Small developers who are using Apple’s own in-app purchase APIs in their iOS apps are now being faced with a lawsuit delivered by FedEx from a patent troll. The developers themselves are being sued for patent infringement over in-app purchases for using an API that was made available to them by Apple. While the lawsuit [...]
The window is closing fast but it appears that Verizon stores have received the go-ahead to start selling the Samsung Droid Charge a day before its official launch date which of course was confirmed earlier today to be tomorrow. If you’ve been hankering for this since its original April 28th launch date was delayed, it [...]
It’s official and the wait will finally be over as the Droid Charge will go on sale tomorrow, Saturday. Should you buy the Android smartphone that many reviewers–ourselves included–are noting to be the better smartphone to be available on Verizon’s 4G network, or should you wait for another 4G smartphone to arrive–like the Droid Bionic [...]
The Droid Charge is finally launching on Verizon Wireless, with availability online and in Verizon stores starting May 14th, but if you don’t want to wait for the stores to open and are OK with waiting for FedEx, you can order the Droid Charge from WireFly for $249.99 with free FedEx shipping. The Samsung Droid [...]
The upcoming Motorola Droid X2 is a still unannounced Android smartphone for Verizon that leaked out for the first time all the way back in February of this year. It will be the successor to the wildly popular Motorola Droid X. UPDATE: Check out our Droid X2 Hands On Coverage, with comparisons to the HTC [...]
This was a busy week for smartphones and tablets with Google I/O 2011 and a collection of other announcements. In case you missed the news and reviews, we have rounded up the most popular items for you to digest quickly. We also have our top picks for notebook reviews and news to give you some afternoon reading. [...]
According to analyst Peter Misek from Jefferies & Co., Apple will not be launching LTE with its next-generation iPhone but will be launching a phone we’ve seen called the iPhone 4S which will feature better cameras, a dual-core A5 chip, and HSPA+ support. It will also apparently come to both Sprint and T-Mobile. In addition [...]
If you are a current student or have already graduated college, you know what the stress can be like. From countless amounts of reading to teachers and their love for giving homework, college life can get out of hand. What are a few tips and tricks for getting by? Check out these top 5 apps [...]
After owning an iPhone switching to an Android can be costly. I’m not talking about the initial outlay to buy the phone or even the cost of the monthly bill from my wireless carrier. Instead, there are costs like apps to replace those used on an iPhone and all those accessories. This can be the [...]
It has become apparent that numerous HTC ThunderBolt owners are experiencing random reboots after installing yesterday’s update that was supposed to bring nothing but good stuff to Verizon’s 4G LTE device. I had seen some chatter about this last night and it looks like it’s gaining steam because Droid-Life has thrown up a report indicating [...]
HTC has released a new promotional video (the first one you can find here) giving 10 solid reasons as to why the upcoming HTC Sensation should be your next smartphone. The HTC Sensation aka HTC Pyramid is currently one of the most anticipated phones out there, on par with the upcoming global release of the [...]
If Sprint has its way and AT&T and T-Mobile do not wed in the proposed $39 billion acquisition, AT&T would have to pay $6 billion, making it the most expensive pre-nuptial divorces of corporate would-be marriages. Sounds confusing? If AT&T doesn’t get U.S. government approval to acquire rival carrier T-Mobile USA, AT&T must pay its [...]
There are plenty of bad gadgets and technology out there that deserve to fail, but others are just plain unlucky. What better day than Friday the 13th to take a look at gadgets that might have done better if they arrived at a different time, with a lucky rabbit foot or a four leaf clover, [...]
It looks like the delay of Verizon’s Samsung Droid Charge could end as soon as tomorrow with several folks from Verizon claiming that tomorrow is launch day and that retailers will finally be able to push the device to customers. The Samsung Droid Charge was originally supposed to be out on shelves on April 28th [...]
It isn’t as easy as some of the past methods of rooting the Barnes and Noble Nook Color, but it gets the job done. A tool called Manual Nooter has been posted at the XDA Developer’s Forum which can be used to root your Nook Color even with the latest 1.2 software update. Why would [...]
After having spent some time now since the release of the HTC Thunderbolt as my primary smartphone, I have greatly enjoyed my experience with the device despite major issues, like the noticeably short battery life. That said, there is one feature in particular that bugs me on the Thunderbolt, and that’s tethering via the Mobile [...]
Having the most Apps has been and will continue to be a counting game for the big players in the mobile App market. But anyone who thinks for even a fraction of a second realizes that having large numbers of Apps available doesn’t really mean all that much to an individual user. Sure, its a [...]
Android technical lead for NFC Nick Pelly of Google told developers at the Google I/O conference that “dozens of NFC phones” are coming later this year in 2011. News of Google’s and its partner’s aggressive push behind the near field communications technology confirms earlier rumors that we’ll be seeing between 40-100 million Android smartphones shipping [...]
The original 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab Android slate is now getting an operating system update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which would match the OS version found on the HTC Flyer (and screen size) when that tablet launches, but is still a step behind from the latest Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets like the Motorola Xoom, which [...]
Rovio is now starting to push out updates to its latest Angry Birds Rio franchise with an additional beach volleyball level of game play. The update brings a fresh level of gameplay in which users are not freeing caged birds, but assaulting menacing monkeys, similar to the trying to blunting the pigs with the original [...]
Research in Motion may have a big overhaul of its app store look and feel coming soon with the introduction of BlackBerry App World 3.0 according to the latest leaked screenshot. The screenshot, posted on bbnews, reveals a prominent search bar at the top, revised icons, and an interface that’s more conducive to touchscreens, which [...]
There’s been a bit of skepticism, and understandably so, from the GottaBeMobile staff over the status and functionality of 4G smartphones. Hopefully, you can see why with the constant delays of the Thunderbolt and continuing delay behind the Droid Charge, rumored and missed release dates for the Droid Bionic and the LG Revolution, a day [...]
Adobe has just pushed out an update to its Adobe Flash Player plugin for the Android platform, bringing the version number to 10.3 and matching the available update on the PC and Mac platforms. The latest version of Adobe Flash 10.3 supports Android OS version 2.2 (Froyo), 2.3 (Gingerbread), 3.0 (Honeycomb), and the latest Android [...]
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse argues that if the U.S. government approves the AT&T-T-Mobile deal, it would make it easy for Verizon Wireless to acquire Sprint, which is currently the third-largest carrier in the U.S. While the Sprint head had been vehemently opposed to the AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile in the past, even using the green [...]
AT&T may soon be joining rival Verizon Wireless in offering a 4G LTE network. The carrier had announced at CES that it would initially rely on HSPA+, the same technology used by T-Mobile USA and is an evolution of UMTS and HSPA for its current 3G network, as a 4G standard for the first half [...]
Rumors of an Amazon tablet had been swirling since before the launch of the iPad, and those speculations have just been renewed as CEO Jeff Bezos tells hopeful audiences to “stay tuned” when asked if the company would launch such a tablet in the future. In an interview Consumer Reports, Bezos says that such a [...]
Some of the biggest releases of 2011 have now landed and we’re knee deep in news about how this tablet or that tablet will single handedly overthrow Apple’s current market dominance. It’s an interesting time, mostly because no one can really decide (or agree) where the tablet market is going. And into this mess we [...]
In a bid to be competitive and court developers, Verizon Wireless will be opening an App Innovation Center in San Francisco, California, scheduled to launch this summer, where developers can congregate, test ideas, and develop innovative solutions. The carrier had invited a number of local and national press to the site, which is still under [...]
The Motion CL900 Tablet PC is now on sale and as we mentioned earlier, the device is rugged. Motion released a video today demonstrating its durability. The tablet was dropped from a height of 48″ onto plywood over concrete 26 times to live up to MIL-STD-810G specifications. In the video you can see that the [...]
In a report from PlayStation Lifestyle, it appears that the recently released Sony Ericsson Xperia Play aka PlayStation Phone, is having hard time selling games and Sony for its part, isn’t worried about it in the slightest. The Xperia Play gaming smartphone, which has been out since April 1st, has seen extremely low sales for [...]
This week Google announced a large collection of changes designed to get Android devices running the latest software and to make the Android market an easier to navigate. Today, to round out the week of Android, Netflix finally released an Android app. As soon as the news hit Twitter, Facebook and offices across the country, a large [...]
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the official Netflix application for Android has arrived on the Android Market. However, there is some bad news that comes attached to the app, something that is surely not going to sit well with a good amount of Android owners. It’s only available for select phones and that [...]
Been wondering when the Motorola Droid X2 would be hitting Verizon? Well, it looks like you don’t have to wonder anymore because Droid-Life has shored up some evidence that points to a release on May 26th. The evidence, in the form of some internal documents, points to direct fulfillment orders going down on May 19th [...]
The HTC ThunderBolt is a pretty amazing phone, but for some users, the power button is practically flush with the phone. This can make turning it on, especially at night, a hassle to say the least. Fortunately, WidgetLocker is a handy app that lets you turn on your screen with a press of your volume buttons. WidgetLocker [...]
While Samsung may have pulled the Nexus S for AT&T webpage down, it doesn’t mean that photographic evidence doesn’t exist and that’s exactly what we have here proving that indeed, the Nexus S in its white flavor will be heading to Ma Bell at some point in the (near) future. Right now, it’s unclear if [...]
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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 [...]
