It’s CTIA and you know what that means. Yeah, tons of new gadgets like the HTC EVO 3D and the HTC EVO View 4G but also some suspiciously timed Apple rumors that aim to crash the party. According to a report from China Times (via BGR), trial production for Apple’s next-generation iPhone has begun and [...]
If you are interested in using your iPad for work or play, we have a deal for you. TenOne Designs is offering 15% off their popular PogoSketch Stylus and their Fling Tactile Gaming controller both for the iPad or iPad 2. The PogoSketch Stylus is one of the best writing/inking tools for the iPad or [...]
The HTC EVO 3D wasn’t the only gadget that Sprint announced during its press event today at CTIA. The carrier also announced its WiMax enabled version of the HTC Flyer that will hit shelves across the United States as the HTC EVO View 4G. As expected, the EVO View 4G is the identical twin brother [...]
We love the iPad 2 and especially GarageBand and iMovie. In fact, after thought the excitement about the iPad 2 had as much to do with these two apps as it did the faster processor, more memory, thinner design and the cameras. But now that we’ve played with iMovie for the iPad for a while, [...]
Sprint has finally ended all of the speculation about their successor to the original HTC EVO 4G and at CTIA today made the HTC EVO 3D official adding a glasses-free 3D device to their expansive list of 4G-enabled devices. The specifications are exactly what we thought they would be. The HTC EVO 3D includes a [...]
Finally, after months and months of waiting, it appears that the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 ‘NoDo’ update aka the Copy and Paste update will finally start to roll out to WP7 owners around the world. According to WinRumors and backed up by Microsoft’s updated Windows Phone support page that adds the NoDo’s change log, the [...]
If there is one thing that has been overlooked with the launch of Verizon’s 4G LTE network and it’s first 4G LTE smartphone, the HTC ThunderBolt, it’s the fact that Big Red’s 4G LTE network doesn’t cover every city in the United States. In fact, there are only 39 markets in the entire country that have [...]
Sprint is announcing their new Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot. It is a mobile wireless broadband router which connects to their 4G network offering faster broadband speeds to eight other devices like a laptop, tablets or other wi-fi gadgets. Our own Chuong Nguyen was able to get an early look at the device and ran [...]
It looks like an announcement about the end of unlimited 4G data could come from Verizon as soon as tomorrow. There have been reports that have stated that Big Red would be ending its unlimited 4G data plan option completely in favor of a 5GB for $49.99 a month capped plan for customers using LTE [...]
LG’s Optimus 2x is going to be making it to the shores of the United States and the airwaves of T-Mobile in the form of the LG G2x. Announced late last night at CTIA, the G2x is going to be a dream come true for many T-Mobile customers. Not only will it be running a [...]
It’s no secret that the iPad 2 has been wildly successful in the United States. Online orders have slipped to 4-5 weeks and Apple, while refraining from releasing actual numbers, is saying that the demand for their new tablet is nothing short of ‘amazing.’ It’s now time for the iPad 2 to takes its show [...]
Well, you can call it hands on if you count non-working units in the mix. Samsung is eager to prove that it has skin in the tablet game going forward and Engadget got to take a look at non-working models of the Samsung 8.9 and 10.1 inch tablets that are yet to come. And when [...]
Apple and I have been playing all kind of cat and mouse games with shipping over the last week. Not only am I still waiting to see my iPad 2 make it somewhere close to the shores of the US, but I had to return my MacBook Pro 13, or rather swap it out for [...]
The HTC Thunderbolt was just released last week, but you can already score a crazy deal on this crazy fast 4G smartphone. Wirefly is offering a $25 discount on the HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon, bringing the price down to $174.99. This is $75 less than what Verizon is charging and is open to new customers [...]
The BlackBerry PlayBook is now available for pre-order at BestBuy.com. The PlayBook will be available for as low as $499, but it’s still unclear when customers will actually be able to get their hands on RIM’s tablet. Over at Best Buy’s PlayBook landing page (www.bestbuy.com/playbook), there’s a lot of info about the device. Pre-orders require a $50 [...]
Research in Motion just announced that the BlackBerry Playbook will be available at more than 20,000 retail locations across the U.S. and Canada. The BlackBerry Playbook will start at $499, putting it right in line with Apple’s iPad 2 in terms of price. The PlayBook was first introduced at DevCon 2010 last fall and we’ve [...]
There are probably a few different reasons that people have been returning iPad 2’s. Maybe they took it home and realized that the LCD screen was bleeding. Maybe they decided that a tablet just wasn’t for them. We’re willing to bet though, that not a lot of people have returned their iPad 2 tablets on [...]
It appears that the true successor to the original HTC EVO 4G, the HTC EVO 3D, will definitely be announced at CTIA and from the looks of things, it has a chance to be the star of the show. The EVO 3D has been rumored for weeks now, so it should come as no surprise [...]
Just a few days ago we heard that the Nokia Astound might be coming to T-Mobile at some point during the month of April. Sure enough, Nokia has confirmed that handset will be hitting the shores of the United States on April 6th. The Astound is indeed going to be T-Mobile’s version of the C7. It’s [...]
All the way back at CES, Samsung and Verizon announced an unnamed LTE device that would be coming out at an unspecified date. The pieces however have been officially coming together as a short time ago we learned that the handset would be called the Samsung Stealth and today, with some evidence provided by Android [...]
After playing around with the Motorola Xoom extensively for a couple of weeks, I can assure you that average consumers simply won’t be picking Android tablets over the iPad 2. It’s not a matter of specs or operating systems, it’s common sense. A lot of people are throwing around numbers and sales estimates for the [...]
Way back towards the end of February, Sprint started rolling out the official Android 2.2 update to owners of their Galaxy S device, the Samsung Epic 4G. However, just three days after the update started hitting devices, Sprint suspended the update indefinitely after owners started complaining about issues ranging from data connectivity issues to problems [...]
Yesterday, current T-Mobile customers were shocked to learn that GSM giant AT&T had reached a deal to purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion dollars. The deal could take up to a year to be approved by regulators but AT&T is already preparing those on T-Mobile for the future. In a statement today, [...]
Not wanting to be overshadowed by Sprint and T-Mobile at this year’s CTIA, which we’ll be covering live from Florida, AT&T made two pretty impressive announcements this morning in the form of the HTC HD7S, powered by Windows Phone 7, and the LG Thrill 4G, which supports 3D and sports Android. AT&T’s HTC HD7S is [...]
T-Mobile has yet to make the upcoming HTC Pyramid official but that hasn’t stopped the device from leaking out in a set of photos paired with an exciting list of specifications that should lift the spirits of T-Mobile customers feeling down about the AT&T acquisition. Last week, the Pyramid leaked out in some renders that [...]
Last week, Verizon’s Droid Incredible 2 popped up over at Best Buy which seemed to be a signal that an announcement was imminent. An official unveiling hasn’t arrived yet but that hasn’t stopped the official features of the device from leaking out. Droid-Life is reporting that a friend of theirs, @IRONMatt14, has found a boot [...]
There have been rumors for a couple of weeks regarding a WiMax-enabled Nexus S for Sprint and now, the wait is finally over. Earlier today, Sprint made the Nexus S 4G official, a move that had been expected at CTIA but instead comes a day early. Sprint’s version of the Nexus S is going to [...]
The iPad 2 and the new iMovie app are supposed to make it incredibly easy to shoot, edit and share videos on the go. We’ve seen what professionals can do with the iPad 2, but it’s what video editing newbies can do with the iPad 2 in a few minutes that’s really exciting to me. [...]
When the iPad was first released many people were skeptical of its potential, and a lot of that was driven by the platform’s lack of content to differentiate it from the iPhone. As time passed, so too did that hesitance, because Apple sold many, many iPads and developers soon followed. The same process is currently [...]
A mere 10 years after introducing the Tablet PC (and one month after the iPad outsold it), Microsoft is actively promoting the form factor with a series of web videos featuring the ASUS Eee Slate EP121. The shorts present four usage scenarios intended to appeal to a broad, non-geek audience, but leave out key details [...]
As part of the Nokia-Microsoft partnership for Windows Phone 7, Microsoft had stated previously that it would allow Nokia un-restricted access and alterations to the OS as necessary. The result of that collaboration and Nokia’s customizations to Windows Phone 7 may materialize as early as 2012. Smart House reports: “The OS will include “several new software [...]
In addition to the Dell Streak 7 for T-Mobile USA’s network, Dell is prepping a WiFi-only model of the 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet with a WVGA resolution. The Streak 7′s WVGA resolution may be a disappointment for some as it’s the standard smartphone resolution for higher-end devices, but is seen as being low for a [...]
By now you’re one of a half million iPad 2 owners asking yourself how you protect the back of the iPad 2. We have three of the best ways to protect the back of your iPad 2 without losing the slim form or giving up the Smart Cover. Check Out our iPad 2 Review. Yes, [...]
DropBox is a great service and getting files onto the iPad from your DropBox storage is easy with their free iPad App. But what about going the other way from an app like Pages? Thanks to a service called DropDAV it is pretty easy too. First, sign up for a free 2GB DropBox account. Once [...]
Even though AT&T had announced that it would acquire T-Mobile for a hefty sum of money, T-Mobile USA states that customers should not expect an iPhone on the network in the near term. “T-Mobile USA remains an independent company,” stresses the carrier while steering customers and potential customers to other devices, like the Samsung Galaxy [...]
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