I’ve made it very clear why the Samsung Galaxy S II is in danger of missing out on a full-fledged launch here in the United States and I’ve also touched on why it might fail even if it does decide to make it to American soil. I’ve been giving it some thought though and I [...]
RIM told us the other day that it has seven BlackBerry devices that will arrive in the ‘coming months’ and one of those devices is almost assuredly going to be the BlackBerry Torc 2 which just passed through the FCC on its way to a possible home on AT&T. We’ve already seen the Torch 2 [...]
The cost of owning a mobile device can be pretty high and it doesn’t help that the carriers that are supposed to be taking care of you are more often than not trying to take advantage of you. Just recently, we made a bit of a stir with some people after talking about how we [...]
Apple just released the latest iOS update, 4.3.4 for all iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch). As expected, this update “patches the PDF security exploit.” In other words, jailbreakme.com will no longer jailbreak your iDevice if you update your software. The latest jailbreak, from developer Comex, used a hold in Apple’s code when opening PDF files. [...]
OK, this is just a puzzler to me. I’m probably doing something wrong and I will feel no shame if someone comes up with something simple I’ve overlooked. So, all suggestions are welcomed. I’ve been trying to use a couple of third party Apps to access Twitter on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Actually one [...]
Afraid to open up the terminal or command prompt on your Mac or PC to perform the dark art of rooting your shiny new Barnes and Noble Nook Color? You can still have the power of a rooted Nook without the fear for the low-cost of $35, thanks to Nook2Android, a service that does all [...]
After HP shifted around some upper management associated with its big investment in webOS, the speculation went wild that this was mostly due to the less than stellar response to the HP TouchPad. HP of course denies this (as they have to) and is now in the middle of a full court press on the [...]
Nuance Communications, the folks behind Dragon Naturally Speaking and other Dragon voice recognition products has released an iPhone App called Dragon Go! that gets us a little closer to controlling what we do on the iPhone using our voice. It is an improvement over what’s been there before. It’s not perfect, and it has some [...]
Acer has filed an addendum with the FCC for regulatory approval of the Acer Iconia Tab A501, which is a variant of the 10-inch Iconia Tab A500 tablet that was launched earlier. In addition to the 3G/4G HSPA+ tablet now supporting increased storage–it’s been bumped to 64 GB–it seems that Acer is also swapping out [...]
Noise cancelling and sleep gadgets are growing in popularity, but if you have an Android phone there’s no need to buy an expensive dedicated device. Check out our top picks for Android sleep aid apps that claim to help you fall asleep quicker, sleep better and feel more rested. Most of these apps will work with [...]
Batman fan Casey Putsch had created a Batmobile of his own, which resembles the famed automobile in Tim Burton’s movies, and modified his replica to include the latest of modern technologies. For one, rather than the standard internal combustion engine, Putsch opted instead for a Boeing turbine engine salvaged from a U.S. naval drone helicopter. [...]
Apple and its potential chip manufacturing partner TSMC have already begun to test out production of the ARM-based Apple A6 mobile processor, which would potentially be found on the company’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices of the future. The A6 chipset would succeed today’s A5 dual-core chipset being manufactured for Apple by partner Samsung. [...]
A new generation of e-ink-based Sony Reader devices are expected to be introduced next month according to the Bloomberg. In an interview, Sony vice president of digital reading told the publication that the company will introduce new software and hardware in August. The plan is that the e-readers will be made available to customers before [...]
In a new round of unverified and speculated rumors, Apple is said to be delaying the launch of the iPhone 5 due to overheating problems experienced on the company’s faulty dual-core mobile A5 chipset. Instead, the rumor posits that Apple will launch a minor refresh to the iPhone 4 known as the iPhone 4S in [...]
Here’s yet another reason right now to not be an early adopter of 4G LTE technology despite the fast speeds that the mobile broadband standard is promising: the lack of roaming options. While 3G CDMA and GSM (HSPA) smartphones have been able to roam worldwide thanks to chipsets that support compatibility with various networks on [...]
With manufacturers licensing both Windows Phone 7 and Android operating systems for use on their devices, we’re beginning to see a small bevy of handsets share the same or similar hardware designs for both OSes and Fujitsu is the latest to recycle its hardware designs while simultaneously supporting dual platforms. In the past, we’ve seen the HTC [...]
Some people who share iPads have long hoped that Apple would give them the ability to log on with different user accounts, much the way Windows or OS X does. We say fat chance – Apple wants everyone to buy their own iPad, not share the same one. Once again, though, the jailbreak community has [...]
It’s no secret that Android is on a meteoric rise in the mobile world and today’s numbers from Google’s second quarter earnings call only solidify what we’ve already know. The numbers? They are absolutely mind boggling. Google’s Android platform now boasts an army of approximately 130 million devices worldwide and the software is seeing 550,00 [...]
We had originally thought that Sprint was going to be putting an end to mail-in rebates all the way back on May 7th. It’s now July 14th and the no mail-in rebate policy is still going strong. However, there is now some physical evidence from SprintFeed that seems to point to July 24th as the [...]
We are getting closer and closer to the release of the one of the most anticipated Android devices in a long time, Verizon’s Motorola Droid Bionic, which will be hitting the carrier’s 4G LTE network at some point in the next few weeks. And judging by the amount of chatter that has been going about [...]
Gadget model numbers are a pain to decrypt. Just when you think you’ve figured out what a digit or a letter means the manufacturer changes everything around. Now, thanks to the Retrevo Model Decoder, you don’t have to guess what model numbers mean, you can get the facts and find out everything you need to [...]
Well, that was sure fast. Just a few short days after HTC made it known that it was preparing to finally push out the Gingerbread update for the HTC Desire Z, it seems as though the roll out has officially begun. HTC Inside is reporting that HTC Germany has confirmed that the update is indeed [...]
Making a Tablet is not easy. Making one in the wake of the giant path Apple has carved out as it raced to what many perceive is an insurmountable lead is even tougher. We’ve seen many hotly hyped Tablets come and most of those have met with less than enthusiastic responses from the market and [...]
Recently, Microsoft Windows Phone president Andy Lee spoke about the future. As Liliputing tells us, he declared that one day all computing devices will run the same operating system. He said that PCs, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, and televisions would all be united. While we wouldn’t disagree that our future could be going in that direction, he [...]
OtterBox has announced that it is released three solid case options for Sprint’s newly released WiMax smartphone, the HTC EVO 3D, with the Defender Series Case, Commuter Series Case, and Impact Series Case now available to EVO 3D owners. We absolutely love OtterBox’s iPhone 4 case and we see the HTC EVO 3D cases being [...]
Verizon and Motorola made the third incarnation of the original Droid official last week. And while the Motorola Droid 3 was available online, Big Red announced that the device would not be available in-stores until July 14th. Well, would you look at that? It’s July 14th and that means that the Droid 3 is now [...]
I’ve been hearing a lot of chatter about how the Motorola Photon 4G isn’t up to snuff, can’t compare to the HTC EVO 3D, is and I quote “a fail” but I advise you not to sleep on this phone people especially when Walmart is offering it for a mere $160 on a new two-year [...]
In case you’ve been unplugged for the last couple of days, Netflix is raising their fees. For those who want both streaming video and DVD rentals you will have to pay at least $16 a month, compared to $8 or $10 if you like Blu-ray disks now. The change will take place in September, and [...]
Interesting, interesting, interesting. This Is My Next… the current home of the Engadget expatriates until they launch their own product this fall sometime is pulling some threads together and weaving them into some interesting speculation that ought to at least get some conversation going. At Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft Exec Andy Lees pointed to [...]
Back on June 23rd, Hulu rolled out its Hulu Plus application for Android. Problem was, it was only available for six devices including the Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Droid 2, Motorola Droid X, and the Motorola Atrix. Not a bad crop but there were definitely some key phones left out. Today, [...]
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Looking for a no frills Bluetooth speakerphone? The SuperTooth Buddy is a great option: simple, reliable and it lasts. I tested one on my recent Southeastern US road trip and the device impressed me. I don’t look for a speakerphone that can do things like stream music to my car stereo wirelessly, or even via [...]
After using SwiftKey X, typing on a standard Android smartphone keyboard will feel like sending emails with Morse Code. Instead of asking you to learn a new way of typing SwiftKey X focuses on a responsive, incredibly predictive experience that delivers the bet typing experience on Android. To celebrate the one year birthday of SwiftKey, [...]
Extra disk space is once a gain a commodity thanks to small solid state drives and large iPhoto libraries. If you need to clear off space on your Mac for OS X Lion, more photos or just to have some breathing room; we’ve found a great way to free up disk space — delete old iPhone and [...]
Acer has now given more information about the launch of the delayed 7-inch Iconia Tab A100 Android tablet. The company’s German division told fans on Facebook that the device will be launching in Europe in September, which is a more specific time frame than the second half of 2011 that was promised before. In the [...]
T-Mobile USA will be looking to differentiate its network and offerings to consumers by offering them an optional real name caller ID service. Caller ID on mobile today only displays a caller’s number when they call in, unless the caller’s name and information has been saved to the phone book where the cell phone can [...]
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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 [...]
