While it seems that all of Google’s Android 3.0 slates that have been released or are about to be released will utilize ARM-based chipsets, Intel is finalizing deals that will lead to Atom-based Android tablets hitting the market in the third quarter of this year, securing a major win for the world’s largest semiconductor maker, [...]
It looks like the Motorola Droid 3, which is destined for Verizon Wireless and rumored to support 4G LTE mobile broadband, is passing through the Bluetooth SIG for certification. The device, unlike the Motorola Droid Bionic–also destined for Verizon–will be utilizing a dual-core mobile processor from Texas Instruments, rather than NVIDIA’s Tegra 2, though both [...]
Apple recently posted a job listing for a Cloud Systems Software Engineer, which may be indicative of the company’s speculated plans to expand and create cloud-based services beyond what is found in today’s Mobile Me offering. According to the listing, the engineer would join a small team in creating ‘the future of cloud services’ at Apple’s [...]
UberMedia, maker of mobile Twitter clients for various platforms, is looking to build its own social network that would directly compete with Twitter as a s microblogging platform. The report, which originated from CNN, cited three people who are familiar with the matter. The UberMedia platform would do away with some of the features–or what [...]
It looks like the LG Revolution may be priced at $249 according to a leaked pricing sheet that reveals the MAP, or minimum advertised price, suggestions given by Verizon. MAP prices guidelines for retailers to advertise their phones for, but instant discounts and rebates may reduce the prices even further.The LG Revolution was initially announced [...]
Eesny weensy mobile gadgets occasionally need eensy weensy stands to help hold them in place. And Tablets do as well. The folks at Breffo have come up with a couple of stands for mobile gadgets that have enough legs to cling on to just about anything you might want them to cling on to. The [...]
After having launched the world’s first Android 3.0 Honeycomb consumer tablet, Motorola is gearing up to tackle the enterprise space with a rugged tablet running the Android operating system and a complementing stylus for signature capture, similar to the HTC Flyer, which is getting branded as the HTC EVO View 4G for Sprint’s wireless network. [...]
The embargo lifted for all of those reviewers who got their hands on review units of the Blackberry Playbook and so the Internets are buzzing with reviews. If you’ve been following the earlier reports from RIM and from those who saw earlier prototypes I don’t think you’ll be surprised by what we’re seeing so far. [...]
Radio Shack has put RIM’s upcoming tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, up for pre-order with a scheduled release date set for April 19th. The retailer is going to be selling the BlackBerry PlayBook for $500 and in order to reserve yours, you’ll need to put down $49 of the total price. The demand for this thing [...]
According to Bloomberg Businessweek, The mobile world’s unicorn, known to some as the white iPhone 4, will apparently be released on both AT&T and Verizon by the end of April. If the white iPhone 4 does indeed hit shelves in the next few weeks, it will have been 10 months since Steve Jobs took the [...]
An HTC representative has confirmed that the HTC Droid Incredible Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will roll out at some point this summer. This should be delightful news and seems to confirm an earlier rumor that the Droid Incredible would see the update at some point in Q2. For those that don’t know, Q2 consists of [...]
In addition to confirming Skype’s availability on Windows Phone 7 this fall, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore also gave details regarding the highly anticipated ‘Mango’ update and confirmed that the company expects to roll it out to handsets at some point this fall. Belfiore started off his MIX 11 keynote by apologizing to Windows Phone 7 handset [...]
For reasons unknown, T-Mobile has gone ahead and canceled the $59.99 Even More Plus unlimited data plan that was thought to be included in the carrier’s new unlimited plan roll out. Yesterday, T-Mobile announced that it was going to start offering 2 new unlimited data plans to customers starting today, a $59.99 option that would [...]
Wirefly has announced that it has begun taking pre-orders for the upcoming T-Mobile Sidekick 4G which will be officially arriving on April 20th. While T-Mobile is going to be offering the device for $99 with a new two-year contract, Wirefly’s pre-order offer is for $80 with a new two-year agreement with T-Mobile. The offer also [...]
Sprint has officially brought carrier billing to the Android Market which leaves Verizon as the only major carrier left in the United States that doesn’t support the feature. Google has confirmed that it’s going to be a phased roll out, meaning some will see it before others, and by the end it will be offered [...]
On the heels of bad news for some Windows Phone 7 owners comes some good news in the form of Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore confirming at MIX 11 that Skype for Windows Phone 7 devices would be coming at some point this autumn. This should certainly be welcomed by Windows Phone 7 owners who have been [...]
Is the move to an App Store model bringing prices of software way down? It would seem so based on the prices of some key pieces of software as they are placed in the Mac App Store. When Apple released its own Mac App Store for Mac OS X, they included a high-end image editing [...]
The Sony Xperia PLAY is an Android smarpthone infused with PlayStation gaming abilities and perhaps the first dedicated hardware gamepad to be built into a smartphone. The Sony Xperia PLAY is launching worldwide, but in the U.S. the device will land on Verizon. The Sony Xperia PLAY is best known as a PlayStation phone because it will [...]
It’s spring, which means business notebook season. In addition to the Toshiba notebooks announced yesterday, we have a collection of HP EliteBooks with a new design, Eee Pad Transformer Walkthroughs, Fujitsu notebooks and a tip on wrapping your MacBook power cord to prevent damage. HP announced a trio of new EliteBook models late yesterday which [...]
Best Buy’s Sprint Nexus S 4G pre-order page has gone live and those looking to get their hands on a WiMax enabled Nexus S are able to do so right now. Before today, there was a ‘coming soon’ button that adorned the Sprint Nexus S 4G pre-order page but alas, that button is now gone [...]
Bad news for AT&T’s Windows Phone 7 handset owners as Microsoft has confirmed that the LG Quantum, Samsung Focus and HTC Surround still need additional testing before they get the NoDo update which means the update likely won’t roll out until the end of April. Last we heard from the AT&T devices was at [...]
Logitech announced an iPad app that allows Logitech Alert digital video security system owners to keep an eye on their properties while on the go. The Logitech Alert cameras start at $299.99. The iPad app can be used to watch live streaming video of your home or office. The iPad app is free, but you’ll need [...]
Patent applications can give us some idea of what companies are thinking about for the future. And usually that future is a ways down the road. Apple has recently filed some patents that show some interesting new multi-touch gestures for its iOS devices, although I would assume some of that might make it to the [...]
Well, we thought that Verizon was going to be ending 1-year contracts on April 17th but it turns out that Big Red has officially ended the option early with it now completely gone as a choice from the company’s website. So, for those of you that were going to hold out until the 16th, it [...]
The Samsung Droid Charge has shown up on Walmart’s cell phone shop which may mean that we could see an official announcement at some point in the near future, maybe even today. Unfortunately, this placeholder page doesn’t give away any crucial information about the Droid Charge, specifically its release date or its pricing. If a [...]
After being asked about security issues related to the Middle East and India during an interview with the BBC, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis abruptly ended the discussion and walked away before any more questions could be asked. When the interviewer asks him whether RIM has ‘sorted out’ the security issues in the Middle East and [...]
The Plantronics Voyager Pro UC 2 bluetooth headset is an amazing headset that has quite literally renewed my interested in Bluetooth headsets. At $199, the Plantronics Voyager Pro UC version 2 is pricier than many bluetooth headsets, but its worth it. We’ve awarded the Plantronics Voyager Pro UC 2 the GottaBeMobile Editor’s Choice Award because [...]
As we said yesterday about web video, everyone is betting on it being the future. (Read that as betting that they can make a lot of money from that future.) That everyone includes hardware makers, content producers (except for those trying to protect current business models), the broadband providers, and well, those who want to [...]
2011 is shaking up to be yet another Year of the Tablet that isn’t really quite the Year of the Tablet as much as it is the Year of the Tablet promises for the future. But then for those who were paying attention that shouldn’t be a surprise. One of the big question marks might [...]
As we had reported earlier, a build of Android 2.3 Gingerbread had been leaked out on the Internet and is slowly being rolled out to customers over the air–Verizon denies that a software update is happening. Regardless of whether you’re attempting to do update your handset OTA or through the steps indicated through the leaked 4.5.588 [...]
Following Samsung’s launch of the Media Hub for its own smartphones and tablets, HTC will be debuting its own video streaming service called HTC Watch that will appear first on the HTC Sensation 4.3-inch Android smartphone featuring a 2D qHD and 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon CPU. However, with fragmented, OEM-created media experiences, the convenience factor [...]
At the Intel Developer Forum, a reference hardware tablet running the MeeGo operating system, which was originally intended as a joint effort between Nokia and Intel until the former pulled out in favor of Windows Phone 7. In China, as part of the Intel Developer Forum, Intel and partner Tencents are looking to position MeeGo [...]
It looks like Verizon’s next 4G LTE Android smartphone release after the HTC Thunderbolt is about to hit the market soon as the handset is now being tested by testers who are eager to post early photos of the smartphone. Along the Droid Bionic, the Samsung Droid Charge, and the HTC Thunderbolt, the LG Revolution [...]
During its announcement of its latest Oak Trail processors for tablets, which is based on a 45 nm manufacturing process, Intel also hinted that Cloverview will be the next tablet-capable processor to succeed the Oak Trail Atom-based processor for tablets. Cloverview will utilize an even more power efficient 32 nm manufacturing process, which is similar [...]
The HTC Thunderbolt is the first 4G LTE phone to hit Verizon, and it is also the first Android device on Verizon to be able to deliver voice calling with Skype. The Skype for Android app leaked out for the Thunderbolt and allows video calling with the front or rear facing camera. We showed you [...]
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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
