I have, as I hope my ongoing review has conveyed, enjoyed my time with the HTC Flyer immensely. But of course, no device is perfect, and the Flyer has not been without its flaws. Part of that is due to an unrefined, “raw” feel about the device, a roughness around the edges that can be [...]
A Nokia Windows Phone with a QWERTY design might not be exactly what you had in mind when you heard that the handset was going to “blow your socks off,” but it looks like Nokia might be working on that very thing for one of its first Windows Phone 7 handsets According to ShinyShiny, a [...]
Over the past couple of weeks we have seen a grand total of four devices surface that were labeled as possibilities for the next Nexus-branded smartphone from Google. Sadly, only one has an actual shot at being the Nexus 3 and even then, it seems unlikely to be the next Nexus. So let’s take a [...]
Consider us skeptical at this point because this all sounds too good to be true but it appears that the HTC ThunderBolt’s Gingerbread update, Android 2.3.4 to be exact, will be rolling out on June 30th and will be bringing a host of goodies that should get ThunderBolt owners excited. Some evidence popped up last [...]
Inking Apps for the iPad are obviously of interest to me and a number of readers here on GBM. I’ve reviewed and talked about quite a few. When I saw that Wacom had released Bamboo Paper I had to take a look and so I did. As far as the Inking experience is concerned its [...]
According to a report from Bloomberg, Sprint has reached a deal with Billionaire Philip Falcone’s LightSquared Inc to work together to deploy and operate LightSquared’s 4G LTE network in the United States. The deal is apparently worth $20 billion dollars and will span over the course of 15 years. It also calls for the companies [...]
While all the hoopla this summer has been about the iPhone 5, HTC EVO 3D, the Motorola Droid Bionic, the HTC Sensation 4G, and others, there is another phone that is going to be headed our way with an operating system not called iOS or Android. Or Windows Phone 7 for that matter. Yes, you [...]
Yesterday, Verizon posted a commercial showing off its tablet devices. In the commercial, there was a strange looking tablet device that didn’t appear to be any of the devices that Verizon has in its portfolio which includes the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Well, today, Android Central has shed some light on [...]
When official Netflix rolled out for Android, we thought that it would be greeted by joyous smartphone owners thrilled that they would be able to watch movies and television on their phone. Instead, the release was released with many Android phone owners gasping, wondering why there wasn’t support for their device. Even worse, Gingerbread seems [...]
Another week of tablets, smartphones and notebook news and reviews is behind us. This week we saw a collection of business and back to school notebooks launch, including many running the new AMD Fusion A series Quad Core APU. On the tablet front we shared our first impressions of the Acer Iconia A500 Honeycomb tablet and a conversation with [...]
The iPhone 4 camera is one of the best smartphone cameras available, and set to get better in iOS 5, but if you want to start taking better pictures right now, you need to check out these 8 amazing iPhone camera apps. iOS 5 will improve the camera app adding things like composition grid lines, [...]
Samsung Epic 4G owners can be found on almost every Gingerbread update post on the internet. They are rabid creatures, hellbent on being the first Galaxy S device in the United States to get the illustrious Android 2.3 update. And while it’s currently competing with AT&T’s Samsung Captivate, Sprint’s Epic 4G has made some progress [...]
The picture you see here is apparently a dual-core handset that Sony Ericsson is working on called the SE Xperia Duo which may or may not be the first smartphone that the company releases with dual-core capabilities. Details regarding the phone are a bit slim at this point but here’s what we know. If this [...]
Google is hoping that millions of Android users will jump at the chance to turn their smartphone into a wallet with Google Wallet, but based on the results of a survey by Retrevo Google is facing an uphill battle. Not only are iPhone owners more interested in a mobile wallet than Android owners, but only 21% of [...]
Motorola has launched the Milestone 3, known to those in the United States as the Motorola Droid 3, in China which means that a release in the U.S. should be right around the corner. The new Droid, as expected, is thinner and faster than its predecessor and it apparently will pack a Tegra 2 processor [...]
In an odd turn of events for Motorola Droid 2 Global owners, Motorola has contradicted Verizon and claims that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update is in fact not available, is not rolling out, and isn’t even ready just yet. We had thought that the update was good to go but through a message on Motorola’s [...]
A new risk was discovered for users who root their Android smartphones to run custom ROMs as a security firm discovered a jSMSHider malware that can attack those handsets. The malware exploits the fact that unofficial ROMs rely on a publicly listed key on the Android Open Source Project. The malware then targets that exploit [...]
We tend to focus on smartphones that fit in your pocket, but did you know there are a number of smartphones that sit on your desk and connect to Outlook and other Microsoft products in order to deliver access to your work information — as well as help you manage communications with coworkers. Alteva has [...]
Marco Arment is the developer of the very popular App, Instapaper. That App is one that I use all the time for gathering articles that I want to read at a later time on the iPad. He’s very outspoken on his views about iOS, Android and a number of current issues facing developers in the [...]
The U.S. Senate is proposing legislation that would create harsher punishments and make illegal video streaming a felony under the Commercial Felony Streaming Act. While the current laws under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act imposes stringent punishment on illegal video and music downloads, legal policy has thus far not kept up with streaming technologies. With [...]
It looks like the anticipated release of the refreshed Apple MacBook Air may have been delayed by Apple in favor of shipping the new hardware pre-loaded with the new forthcoming Mac OS X Lion operating system out of the box. While the hardware is reported to be ready, Apple is still holding them to pre-install [...]
The LG Optimus 3D has not officially launched in Europe, and LG is promoting its glasses-free 3D device with the ability to capture 3D images and record 3D video on its rear dual-lens camera with ‘tri-dual technology,’ which is a dual-core, dual-channel, and dual-memory configuration. The Optimus 3D will also be launched as the LG [...]
Sony has debuted a teaser video teasing two of its forthcoming Android tablets, the single-screen S1 tablet and the dual-screen S2 model. The video, which is set to a real-life version of pinball, shows glimpses of both tablets as a pinball activates a train that goes through a cityscape casted from the shadows of household [...]
The HP Pre 3, unveiled alongside the company’s TouchPad tablet at the webOS Think Beyond event in February, may be shipping July 8th according to UK retailer Play.com for the price of £349.99. That price would give you the most current edition of HP’s webOS 2.2 smartphone that’s unlocked and contract-free. The Pre 3 offers incremental [...]
Verizon Wireless is the latest party, following Apple, to not be taking rooting, hacking, or jailbreaking kindly. Though the U.S. Digital Copyright Millennium Act makes it legal to root or jailbreak your phone, Verizon Wireless does not have to honor your warranty if something wrong happens to your device, regardless of the cause of the [...]
After a brief listing for a smartphone that runs the Android 2.2 Froyo operating system and contains the same iPhone 4 iconic design from Apple, Sears has pulled the product page that lists the device as $263.99. At this point, it’s unclear why the listing was pulled, and if Apple’s legal team had any influence [...]
It appears that Facebook is finally ready to introduce its official iPad application more than a year after the release of Apple’s tablet and according to the New York Times, it should be arriving sometime in the coming weeks. The application, like the iPhone version, will be free and it will be optimized for use [...]
If you’re in the United States and you have been itching to get your hands on Nokia’s E6 smartphone and Symbian Anna, well, Amazon’s got you covered because the device has shown up at the retailer unlocked and ready for pre-order. That’s right, the E6 is currently available for the paltry sum of $446. Unfortunately, [...]
Ever filmed something at a concert or a live sporting event using your iPhone? Well, if a patent from Apple that surfaced today ever comes to light, those days would be over. According to a report from the Daily Mail. Apple has filed for a patent that will restrict iPhone owners, that probably means iPad [...]
It was only a matter of time before we saw an official version of Gingerbread leak out for one of the Samsung Galaxy S devices and today, that exact thing has happened to the Samsung Captivate, AT&T’s Galaxy S smartphone. Now, before you go and get too excited, these (yes, there are two versions) aren’t [...]
We are just a few days from launch and it appears that HTC and Sprint have waited until now to let the public know that the HTC EVO 3D, the phone that we thought could capture 2D video at 1080p quality, can actually only capture 720p video. Period. In a statement made to Android Central, [...]
More bad news on the BlackBerry front as Research in Motion’s Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has revealed that the company will not be launching 4G BlackBerry PlayBook models until fall, much different than the summer window which had been previously announced. Lazaridis’ statement was made in passing as he was talking about how he was excited [...]
Just in case you needed more Angry Birds, Rovio has released an update for both the Android and iOS version of its popular game, an update that is called Mine and Dine and brings 15 new levels to the fray. The new Angry Birds adventure takes place below ground as the pigs have taken the [...]
It appears that India’s much delayed $35 tablet is finally ready for launch as The Times of India reports that the government sponsored device is expected to make its anticipated debut at some point this month. The Sakshat tablet will apparently arrive in bulk, around 10,000 units, to IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Rajasthan by [...]
The BlackBerry PlayBook has launched in the United Kingdom today amidst concerns that sales of RIM’s tablet device were plateauing. Well, this next bit of news certainly isn’t going to help those numbers any as O2 UK has confirmed to inquiring customers that it won’t be selling the PlayBook because of issues with “end to [...]
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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 [...]
