Google has already stated a number of things about its announced $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, including that Motorola wouldn’t be favored in making future Nexus products as well as other hardware partners in the ecosystem reacting positively to the announcement, but what we haven’t heard is how Motorola will add value to the [...]
While I theorized on a few things that might happen with the Motorola Droid Bionic because of Google’s acquisition of Motorola, you can be sure there will be one process that won’t be changing and that is how Google selects its yearly Nexus phone. Google’s Android guy Andy Rubin has come right out and said [...]
A new Verizon promo, aimed at converting basic phone users into smartphone owners with a monthly data plan payment. The deal, which is rumored to kick off in at least the Midwest this week, sill offer a $100 Verizon giftcard to users who upgrade to a smartphone. This new promo runs through September 30th and [...]
This morning, Fusion Garage CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan not only introduced a new tablet, but also a new smartphone. The Grid4 (companion to the Grid10 tablet), will sell unlocked for $399 and be available in the 4th quarter of this year. Like the tablet, this phone runs on the not-Android GridOS and comes with the tagline [...]
This morning, the rumors were confirmed. Sprint and Verizon will be offering the BlackBerry Bold 9930 for $250 on a new two-year contract and AT&T will presumably charge around the same for its model, the BlackBerry Bold 9900. I’ve been sitting here, thinking about this all morning and quite honestly, I still can’t put my [...]
Interesting. Samsung has apparently put a halt to the roll out of the TouchWiz update for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 according to reports at Android Police. From what I’m reading it sounds like a temporary halt, which means that there must be something buggy in there somewhere, and earlier reports mention that the update didn’t [...]
Remember when Apple got a court in Germany to halt the sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in pretty much all of the European Union? Yes, the lawsuit which is based on a patent that basically gives Apple the ability to go after any tablet with a bezel and a rectangular-ish shape. It turns [...]
Well, it looks like one carrier was in its right state of mind when pricing RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry 7 devices. With Sprint and Verizon launching the BlackBerry Bold 9930 for $250, it was only a matter of time before we saw some decently priced models running BlackBerry 7 emerge. One such device is AT&T’s upcoming [...]
OneNote is an excellent piece of software, even if Microsoft can’t figure out how to promote it. And, in the age of touch Tablets, there are many OneNote users who would love to be able to work with their OneNote files on iPads and all that have followed. Yes, there are solutions out there like [...]
Earlier today, Google and Motorola announced that Google would be purchasing the latter for 12.5 billion dollars. Motorola will function as a separate entity from Google but that doesn’t mean there won’t be changes. In fact, Google states that it wants to “supercharge” Android. In other words, it wants to keep making Android better and [...]
Last week, a phone called the Samsung Celox surfaced in a render showing off a Galaxy S II design and the ability to run on a 800MHz LTE frequency. That of course meant that it was possible that we wouldn’t see it launch in the United States. AT&T and Verizon both run on 700MHz LTE. [...]
The answer to “Who is TabCo?” finally got an answer today, though it may not be the one anybody wanted. TabCo is actually just Fusion Garage. You know, the JooJoo people. Their new tablet is called the Grid 10, not the JooJoo 2. Acknowledging that no one would have paid attention to or taken them [...]
We had a pretty good feeling Sprint’s BlackBerry Bold 9930 would be coming on August 21st for $250 and sure enough, Sprint has made those details official. Sprint’s announcement comes shortly after Verizon’s Bold 9930 went on sale online for a cool $250. Verizon’s Bold 9930 won’t hit stores until August 25th. As for Sprint’s [...]
The Motorola Droid Bionic has had a long road to launch. Literally. It was first announced all the way back in January at CES and since then has undergone a design change that Motorola has touted as improved and better than the original. We’ve seen the new Droid Bionic in all of its glory several [...]
The iPhone 5 is weeks away from an expected launch, and we are still waiting to find out if the next iPhone will have 4G LTE connectivity. We have our own list of reasons why we don’t think Apple will launch a 4G LTE iPhone this year, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t testing [...]
Live in Europe? Own an HTC Sensation? Well then you’re going to be elated to know that HTC has made good on its promise and is now offering the bootloader unlock process for the HTC Sensation on its HTCDev.com website. Before today, all there was was a placeholder and now, they have taken the curtains [...]
Ever since Netflix updated their Android app to include more phones I have happily enjoyed going though all the old X-Men cartoons from the 90s. (They hold up well, but mostly to mockery.) Mostly I watch while lying in bed with the phone on the bedside table. But when I first attempted this, I discovered [...]
Just a short time ago, we thought that the Droid Incredible Gingerbread update may have been canceled. Then, over the weekend, we got some good news. HTC had not canceled it but it had no idea when it would roll out. Turns out, it’s more than likely going to be sooner rather than later as [...]
Whether you need a monitor to pair up with you ultraportable MacBook Air, dock your Tablet PC or just to regain a desktop experience with whatever notebook you have at hand, we have a deal for you. These monitor deals are perfect for a home office makeover or to add to your back to school shopping [...]
Heading out of a weekend that allowed me the first bit of down time after a pretty hectic month long push I have to say one of the single biggest joys that I’ve had in this last crazy period of my life has been comparing Tablets against each other. Everyone who follows what I post [...]
Aside from falls to the hard surfaces, fingerprints are the biggest enemy of touch screen devices. Apple, and other manufacturers, have been fighting this with coatings that wear off after time, but a new patent application filed by Apple shows a new, more efficient way of keeping fingerprints off your gadgets. The new method of keeping your [...]
The Eee Pad Slider was first shown off at CES 2011, 8 months ago, but we haven’t heard much from ASUS about the device until recent weeks. ASUS has just put the official ASUS Eee Pad Slider product page online. Even though you can’t order the Slider just yet, you can check out the full [...]
We are truly a mobile workforce. While many employees still need to go in to the office to meet the demands of their employer, three out of five employees claim they can do their job without going into the office. That’s just the start, Gist, analyzed data about our mobile work habits to pull together [...]
No one can accuse Google of sitting on the mobile fence with its Android platform. That’s been true so far and is even more true now. Google is announcing that it will acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion and that makes it look like Google realizes that it can no longer rely on its partner [...]
AT&T may disable one of the future-facing technologies on the BlackBerry Bold 9900 when that device arrives on the carrier through software blocks that would cripple the near field communications, or NFC features, of the smartphone. The NFC market is expected to take off in the U.S. and globally as smartphone makers, carriers, banks, financial [...]
Though not a lot of information is known about the new Pantech 4G LTE smartphone, codenamed the Pantech Apache, the handset is recently spotted over at the FCC for U.S. regulatory approval for use on Verizon’s wireless CDMA and LTE spectrums. The device has a model number ADR8995, and at this point in time it’s unclear [...]
German airport officials have confiscated 5 devices that could potentially be real iPhone 5 units, or knock-offs. Right now, it’s unclear what the status on the device is, and airport officials said that they have notified Apple and are working with Apple to identify the authenticity of the confiscated technology items. The devices were taken [...]
It looks like Hulu may have updated its Hulu Plus subscription TV and video streaming app to bring broad Android compatibility. Before, like Netflix, Hulu Plus would only work on a number of certified Android handsets–perhaps due to DRM issues on Android–but now the app seems to be working fine on a number of Android [...]
When the HTC Ruby was first leaked a few weeks ago, speculation was that the device may be a mid-range Android handset but the latest leaked specs reveal that the HTC Ruby may be T-Mobile USA‘s newest flagship as the device’s hardware will best any phone that’s currently available. Right now, the two flagship HTC [...]
As a mild hardware refresh for Samsung’s year-old Galaxy S Android flagship smartphone, the company has decided to offer a slightly updated Galaxy S Plus model for Vodafone subscribers in the UK. The new device is a hybrid that appears to be a mix between a faster Infuse 4G with the Galaxy S’s camera. On [...]
UK wireless carrier Orange has posted the support pages for the HP Pre 3, a webOS smartphone that was initially unveiled in February alongside the HP Veer 4G and the HP TouchPad. It’s unclear what the delay is that’s holding back the third-generation Pre from launching, but whatever the case it appears that a launch [...]
Under its Galaxy moniker for its Android smartphone products, Smasung has decided to define each product line under the Galaxy brand to make it easier for consumers to pick the right phone. The flagship phone will be branded as the Galaxy S, and in addition to that Samsung will also have the R, W, M, [...]
It looks like although Nokia will be designing the design and mechanics of the company’s new Windows Phone 7 devices, those devices will in fact be manufactured by Compal, much like how Apple uses Foxconn to manufacture the iPhone. News out of Taiwan language news sources suggest that Compal will begin shipping finished Windows Phone [...]
True to earlier rumors, Verizon Wireless has launched Research in Motion’s latest flagship BlackBerry Bold 9930. The smartphone will cost $250 with a two-year contract–no rebates required. The world-phone BlackBerry will work on Verizon’s 3G CDMA network here in the U.S. and on a GSM or CDMA network while traveling. The device retains the traditional [...]
New images of the HTC Holiday Android superphone has leaked, and the device appears to be headed to AT&T. The device is one of the larger handsets, matching the Samsung Infuse’s 4.5-inch display. Unlike the Infuse, however, the Holiday will have a higher resolution qHD display with a 16:9 aspect ratio meaning that it will [...]
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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 [...]
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