A robbery suspect was shot and killed today at an Apple Store in San Diego after a shooting guard opened fire after an attempted burglary at the Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista. According to the report by the San Diego Union-Tribune, police were called to the location just before 7AM after a plainclothes security [...]
Facebook has just released an update for their iPhone app, bringing the version up to Facebook 3.4. The update brings a number of changes including Map View for Places, Check-Ins for Events, the ability to unfriend people from your phone, as well as improvements to the News Feed and notifications UI. Improvements to the News [...]
There were rumors swirling last Friday that early upgrade price changes were coming to AT&T. Now the carrier has confirmed to BGR that it has made changes to its upgrade pricing, a move that is likely not going to sit well with its customers. The carrier has confirmed that off-contract early upgrade pricing for the [...]
Amazon.com is giving away free apps every day to entice Android phone owners to install the retailer’s Appstore. Today’s the last day to get Angry Birds Rio for free, so if you’re looking for a game for your self kids, head on over to Amazon.com. You will need to install Amazon.com’s Appstore for Android app [...]
On the heels of news that Apple secured a new supplier for LCD displays for the iPad 2, comes word that iPad 2 shipping dates in the United States have received a boost and are now shipping in 2-3 weeks instead of 4-5 weeks. Apple’s iPad 2 has been in extremely high demand since its [...]
In a report over the weekend, Pocketnow unearthed a trio of unannounced phones on Verizon’s website, devices that include the Samsung Gem, the HTC Merge and the highly anticipated Windows Phone 7 powered HTC Trophy. While all 3 devices have been known to be heading to Big Red’s airwaves, none of them have been officially [...]
So today officially marks Google co-founder Larry Page’s first day as the man who wears the Google CEO title. He’s got a lot on his plate to be sure. I don’t envy the man for stepping up to be the buck stops here guy for Google. But I do have, what to me, is a [...]
This morning in Notebooks we look at an explosion in email malware, a new AMD Fusion notebook and a few reviews and hands on with new notebooks including the early 2011 MacBook Pro 15″ notebook with the Core i7 processor. Perhaps the biggest post from the morning is our huge MacBook Pro 15″ review which [...]
The new 15″ MacBook Pro released this year focuses on speed. From the processor to the graphics to the new Thunderbolt port, Apple designed the refresh to become a speedy workhorse that will please anyone looking for a premium notebook computer. That is the conclusion from the MacBook Pro Review, at Notebooks.com, GBM’s sister site. [...]
A recent Apple patent filing for a Spaces-like feature for a tablet device, though it’s unclear if the feature may make it to a future iPad or iOS revision. In fact, by nature of Spaces, the feature may be more suited to a Mac OS X tablet rather than an iOS-powered iPad. Spaces is a [...]
The Galaxy Prevail has been leaked for U.S. pre-paid carrier Boost Mobile, which is owned by Sprint. The device is anticipated to be announced by Boost Mobile and Samsung in New York City, and the leak indicates that the phone will go for $179 (full price, sans contract as Boost is a pre-paid carrier). The [...]
Online retailer Negri Electronics is now listing a white unlocked edition of the Samsung-made Google Nexus S Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone with AT&T compatibility. The phone is listed as the Nexus S i9020T model and could be ordered in either black or white. The Nexus S is available currently in the U.S. through T-Mobile USA [...]
Images of the successor the the keyboarded Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro has leaked onto the Internet showing a device that retains the X10 Mini Pro’s form factor, but adds to the device Android 2.3 Gingerbread as the operating system. Though the successor runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread–the same OS that’s found on the new [...]
There are now further hints of a social photo stream feature was found inside iOS 5. An iPhone 4 user had reported that there are reference to Photo Stream photo albums on iOS 4.3 on an iPhone 4, but those references were not visible to users in the Photos app but were revealed by links [...]
A leaked image of an iPod Nano case reveals a hole in the rear of the square-shaped music player suggesting that Apple may add a camera to the next revision of the Nano. Though the photo has appeared on the Apple.pro blog, the blog says that the authenticity of the image could not be verified. [...]
Despite its amazing speeds and the ability to access Verizon’s blazingly fast 4G LTE network, the biggest drawback behind the HTC Thunderbolt is battery life. As the first 4G LTE Android smartphone to grace Verizon’s network, the device has a short battery life of under 4 hours under moderate use–at least in my testing. Enter [...]
Following in the launch of the Kyocera Echo, a dual-screen smartphone-tablet hybrid that won Notebook.com’s Best of CTIA award, Kyocera is rumored to be jumping into the tablet market with a gaming tablet. The rumored Katsura tablet, which means tree in Japanese, would have an etched pattern on the back-side and would probably be Android-focused. [...]
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Sony’s Sir Howard Stringer may have accidentally confirmed that Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5 will be utilizing Sony’s 8-megapixel camera sensor. Stringer says that Sony’s plant in Japan has been affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami and says that the company would not be able to ship [...]
While the debate over how ready Microsoft will make its next iteration of Windows–Windows 8–tablet-ready is continuing, Microsoft is continuing to experiment with the ribbons user interface that was present on Windows 7 and its Office suite and extend the paradigm into Windows 8. Gone will be the menu-driven toolbars in favor of the ribbon, [...]
One year ago I got my first iPad on April 3, just like a bunch of other folks. it was a crazy and scary weekend. My mother was terminally ill and she experienced an incident leading us to think she might die that weekend. I was all prepared to do a video review of the [...]
You knew, you just knew something was up. Last week a wave of Engadget’s talent followed Joshua Topolsky and Nilay Patel out the door shortly after those top two members of the team left the popular gadget site. Turns out the exodus wasn’t so much of an exodus as it was a change in locale. [...]
The news of this security breach popped out Friday afternoon so I imagine we’ll hear much more about it on Monday once the weekend is done. The breach occurred at Epsilon, the largest permission based email-marketing provider. Epsilon sends out 40 billion emails annually and has over 2500 clients including 7 of the Fortune top [...]
Apple’s released its first iPad 2 television commercial. We Believe keeps it simple, rather than dwelling on specs and technology. It focuses on the experience and the simplicity of the iPad’s user interface. This is what we believe. Technology alone is not enough. Faster, thinner, lighter. Those are all good things, but when technology gets out of [...]
It is way too early for anyone with any real sense to answer the question posed in the headline of this post. That said the next period of time will see many attempt to do exactly that. Now that we’re starting to see leaks about Windows 8, we’re starting to see speculation and analysis of [...]
Borders bookstores across the country are in the midst of shuttering their doors for good, but not before bright clearance signs are slapped on their windows and books and fixtures are sold off. Apparently, at least some Borders employees blame Amazon for the trouble. A sign at a Borders bookstore in Chicago states that there [...]
It has been awhile (January 10th) since T-Mobile delayed the Froyo update for the myTouch 3G Slide, but all can be forgiven now that the carrier has begun rolling out the long awaited Android 2.2 Froyo update. While the reasons for the delay have never officially been known, there we rumors about issues with Wi-Fi [...]
According to a report from market research firm comScore, Verizon’s iPhone 4 was the best selling smartphone in the United States during the month of February. The report dubs the Verizon iPhone “the most acquired handset in the month of February” and comes a day after BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk released a report indicating [...]
I just saw a video demonstrating a new object tracking algorithm developed as part of a Ph.D project. Zdenek Kalal is a Czech student at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. He demonstrated his amazingly accurate system which can track almost anything a camera sees once it is selected. It does some pretty [...]
In an attempt to bolster sales, HP has dropped the price of the Palm Pre 2 to free of charge at its HP Wireless Store. Last week, Verizon dropped the price of the Pre 2 down to free only to bring it back up to the usual price tag of $150. HP’s deal, like Verizon’s, [...]
In a sign of the times, Amazon has made Verizon’s Motorola Droid X and HTC Droid Incredible available for a mere penny with free shipping included. It’s no secret that the days of the Droid X and the Droid Incredible are numbered. The HTC Droid Incredible just reached the end of its life which means [...]
A $878 check is on the way to me for a pair of used iPads thanks to Gazelle. Selling old gadgets on Craigslist or eBay can be tricky business. After having mixed results with those services I know use Gazelle.com as a first stop for selling my used gadgets. There are several buyback services out there, [...]
For the first month of the season Major League Baseball is providing access to their streaming baseball games via the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. The MLB At Bat 11 iPad app is one of the three best sports apps available for watching games on the go. We wrote a full review with video at [...]
The Motorola Droid Bionic is a slim Android 4G smartphone with a dual core 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, 512MB RAM, a 4.3″ qHD display and two cameras, a front facing webcam and a rear facing 8MP camera for capturing snapshots. The Motorola Bionic was officially announced at CES 2011, but we have been waiting eagerly [...]
According to evidence procured by Android Central, Sprint’s version of the Nexus S entitled the Nexus S 4G will be hitting shelves across the United States in just over three weeks on Sunday, April 18th. The Nexus S 4G is currently available up for pre-order at Sprint retail stores with customers having to pony up [...]
Despite all of the April Fools jokes running wild on the Internet today, there is a lot of real notebook, tablet and smart phone news worth checking out. Notebook News For the Week of April 1st: We kicked off World Backup Day with a collection of deals on services and storage that will help you [...]
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The Best Way to Beat AT&T’s Data Throttling is to Have Everyone Consume More Data!
We had previously reported that grandfathered unlimited data plan subscribers of AT&T Mobility have begun to receive notices that they are excessively using their data plans with as little as 2 GB of data consumption within the month, and now we’re beginning to hear multiple sources report that they are receiving notices with as little [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note Review: First Impressions and Size Comparisons
How big is it? Just saying the screen measures 5.3-inches diagonally doesn’t really help you picture it. So we compared it to the Galaxy Nexus, Droid RAZR, and Galaxy Tab.
12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
iPhone 4S Battery Case Showdown: 6 Cases Battle For Power
The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are incredibly popular phones, but one of the biggest complaints for both devices is the lack of a removable battery and poor battery life. While there are tricks you can use to fix bad iPhone 4S battery life, sometimes there’s nothing better than a bigger battery. If you find your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S is running [...]
Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit Mini-Review
If you’re more comfortable using a regular-sized pen, Samsung has an accessory that should please you. The $59.99 Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit has both an extra S Pen and a Holder that makes it the size of a normal pen. You get the side-button functionality and everything, just in a larger form factor.
Plantronics Marque Review: Small, Affordable, Awesome
If you’re looking for a great bluetooth headset, but you don’t want to spend $100 on a high-end headset, the Plantronics Marque M-155 bluetooth headset. Plantronics makes a number of headsets, including the Plantronics Voyager HD, which we gave a Best of 2011 Award, but not everyone is willing to wear the larger headset out [...]
