Apple has the largest network of self-promoting stores of all electronics and PC manufacturers. Microsoft is still building out its retail presence as it’s absent from most metro areas. Sony seems to be downsizing its retail footprint as of late. Samsung sells just about every kind of gizmo under the sun, from tablets to TVs, and is [...]
While we had reported that the FTC had proposed a Do Not Track policy for Internet privacy, Demcratic representative Edward Markey from Massachusetts will be taking online privacy a step further with a proposal that’s targeted at minors. Markey, who used the analogy that “the Internet is like online oxygen” for many kids today, expresses [...]
In a warning to investors, Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha notes that there will be a new competitive dynamic that will present itself as a disruptive force to the relationship shared between Verizon Wireless and Motorola, and that the dynamic will have an adverse impact on Motorola. The statement is prompting many in the tech industry [...]
Motorola Mobility has announced that it would showcase a video streaming device at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in las Vegas, NV in early January. The device would be able to stream videos to other mobile and Internet-connected devices, such as computers, tablets, and smartphones. The service would complement Motorola’s business in the cable television [...]
A survey of 7,500 Americans conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that wealthier Americans use the Internet more. The report published says that 95 percent of the affluent uses the Web at least occasionally, compared to 70% of less wealthy households, and that Americans earning $75,000 annually or higher [...]
I’m a sucker for factory tours and enjoy watching how stuff is made. GM released a video of how the Chevy Volt electric vehicle is manufactured in Detroit. Henry Ford would be proud of the mostly robotic assembly line. Any geek would enjoy the gadgetry involved in building the Volt. This time-lapse video compresses the [...]
NVIDIA, the maker of the dual-core Tegra 2 chips that are beginning to gain momentum in the high-end smartphone and tablet market, is saying that dual-core chips for mobile will become the standard in 2011 and that quad-core solutions will be available in the near future. The company had announced aggressive plans for its Tegra [...]
Ngmoco is publishing Pocket God for the Android platform. The game is incredibly popular on the iOS platform and the lack of it was reason enough for my 9-year old nephew to dismiss Android completely. The conversation went something like this: Nephew: What are Droid phones? me: They’re phones that are kinda like your dad’s iPhone [...]
Verizon will be offering the same $50 and $80 per monthLTE 4G rates to customers that don’t want to bother with a two-year contract. There is a catch however. Those that don’t opt for the Verizon contract will have to pay the full $249.99 cost of the LTE 4G modem. Signing on the dotted line [...]
At least one retailer is testing Apple’s point of sale solution in some stores this holiday shopping season. One shopper snagged a photo of the Apple PoS ringing up a Christmas sweater at Old Navy. The POS is called ZipCheck when used outside of Apple Stores. The system is based on an iPod Touch, but [...]
Although I didn’t think we’d lose Xmarks forever, the news that it was going to shut down was more than a downer. The bookmark (and more) syncing service is always one of the first things I load on any device to get up and running. And while nothing is forever on the Internet, the potential [...]
To me my thinking about routers has always been similar to how I think of printers. They are utility devices that I spend a lot of time researching before making a purchase, then make the purchase, hook them up, and forget about them. Until they fail. Then the process starts all over again. Of course [...]
Research in Motion announced today that it acquired The Astonishing Tribe, or what some call the SWAT team of user interface design. BlackBerry’s UI is the butt of many jokes in mobile phone discussions. RIM might have some of the best devices for heavy communicators, but the UI is one major reason that many RIM-wielding [...]
Hackers and developers of the ChevronWP7, a Windows Phone 7 jailbreaking utility, had removed the tool and the solution is no longer available for public download. According to the developers behind ChevronWP7, the move was made since Microsoft had reached out to them to create an official solution to load homebrew apps. By removing the [...]
We’ve been following the shipping stories about the HP Slate 500 since word dropped that they are finally on their way. Over on the TabletPCReview.com forums, user heatlesssun has not only gotten his hands on one of the HP Slate 500s that have started shipping but he’s posted up a few unboxing pictures as well [...]
This is an interesting read that goes somewhat beyond the day to day noise in the Tablet/Slate/mobile device race. In my view, Paul Graham gets what the rough and tumble of today might mean for tomorrow. The big picture isn’t about who’s winning what today even though that’s what we seem to focus on. The [...]
The Tegra-2 powered LG Star that we had seen floating around on the Internet previously was just given some hands-on time over at GSM Israel and confirms some of the rumored specs that we’ve seen prior, including a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 8-megapixel rear camera, HDMI port, and a front-facing camera for video chat. [...]
While Android, iOS, and BlackBerry are current leaders in the smartphone war in the U.S., a recent Nielsen survey finds that men prefer Android as a platform while iPhones were favored by the female gender. However, in a market where iOS and BlackBerry have each captured 27 percent market share and Android trailing by 3 [...]
While Samsung is looking to replace IPS LCD screens with its own Super PLS LCD screens, LG Display is tackling the OLED display technology along with QD Vision. With QD Vision’s design, LG Display is looking to produce quantum-dot LED screens, also known as QLED displays, which is a nanotechnology display that offers better performance [...]
Samsung recently showed off its Super PLS display, which stands for Super Plan to Line Switching display, which operates on LCD technology, that promises to be better than the IPS screen display technology. Samsung is boasting a 100 percent improvement in viewing angles compared to the already wide viewing angles afforded by IPS screens and [...]
There are certainly many ways to know that the Christmas season is quickly approaching. One of those ways I look forward to each and every year is TabletPC2.com’s Annual Santa’s List. Linda Epstein, the site owner of the site, does an amazing job gathering tons of gadgets that any geek worth the name would jump [...]
While the Federal Trade Commission admits that it doesn’t have the authority to mandate privacy issues without the assistance of Congress, the FTC did suggest in its privacy report that Web sites and browsers need to have an option for users to opt out of data collection with a “do not track” option. The agency [...]
While convertible tablets have been a mainstay of Microsoft’s Tablet PC platform, more recently manufacturers like Dell have taken the from factor and added a fresh new “twist,” as evident in the Dell Inspiron Duo. Now, it looks like Apple’s adding its own twist to the form factor with a recent patent filing dubbed “Application [...]
HP’s out of the Windows Home Server market once it sells out of its current stock of MediaSmart servers. It seems like just yesterday that Microsoft and HP were trying to explain why everyone needed a server at home. I own a pair of HP MediaSmart servers, but will be putting them out to pasture [...]
If you’re an Android smartphone user and an avid news junkie with your RSS feeds, you can now download the official Google Reader app for your Android phone from Android Market. The free download gives you quite a bit of option on a clean, attractive user interface to help you catch up with and manage [...]
Intel added a 120GB SSD to its X25-M drive lineup today. The new drive looks like the sweet spot of the lineup as it comes at just a $50 premium over the 80GB version. Swapping out your spinning hard drive for an SSD can significantly improve your everyday computing experience. Applications launch faster, the system [...]
Evernote is one of my favorite web services, but using it on a Mac has been somewhat frustrating. The current Mac client doesn’t have all the features you’d expect, forcing Mac Evernote users to jump over to Evernote.com to share notes. That’s all about to change, and if you’re willing to run beta software you [...]
The authenticity of the claim that the un-released Motorola Olympus, destined for AT&T, was spotted and purchased for an undisclosed sum at a local flea market is unverified, but we do have some clearer images as a result of said purchase. The device, which is due early 2011 for AT&T, will run on the Android [...]
Video footage was captured of a user with a device that looks to be an enlarged Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, leading many to believe that this could be a Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone. Unfortunately, however, the video capture is a bit blurry and we don’t get to see the sliding gaming controller, which would slide [...]
Verizon Wireless has unveiled more details about its 4G LTE network launch, which will be arriving in 38 major metropolitan markets. The roll-out will happen on Sunday, December 5th, and business users will be among the first to take advantage of the higher speeds, which the carrier is claiming to be 10 times faster than [...]
After some early problems with Dell’s first Windows Phone 7 handset, the Venue Pro is now finally available to order through Dell’s website. The device represents one of the more unique form factors for Windows Phone 7 as it takes on a portrait-oriented sliding keyboard, that when open resembles a BlackBerry and can be more [...]
Geeks will dump a browser and adopt another if it proves to be faster and have more bells and whistles. Techcrunch is reporting today that Google Chrome is used by more of its visitors than any other, ripping the title away from FireFox after four years. Google Chrome is currently my favorite browser and I [...]
I’ve been a big user of Slingmedia’s Slingbox for some time. I used a Slingbox Pro for some time and had no real issues with the device. I was able to sling video from my home setup to any computer I was using successfully. I’ve also purchased and used the mobile Apps on Windows Mobile [...]
Angry Birds fans on the Android platform are the first to get to fling birds at pigs in the new Christmas version of Angry Birds Seasons. As mentioned before, Rovio instead of releasing a new App for the Christmas edition has put this in with the previous Halloween version and thus the new name, Angry [...]
Ah the eBook wars. The fight continues as everyone wants you to purchase books from their store and use their device. Amazon is the behemoth in this struggle due to its large catalog and the ubiquity of its Kindle App, and I would venture also its Kindle devices. But the others still compete, although you [...]
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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 [...]
