Avram Piltch from Laptop Mag got a little creative and wrote what Dr. Seuss presumably would’ve written about Google Chrome OS if he were still alive and if he covered tech rather than children’s books. Here’s a sampling of How the Schmidt Stole Christmas With Chrome OS Read more: http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-the-schmidt-stole-christmas-with-chrome-os#ixzz17ZF2OD8a All your mail and docs [...]
Well, 2010 is almost gone and it is time once again to gear up for some predictions for the next year. But before I do that, here’s a look back on my predictions for 2010 and how I scored with those. In my view, the biggest story of 2010 was Apple and its iPad. It [...]
Evernote is taking another step into the enterprise market with the introduction of Sponsored Accounts, a simple, straightforward way for an organization to bankroll their members’ Evernote Premium accounts.
Google’s adventures with Chrome OS include a large pilot program that I’m sure many applied for. Those lucky enough to get into the program will receive a netbook/notebook with Chrome OS installed to do testing on and provide feedback. While I can’t say this is the number of applicants who will be lucky enough to [...]
Word out of Blogee.net is that Samsung is working on a 10″ Windows 7 tablet with a slide-out keyboard called “Gloria”. A year ago, this would have been regular sane news. Post-iPad, it’s somehow a crazy rumor.
Google’s big announcements about its Chrome Browser, the Chrome Web Store and Chrome OS certainly captured a lot of attention including mine. Nothing Google does can be taken lightly when it comes to mobile computing. In fact, the promise of Google’s Chrome OS when it was announced back in July of 2009, prior to Apple [...]
I spoke with Avram Piltch from Laptop Mag by phone bout Google Chrome OS and a few other geeky things. He was extremely excited about some speed tests he recently completed and he just couldn’t get enough of Verizon’s LTE service. In his Manhattan apartment, Verizon LTE was not only faster than Sprint’s and T-mobile’s [...]
Wow. That’s all I can say. I read some of the transcripts and watched some of the video from the D: Dive Into Mobile conference last night. Interviews with some of the big wigs who run the carriers and their strategies were nothing if not illuminating and one with RIM that equally sheds light on [...]
Yesterday’s Gingerbread (Android 2.3) news from Google almost seems like it was meant to be passed by quickly, given the spate of announcements today about all things Chrome and last night’s news about Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). But, thanks to eagle eye Brad Linder of Liliputing who links to these guidelines it looks like there is [...]
Google is unveiling its latest plans for its Chrome browser, its Chrome OS, and info on the Chome Netbook which won’t be shipping until next year. We’re still digesting it all here, but in the meantime, if you’re in the Chrome browser you can check out the Chrome Web Store.
Google had gone on to announce the Google Cr-48 Chrome OS netbook today, which features a 12.1-inch display with full keyboard and large trackpad. The Cr-48 is an un-branded netbook clad in black and looks reminiscent of Apple’s black plastic MacBook. The device also features world-roaming support with a Gobi 3G chip that will work [...]
If smartphones are killing the market for standalone GPS units, then Google Maps for mobile 5 is the last nail in the coffin as Google puts the competition into the ground. Not only does this version, which previewed on the Motorola tablet prototype running Android 3.0, offer rough 3D views of locations, but it stores [...]
Google today announced specific details and demoed its Chrome OS, which the company is pushing as an alternative OS on low-cost netbooks with cloud-based synchronization and Web apps. The highlight of the demo is that it takes just four steps and less than a minute to boot up Chrome OS; additionally, the OS can resume [...]
Verizon Wireless announced today that it will be partnering with Google in pushing Chrome OS netbook adoption by giving users 100 MB free data every month for two years for every netbook purchase. The carrier is saying that plans will start from $10 per month, with no contracts, no activations (nor activation fees), and no [...]
Analysts are now predicting that Microsoft will be using its experience with Windows Media Center and Windows Phone 7 with the Metro user interface to design a Windows-based tablet. The analysts are saying that the tablet will have a more friendly user experience running on top of Windows 7. Given the mention of the Metro [...]
Tablets and Slates need Apps to gain traction and have a chance of making market inroads. RIM wants its PlayBook Tablet to be a success certainly and to try and ensure some of that, the Blackberry maker is offering developers a free Tablet. The offer of free hardware is for those who develop Apps that [...]
As bookseller Borders is trying to create its own digital strategy, it may acquire Barnes & Noble to give it the boost needed to be competitive in the e-books space. The market right now is growing big, and we’re seeing Apple, Barnes & Noble, and more recently Google entering the space to compete in the [...]
Just as we’re hearing more information about the Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone emerging with Android 2.3, developers have found more traces of Android’s potential foray into gaming in the the Android 2.3, also known as Gingerbread, SDK package available for download. According to Mobile Crunch, developers who looked at the SDK noticed that biuttons for [...]
Samsung has announced the W899 Android 2.2 smartphone for the Chinese market, which is an Android clamshell flip phone that utilizes two touchscreens–one on the inside of the flip and the other on the exterior side. The Samsung W899 has two 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen displays, GPS, WiFi, a 5-megapixel camera, and a microSD expansion card. [...]
Report out of Digitimes is that Apple’s contract manufacturer Foxconn has been given the go signal to start churning out the next generation of iPads to the tune of 400,000 to 600,000 in the initial shipment. Supposedly shipping out in February. So how does that affect the tablet buy/wait equation?
After the release of the Android 2.3, also known as Gingerbread, SDK yesterday, developers have discovered icons for video chat within the SDK. Video chat is a highly requested feature in the Android community as something that could be integrated with Gmail and Google Chat so that video chat wouldn’t require a lot of effort [...]
VMWare is bringing its virtualization technology to mobile in an effort to help enterprise users combine their work phone and personal phone into one device. This will help to give users the ability to customize and download non-work approved apps on the personal side, allowing end-users to endlessly customize their devices without fear of security [...]
Regional wireless carrier MetroPCS is planning to launch an Android smartphone that will utilize its 4G LTE network in the first quarter of 2011. Company CEO Roger Linquist announced the carrier’s intentions of expanding its current LTE portfolio, which thus far comprises only of the Samsung Craft feature phone, during an investor call. Linquist says [...]
Crazy. That’s what the Tablet/Slate picture is now. Crazy. I got hit with a question from an old chum on Facebook this morning. Here’s the question. OK, I was going to get an iPad for my kid for Christmas. Now I see the Samsung Galaxy Tab is selling like hotcakes. You keep saying that the [...]
In the category of we’d rather not put all of eggs in one Tablet/Slate basket, comes word that Toshiba is planning to unveil three different Tablet/Slate flavors, one each for Windows, Android, and Chrome. Look for these to hit at CES 2011. According to DigiTimes these aren’t of the small variety, instead two will be [...]
So, Copy and Paste is coming to Windows Phone 7. Everyone knows that it is due sometime in 2011. Pocketnow has video and pics for you to drool over if that’s your thing.
At the D: Dive Into Mobile Conference, Google’s Andy Rubin demonstrated a first look at a Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Tablet. Using a prototype Tablet/Slate from Motorola. You can check out the video below. This obviously has everyone excited. Note that the Tablet has no physical buttons. He also demonstrates the Gmail App which looks quite [...]
Seven inch Tablet not your thing? Want something bigger, but don’t want to carry it in a man-purse or some other bag? Well, maybe this T-Shirt is for you. Apparently its quite a big pouch or pocket or whatever. The Large Pocket Shirt will set you back $30 to pretend like you’re some sort of [...]
Word out of 9to5Mac is that the Camera Connection Kit for iPad is outputting less power on iPads upgraded to iOS 4.2. The result cuts out many out-of-design uses of the USB connector, such as attaching a keyboard or microphone, but some users are reporting that their cameras and SD cards aren’t getting enough juice [...]
This morning, Warner wrote that the Google eBooks digital bookstore is now open for business, but that the iOS app isn’t yet available. It looks like Android and iOS platforms now have native apps to access and synchronize with Google’s eBooks store, which will require a Google or Gmail account. Now, books purchased are stored [...]
In between watching the Google news and going to a Dr’s appointment this morning I noticed some news about this bouncing around on Twitter. It is confusing news. What I was seeing was news that Pandora was not going to develop an App for Windows Phone 7. If that holds true that will certainly be [...]
After we had reported about the Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone, codenamed Zeus Z1, the device, with its sliding landscape-oriented gaming controller was captured in a clearer video. The device is said to be running Android Gingerbread, which is version 2.3 of the Android operating system that Google had debuted today alongside the Nexus S smartphone, [...]
NewEgg has a 64GB Samsung SSD on sale for just $99, a $50 discount off the normal price. If you’re looking to speed up your mobile system, an SSD is your best bet. The trade off is of course a relatively low capacity, but 64GB is sufficient for a lot of users who don’t need to haul around multimedia [...]
Now that the Nexus S is out of the bag, Google is announcing availability and pricing for the smartphone, which will be destined for T-Mobile’s network in the U.S. following the tradition of the original Nexus One. The device is expected on December 16th in the U.S. and December 20th in the UK. In the [...]
With rumors of an impending iPhone on Verizon Wireless mounting, an analyst is now speculating that as part of Apple’s and Verizon’s deal, the carrier may demand to be the second exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S. to block out rivals Sprint and T-Mobile from getting Apple’s smartphone on their networks. Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw [...]
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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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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 [...]
