It looks like in addition to the mystery HTC Windows Phone 7 model that was spotted at the FCC, Asus has one of its model at the U.S. regulatory agency for approval as well. FCC data reveals that the device will have a 4-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, and a 1300 mAh battery. [...]
Another HTC-made Windows Phone 7 device with AT&T compatible 3G bands has been spotted at the FCC for approval, leading some to speculate whether the potential addition could be an AT&T variant of the HTC HD7, which is currently found on T-Mobile USA in the U.S. market, or a GSM variant of the HTC Pro [...]
Google has gone ahead and made the Samsung Nexus S page live, making the second milestone in the Nexus product line. Google’s revealing some specs, which include WiFi tethering capability, WiFi calling, NFC support, 16 GB memory, and a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor along with a curved display. The specs of the next-generation Google co-developed [...]
I brought my wife to the mall over the weekend to grab a few items and ran across an interesting Verizon promo. Stownstown Galleria in San Francisco has a handful of empty storefronts. Verizon turned one of them into a giant interactive billboard for the holidays. There are a bunch of images and slogans strewn [...]
Looks like Google is in an announcing mood today as they are officially announcing Android 2.3 also known as Gingerbread today, along with updated SDK tools. For a complete list of what’s new in 2.3 you can check out this link. I’m sure we’ll hear lots more about this as it rolls out, but keep [...]
Looks like the Google eBook Store is now open for business. Although it doesn’t look the iOS Apps are available yet.
After an active stretch of my personal life, I’m back to blogging today and have brought with me a greater appreciation for mobile hotspots, particularly in relation to tethering and hotspot mobile phones.
The news isn’t really news anymore, but Google is bent on launching its Google eBookStore and soon from what we’re hearing. The Technologizer has gotten an early look at the Apps Google will make available for Android, the iPhone, and the iPad. That report also says that there won’t be dedicated Apps for desktops and [...]
If you’re a Dropbox user you might be interested in this. Dropbox has unveiled a Release Candidate for its next version which includes selective folder syncing. What’s that? Well, if you’ve got lots of info stashed in your Dropbox you know that the magic of Dropbox syncs that to every computer you’ve installed the software [...]
Previously released with full support for only Android, a new version of the Looxcie wearable camcorder headset has launched for iPhones running iOS 4.2. Good news for iPhone users who want a little spycam to record the events of their daily life, but it could be bigger news for iPad owners who want camera support.
Remember when we mentioned that we’re at the dawn of the free iPad era? Well, here’s another example of a company giving away free iPads…with a catch. Bloomingdale’s is giving away free iPads (16GB Wi-Fi) to anyone that spends $1,500 or more in its 59th St. store’s Y.E.S. department. Apparently, I’m not fashionable enough to [...]
Mophie recently introduced the Mophie Juice Pack Air Plus for iPhone 4 for $99. The original Juice Pack Air for the iPhone 4 dropped to just $79 since it only has 75% of the juice of the new model. Amazon.com’s apparently clearing out stock of this unit and dropped the price of the Juice Pack [...]
1Password is an excellent password manager for the Mac platform. The Windows version has been in beta for awhile now, but that beta has ended with the release of version 1 of the software. Agile Web Solutions the makers of 1Password are giving users a chance to get $10 off in celebration of moving out [...]
The folks who are making the intriguing Notion Ink Tablets are nothing if not great teases. The company blog has been revealing bits of info for quite some time. Well, now it looks like the folks at Notion Ink are getting closer to release. In case you haven’t been following long, Notion Ink is producing [...]
Laptop Mag got their hands on the Viewsonic G 10 inch Tablet and has posted up one of their usual thorough reviews. Suffice it to say they weren’t too enthusiastic about the Viewsonic G. Running on the Nvidia Tegra v2 platform the G is running Android 2.2 and offers the usual array of Tablet/Slate functionality [...]
I knew there was some serious EVO 4G fans in t he racing community due to the whole NASCAR sponsorship thing, but I had no idea rappers loved their EVOs so much. Some express the kind of love for their EVOs that I’ve rarely seen outside of the confines of Apple fanboyism. My friend Avram [...]
Have you ever scratched your head in wonder or frustration or anger at how 3G data plans are priced by the carriers? It often seems like a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma to quote Winston Churchill. Certainly there’s no consistency and to be frank, my opinion is that is just the way [...]
According to various reports Google is finally going to unveil its Chrome OS Netbook on Tuesday, December 7. In addition sources are saying that Google’s Chrome Web Store will be announced at the same time. Pictures of a Chrome OS keyboard have surfaced and this is fueling lots of talk. Word is also bouncing around [...]
Asustek is expected to launch a tablet PC running on Intel’s Core i5 CPU, which is slated for an end of year release. The high-end 12-inch tablet will be priced between $1,000 and $1,200 according to DigiTimes, and will be initially be available in the U.S. and Europe. As the tablet is powered by a [...]
The CTL 2goPad SL10 is a full Windows 7 slate that utilizes an Intel Atom processor and a capacitive 10-inch touchscreen display. Liliputing notes that “it’s one of the better Atom-powered Windows tablets I’ve used,” although it can be sluggish at times. The base model sells for $549 while the Pro model sells for $799, [...]
Ever since Apple unveiled its $99 Apple TV refresh running on the iOS platform, many have speculated that the company may be exploring apps and games to make the TV “smarter” like the company’s iPhone smartphone. Thus far, Apple has not opened up Apple TV to the gaming experience and has kept the living room [...]
Apple is continuing the precedents it had established with the App Store for the iPhone and iPad with its Mac App Store by using a curated experience to control what types of software can be sold on its digital store front. For the OS X Mac App Store, which the MacBook Air could benefit from, [...]
Ticonderoga Securities Analyst Brian White is making predictions on some of the new features that Apple may use in the next-generation iPhone 5. White says that some of these technologies include the ability to watch live, over-the-air digital TV and an integrated pico projector to share your small screen display with others on a larger [...]
As its name implies, Flix on Stix will allow you to rent your favorite flicks on a “stick”–a common name for a USB thumb drive. Utilizing a rental model similar to Redbox with strategically placed kiosks, Flix on Stix hopes to give you your movies on a USB drive rather than a DVD, which could [...]
Samsung has just announced that it is the leading Android smartphone maker in the United States in the third quarter of this year. Citing market data by Gartner, the company is crediting its success to the wildly popular Galaxy S series smartphones, which has appeared on all four major national carriers as well as a [...]
A New Jersey dad was going out to grab some food when someone shoved a .380 in his face and sped off with his car. Fortunately, Stalin Guzman had installed Lookout on his Android smartphone. For some reason, Guzman had left his phone in the car. He ran inside his home and called 911. Thanks [...]
The chill is coming and with that comes outer wear of all kinds. For touch screen fanatics who like to play out in the cold, that means making a choice about whether or not to have your gloves on have your hands cold. Or not. Earlier Thomasin and I shot a quick GBM Shortcut checking [...]
Congratulations! We’ve got some winners for the new version of WritePad for the iPad. When we announced the contest on Monday we said we’d be giving away three promo codes. But, as it turns out the good folks at WritePad have given us 5 codes to pass out to the lucky winners. And now cue [...]
Samsung has announced faster DRAM memory standards for use in mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. The new LPDDR2 DRAM uses less power, according to Samsung, than existing solutions while at the same time delivering more performance thanks to its 30 nm-class technology. The base model is offered at 4 GB and can transfer data [...]
Congress apparently took a break from still arguing about unemployment benefits and tax rates to address a very pressing issue: TV Volume. The CALM act is crafted to solve what’s apparently a major crisis in the living room. You know the problem…you have volume set to say 50% while watching your favorite Dancing with the Stars contestant. [...]
Our own Warner Crocker is at it again, handing out his annual Ink Blot Awards. The list of recipients is long and (mostly) distinguished. This marks the sixth year that Warner’s put together the list over at Life on the Wicked Stage, his personal blog. I highly recommend reading through the list of awardees and [...]
Mophie recently released the Juice Pack Air for the iPhone 4 and it looks like they have a newer solution that offers more juice for those who need it. The Juice Pack Air Plus looks similar to the earlier model, but it will supposedly more than double your battery life. I’m a big Mophie fan. [...]
Not too shabby. Samsung is touting that they’ve sold 1 million Galaxy Tabs besting its end of year predictions. Over 10% of them have been sold in Korea. Samsung is now revising its year end estimates to 1.5 million. To celebrate Samsung is reminding everyone that there will be a 10 inch version next year. [...]
A recent patent filing by Apple reveals a graphic-oriented approach to traditional pop-up dialogue boxes and menus, which are accessed on touchscreen devices like the iPhone and iPad via a long press, otherwise known as pressing or tapping and holding. Rather than displaying the menu items of the pop-up in a list, like what Android [...]
HTC is still waiting to see how the tablet market performs before deciding to launch its own tablet product. The Android and Windows Phone 7 maker infers that tablet products may not be a threat to its core business and so it may not be pressed to enter the competitive and emerging space that’s now [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
