The AT&T version Dell Streak 5, a 5-inch tablet-smartphone hybrid from Dell, is finally getting its upgrade to Android 2.2 Froyo, up from Android 1.6. While Dell has been offering the Android 2.2 Froyo upgrade on various variants of the 5-inch Dell Streak, the AT&T-locked and branded device is finally getting its treatment to Android [...]
Apple is set to announce the next generation iPad on March 2, which means a lot of current iPad owners will be itching to upgrade. But do you really want to plunk down another $499 all over again? I certainly plan on getting the new iPad and my wife has already expressed interest in the new Apple [...]
While Apple has long been rumored to be building out a solution to offer customers a digital locker and enhanced social features, including photo streaming, through a new MobileMe and iTunes feature, there is now an anticipated date for when the revamped cloud-based service will launch. At its shareholder meeting during a Q&A session, Apple [...]
When the Galaxy Tab was launched on Verizon, the carrier, like rival AT&T, was one of two to offer the tablet offering only a contract-free offering. While this mean that you can activate and cancel your mobile broadband data at any time, and re-activate data without penalties, it also means that users will have to [...]
With Apple having already sent out media invites to a number of news and blog outlets to an event, with an iPad gracing the invitation, it is widely believed that Apple will be announcing the successor to its current first generation consumer-centric tablet running on the iOS platform. When launched, the iPad 2 will have [...]
It looks like the HTC Inspire 4G may not be the only phone plagued by slow upload speeds as my experience with the Motorola Atrix 4G–a dual-core Android smartphone that supports AT&T’s faster 14.4 Mbps theoretical 4G HSPA+ network–also suffers from slow upload speeds despite the carrier’s claims that HSUPA, or high speed upload packet [...]
T-Mobile USA, the nation’s fourth largest carrier, has raised the prices on a number of popular Android smartphone, including the myTouch 4G, the T-Mobile G2, and the new Samsung Galaxy S 4G. Prices for all three smartphone models are now up by $50 on a two-year contract with the carrier. Other phones have seen price [...]
The next-generation iPad will be announced next Tuesday (March 2nd) and most pundits are dubbing the device the ‘iPad 2.’ There are a lot of things unknown about the next-gen iPad, including its price and specifications. But one thing’s for sure- Apple’s not going to call this thing the iPad 2. Apple generally keeps product [...]
We’ve been testing out the new OnLive Game System and it’s pretty impressive, with just a few problems. So we thought we’d share a weekend sale Onlive is having on 2K Games. This weekend users can get 50%-70% off many popular 2K Games titles including NBA2K11 and Major League Baseball 2k10. Each day of the four-day [...]
While Verizon Wireless and Motorola have both promised that there will be a 4G LTE upgrade to the Motorola Xoom tablet, which will initially be launched as a 3G CDMA-only device, after launch, neither company have announced how the process will work. A leaked internal document obtained by Droid-life now tells the story, and if [...]
FormConnect is a form building app for iPad that’s going to hit the Apple App Store soon. The App makes it easy to design forms, collect information and share the results with others. FormConnect is currently in private beta, but it looks promising. There are a couple of guys behind the app with a lot [...]
Apple’s set the benchmark with the iPad’s $499 entry price and most mobile tablet manufacturers are struggling to come close to that price. What if Apple knocks $100 or more off that price tag when it introduces the iPad 2 next week? While Apple does sell several versions of the iPad ranging all the way [...]
Apple’s holding a press event on March 2 where it will likely introduce the next-generation iPad. We’re expecting to see a refined iPad 2 that will make the original iPad obsolete. If you’re planning on buying an iPad, now is not the time. So what will your patience buy you? The iPad 2 (or whatever [...]
The guys over at iFixIt got their hands on the Motorola Atrix and tore it down for your viewing pleasure. The Motorola Atrix features Nvidia Tegra 2 technology to power graphics and video and some other intersting components. While almost all Motorola Atrix owners will have their phones serviced by professionals, iFixIt provides all the tools you [...]
A tweet from Sprint points to a Windows Phone 7 announcement tomorrow. The tweet is much more than a hint at Windows Phone 7 as you can see below. I’m not sure why Sprint just didn’t come out and say that the company will be rolling out WP7 devices. What other mobile OS supports XBOX? [...]
HP’s refreshed its entire Elitebook and Probook lineup with faster processors and fresh new looks. But my favorite feature on the new notebooks will probably be overlooked by most notebook users. All of the new Elitebooks and Probooks now come with an easy access panel, which means you can replace memory without twisting a single [...]
There’s another interesting Kickstarter project that may interest mobile gamers and tablet fans. Joystickers is raising money to produce a few capacitive touch accessories, including gaming buttons that can temporarily be stuck on any touch screen. The designers are also working on the Flow, a brush stylus for artists that looks pretty interesting. The Joystickers [...]
The HTC Thunderbolt is one of the most anticipated phones of the year, with countless Android fans waiting for an official release date so they can upgrade. Verizon hasn’t set an official release date, but rumor is that the phone will be available as early as tomorrow (February 24). If you’re thinking of buying an [...]
There’s another Kickstarter project brewing that I’m going to support. This time, it’s an iPad accessory that doubles as an iPad stand and a speaker amplifier. Like most iPad stands, the Pocket Stand can clip onto the iPad to support it in portrait or landscape mode. It can also bump up one edge when using [...]
When a man in Yolo County, California was cited with a ticket for going 40 MPH in a 25 MPH zone, he went to court to fight the ticket armed with his Android smartphone with its GPS capabilities. For evidence and to rebute his citation, the man, who was using the Google Tracks app at [...]
We’ve seen tablets and smartphones serve as remote controls for TVs, appliances, and home automation systems, but the next wave of mobile technology may be to control car systems. If QNX–the company behind many in-car systems such as those found on BMW, Mercedes, and Chevrolet cars–has its way, then tablets may pave the way for [...]
Recent rumors that Apple may be interested in the low-cost smartphone market may not be as far fetched as it sounds, despite the New York Times debunking the iPhone Nano speculation. According to The Next Web, uSwitch has released the results to its UK-based study showing that consumers are increasingly looking at price as a [...]
Thanks to Motorola’s implementation of a locked bootloader, the new Motorola Atrix 4G dual-core flagship Android smartphone for AT&T will not be able to handle custom ROMs. Despite the fact that the handset was recently rooted, which allows for certain features like ability to install non-Android Market purchased apps that was prevented by AT&T, the [...]
Push notifications are now being enabled on the RIM-developed Twitter app for the company’s BlackBerry smartphones. The beta, now in version 1.1, now brings a number of new features in addition to push notifications for direct messages and mentions, denoted with the @name usage. Now, direct messages are now threaded in conversation view so you [...]
Word out of IDG News is that Fujitsu will launch their new Stylistic Q550 at Germany’s CeBIT show this year, running the first week of March. This should be a welcomed return for many long-time Tablet PC fans who lamented the gradual decline of this line of slates. And for those who don’t know their [...]
Bits and pieces of rumors are coming together to form a picture that Intel’s new multi-Gb/s, multi-protocol wired interface called Light Peak will be featured in the new Macbook Pro as Apple’s Thunderbolt. Sounds cool, but what does that mean for us?
As T-Mobile is rolling out a faster 4G HSPA+ network and will be introducing more data devices–including tablets and mobile hotspot routers, the carrier may be examining plans to offer truly unlimited mobile broadband data plans. Currently, T-Mobile’s data plans, at least on smartphones, are limited to 5 GB of data per month, after which [...]
Google is re-igniting its war with Facebook, but this time the war is fought much closer to home on the Android home front. With the recently deployed Android 2.3 Gingerbread over the air update to rectify some of the Nexus S‘s many problems, Google is removing the Facebook contacts synchronization feature that would allow Android [...]
At a recent Samsung event in Europe, the Korean tablet- and phone-maker told Pocket-lint that the Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 10.1 could stream television broadcasts from the company’s upcoming Smart TV HDTVs. Essentially, this would turn the Android smartphone and tablet into secondary television displays while inside the user’s home. For the [...]
In addition to streaming news from Amazon, rival Netflix is coming out with its own news by announcing that older content from CBS will be joining the service’s Watch Instantly streaming library. In a non-exclusive two-year agreement starting this April, Netflix subscribers can watch shows such as “Medium,” “Flashpoint,” “Frasier,” and “Cheers,” “Family Ties,” “Hawaii [...]
While Apple has yet to announce its second-generation tablet computer, there has been a lot of hype about the device, it’s form factor, and it’s specs. One Apple fan has taken upon himself to create a video parody of what Apple’s iPad 2 will look like and how that tablet will function, and the results [...]
Google is now pushing out an update to its Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system for the Nexus One and the newly launched Nexus S smartphones. The update brings the Gingerbread build number to 2.3.3 and will be delivered over the air (OTA) over the next several weeks in batches to ease server load. That means [...]
The 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand has killed at least 75 and many more are injured. As with any major emergency, communication in and out of the area has become a major challenge. Google’s pitching in by maintaining a Crisis Response page to help people affected by the earthquake to find each other and [...]
The Lunatik is the best iPod Nano wrist watch solution on the market and I was very excited to finally pick up a sixth-generation iPod Nano this weekend. If you’re the kind of person that liked having a calculator on your wrist when you were a kid, you’ll absolutely love the iPod Nano and Lunatik [...]
Verizon’s blasting out an ad for the HTC Thunderbolt 4G in preparation of the device’s official release, which may happen within the next few days. But I’m not 100% sold. The cinematography in the HTC Thunderbolt 4G commercial is certainly impressive, but there just isn’t enough of the phone in the commercial in my opinion. Ads like [...]
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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 [...]
