In a line that sounds strikingly familiar, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that they would “give people the full Web on their phone” by bringing Internet Explorer 9 to Windows Phone 7, complete with hardware acceleration for better animation. So that means Adobe Flash, right? Uh, no.
Unlike the LG Optimus 2X, unveiled at CES, the LG Optimus 3D announced for Mobile World Congress will be using a dual-core 1.0 GHz ARM-based OMAP processor from Texas Instruments rather than NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 CPU. In addition to a glasses-free 3D screen and the ability to capture images and video in 3D, the Optimus [...]
Over the weekend at 2011 Mobile World Congress, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was asked straight out if he was a “Trojan Horse”, i.e., if he joined Nokia with the intent of subverting it with the partnership to his old company, Microsoft. “The obvious answer,” he said, “is no.” But that’s not the whole answer.
At Mobile World Congress, Samsung has announced the successor to the company’s flagship Galaxy S successor known as the Galaxy S II. The smartphone’s announcement was widely anticipated, and now we have more details about the dual-core smartphone that’s highlighted by the next-generation Super AMOLED Plus display that’s been announced on various Samsung Android smartphones [...]
Now that the Nokia and Microsoft partnership has been announced, Nokia went ahead and showed off some concept hardware that may or may not get released. The vivid colors on Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 renderings are reminiscent of those that debuted with the company’s Nokia N8, while the curved form factor resembles the Nokia C7 [...]
It looks like in addition to launching the XPERIA Play at Mobile World Congress, Sony Ericsson is also launching a slate-based handset by the name of the XPERIA Neo. The Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone is said to be a low-cost alternative to the high-end XPERIA Arc, which debuted at the beginning of the year at [...]
In addition to the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play and XPERIA Neo launches at Mobile World Congress, the Android smartphone-maker also launched the XPERIA Pro, which is more geared for business. Rather than the PlayStation Certified gamepad on the XPERIA Play PlayStation Phone, the XPERIA Pro utilizes the same form factor but includes a sliding keyboard [...]
Apple had brought the term ‘IPS’ into the mainstream with the company’s iPad consumer tablet, and there is speculation that the company may be switching to a new PLS technology in the future. According to a report from The Korea Herald, Samsung Mobile Display will be the maker behind the Super Plane to Line Switching [...]
True to the company’s promise, the PlayStation Phone has been made official at Mobile World Congress by Sony Ericsson as the XPERIA Play. The Android handset will come pre-loaded with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and will be powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU when it launches, complete with the chip-maker’s Adreno 205 integrated GPU. [...]
At Mobile World Congress, Adobe had suggested that Google may be bringing its tablet-specific Android 3.0 operating system down to the smartphone level. In introducing Adobe Flash 10.2, which Adobe says requires Android 3.0 to function, the company says that the plugin should be available in the coming weeks to Android smartphones and tablets in [...]
Further corroborating Bloomberg’s news of a smaller, less expensive iPhone, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple may be adding an entirely new iPhone to better compete with other cheaper smartphones that are priced close to free on a two-year contract. The smaller iPhone, codenamed N97, is said to be about half the size [...]
The ever moving target that is the price and release date of the Motorola Xoom tablet running Android 3.0 is on the move again. Is it $799 or $899? Is it the 17th or 24th? Or is it, as claimed on the Best Buy website, available for pre-order on the 17th for… $1199.99?!?
As many of you know I’ve been working with Tablets for well over a decade. I’ve owned countless Tablets, produced countless videos (and bloopers) and my enthusiasm has never wavered. Mobile computers have come a long way in the last year, and even a little over 13 months ago, as we were listening to Steve [...]
GottaBeMobile started out as a Tablet PC blog, right around the dawn of the tablet era. Though our coverage has branched out to cover all things mobile over the years, our tablet articles and reviews are still the most popular items on the site. We have some great tablet veterans here and as of today [...]
Tablet PCs for nearly a decade ran almost exclusively with a Windows operating system. Enterprising users could install various forms of Linux and occasionally a third party would try their hand at the platform, but Windows was the only mass market option. That all changed in 2010 when Apple strolled along and changed how we [...]
Look up the word “loser” on the Internet this week and you might hear the Intel chime in the background. Or at least that’s the impression I got after reading reaction to this week’s big tech announcements.
This was a big week in tech with several new products launching from big names like Dell and HP including notebooks, tablets and phones. We also saw the launch of the Verizon iPhone, which didn’t get a large turnout of buyers waiting in line, but it did hit sales records for Verizon. Hot News in [...]
While the HTC Thunderbolt’s release date has been up in the air following the phone’s announcement at CES last month, a reliable source to IntoMobile is saying that the device is expected to land in Verizon Wireless and at Best Buy on February 24th. The Thunderbolt marks the first 4G LTE smartphone on the carrier’s [...]
Hitachi Display is looking to launch its HD high resolution smartphone display, which essentially crams a resolution of 1280 X 720 pixels into the size of a 4.5-inch IPS display using LCD screen technology. The IPS screen technology promises wide-viewing angles. With the display, coupled with a 720p HD video camera on a smartphone, you [...]
LG is expected to introduce and debut a 3D Android smartphone next week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as the Optimus 3D, and now the company is teasing the glasses-free 3D smartphone. The new teaser video shows off the device with a kick stand, a feature that was highly popular on the Sprint HTC [...]
It looks like Apple may refresh the ultra-portable MacBook Air notebook–available currently in 11- and 13-inch screen sizes–to accommodate Intel’s second-generation Core processor, known as Sandy Bridge according to the latest Internet reports. Our own Josh Smith had written over at Notebooks.com that the move will deliver for Apple and to consumers better graphics performance: [...]
With news that Samsung’s own dual-core processor–formerly called Orion and now named Exynos–will be clocked at 1.0 GHz per core, rumors of the Galaxy S 2 next-generation flagship Android smartphone with a 1.2 GHz speculated dual-core processor indicates that the device may not sport a processor built by Samsung. The move would be surprising as [...]
Samsung has unveiled the branding off of the company’s dual-core 1.0 GHz mobile processor, which will compete with the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset and those from Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and others. Previously rumored and known as the Orion processor, Samsung’s mobile solution is called Exynos, derived from the Greek words exypnos–smart–and prasinos–green–highlighting the company’s smart [...]
While Xavier’s been over the Sprint Overdrive, a 3G/4G mobile hotspot that’s made by Sierra Wireless to compete with Sprint’s original Novatel 3G MiFi, one possible alternative, which may be better for people in Xavier’s position, for a mobile broadband Internet connection on the go that’s sharable with up to five devices is AT&T’s MiFi [...]
While we in the States were (and still are) sleeping, Finnish phone giant Nokia and software behemoth Microsoft announced a strategic partnership that would put Microsoft software, specifically Windows Phone, on Nokia smartphones and merge overlapping services together. This is possibly the biggest shift in the smartphone industry since a certain touchscreen phone was introduced.
In addition to a rumored WiFi-only model of Motorola’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet, the Xoom will also be headed to GSM networks. A silver model with a GSM radio was spotted in Dubai. That means that in addition to a 3G CDMA Xoom, a 4G LTE Xoom, there will be a WiFi-0nly Xoom, and a [...]
Following a leak of AT&T’s new 4G smartphone data plans to Android Central, which will be introduced alongside the launch of the HTC Inspire 4G, the carrier has issued a statement to the blog that pricing will not change from 3G to 4G smartphone data. AT&T is expected to transition to HSPA+, an evolved 3G [...]
If you think rugged smartphones are big, bulky, and ugly–think again. The Motorola Defy is a rugged Android smartphone–the second for the company–that launches in a tuxedo black and white shell that stands up to your daily life and ‘defies’ what you throw at it, including any pre-conceptions for what rugged may look like. The [...]
Apple is facing increased competition with a seemingly endless stream of Android, WebOS and Windows Phone 7 being released. The iPhone has taken off like a rocket over the past few years, but one size most definitely fit all. According to Mr. Unnamed Source, Apple is working on multiple iPhone models, including one that will [...]
The race to be the first carrier to offer a 4G LTE smartphone running on Google’s Android operating system is heating up to be a nice race between national carrier Verizon Wireless and regional carrier MetroPCS–both providers will offer a multi-mode 4G LTE smartphone(s) that will connect either to a 3G CDMA network, which offers [...]
Gmail is introducing multi-factor authentication for Gmail accounts. The move will allow Gmail users to secure their accounts by allowing them to use their mobile phones to verify their identities. This is the same idea behind the security many banks employ and something I first saw at the RSA Security conference five years ago in [...]
GigaOM has an excellent write-up about a start-up company called Pelican Imaging that is taking a novel approach to smartphone cameras that should lead to better photos without requiring giant lenses or larger sensors.
Reviews of the Dell Streak 7 are rolling and battery life looks to be the device’s Achilles heel. You can make a tablet sleek, sexy and powerful, but who cares if you have to constantly keep on the lookout for a power outlet? You would’ve thought that Dell would’ve learned this lesson by now, with countless consumers [...]
Verizon Wireless will also be scoring the PlayStation Phone by the name of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play for its network. According to Phone Arena, news of the XPERIA Play headed to Verizon comes by way of Wirefly. The XPERIA Play is expected to be announced at Mobile World Congress next week. The phone will [...]
It looks like some of the cooler features of webOS 2.0 won’t be making it to Palm’s older hardware as the Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, and Pixi Plus will not be getting its webOS operating system upgraded to version 2.0. According to Engadget, which had an interview with HP’s Jon Rubinstein, HP will try [...]
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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 [...]
