After a misfire of the Droid Bionic landing page by eager fans, the Motorola Droid Bionic, a 4G LTE handset that’s destined for Verizon Wireless, appears to have a rear hump where the camera sensor is. Newly leaked image of the device’s rear side when docked into the home dock, which provides ports for HDMI, [...]
The latest MacBook Air models went on sale today at Apple retail stores. With the demise of the white MacBook, the 11″ MacBook Air is now the most affordable notebook available. I skipped the first generation of MacBook Airs due to their lackluster performance and sky-high prices.But Apple made me a believer in the MacBook [...]
We’ve known for a while now that Hulu wants to sell itself to the highest bidder. We’ve heard names like Google and Yahoo bandied around, but here’s a new name (you may have heard it before) to throw into the ring: Apple. According to Bloomberg, Apple is among those eyeing a purchase of the video [...]
Apple has unleashed OS X Lion on the world. I’m sure this weekend will see lots of folks choosing to upgrade for the $29 price. Now that Apple has christened the age we’re in as the post-PC age, you have to look at what Lion brings to the table in that context, and many already [...]
A rumor out of Korean website ETNews claims that Samsung is working on a 3D smartphone, possibly called the Galaxy 3D, that is set to be launched sometime in Q4 of this year, just in time for the holiday season. If true, it means that Samsung is likely preparing to do battle with devices like [...]
Apple’s latest release of their Mac firmware, OS X Lion, was purchased and downloaded over a million times in the first day it was available (Wednesday). In a press release, Apple Marketing VP Phil Shiller said: Lion is off to a great start, user reviews and industry reaction have been fantastic. Lion is a huge [...]
Way back in June, RIM announced a device called the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 that the company said would be arriving this summer. Shortly afterward, there were mysteries abound. What carriers would the device head to and when? Well, we’re still unsure about a launch date but we do know that the Bold 9900 will be [...]
Do you remember back when the Blackberry Playbook was one of the many intriguing new tablets to set to launch earlier this year? You know, back before the mediocre reviews and dismal sales lumped RIM’s slate into the growing heap of non-iPad also-rans? Way back then, one of the most exciting features of the Playbook [...]
Own an Asus Eee Pad Transformer Honeycomb tablet? A rooted one? Want to enjoy Netflix on it? If you’ve answered yes to all of these questions, you have come to the right place because there is now a way to get Netflix up and running on your rooted Eee Pad Transformer this very minute. XDA-Developers [...]
New data about tablet sales (as reported by TGDaily) in the second quarter shows Android rising to a 30% market share, with Apple’s iPad falling down to 61% of the market. These numbers, however, have less to do with the rise of Android tablets, and more to do with the multiplication of the Android tablets. [...]
Today is a big day for Canada as one of the best Android smartphones to date, the Samsung Galaxy S II, has landed on two Canadian carriers today as both Bell and Virgin Mobile are now both offering up Samsung’s glorious device to the Canadian public. Here’s how it breaks down. If you order the [...]
After years of no one caring, people are actually paying attention to how many tablets are being sold and which operating systems they’re running. That alone would be the best news I’ve read all day, but it gets better: Windows tablets are not in last place! Thanks, RIM!
Two days ago, Verizon spilled the beans on a massive 4G LTE roll out that was scheduled to take place on July 21st. One look at the calender reveals that today is indeed the 21st of July and that means that 28 new markets have been lit up with a brand new high speed 4G [...]
T-Mobile has announced the upcoming availability of a phone called the HTC Wildfire S, a short time after the specifications of the phone leaked out. The Wildfire S, which is a mid-level device, is expected to go on sale on August 3rd with an $80 price tag and is set to do battle for the [...]
T-Mobile G2 owners have been waiting for quite some time for their upgrade to Gingerbread and it appears that one guy waited long enough as he has released an official version of T-Mobile’s Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update, the same update that has been apparently shipping out with refurbished G2 devices. Now, before you get too [...]
The most recent flagship phone from Google, the Samsung Nexus S, will (as reported by Business Insider) be coming to AT&T this Sunday, July 24 for $99.99. Details The “Pure Google Experience” phone skips all of the bloatware (pre-installed apps that nobody asked for) and custom UIs that manufacturers and carriers commonly tag onto Android [...]
In some very good news for LG G2x owners on T-Mobile, the Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update is now live and ready to be installed using LG’s Mobile Software Update which is an updater tool that is unfortunately only available for Windows. So, here’s the deal. The update is 178MB in size and updates to GRI40. [...]
The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer with the optional MobileDock Keyboard provides amazing battery life: up to 16 hours on a single charge with the two connected. Unfortunately, while docked, the battery on the tablet drains as much as two percent an hour when the tablet is in standby mode. ASUS responded to requests for a [...]
Back in March, AT&T had announced its $39 billion plan to acquire T-Mobile USA, the nation’s fourth largest national carrier. Since the announcement was made, AT&T’s largest competitor, Verizon Wireless, was surprisingly silent on its position about the merger while Sprint and a number of regional carriers are vocally opposed to the acquisition, calling on [...]
It looks like smartphone screens are continuing to get larger. Now that 4.3-inch displays are now becoming the trend, the next big trend may be 4.5-inch displays. That’s not a bad thing as Hitachi has developed a high resolution 720p display in the larger 4.5-inch form factor that’s capable of rendering 1280 X 720 pixels [...]
The ‘cloud’ is becoming a big feature of our digital lives today–anywhere from the most recently launched Spotify for cloud-based streaming music to cloud-streamed videos like those on Netflix and Hulu. All of this is driven by the increasing access and availability to the Internet and broadband, either through mobile like on 3G and 4G [...]
Android smartphone manufacturers HTC, LG, and Samsung are preparing to launch devices that are capable of supporting T-Mobile USA’s faster 42 Mbps network later this year according to the latest report. The faster 42 Mbps network will be available in 152 markets and is double the theoretical speeds that are supported by today’s smartphone devices [...]
While the U.S. may have to wait until August to see the arrival of the Samsung flagship Galaxy S II smartphone, Canadian customers who are now being treated to the handset with the launch on Bell Canada are being greeted with long lines. Typically not seen for the launch of smartphones outside of iconic flagship [...]
Dell is now starting to roll out a software update for its debut Windows Phone 7 Venue Pro smartphone to fix WiFi issues on that handset. Dell says that the update will first hit the T-Mobile USA edition of the Venue Pro, followed by other markets. At this time, though, Dell isn’t saying anything about [...]
Every day just seems to bring us more juicy info about the iPhone 5. Today, news comes from ZimbabweiPhoneFans that the iPhone 5′s Retina display will not only serve as the window to your apps, but it will also sprout its own real-life garden. iGrow Dubbed iGrow, the new capabilities utilize Apple’s breakthrough digital hydroponics [...]
With the HTC Sensation 4G occupying the high-end slot on T-Mobile USA’s portfolio, the carrier will also be bringing a more compact Wildfire S to slot into the mid-range to entry level position. The Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone would be T-Mobile’s equivalent of the rumored Sprint Hero 4G smartphone. The Wildfire S is now known [...]
In the mobile world, Google’s and Apple’s patent war will only get more heated as both companies are rapidly expanding their intellectual property patent libraries. The two are said to be bidders in InterDigital, along with others. InterDigital is said to be a ‘a mobile-phone technology designer,’ according to Bloomberg, and the company’s portfolio of [...]
A new leak suggests that the Samsung Galaxy Q, an Android smartphone with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, will actually be an entry-level or mid-range handset. Previously believed to be a high-end slider akin to the market that Samsung’s Epic 4G has taken at Sprint in the U.S., the Galaxy Q is designated as a ‘Smartphone [...]
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Update: According to Phandroid, the image is a fake Photoshopped picture. Those who are eagerly awaiting for Verizon Wireless to release the flagship dual-core Motorola Droid Bionic on its 4G LTE network can expect to pay $300 for the 4.3-inch qHD display smartphone on contract at launch. An early leak of the DroidDoes.com landing page [...]
It’s still unclear when the Mango update for Windows Phone 7 will officially hit for various first-generation Windows Phone hardware, but Microsoft is at least telling developers that they will begin taking app submissions for Windows Marketplace approval beginning August, suggesting that the software update for the platform is coming soon. With Windows Phone Mango, [...]
If you can remember all the way back to early 2010 when the iPad 1 first launched, you may remember a certain unlimited data plan that went along with the 3G model of Apple’s tablet. It didn’t take long for the iPad to make history, but it also didn’t take that unlimited data plan long [...]
If you’re in the market for an Android, ASUS, or *gasp* Blackberry (the email-less wonder) tablet, we have a deal for you. As Cameron Summerson over at Android Police pointed out, Staples has issued a coupon that will cut $100 off of any tablet purchase in their stores through the end of July. Among the slates [...]
Earlier today, Netflix released an update that brought support to several new smartphones including the Samsung Droid Charge, the HTC ThunderBolt, and hey, even the Motorola Droid Bionic. Also listed, Lenovo’s IdeaPad which is a Honeycomb tablet. Thing is, the IdeaPad isn’t the only Honeycomb tablet that is able to take advantage of the Netflix [...]
Just recently, T-Mobile brought its HSPA+ 42 Mbps network to 56 new cities. Awesome, except for the fact that T-Mobile currently has one single device out that is capable of reaching those speeds. That device? A laptop stick called the Rocket 3.0. No capable phone, no capable tablet. However, according to a Digitimes report, that [...]
The Samsung Infuse 4G for AT&T went on sale for only $49.99 at Target for a limited time. Samsung released the phone a couple of months ago, so it is not one of the latest phones on the market, but it looks good enough that I am going to replace a smashed iPhone 3GS with [...]
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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 [...]
