This certainly doesn’t have anywhere near the shock value that came when Microsoft released a Bing App for the iPhone but, hey, here comes one for the iPad. Regardless of how you feel about search wars or platform wars or whatever wars, this only makes common sense to me, but to others I’m sure its [...]
T-Mobile has confirmed that the highly anticipated dual-core, vanilla Froyo powered G2x smartphone will be available starting April 15th online and will show up in stores five days later on April 20th. The carrier also confirmed that the device will cost $200 with a new two-year contract. Unfortunately, the deal comes with a $50 mail-in [...]
According to a report, Apple is planning on expanding iPad 2 retail sales beyond Best Buy, Target and Wal-mart and will be headed to Toys R’ Us stores at some point next month. The report, from a blog called ModMYI, has some photo evidence of employee training materials to back up the claims so it [...]
The Scosche solVue solar-powered Bluetooth speakerphone offers hands free calling without the need of the car charger, at least most of the time. We asked the company to let us test one and for the most part were satisfied with a couple of drawbacks. The solVue fastens to your Window or sun visor with one [...]
Yeah, we’ve seen pictures and videos of cats and dogs and iPads But, this morning I caught a Stink Bug wondering around on my iPad 2. We’ve been dealing with a huge increase in the Stink Bug population here locally this spring and I guess this one just wants to check out what he/she can [...]
I’ve had my iPad 2 now for more than a couple of weeks. I was lucky enough to snag one on launch day at our local Best Buy. I get a lot of people asking me two questions? “Is that the iPad 2?” or just “Is that an iPad?” and some still ask “Is that [...]
For golf fans who get as excited about the Masters Golf Tournament as the others get about the Super Bowl, CES and the Oscars, one app that will help you enjoy the tournament, if you can’t be in front of your TV this weekend, is The Master’s Golf Tournament app ($1.99). If you don’t have [...]
HandStand2 updated their case to work with the iPad 2 and it will ship in early May. The case holds the iPad 2 and has a strap on the back that not only lets the user hold the iPad, but it also swivels 360 degrees for easy switching between portrait and landscape orientation. The case [...]
Apple may be the culprit behind Research in Motion‘s delayed launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, which is now said to be delayed for up to a month after the April 19th release date. According to a report by DigiTimes, RIM may be having difficulties in securing enough touchscreen displays for the company’s $500 7-inch [...]
Apple has just placed an order for 12 petabytes of storage from Isilon Systems. Speculation is that the vast amount of storage will be for Apple’s North Carolina data center, which will be the home to new cloud-based storage options for iTunes as well as for social networking integration for iPhone and Mobile Me accounts. [...]
With early benchmarks of the Droid X2 letting on what internal hardware specs we may anticipate to find, we now have some more images of the successor to Verizon Wireless’s original 4.3-inch Android device. The Droid X2, in these revealing photos, shows off a 4.3-inch Android smartphone that maintains the look and feel of the [...]
Apple has received approval from a judge to continue its lawsuit against EForCity and other third-party accessory-makers for infringing on 9 of the iPhone-maker’s patents as well as creating low-quality accessories that are seen as harmful to and detrimental for use with Apple products. The lawsuit was originally filed in July 2010. In that suit, [...]
Amidst fears and concerns over the future openness of the Android operating system, Google’s Andy Rubin has chimed in to correct and contradict recent Internet speculations in a blog post. Rubin is defending Google’s initiatives and maintains that Android will continue to be an open operating system to use without fears of restrictions. Android to [...]
New screenshots of HP’s and Palm’s webOS 3.0 operating system hints at what’s to come in terms of the mobile OS’s user interface for the TouchPad tablet, which we had seen initially at the HP Think Beyond event in San Francisco, California. The interesting thing, aside from the tablet naming number convention between webOS 3.0 [...]
Nokia iscontinuing its legal battle with Apple as the Finnish phone-maker has filed another patent dispute against the iPhone-maker over intellectual property. On the consumer-facing fronts, companies may appear to best each other on features, experiences, interfaces, number of apps, and developer support for their respective mobile platforms, but behind the scenes there is a [...]
Interesting. AVG, well known as a malware fighting company, is launching a competitor to Dropbox called LiveKive. Essentially it looks the same. Store your data with LiveKive and sync it and access it or share it from any device you’re using. LiveKive’s pricing structure offers you 5GB for free, 25GB for $49.99 or unlimited for [...]
To date, HP’s and Palm’s efforts in the webOS smartphone space has yielded devices with keyboards, making this leaked image of a webOS smartphone sans keyboard a first for the form factor. The device reveals what appears to be a device of similar size to the Palm Pre 3 without the sliding keyboard. The display [...]
If you’re looking for a capable, but affordable smartphone, the LG-made Optimus One series–known as the Optimus S on Sprint, Optimus T on T-Mobile, and Optimus V on Sprint’s prepaid Virgin Mobile brand–is among the best out there. The mid-range T-Mobile handset is now a bit more affordable at a retail price tag of just [...]
One thing is always certain. Before a major product launch we start seeing screen shots trickle out. I’m guessing this is just the beginning of that part of the game for HP’s WebOS. PreCentral has a series of shots that show off shots of Bing, Maps, the browser, the Device Menu and a few others. [...]
An Apple patent was recently discovered that reveals a new dock connector providing support for newer, faster transfer speeds through the use of USB 3.0, Display Port, and Thunderbolt technologies. Additionally, the dock connector, though supporting 30 pins, is smaller than what is currently available on the market today for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and [...]
I don’t own a Samsung Fascinate. I don’t own a Samsung Galaxy S device. I don’t even use an Android phone as my primary handset. Yet, for some reason, the fact that Verizon has yet to put out the Samsung Fascinate Froyo update continues to bother me. I get lots of emails from frustrated Fascinate [...]
If a leaked document proves fruitful, T-Mobile might be launching the upcoming T-Mobile G2x 9 days from now on April 15th. While we had heard that the device might launch on April 20th, it appears that T-Mobile has bumped that date up. It should also be noted that just yesterday, the G2x’s retail packaging was spotted [...]
Verizon’s version of the HTC Merge has shown up today in its first official press photos which all but confirm that the device’s launch on Big Red is imminent. Pocketnow has managed to get a hold of a couple of images that clearly show off the Merge’s Verizon branding and indicate that an announcement should [...]
Samsung has announced that the Wi-Fi only version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be headed to shelves and online stores starting April 10th and it will cost $349.99. This news comes on the heels of price drops of the original 3G compatible version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab on both Sprint and Verizon with [...]
Google removed the music app Grooveshark from its Android Marketplace because it supposedly violates copyright law. That allegation and criticism comes from record industry people. Google either agreed with the industry insiders, or just doesn’t want the legal battle, and took the app out of the Android Marketplace. A Google spokesman is quoted by CNet [...]
Earlier this week, Forbes reported that Dell’s upcoming Windows 7 10-inch tablet had been delayed until sometime in the fall. Unfortunately, that is still the case, however it looks like Dell might have another 10-inch tablet out this summer, a device that will be flavored with Android. The tablet, which was shown off briefly back [...]
The Samsung Droid Charge, is an upcoming 4G LTE enabled phone for Verizon that was originally introduced back in January at CES. It’s going to feature a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen with 480 x 800 resolution, a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor, an 8 megapixel rear camera, LED flash, auto-focus, and a 1.3 megapixel front [...]
While Verizon has yet to make the successor to the original Motorola Droid X official, that hasn’t stopped the Motorola Droid X 2 from leaking out and today it has shown up again in some benchmark scores from NeraMark. We’ve heard for a few months now that the Droid X 2 would come loaded with [...]
Sprint announced the HTC EVO View 4G back in March at CTIA and what we saw was a gorgeous, WiMax enabled tablet that was running a version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. However, just a short time ago, Sprint’s “This just in” page listed the HTC EVO View 4G will be arriving with Android Honeycomb 3.0. [...]
It looks like there is more trouble for the white iPhone 4 as it appears that Apple has removed a bunch of references of it from its website. The move, which was first noticed by AppleRumors.it, got rid of a bunch of visual references of the white iPhone on both the U.S. and International versions [...]
There’s all sorts of news in the air regarding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S II, with GSMArena reporting that the device will get a bump up to a 1.2GHz dual-core processor which comes amidst news that the Galaxy S II has been delayed until at least the beginning of May. The company’s Estonian branch has [...]
Fox affiliate co-anchors from an unnamed station were involved in an April fools joke that involved an iPad and those silly beer apps you’ve likely seen advertised. We could describe it, but its more fun just watching the video. The reaction of the pwned co-anchor is priceless. But the thing everyone seems enamored with is the way the prankster [...]
Pocket-lint is reporting that the heavily rumored HTC Pyramid will be announced at HTC’s April 12th event as the HTC Sensation. HTC has said that it will be debuting “what’s next” at the event that takes place in London next Tuesday and it looks like the HTC Sensation will be what the company shows off. [...]
It’s coming a little later than expected but Sprint and Verizon have dropped the price of the original Samsung Galaxy Tab to a mere $200 on contract, a move that shouldn’t shock anyone considering Samsung just introduced two new tablets and has yet to guarantee an upgrade to Android 3.0 Gingerbread. Sprint had been rumored [...]
The HTC Thunderbolt is Verizon’s flagship 4G LTE Android smartphone and has been one of the most anticipated devices to arrive on the Verizon network, even doing battle with the iPhone. While there are upcoming devices with faster processors and higher resolution screens, I chose the Thunderbolt as my next smartphone, for at least the [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Ballistic Tough Jacket iPad Case Review: Serious Protection at a Bargain
Ballistic Cases compete with companies like Otterbox to offer more protection than a typical iPad case. The Ballistic Tough Jacket iPad Case for the New iPad and iPad 2 shields your iPad from accidents at a a better price than Otterbox. The Ballistic Tough Jacket uses three layers of shielding on the back, extra absorption on [...]
