HP unleashed a collection of HP notebooks for consumers and businesses this morning including several notebooks which are available right now. We already share the HP EliteBook 3760p tablet, but we also want to show you the new consumer and business notebooks. One thing we saw clearly was that HP is bringing high end audio to more [...]
Parents and small business owners often have similar concerns regarding wireless devices. Both are concerned about controlling costs and both are typically concerned about making sure their children or employees aren’t looking at inappropriate material. With the Verizon Wireless Content filters, it is easy for parents to take control of what their child is doing on their web connected phones and [...]
As we’ve reported before, tablets make a great tool for dealing with autism. They are ideal for non-verbal communication, such as working with symbols and drawing out ideas. Motorola has also recognized this and have provided XOOM tablets to 46 families for a test program. Good job, Moto!
Over the weekend Amazon updated its Amazon Cloud Player so that it can work a little better with an iOS device like the iPad or iPhone. It is still not as good as the Android native app, but at least users can access their playlists and play them from Safari or another iOS browser. When [...]
Got my hands on another rugged Tablet PC recently: the ARMOR X7 from DRS Technologies, the smaller brother to the X10gx I reviewed earlier. But don’t let the size fool you. It may be petite by comparison, but it’s just as rugged. Definitely tough enough.
Since Best Buy is offering a free Samsung Fascinate this week, I picked one up. It isn’t the latest & greatest Android smartphone, since it came out last fall. But it is a nice Android phone running Froyo thanks to the update a couple of weeks ago and who can beat free – at least [...]
Hp has announced the HP EliteBook 2760p, a Windows 7 convertible tablet designed for corporate users that maintains the 12.1″ 16:10 display and adds the latest Sandy Bridge processors from Intel. The EliteBook 2760p replaces the current EliteBook 2740p (review), but maintains the same form factor rather than getting an upgrade in looks like the [...]
Just in case you needed a reminder about what the Motorola Droid X2 will bring to the table when it’s finally released by Verizon, a full spec sheet has leaked to surface which should put to rest any doubts skeptics may have had. The Droid X2 has seen a steady stream of leaks in the [...]
Today is May 8th and that means that today is launch day for Sprint’s WiMax version of the Nexus S, the Nexus S 4G, which has finally gone on sale after getting announced back in March at CTIA 2011. On Friday, we learned that some Sprint stores had already started selling the device ahead of [...]
While Verizon has still yet to set an official launch date for Windows Phone 7, that hasn’t stopped the device that is thought to be the launch device, the HTC Trophy, from appearing in a couple of press shots over Pocketnow. The photos should be a welcomed sight to those waiting to get their hands [...]
Since debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, LG has announced that its NOVA display-powered Optimus Black Android smartphone will be released in six continents across the world, starting first in Europe. The smartphone will be first introduced in Europe, and then it will head to Asia and North America, according to the [...]
There are millions of new tablets entering the marketplace every month, but we still can’t seem to agree on which tablets will sell best, how long the iPad will maintain its market dominance and what “next big thing” will break onto the scene. To me, the tablet market is more than just “Tablets for everyone”. [...]
Ending a relationship can be difficult, even more so if that relationship has involved years of 8 hour days spent in a warm close embrace, but sometimes you have to stand up for yourself and break up with your office chair. Ergotron has been sharing the benefits of the standing desk further past year now, [...]
Keeping up with your favorite teams is usually as simple as turning on the TV or firing up your browser. Sometimes when you are away from home or work or live out of market, it is not that easy. That’s why we have a few of the best apps for tracking your team MLB At [...]
Speech recognition. Some think it is the holy grail of mobile computing. It just makes sense doesn’t it? You’ve got a device that you talk into for phone calls and you should be able to just talk to it and make it do what you want, right? But anyone who has ever looked seriously at [...]
Oh, do I feel for Jason Perlow of Tech Broiler on ZDNet. He was testing out a new iPad 2 case called the G-Form Extreme Sleeve on video. When his wife asked to assist his demo by tossing the encased iPad 2 onto the back porch he let her go ahead. Ooops. The iPad hit [...]
Don’t look now but it looks like Samsung and T-Mobile are cooking up another 4G smartphone, a device that is apparently going to be called the Samsung Exhibit 4G but at the moment is only known as the Samsung T759. The Exhibit, at least the one in these photos, is running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread and [...]
The Nexus S 4G for Sprint isn’t officially supposed to arrive until May 8th but that apparently hasn’t stopped some Sprint stores from coughing up the goods early. It appears that a couple of lucky souls were able to waltz into their local Sprint store locations and procure Sprint’s latest WiMax offering a full two [...]
It’s been a whirlwind week for smartphones and tablets. In case you missed the news and reviews, we have a collection of the hottest news of the week. We also have our top picks for notebook news and reviews to give you some afternoon reading. Smartphone and Tablet News for the week of May 6th The [...]
There’s been chatter that Barnes & Noble is getting ready to introduce a second-generation e-ink-based Nook electronic reader to replace the original Nook. The new e-ink reader would be released help Barnes & Noble better compete against Amazon’s Kindle 3, which offers a newer, better electronic ink display that’s even easier on the eyes with [...]
After having been launched for T-Mobile USA’s AWS 3G network, Dell’s first attempt at a Windows Phone 7 will make the jump for AT&T subscribers as well as the Venue Pro is now available for just $99 on a 2-year contract. The device features a portrait-oriented sliding QWERTY keyboard, similar in style to the Palm [...]
The one and only Hugh Hefner has taken to Twitter and announced that a complete and uncensored version of Playboy magazine will be hitting the iPad on May 18th. He had originally told iPad owners that it would arrive at some point in March however it apparently encountered some delays which, if Hefner is correct [...]
At first glance, the Verizon MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot router from Novatel bears a lot in common to the Sprint MiFi 3G/4G mobile hotspot, also made by Novatel, but under the hood, there are a few subtle differences. Both units promise to connect you to their respective carrier’s 3G or 4G networks where [...]
If RIM’s earlier demo of Android applications running on the BlackBerry PlayBook earlier wasn’t enough, the company has posted another video of the tablet showing off its ability to run applications of the Android variety. As opposed to the video earlier this week, RIM’s new video gives us a closer and more detailed look at [...]
The 7-inch Acer Iconia tab won’t be arriving in the U.S. until the third quarter of this year, according to Acer’s U.S. public relations department. Though the tablet has been available for pre-order in Europe, news that the slate would trail its European launch date was first reported on This is my next. The A100 [...]
Amazon has dropped the price of the recently released HTC Droid Incredible 2 to a mere $80 with free shipping, a perfect gift for Mother’s Day or for maybe for selfish old you. In order to take advantage of Amazon’s offer, you’ll have to sign a new two year contract with Verizon but unlike most [...]
Research in Motion’s head of accessories Bruce Winter had hinted that a keyboard accessory may be coming in the next few months for the Canandian BlackBerry-maker’s first tablet foray with the BlackBerry PlayBook. The move would be the first time that RIM would be releasing a keyboard that’s not attached to one of its smartphones, known [...]
San Francisco’s controversial cell phone radiation law, one that would have required retailers to slap a label with radiation figures on cell phone boxes, has been put on indefinite hold as the city will likely pass a tamer law in its place. Last year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom introduced the reform which required cell [...]
IDC Research has concluded that the smartphone market is growing nearly 20% in the first quarter of this year and that Nokia may be ceding market share as the world’s largest phone maker by volume is transitioning its smartphone line to Windows Phone 7, leading to a shakeup among the top phone and smartphone makers. [...]
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Recently, we had a look at the 5 best Android phones coming out this summer and now, we present to you what we here at GBM think are the five best Android smartphones on the market right now for the four major carriers in the U.S . There are some new phones and there is [...]
T-Mobile USA indicated today that it had lost 471,000 net contract customers in the first quarter of this year which is a sharp increase over the 77,000 contract customers that the company lost during the first quarter of 2010. In addition, the mobile service provider’s fourth quarter numbers also trump the 318,000 net contract customers [...]
Google has updated its Google Earth app for use on Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets that will make use of the tablet’s larger displays. The new update leverages Honeycomb’s new user experience with a tool bar up top, but the fun begins when users browse 3D landmarks and content. If you’re looking at the Colosseum, for [...]
U.S. Cellular has announced that it will be launching its 4G LTE network in time for the holidays, the second piece of good news that U.S. Cellular customers have received this week. The first bit of good news of course was the introduction of the LG Genesis, a dual-screen Android device that takes on the [...]
NBC Universal has released a CNBC app designed for Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet OS that delivers real-time stock updates. The app has a lot of polish and is executed well. What sets the CNBC Android 3.0 app apart from competing finance app in the category is the ability to get up-to-date, real-time market information [...]
Asus has gone on to speak officially in addressing the continued shortages of its Android 3.0 Honeycomb-powered Eee Pad Transformer tablet, stating that it’s high demand, not component shortages as previously believed, that’s the reason to shortages and continued sell-out of the tablet in stores. As one of the most affordable Tegra-2 powered dual-core Android [...]
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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 [...]
