Among today’s announcements by Apple, one that can have a big impact on mobile computing relates to the Thunderbolt display. The display finally serves as a proper docking station for MacBooks – a docking station with benefits, that is. The display sports a 27″ screen with 2560 x 1440 resolution. The real standout spec, however, [...]
We had heard that it was coming soon and sure enough, Motorola has begun to roll out emails to members of the Motorola Atrix 4G Gingerbread Update soak test telling them that the 4.5.91 update will be rolling out to them today, the update that is going to be the one that has Gingerbread on [...]
It looks like the Smart Cover knockoffs that a company associated with Samsung aren’t the only thing Apple’s lawyers should be looking into. This bit of KIRF (pointed out by Bird Abroad) is so egregious, it makes a Chinese eBay store look like a model for originality and innovation. This revolutionary bit of clonery: fake Apple [...]
Ever since the original iPad came out people have loved it. There is online web browsing on a big screen, applications of all different categories, music, movies, games and much more. And after the new iPad 2, more and more people think that the iPad is the best tablet on the market. That is, for [...]
This morning Apple announced a collection of upgrades, including the Mac Mini. Like the new MacBook Air notebooks the Mac Mini got a big bump in power and s looks like a good choice for my next computer. As my colleague Kevin pointed out, the Mac Mini may not be a good choice for everyone, thanks to [...]
In the middle of June, everything seemed as right as rain with the Droid 2 Global’s Gingerbread update. After a soak test, it would start rolling out to the Droid 2 Global masses and the Droid 2 Global would be one of a handful of old phones with the Android 2.2 upgrade. Unfortunately, none of [...]
Apple not only refreshed the MacBook Air and shipped Lion today, but also released a refreshed Mac Mini. You shouldn’t bother though because, when you add in all the extras needed to make this a fully functional machine, you might as well get a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. Mac Mini Specs The Mac Mini [...]
The day has finally come for those that have been patiently waiting for the Motorola Triumph to arrive on Virgin Mobile. Today is launch day, folks and the Triumph is now available to order for the cool, off-contract price of $300. And while today is launch day for most of you, it’s activation day for [...]
I bit the bullet and installed OS X 10.7 (Lion) on my iMac. The install went pretty well and I’m just now getting a chance to explore a bit under the hood. One of the big changes that will require a bit of muscle memory retraining is what Apple now calls “Natural Scrolling.” By default [...]
Tucked away in Netflix’s little support party this morning was the mention of a phone that some of you may have heard of. It’s called the Motorola Droid Bionic and it’s going to be heading to Verizon at some point in the near future. What does this mean? It means that the Droid Bionic just [...]
Tablets like the iPad aren’t replacing laptops on the whole, but the new couch companion devices are taking over many of the activities we used to do on dedicated devices. Are you converging like the survey respondents? Millenialmedia reports that the tablet is now the go to device for several computer activities, but that’s not [...]
Finally, we have some confirmation about the Samsung Galaxy S II’s arrival in the United States and luckily, it’s good news. A Samsung executive, Shin Jong-kyun, announced yesterday that the popular device will be headed to the shores of America at some point in August although Shin cleverly did not say when exactly it would [...]
Amazon’s tablet is coming, and it just may be a real beast. While there isn’t any new information specifically referring to the retailer’s upcoming slate, this little tidbit is very much related: Amazon has just, according to Techcrunch, secured instant video streaming rights with CBS. We have said before that Amazon could deliver the first [...]
If you’re old enough you remember carrying around a boombox on your shoulder to play the radio, cassette tapes and eventually CDs. The SuperTooth Disco is the boombox for the mobile generation with nice sound, convenient wireless Bluetooth connection and great battery life. I tested the SuperTooth Disco over the past month, using it at home, [...]
Netflix for Android was supposed to be marked by celebration when it arrived. Unfortunately, it was met with a chorus of boos because it was only available for a select few Android handsets. Slowly but surely though, Netflix has brought support to more and more devices and today, the list of support has grown enormously [...]
When I entered the Android arena I was frustrated by the number of iOS accessories I own that were suddenly incompatible with my preferred smartphone thanks to the proprietary Apple dock connector. Fortunately I found a product that lets users connect an Android phone to the many cars and audio accessories which have Apple connectors. [...]
T-Mobile wants to make it easier and cheaper for users to come join the T-Mobile network. To make this a reality, T-Mobile is adding Value Plans, which combing a collection of talk, text and data deals to help you find a plan that fits your needs. The big news is the new data plans, which [...]
The iPhone 5 rumor mill keeps spinning, as today the Taiwanese digital industry periodical DigiCom reports that Apple is ordering miniature military-grade airplane wings for a “massive shipment this September.” This points to Apple finally bringing the long-rumored near-space surveillance capabilities to the iPhone 5. The tiny wings, developed in conjunction with Lockheed Martin, sport [...]
Speaking with Light Reading India, CEO of Notion Ink, Rohan Shravan made it known that the company is looking to the launch the next version of their Android-based Adam tablet in December, in time to show off at the next CES.
My ASUS Eee Pad Transformer just received an Over the Air update. Seeing the download in progress left me giddy with hopes that Honeycomb 3.2 was on the way to my Transformer, but upon a reboot ASUS disappointed me. When the update was complete I did find some changes including a new V5.1.50 Wi-Fi version [...]
Coverjam is one of those iOS apps that, once you hear about it, you’re surprised that nobody had thought of it before. The new app by Electric Pocket uses the combined powers of Instagram and Flickr to provide each audio track with its own unique slideshow. You start the app by selecting a track, album, [...]
Apple briefly closed the virtual doors of its online Apple Store in order to reveal “The new, faster MacBook Air” still available at $999. The new MacBook Air models include faster processors, Thunderbolt OS X Lion and a backlit keyboard. Sadly, Apple dropped the lower end white unibody MacBook. Processor and Graphics The new MacBook Air [...]
Research in Motion had begun to slowly push out an update to its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, which had been the center of recent discontinuation controversy in which RIM is vehemently denying, to bring a number of welcomed updates. The BlackBerry Tablet OS, now in version 1.0.7, better BlackBerry Bridge support, portrait photo viewing, and zooming [...]
If you’re an early adopter of Android Honeycomb tablets hoping that someday down the road, your tablet will get official Netflix support, you may want to stop holding your breath. In the release of the Lenovo IdeaPad K1 tablet, it is learned that Netflix streaming on Honeycomb will remain to be a short exclusive with [...]
With Google Maps 5.0 for Android, Google had enabled 3D building renderings for select cities in the U.S. Now, the map-maker and search giant will be expanding its goal of rendering city skylines in 3D in more major metropolitan cities around the globe, including London, Paris, Barcelona, Stockholm, Singapore, Lisbon, Boulder, and 11 major cities [...]
Samsung’s expanding line of Android smartphone is about to get bigger as the Korean electronics-maker will be introducing a Galaxy R model in the UK market this summer. The new smartphone will be a high-end and competitive offering, bearing much of the beloved specs of the company’s Galaxy S II super phone, while swapping out [...]
With larger rivals AT&T and Verizon Wireless having already moved onto metered data plans, Sprint is looking to maintain its unlimited data offering for smartphones for as long as possible. In an interview with Engadget at Sprint’s Overland Park, Kansas headquarters, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse says that he wants to offer something simple, and that [...]
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told Engadget that the third largest U.S. carrier will have an exciting 4G story to announce come this Fall, but remained vague on details. Hesse says, “We’re going to come out with a great story this fall around 4G, and it’ll all become clear.” There are a few possibilities of what [...]
The Apple Store is down this morning, which is a good sign that we will soon see OS X Lion available in the Mac App Store, a new MacBook Air, new white MacBook and even a Mac Mini upgrade. Apple normally closes the online store to prepare for the launch of new products and all [...]
A new patent filed by Samsung for a shallow depth of field camera would utilize two separate lenses to give the depth of field effect obtained from a more expensive DSLR camera. Essentially, the patent application can be implemented on regular digital point and shoot equipment or those found on smartphones, such as Samsung’s Galaxy [...]
Lenovo announced a new Windows 7 Tablet PC today, much to the delight of Tableteers in need of a new Windows slate with optional pen input. This Windows 7 slate joins 2 Android tablets from Lenovo and is worth a look. The IdeaPad P1 has a 1.5GHz Intel processor, 2GB DDR2 RAM and up to 64GB SSD [...]
Netflix support on Android Honeycomb has been a long time coming and, finally, we have our first consumer-grade Android tablet that brings the service on board right out of the box. Today, Lenovo introduced its IdeaPad K1 Honeycomb tablet, which joins its brother the ThinkPad Tablet as the first Android Honeycomb tablets certified for use [...]
Lenovo has toyed with a slate tablets over the past two years, but today the company announced a new ThinkPad Tablet running Android Honeycomb 3.1, showing that Lenovo is ready to get down to business. The ThinkPad Android Tablet is a 10.1″ portable slate device that includes a Lenovo optimized user interface, a ThinkPad pen, [...]
T-Mobile has announced that the myTouch 4G’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will begin to roll out tomorrow, July 20th. However, the roll out is not going to reach every single myTouch 4G owner and the carrier says that the update will last through the end of the year. Talk about bizarre. According to T-Mobile’s support [...]
Apple’s quarterly earnings call Tuesday included a confirmation of the rumors that OS X Lion 10.7 will officially launch on Wednesday. Our sister site posted the rumor that it would be released via the Apple Mac Store at 8:30 AM EDT. This is the first time that Apple released a major point number update for [...]
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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 [...]
