It looks like the IFA conference in Berlin is going to be fairly massive this year with HTC already rumored to be showcasing two of their upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices and now with Samsung essentially confirmed to be showing off LTE versions of its Galaxy S II smartphone and its Galaxy Tab 8.9 [...]
Did you enjoy the first Motorola Droid Bionic video that we showed you? I thought so. We saw the new MotoBlur, the animations that happen when the device boots up, and a glimpse at its 4G LTE speeds. Well, I’m happy to say that another video of the Droid Bionic has leaked out ahead of [...]
In the spring I added a second phone to my mobile arsenal, the HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon. When my son broke his iPhone 3GS I took the opportunity to hand down my iPhone 4 to him and replace it with the Samsung Infuse 4G. Unless the iPhone 5 or some other Android phone shows up [...]
The emergency alert system, which interrupts radio and TV broadcasts was a great way to warn you about bad weather and other emergencies, but as we become more mobile, cut cables and leave FM radios in the closet, the usefulness drops. We’ve heard several solutions to turning your cell phone into an emergency alert system, but they haven’t [...]
Few people will know what the iPhone 5 will look like until Apple announces the next iPhone and provides a solid release date. This doesn’t mean we haven’t seen a fair share of mock ups that imagine what the iPhone 5 will look like. Many of these artist renderings and videos are to the extreme, and include [...]
One of the features that enterprise-class and consumer users were asking for when Microsoft had debuted Windows Phone nearly a year ago was the ability to tether or share the phone’s Internet connection with a laptop through a feature called mobile hotspot, and now it looks like the Redmond, Washington maker of Windows Phone will [...]
Verizon Wireless may soon be launching the BlackBerry Torch 9850, a device that would replace the carrier’s Storm franchise with Research in Motion. The Torch 9850 was spotted in a poster in a Verizon Wireless retail store alongside the Android-powered Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play smartphone. It’s unclear when Verizon will launch the Torch. The U.S. [...]
As we’re approaching August 29th, a date set aside by Samsung as their official unveiling of the Galaxy S II smartphone, we’re seeing FCC filings for two un-released devices for U.S. GSM carriers AT&T and T-Mobile USA. The first device has a model number of T989 and is the Samsung Hercules, a model that’s been [...]
While the PC industry is slowing down, Asus is buckling the trend thanks in part to its Android division and its flagship Eee Pad Transformer tablet, which comes at a more affordable price when compared to product offerings from its rivals and also has a unique laptop dock. For the Spring quarter, the company posted [...]
Not one to be left out of the emerging 720p HD display in the high-end market segment, Sony Ericsson is rumored to be working on an XPERIA smartphone with such a spec for Japan initially with a worldwide roll out soon after. The device, codenamed Nozomi, will be the smartphone-maker’s international flagship that will succeed [...]
Microsoft’s Windows Phone team has posted a fun infographics to show how our lives have changed over the past twenty years thanks to the advent of the smartphone, making it easier to research information, communicate, share, entertain, and collaborate. Though the infographic itself was created by the Windows Phone team, it is relevant and applicable [...]
The Droid Bionic will be a powerhouse in far of its specs and battery life when it becomes available on Verizon Wireless this fall. New screenshots were recently posted to show the battery life of the device and usage at 15, 50, and 60 percent of battery life remaining with 4G LTE usage. According to [...]
As an organization thus far, Samsung has yet to confirm that it is the vendor for the Nexus Prime nor that a Nexus Prime is forthcoming, but Samsung’s legal team may have confirmed that fact. In a cease and desist letter published on Geek.com, Samsung’s general counsel says that those the leaked firmware for the [...]
A lot of you, myself included, have been waiting for Flipboard‘s arrival on the iPhone and it appears that the wait will end in just a couple of weeks as the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Mike McCue has told Reuters that he expects the app to launch for the iPhone and iPod touch in [...]
We are pretty sure that HTC is going to be announcing the HTC Omega and HTC Eternity with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango on September 1st but before today, we really didn’t know what to expect in the looks department. Today, Pocketnow uncovered the first image of the HTC Omega, front-facing camera and all, and boy [...]
Can’t say that I am shocked to see the HTC ThunderBolt available on Amazon for a mere penny but I will say this. If you’ve been looking to get on board the Verizon 4G LTE train and absolutely, positively don’t care about the Motorola Droid Bionic or any other 4G LTE phones that might launch [...]
Earlier today, I told you that the Motorola Droid 3 had been rooted. The manual root was probably a little tricky for most of you, especially for those who own an Android phone for the first time, and maybe you began to wait for an easier root method to arrive. Well my friends, that method [...]
We absolutely love the Asus Eee Pad Transformer but one thing that has been missing is the lack of support for Netflix.As it stands, the only Honeycomb tablets with Netflix certification are the Lenovo IdeaPad K1 and ThinkPad Tablet but that doesn’t mean that a little sideloading can’t be done. Today though, an update rolled [...]
If you’ve been waiting to get a BlackBerry Bold 9900 on T-Mobile without the ludicrous $300 price tag attached to it, today is your lucky day because Walmart is currently offering the device up for pre-order for $120 with a new contract. Unfortunately, it’s going to take a new contract to get that price. Upgrading [...]
As Hurricane Irene bears down on the Eastern United States, residents prepare for the worst… but hope for the best. I lived in Eastern North Carolina from 1996 to 2000, during which time six hurricanes blew over my community. That included Hurricane Fran, which toppled a 300 foot tall pine tree onto my church’s building, and [...]
So, you may have heard the news. Verizon has taken a pass on the Samsung Galaxy S II. This is obviously a huge blow to those of you who had been banking picking up a Galaxy S II on Verizon next month and more specifically, those who were hoping there would be a 4G LTE [...]
Bad news, folks. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon will not carry the Samsung Galaxy S II. We had not seen hide nor hair of the Verizon model and we suspected that it might not ever get released. There was hope when the 4G LTE Celox made an appearance but it looks like [...]
When it comes to gadget purchases, new data from Nielsen shows that men prefer tablets, while women prefer e-Readers. The data comes as part of a quarterly survey of connected device users and found that smartphone usage is about equal across genders. Women control 61% of the e-reader market, up from 46% a year ago. Men have [...]
It seems as though Motorola has gotten into some trouble with an advertisement, ahem, advert that it has been running across the pond over in the United Kingdom. The ad, for the Motorola Atrix, claims that the Atrix is “the most powerful smartphone.” Well, it seems some loyal Samsung Galaxy S II owners have filed [...]
It has been a long wait for Gingerbread for Motorola Droid 2 owners but it appears that that wait will be coming to an end fairly shortly as the changelog for the Droid 2′s upgrade to Android 2.3 has been released which is generally a sign that things are in motion for a public release. [...]
The Motorola Droid 3 has reportedly been rooted by XDA member djrbliss aka Dan Rosenberg and while this is huge news for Droid 3 owners, it also could be amazing news for those of you thinking about buying the upcoming Motorola Droid Bionic. If Rosenberg has indeed figured this out, and it looks like he [...]
Yesterday, as you may have heard, Steve Jobs resigned from his CEO post at Apple and handed the the torch over the longtime confidant and former Apple COO, Tim Cook. And now, just a day after these changes took place, we have a glimpse at what’s going on in the offices of Cupertino due to [...]
The iPad usually gets credit for being the best platform for tablet gaming, largely due to the robust game catalog. However, every Honeycomb tablet on the market runs on a Tegra 2 processor, and you can’t deny that Nvidia knows gaming and gamers better than most companies. The Tegra Zone app for Android just received [...]
As people digest the news that Steve Jobs is stepping down as CEO of Apple, the widespread emotion is one of regret and sadness at the loss of this icon. I don’t see it that way. Yes, Jobs is leaving as CEO, but he’s not leaving the company and he’s not entirely leaving his job.
As the NFL is “back to football” fantasy league fans will be drafting their teams and planning for the 2011 championship run. Your android phone or tablet can be used to manage your team, which is a big benefit over the competition that might be tied to a laptop or desktop system to make last-minute [...]
Steve Jobs introduced us to his vision of a post PC world, and yesterday he introduced us to a post Steve Jobs Apple. Within hours of Jobs’ resignation, the stock market responded with a 5% dip in after hours trading, people began to question whether the iPhone 5 would still launch and Apple fans began to [...]
It looks like the HTC Vigor, which has been rumored to pack a 720p HD resolution display in a smartphone form factor, may be closer to launching on Verizon Wireless’s 4G LTE network as the device has recently been certified by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), which reveals the device to sport a Bluetooth [...]
There’s no denying that the BlackBerry Bold 9930 is Research in Motion’s best BlackBerry smartphone to date, combining the favorite and capacious keyboard of the historic Bold 9000 series with a modern and elegant design, glass touchscreen, optical trackpad, stainless steel band, and beautiful angles that make the design both modern and classic in the [...]
In the past, Samsung, LG, and Motorola have launched various efforts leveraging the Android platform to compete with the RIM’s enterprise popular BlackBerry franchise, but devices like the Motorola Pro, Verizon’s Droid Pro, and Sprint’s Samsung Replenish have all lacked a key ingredient that made them unable to effectively compete against BlackBerry smartphones: an optical [...]
Now that Anna is beginning to roll out for current-generation Symbian^3 devices, including flagships like the Nokia E7 and N8, the company is looking forward to the future towards Symbian Belle, promising that the new software update will launch “ from the fourth quarter onwards for earlier Symbian 3 devices.” It’s unclear what fourth quarter onwards [...]
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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 [...]
