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T–and also credit card issuers Discover and Barclays PLC. The venture will be led by former [...]
Remember the Dell Inspiron Duo? You know that hybrid Tablet/Slate that flips around in it its frame to make a keyboard available? Well, word is we might be seeing it available for sale next week on November 23. According to CNET we’ll be seeing pre-sale info later this week with the device ready to ship [...]
Select Best Buy stores are now offering the white version of the Dell Streak for sale. Unfortunately, though, the paler shade of the Streak, which was previously only available in black in the U.S., is only available in a physical store and cannot be ordered online through Best Buy’s website. According to Streak Smart, you [...]
In a few weeks time, Dell will be making a version of its Dell Streak Internet tablet/smartphone hybrid available in unlocked form and pre-loaded with Android 2.2 Froyo for U.S. customers. The Dell Streak was launched, and locked to, with partner AT&T in the U.S. though the tablet device is not sold through AT&T nor [...]
AT&T will be the last of the four major carriers to reveal and make available Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Android tablet, and the carrier is doing so with the highest price tag of its big rivals. The non-contract version of AT&T’s offering will net $649.99, a full $50 more than what other carriers are offering the [...]
The Nexus S, which has been long rumored and delayed, was shown off in a demo briefly with its logo covered up by Google GEO Eric Schmidt at the Web 2.0 Summit. The device was said to be an unannounced phone from an unnamed manufacturer, so Schmidt didn’t let out a lot of information, though [...]
While Intel and AMD are rivals in the chip space, AMD is now backing the MeeGo platform that is developed jointly by its rival and Nokia. MeeGo is an open-source operating system that is based on Linux and promises many powerful features, and Nokia’s support of the Qt development environment means that Symbian apps can [...]
Notion Ink’s Android-powered Adam tablet is almost here, and despite running on Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo operating system which Google says is made for smartphones rather than tablets, the 10-inch tablet with its low-power, sunlight-visible Pixel Qi display will come pre-loaded with 20 apps that are said to be tablet-ready. Like rival Samsung, which had [...]
A leaked document depicting what looks to be a Sony Ericsson XPERIA X7 and a smaller version called the XPERIA X7 utilizing Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system. If true, the XPERIA X7 and X7 Mini will both succeed the XPERIA X1 and X2 Windows Mobile handsets with Microsoft’s new Windows Phone operating system. While [...]
If you’re looking for the GSM equivalent of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G with a massive 4.3-inch display and Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, you may want to take a look at what some hackers have done to the HTC HD2, a handset with a glass capacitive touchscreen that was originally tooled by HTC to [...]
I’m doing a multi-part review of my new MacBook Air and have gotten a lot of questions. Geeks and non geeks alike have been asking me about my latest laptop and why I call it the best laptop I’ve ever used. At first glance the MacBook Air has a lot in common with other thin and [...]
Along with its Facebook Messages announcement today, it looks like Facebook has gone on to update its Facebook for iPhone app to include privacy controls. The app, now at version 3.3.2, does not bring any of the new Facebook Messages enhancements yet to mobile–that will come via a future update–but will help users manage their [...]
If you don’t already think that Facebook already has too much of your information, then you can surrender even more by giving Facebook access to your emails, chats, and text messages via Facebook Messages. According to Mark Zuckerberg, this is a messaging system that includes email as one component, and can aggregate your various communication [...]
It looks like HTC already has a successor to the popular HTC EVO 4G on U.S. carrier Sprint. The Android 2.2 EVO 4G had launched as the first Android smartphone with support for 4G, utilizing Sprint’s WiMax network. When not in 4G coverage, the EVO 4G can fall back to Sprint’s 2G and 3G network [...]
It looks like Google and Motorola are teaming up once again to launch the first Android tablet that will utilize an operating system that’s actually designed for tablet. The rumored MOTOPAD tablet will run on Google’s Android 3.0, also called Honeycomb, and will be feared at larger screen tablets. Android 2.2 brought many features, such [...]
Lenovo officially took the wraps off the Lenovo IdeaPad U260 ultraportable today. This lightweight consumer laptop is a pretty slick looking device, with extra attention paid to styling and the tactile experience. Lenovo’s put together two very un-ThinkPad like videos that show off its features and discuss its design philosophy. One thing that I really [...]
Apple’s home page is currently overtaken by a message that points to a new product offering tomorrow. Apple recently introduced several new features, including social networking, in iTunes 10.1, the latest version of the company’s digital storefront and media player. The new iTunes offering comes just in time for the holiday shopping season. The message [...]
BAM! Books-A-Million dropped a bombshell on the eReader world this weekend by offering the NOOKcolor for pre-sale through their online store with the rest of the NOOK line to follow online and in stores November 19. Interesting move considering that Android tablet eReader is from their biggest competitor Barnes and Noble.
I picked up a new MacBook Air a few days after it was first introduced and have been using it as my primary mobile computer since then. If you want to skip reading a long block of text, I’ll get to the point. The new MacBook Air is the best laptop I’ve ever purchased or [...]
The Android tablet avalanche hit a slight wall when DSGi (better known as Dixons) computer retailers Currys and PC World pulled the Toshiba Folio 100 from their shelves due to “very high returns rates”.
This is bittersweet for me. I just switched my personal cell service over to T-Mobile after 12 years with AT&T. I was wondering if I should be able to use the WiFi hotspot application that was pre-installed on the MT4G for free. I started it up and was expecting something to pop up and tell [...]
File this under the may or may not be true category. According to Engadget, the demand for the HP Slate 500 was “extraordinary,” according to HP. Well as the title of the post suggest, all things are relative. A source (hmm?) tells Engadget that HP only anticipated 5000 sales and that’s all that was manufactured. [...]
Despite recent predictions and projections stating that sales of netbooks and notebooks are being cannibalized by the emerging consumer consumption tablet category that is being led by the popular iPad, the tablet category may be cannibalized by the ultra-portable computer segment that’s being led by the newly unveiled MacBook Air. According to analysts at Rodman [...]
Diffusion Group recently released a survey showing that iPad owners are likely to cancel pay TV services. Just over a third of iPad owners are considering the switch, but only 12.9 percent of total surveyed are said to be “highly likely” to cancel their subscription television packages, and just 4.3 percent as “extremely likely.” The [...]
Magazine and newspaper publishers who have been frustrated by Apple’s failure to deliver a subscription model and the ability to obtain valuable subscriber information on the iOS platform that powers the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad may form their own partnership to deliver a subscription newsstand on Google’s Android platform. Dubbed Next Issue Media, [...]
Anonymous sources, which are deemed trusted, told popular Android-centric blog Android and Me that Samsung had cancelled the Nexus S model in favor of a dual-core model that will be released later with Android 2.3. The hold up with this strategy is that Android 2.3, also known as Gingerbread, isn’t optimized yet for dual-core hardware, [...]
Popular consumer electronics blog Engadget had obtained information of the next generation flagship Android phone from Korean phone maker Samsung. A leaked slide deck from Samsung obtained by the popular consumer electronics blog reveals that the Nexus S will sport an sAMOLED2 display, suggesting that Samsung is making enhancements and improvements to the current generation [...]
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Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
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The Pad & Quill Octavo case for the iPad 2 is a leather bound case that looks great on the iPad 2. This case is crafted with care and you can tell that when you pick it up. Pad & Quill is known for producing high quality cases that protect your tablet, computer or iPhone with [...]
Pad & Quill Fire Keeper: A Beautiful Kindle Fire Case
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iPhone cases are a dime a dozen, but now and then I see one that stands out. Enter the Gasket iPhone case from id America. The id America Gasket case is a brushed aluminum iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S case that looks absolutely stunning. The machined case is inspired by the head gasket you’d find inside a [...]
