This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the announced BlackBerry Bold 9900 or the unannounced BlackBerry Torch 9860 but this is certainly the first time that we’ve seen both of them posing together. The photo you see here was taken on the streets of Toronto and shows both the Bold 9900 and the the Torch [...]
Yesterday, HTC ThunderBolt owners got two pieces of bad news. First, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update that was supposedly coming out in Q2, the one that Verizon planned on getting out in late-June, failed to arrive. Second, Skype 2 rolled out without any official way of getting the long awaited video calling feature to work. [...]
From the files of News to Make iPad 2 Owners Cringe, Digitimes is reporting that Apple has placed orders for iPad 3 parts, which are expected to ship in October. Yes, if their sources are correct, that would mean Apple breaking from their annual product cycle and releasing the iPad 3 just six months after the [...]
AT&T customers who are also BlackBerry PlayBook owners should be happy to learn that BlackBerry Bridge support has finally arrived and the application is going to be showing up on the BlackBerry App World catalog throughout the day. The release of BlackBerry Bridge to AT&T customers has been a long time coming. All the way [...]
I use both a Thunderbolt on Verizon’s 4G LTE Network and an iPhone 4 on AT&T’s 3G Network. The HTC Thunderbolt is a much more satisfying travel companion than my iPhone 4. I’ve been both to the test on my family’s summer road trip across the southeastern states. There are three primary reasons why I’ve been happier [...]
If you have been waiting to buy Vizio’s 8-inch Android tablet ever since the company’s announcement back at CES, today is your lucky day. The Vizio Tablet will go up for limited pre-order starting today and will start shipping out on July 18th. For those of you that aren’t into the whole pre-ordering thing, you’ll [...]
It seems like every day there is news about the Samsung Galaxy S II’s successes in another country or its launch in another. But there is another side to that story, one that I see every single day. That story, of course, is the plight of folks in the United States who have had to [...]
Google’s main search page has always been known for its clean, simple interface. In the early days of dial-up and extremely slow mobile connections, it was much quicker to load than rival search engines. As for its other services and applications, some of them have taken on a more cluttered appearance. Gmail is no exception, [...]
My family and I are enjoying a road trip across the southeastern US and thanks to the following apps we’ve had a great trip so far. The iPhone apps below have helped us find our way, get good prices on both gas and hotels and discover cool activities and places we would have otherwise drive [...]
By now you’ve probably noticed that Google black bar spanning the top of Google.com. We showed you how to hide it or to change it to white, but now we want to show you how to change the Google black bar to any color you want. The Google+ bar Color Extension makes it possible to [...]
In a push to stay competitive in the mobile market where smartphones and tablets are getting much of the attention, Intel is outlining its plans to reach that market with new Atom processors. On the smartphone space, to compete against the lower energy requirements of multi-core ARM processors found on today’s Android, Windows Phone 7, [...]
In addition to Google+, Google seems to be working on more social projects to compete against the likes of Twitter and Facebook, and now it’s discovered that a Slide team within Google is working on a photo sharing app and service called Pool Party. The secretive service, still in beta, isn’t accessible yet without an [...]
In an effort to compete with Google TV and Apple TV, Research in Motion may be prepping its own media box to get Internet content onto your large screen either from the cloud or via your BlackBerry smartphone or tablet. Unlike Google’s and Apple’s solution, this BlackBerry Media Box is less targeted at consumers, and [...]
Microsoft may be secretly building support for front-facing cameras with the next iteration of Windows Phone 7 hardware that will be released with the Mango update pre-loaded, and there’s been more evidence to support Microsoft’s plans to build in video chat to its mobile platform. In the first beta of the Mango developer tools, there [...]
It looks like Sharp may be readying a 7-inch Android tablet under its Galapagos brand name. The 7-inch model would sit in the middle of Sharp’s other tablets with a 5.5- and 10.8-inch displays. Not a lot of information is available at the FCC at this time, but it is now known that the Sharp [...]
Rewind, if you will, back to January at CES for a moment. Everyone knew there was an oncoming rush of Android tablets, ready to hit the market at any moment. The floodgates were about to open, and the Motorola XOOM looked to lead the charge. Android had surpassed iOS in phone market share, and its [...]
Apple may be looking to create new short-range wireless networking solution that will make it easy to pair and connect close-range devices in an effort to simplify home networking. In a patent application called Local Device Awareness, Apple seems to be exploring home networking protocols, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and RFID. The Mac-maker could potentially [...]
After several delays, a leaked document shows the Droid 2 Global getting Gingerbread soon after the Droid 3 launches. When will the Droid 3 launch, you may ask? While nothing official has been confirmed, the latest signs point to July 7. That day also appears to be the day that unlimited data goes away for new [...]
The Motorola MT870 is like an enhanced version of the Motorola Atrix 4G, which was released for AT&T in the U.S. market. The MT870, like the Atrix, runs Android, is powered by a dual-core 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU, renders pictures and videos beautifully on a qHD high resolution display, and can capture images [...]
Samsung is unleashing yet another Android smartphone, and this time it’s a high-end smartphone that will make it a nice alternative to the company’s flagship Galaxy S II. Dubbed the Galaxy Z, the device will feature a 4.2-inch Super LCD screen rather than the Super AMOLED Plus of the flagship, along with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, [...]
According to recently filed FCC documents, the Motorola XT316 is making a visit at the U.S. regulatory agency for approval with AT&T-compatible 3G bands. The handset is said to be a slightly smaller edition of the Motorola Pro, Motorola Droid Pro, or the Sprint Motorola XPRT–all of which are based on the same chassis design–with [...]
Apps. They’re beautifully created, thoughtfully purposed programs that help us extend the value of our smartphones by tapping into a whole universe beyond the basic silicon, glass, plastics, and other materials that are part of the physical phones. And Apple’s clever marketing campaign has led us to believe that there should be an app for [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Ballistic Tough Jacket iPad Case Review: Serious Protection at a Bargain
Ballistic Cases compete with companies like Otterbox to offer more protection than a typical iPad case. The Ballistic Tough Jacket iPad Case for the New iPad and iPad 2 shields your iPad from accidents at a a better price than Otterbox. The Ballistic Tough Jacket uses three layers of shielding on the back, extra absorption on [...]
