As most Tablet PC users know, a proper stylus and handwriting recognition are invaluable. A proper inking experience has been lacking on the latest generation of tablet devices, including the iPad. That might change in the near future as N-Trig is partnering with HTC (see the HTC Flyer) and others to provide an inking experience [...]
In addition to the HTC Cha Cha, HTC will be releasing another Facebook-centric Android phone in the name of the HTC Salsa. Utilizing a more traditional candybar touchscreen form-factor, the Cha Cha dances with a 3.4-unch HVGA display, making it a mid-range or entry-level phone offering, and with the Facebook integration and dedicated Facebook button, [...]
Motorola is confirming what we’ve all been hearing for some time. The Motorola Xoom Tablet will debut on the Verizon network with an unsubsidized price of $799. A WiFi only version will be available for $600. The 3G (promised to be upgradeable to 4G in the future) model leaves some room for Verizon to do [...]
Well, what were we saying about competition regarding Apple and its publishing policies? Something like it would open up avenues for other platforms. Well, it looks like Google is trying to make sure it is working to stay out front with its subscription service and what it is calling Google One Pass. According to the [...]
Facebook seems to be walking the line of not releasing a self-branded handset, but still wanting to be a pervasive experience that invades your phone. The social network giant is partnering with HTC to release the HTC Cha Cha, which was seen at Mobile World Congress, featuring a front-facing keyboard–similar to the T-Mobile Dash 3G–and [...]
HTC had introduced a number of new smartphones, which represent evolutionary upgrades in the company’s phone designs, at Mobile World Congress. The new HTC Desire S, Wildfire, S, and Incredible S are seen as improvements to the already popular HTC Desire, HTC Wildfire, and HTC Incredible phone models. The HTC Desire S has a unibody [...]
As the Microsoft-Nokia partnership takes shape, their merged phone strategy means big changes. One announcement is lower priced smartphones. One possibly related rumor is that the Zune brand may be phased out and/or consolidated with another.
At Mobile World Congress, Motorola Vice President of Software and Services Product Management Christy Wyatt didn’t rule out the possibility of a Motorola Mobility-branded Windows Phone 7 handset, but isn’t optimistic about utilizing Microsoft’s mobile platform. “I don’t envision us using Microsoft. I would never say never but it’s not something we’re entertaining now,” says [...]
I unfortunately hit a busy period and all kinds of news breaks out. Some of it is real news. Some of it is the usual speculation. Some of it is FUD. One bit of news that seems to cross all three is the news about Apple’s in-app subscription policies. There’s quite a bit out there [...]
If you think the Tegra 2 is strong and powerful, you better wait for NVIDIA’s Tegra successor, codenamed Kal-El, which promises a qhopping quad-core processor coupled with a 12-core NVIDIA GPU to support display resolutions of 2,560 X 1,600 pixels. According to the chip-maker Kal-El delivers up to 5 times the performance of Tegra 2. [...]
Joanna Stern of Engadget has put up a video of HTC’s Flyer Tablet which seems to be targeted for those who like a stylus and inking. From what I’m reading here and elsewhere though some caution for Inkers is probably a good thing. HTC is using an N-Trig digitizer. But as James Kendrick reports we [...]
Pocketlint is reporting that Samsung may be souring on the 7-inch form factor made famous by the Galaxy Tab. There’s some PR vagaries in what he’s saying but the bottom line appears to be that the original Galaxy Tab will be the only 7-inch Tablet from Samsung. Does that mean there won’t be other devices [...]
It looks like making calls isn’t the only problem that’s plaguing the flagship Google Nexus S Android smartphone. According to various users on mobile help problems, the handset is also experiencing data loss problems, which will require a full reboot to regain data signal and connectivity. Also on the list is random reboots, especially in [...]
Despite the number of phones that are touting integration with, and a focus on, Facebook, rival social networking heavyweight Twitter is ruling out the possibility of a self-branded Twitter phone in an interview at Mobile World Congress. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo shot down any notion of a branded Twitter phone, despite admitting that nearly half [...]
While Verizon Wireless is expected to carry devices in its lineup this spring running the Windows Phone 7 operating system on hardware from HTC and others, the carrier is unwelcoming to the platform and doesn’t appear to think that Nokia and Microsoft will make an impact with their new alliance. The carrier’s Chief Technology Officer [...]
Two Dell employees decided to pull an internal marketing stunt to promote the Dell Streak at its Round Rock campus that resembled a terrorist attack. I’ve heard that the Streak family of tablets is low, but I didn’t realize it was so low that Dell would have to sink to these depths. Two Dell employees [...]
My wife wasn’t too concerned when I received a Valentine’s Day card from another girl yesterday. In fact we both laughed about it and we both applauded AMD for a creative PR stunt. AMD launched its power sipping APU at CES 2011 and I really liked them. The APU earned Notebooks.com’s Best Innovation Award at [...]
So apparently HP tried to use the Grammy awards as the launch point for their new “Everybody On” campaign. It included a commercial that is being widely reviled and the HP TouchPad shown in use before commercial breaks. Effective? Survey says “no”.
These last few weeks have been, well let’s just say chaotic. I could come up with other adjectives to describe this period that might be more accurate, but chaotic will suffice. In that period I’ve opened a new show that I co-wrote, attended two different sets of auditions, and have continued working to try and [...]
There are a lot of reports bouncing around the Internet about projected tablet sales, how tablet devices will be the next laptop device or how Apple will remain the market leader for years to come. There are a lot of people out there trying to figure out just where we’ll be headed. That’s the best [...]
As AT&T has now lost its iPhone exclusivity and must share the iconic Apple smartphone with rival carrier Verizon Wireless, AT&T will cozy up more with Android. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the carrier will create a social gaming network with partner OpenFeint, who has thus far created a similar cross-platform network for [...]
The Umeox Apollo is an Android smartphone whose claim to fame is its integrated solar power charging back. Rather than hopping on the wireless charging bandwagon, Apollo will be taking a more green approach by harnessing solar energy to power the green robot innards of this Android handset. Unlike other eco-friendly concepts of yore, Umeox [...]
In addition to the IE9 browser coming to Windows Phone 7, more basic features such as copy and paste will be coming to Microsoft’s mobile platform. In a presentation at Mobile World Congress, the company’s CEO says that the copy and paste functionality will be headed via a software update in the first two weeks [...]
Motorola has announced the release of the Motorola Pro for Europe at Mobile World Congress, which is essentially a 3G HSPA version of the Droid Pro, which we had reviewed, on Verizon Wireless. The features of the Motorola Pro are identical to that of the Droid Pro, though the Motorola Pro lacks support for CDMA [...]
At Mobile World Congress, Acer debuted its Iconia Smart smartphone, which is powered by the Android operating system. The company is marketing is 4.8-inch screen–just shy of the 5-inch screen on the Dell Streak 5 for AT&T–as “100% smartphone, 100% tablet,” suggesting that the hybrid device employs a compact enough form factor to be utilized [...]
At Mobile World Congress, Fulton was showing off its inductive wireless charging solution, which will be inter-operable with other devices thanks to its reliance on the Qi wireless charging standard introduced by the Wireless Power Consortium. Handset makers such as Motorola, LG, and HTC have all signed on, so if you have a Motorola phone [...]
In a gesture of goodwill, Best Buy is making its optional Buy Back program free until February 26 for consumers who purchase smartphones and tablets and opt in to the gratis program for now. The Buy Back program was launched with the Super Bowl and allows consumers to essentially sell back their old qualifying tech [...]
It looks like T-Mobile USA, the nation’s fourth largest wireless carrier, has made the Vibrant Galaxy S successor–the Galaxy S 4G–official at Mobile World Congress. The evolutionary upgrade to the Galaxy S lineup will support the carrier’s faster 21 Mbps HSPA+ network that it is promoting as a 4G standard. In a Twitter post, T-Mobile [...]
Asus was one of the earlier players who had entered into an agreement with Microsoft regarding the software-maker’s Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. However, since the platform had debuted late last year, consumer handsets from Asus are nowhere to be found–the company’s first batch of 500,000 Asus-branded Windows Phone 7 handsets had been sent [...]
As previously hinted, Apple is rolling out a new in-app subscription system and enforcing a new requirement that the option to purchase a subscription in-app be included. While it does not negate the option to purchase a subscription outside the app, the policy does prohibit links within the app to do so. Pretty strict, but [...]
We’ve seen a handful of iPad car mounts for rear seat passengers, but the CoolVue looks like the smartest one yet. It clamps onto a car seat’s headrest and is flexible enough to extend and rotate every which way. It can extend sideways, towards the middle of the rear seat, so that everyone riding in [...]
Following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab with its 7-inch display late last year, Samsung has now announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the newest member to the company’s tablet lineup. The device, as its name implies, was unveiled at Mobile World Congress with a 10.1-inch 1280 X 800 WXGA display and features Google’s [...]
Clarification of a months-old report that Netflix would be limited to certain Android devices came today from Qualcomm as they announced that their Snapdragon platform will enable Netflix instant streaming. The implication is, if you don’t have Qualcomm, you can’t get Netflix.
Undeterred by a week of bad news, Intel is demonstrating the tablet user experience for MeeGo at Mobile World Congress. Our friends at Netbook News have an excellent video of a demo unit in which they ask some very important questions.
In addition to the LG G-Slate that was announced at CES, LG is following up with its Optimus Pad announcement for Mobile World Congress. The Optimus Pad is an 8.9-inch tablet featuring Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system, which is the first version of Android built for tablets. The device’s 8.9-inch screen supports a resolution [...]
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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
