If you’re out there Christmas shopping and think that those lost cost Tablets you might see here and there might be worth some of your coin, take a deep breath before plunking down you cash. Sure you can say you get what you pay for, but it looks like Staples doesn’t want you paying for [...]
HTC CEO Peter Chou told Mobile World Live during an interview that the company will be releasing 4G LTE-based products, but those products won’t arrive on the market until the second half of 2011. This would mean that the company’s Android and Windows Phone 7 products won’t make it in time to debut with Verizon [...]
After rumors that Apple had invested $1.2 billion in a Toshiba plant for building LCD panels, now eyes are on Sharp as Nikkei business daily reported that Apple and Sharp are investing another $1.2 billion to build a facility to produce screens for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch touchscreen products. Apple is said to be [...]
I know at least a couple of you have been waiting patiently for this: The Lifebook T580 Tablet PC is now listed on Fujitsu’s online store with both custom and pre-configured “Express Buy” options.
Dell has announced that the keyboard-less edition of the Venue Pro, known as the Dell Venue, will be coming to Korea this month. Like the Venue Pro, the Dell Venue will feature a 4.1-inch AMOLED curved Gorilla Glass display. However, instead of the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system found on the Venue Pro, with [...]
Amazon is selling the Samsung Q430 14 inch laptop for $649.99 including free shipping for a limited time and if you act fast you can score an additional $50 off because it is part of the lightning deal that ends at 3 PM Eastern or when all items are claimed. The Samsung Q430 has an [...]
Do you get road rage while driving because the drivers around you simply are bad drivers? Is the car in front of you violating a number of traffic or safety laws and you wish that there was a nearby police offer who would ticket the gas guzzling, SUV pedaling maniac? Well, DriveMeCrazy, developed by the [...]
If the LG Optimus 2X, which launches with an NVIDIA dual-core Tegra 2 processor, isn’t enough for you, then you may want to take a gander at a leaked Android-powered LG smartphone, which has the codename of LG B. The highlight of the device is in its design, which features an attractive, slim profile as [...]
Sony Europe has announced that the official PlayStation app will be forthcoming on Android smartphones. However, unlike the actual leaked yet unannounced Sony PlayStation Phone, which was caught on pictures and videos previously, Sony won’t be commoditizing itself with the release of the PlayStation App. The app will not allow users to play games. Instead, [...]
Interesting. Red Ferret Journal is linking to an intriguing combo concept featured on Yanko Design. The Lacie Float It is a both and external SSD drive and also a trackpad. While it makes sense on some levels, I’m not exactly sure of the benefits of an external trackpad for the mobile set, but I have [...]
Back in the stone ages when I used Windows Mobile devices I had them stuffed with Apps (I don’t even think they were called Apps back then) from SPB Software. SPB made some excellent software that offered very good functionality that really improved Windows Mobile. Again that was in the stone ages. Now, it looks [...]
An anonymous source told Know Your Mobile that Nokia’s MeeGo-based tablet will be launching in the third quarter 2011. As the rumor’s source is unknown and unverified, it must be taken with a grain of salt. MeeGo’s mobile development progress so far has been somewhat delayed; Nokia had initially promised a MeeGo-powered smartphone by the [...]
RIM honcho Jim Balsillie in speaking on a recent earnings call says that “I think the Playbook redefines what a tablet should do.” He goes on to say that this is about better performance, Enterprise functionality (VPN, document viewing, and editing, etc…). OK, all well and good. I’m not seeing the redefinition here, and I’d [...]
In an investment call detailing third quarter earnings, RIM says that the BlackBerry PlayBook won’t be available until the first quarter in the U.S. initially. The 2011 launch date, still not clarified, may be March. According to the company, says that revenues for the PlayBook may not be accounted for until the following quarter, suggesting [...]
The Kindle App for Android has been updated to version 2.0 adding quite a few enhancements including the ability to now purchase books within the App itself. Among the other enhancements are access to periodicals and newspapers, sharing your reading progress with social networks, and you can now use your smartphone’s volume keys to control [...]
Yes. Dropbox is now out of beta and has released version 1.0. The new version brings performance enhancements and something many Dropbox uses have been anticipating like Christmas morning, selective file syncing. Among the enhancements Dropbox says it has completely rebuilt things to make the syncing process less resource intensive. Dropbox 1.0 is strong enough [...]
It looks like Dell has just submitted a variant of the Windows Phone 7-powered Venue Pro to the FCC, and this time the smartphone comes equipped with compatibility for AT&T’s 3G networks. The version of the Venue Pro, currently available in the U.S., is only compatible with T-Mobile USA’s 3G AWS network. The Venue Pro [...]
According to a source, the next version of Android, which will be tablet-optimized, will launch as Android 2.4. Also known as Honeycomb, that operating system was widely believed to launch as Android 3.0, but it looks like Google may be saving the 3.0 number for a bigger update. The current version of Android right now [...]
According to a DigiTimes report, MSI may be launching its Windows-based WindPad tablet in January or February, ahead of plans for the company’s Android-based tablets that are slated for an April or May launch. Unlike the Android tablet models, the Windows WindPad from MSI will favor Intel’s Atom-based Oak Trail processor over an ARM-based CPU. [...]
Johannes at Newgadgets.de has put up an unboxing of the Dell Inspiron Duo for all to glory in. Here’s hoping he follows this up with some more thorough examinations. The reason I say that is the early reviews of the prototypes that Dell sent to some reviewers opened up more questions than they answered, leaving [...]
Don’t let the headline deceive you. This isn’t about hacking the Google Chrome OS onto a Tablet. Instead it is running the Google Chrome browser, and more specifically the Google Web App Store, which in essence offers you most of what the Chrome OS will offer on a Tablet. In this case I’m using the [...]
A new survey released by eMarketer shows that people spend on average the same amount of time on their mobile handsets as they do for reading newspapers and magazines. Per day, on average, consumers spend about 50 minutes on their mobile devices, 30 minutes reading a newspaper, and 20 minutes thumbing through a magazine. Mobile [...]
Research in Motion has launched updates to its BlackBerry Desktop Software for Windows and Mac. The Mac update now supports synchronization with BlackBerry 6 devices, like the newly launched BlackBerry Torch on AT&T or the BlackBerry Style on Sprint, and will allow users to switch devices and synchronize media–including music–over WiFi. Mac users can grab [...]
Barron’s reports that an analyst believes that NVIDIA’s dual-core ARM Cortex A9-based Tegra 2 chipset will be the reference design for Google’s first tablet-optimized version of the Android operating system called Android 3.0, otherwise referred to as Honeycomb. The news was not comfirmed by Google, though this report may be plausible as NVIDIA is among [...]
Apple announced that its Mac App Store will open on Thursday January 6, 2011. That date’s also the first day of CES 2011, where every company except Apple will be launching announcing new products. This is hardly a coincidence as Apple has routinely introduced new products, including the iPhone, in the midst of previous years’ [...]
Kinpad is trying to differentiate itself from a number of tablets coming out of China by utilizing a graphics core from AMD. The 7-inch capacitive touchscreen tablet retails for $400, and unlike the U.S. variants of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab tablets also features voice calls and SMS messaging, and runs on Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo operating [...]
DigiTimes is reporting that Apple will have redesigned models of the company’s MacBook Pro and iMac all-in-one consumer desktop in the first half of 2011. The publication says that upstream component makers are suggesting that the company will launch “at least four upgraded MacBook Pros as well as an iMac that features new panel size [...]
In addition to news coming from Samsung Telecommunications chief JK Shin that the company will be releasing a 7- and 10-inch slate, which was previously speculated before on the Internet, and tablets running on Google’s tablet-optimized Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system, the company is in the midst of acquiring NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processors. News of [...]
Flipboard is an amazing App for the iPad that just got a little more amazing with an update. Named by Apple as the App of the Year for 2010, Flipboard in its previous incarnation let you view feeds from Twitter, Facebook, and various other sources in a visual, magazine-like style. It has been one of [...]
The venerably leaked LG Star Android smartphone that was shown running on a dual-core ARM Cortex A9-based NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor has been confirmed by its maker LG as the LG Optimus 2X, a nomenclature that hints at the chipset that ships inside the device. The powerful Android smartphone is capable of encoding and decoding [...]
We’ve already covered the benefits of Chrome OS and cloud computing extensively. But as you can guess by the title of this article, this article is going to have a negative tone. I’ve been playing with the Chrome Cr-48 for a week now. While there are many features that are cool in theory, I don’t think [...]
Unfortuantely, the Nokia E7 Symbian^3-powered smartphone with its landscape-oriented pop-out keyboard did not debut on December 10th as was promised, but that may be for the best. Nokia says that the phone will be delayed until Q1 2011 without giving specific cause. A spokeswoman for the company said: We just wanted to make sure it’s [...]
Just discovered a great new app? Want to share that app discovery with your friend over lunch? Well, there’s an Apple patent for that, and hopefully the feature will be headed to an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad near you. Apple had filed for a patent for the process of app sharing. Essentially if you [...]
Recent rumors have it that Motorola’s dual-core Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet will be making a big splash for the Superbowl. Previously, Verizon had promised LTE-capable consumer devices in the first quarter, making the Superbowl launch date plausible. Moreover, with the carrier rolling out its LTE network to the 38 metropolitan areas–mostly NFL cities, a Superbowl [...]
Well, it looks like that price cut rumor on the T-Mobile version of the Galaxy Tab is rumor no more. Word is that the $50 price drop (from $399 to $349) is now in place, but quietly so for some reason. (Of course blogs are changing the quietly part.) Word is also out that Best [...]
Enter your email address to subscribe to GottaBeMobile updates.
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 [...]
The Next Nexus: What It Needs to Stay Ahead of the Pack
Late last year, Google and Samsung released the third rendition of the Nexus smartphone. The first of course was the HTC-made Nexus One which arrived in 2010 to great fan fare. Then, in late part of 2010, the Samsung-made Nexus S launched which eventually became available in two variants, the regular Nexus S and the [...]
Nokia Responds to Alleged 3-Inch ‘Tablet’ Leaks
When Nokia took the stage in New York City with carrier partner T-Mobile USA, various news outlets were reporting that Nokia was either working on a 3-inch tablet or media player. Right now, the company says that the information that was reported earlier was all a misunderstanding by various hopeful blogs. The device that was [...]
Pad & Quill Octavo iPad Case 2 Looks Great but is Bulky
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
If you have a Kindle Fire, then you owe it to yourself to take a look at the beautiful Kindle Fire Keeper, a case from Pad & Quill. Pad & Quill cases protect your iPad, eBook reader, computer or iPhone with a touch of class giving users a classic book-like experience even though they’re holding a very [...]
id America Gasket iPhone Case Review
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 [...]
