In light of Steve Jobs’ resignation as CEO of Apple Inc., many of you are probably wondering about the implications it might have on the upcoming release of the next iPhone. Let me put this to you in as bluntly as I can possibly put it. Steve Jobs’ resignation as CEO of Apple will have [...]
On news that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has resigned, Apple stock has taken a hit in after hours trading, dropping 5% in just the short time since Apple made Job’s decision public. Investors, afraid of uncertainty and change, are pulling back to see if Apple can survive without Steve Jobs. Up until this announcement, Apple had [...]
By now, you might have heard. Steve Jobs has resigned as the CEO of Apple but is remaining on as Chairman of the Board. His replacement? A man by the name of Tim Cook, who has been Apple’s Chief Operating Officer for seven years and a man that many considered to be the CEO in [...]
In a fairly shocking turn of events, Apple’s Board of Directors has announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Apple and that company COO Tim Cook will take his place as the company’s CEO. This will take effect immediately. However, Jobs will stay on with the company as Chairman of the [...]
If your device doesn’t fall under Hulu’s agreements with studios, there is generally no soup for you. Translation: Hulu’s website is blocked on most tablets, and when you head to its website, you are greeted by a black screen that informs you that your platform is not supported. You get an apology for the inconvenience [...]
Just in case that September bit in that Motorola Droid Bionic promo video wasn’t enough evidence for you, Verizon has gone ahead and updated the Droid Bionic’s landing page with the word ‘September’ replacing the usual ‘Coming Soon.’ Sorry folks, the Droid Bionic isn’t coming until September which means that the rumored August 26th date [...]
If you need to connect to your Windows or Mac notebook or desktop from your phone or tablet, LogMeIn Ignition delivers a simple solution. Right now, the LogMeIn Ignition App is available for 50% off for the iPad and iPhone from the iTunes store, bringing the price down to $14.99. LogMeIn has also cut the [...]
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When it comes to the iPhone 5, there are a number of potential leaks that add to the excitement and anticipation of waiting for Apple to share their vision for the next iPhone. While we have a rough idea of what to expect, including a slimmer body and better camera, we still have to wait [...]
The iPhone 5 release date is getting closer each day, and now we have a collection of new rumors to add to the mix, which point to the biggest iPhone launch since the first iPhone. If the current rumors hold true, the iPhone 5 will be available on October 7th on all 4 major cell [...]
Jailbreaking your iDevice means that you add a small program that allows you to tweak and customize your it a little bit more. There are 2 main pros with doing this: 1. Theming (You can customize icons, lockscreen, etc.) and 2. tweaking your idevice (customize your cpu, adding flash, etc.). Theming is mostly done with [...]
Finally, courtesy of XDA.cn, we have a glimpse of the upcoming HTC Bliss that is more than likely going to be headed to Verizon’s 3G network at some point in the not-so-distant future. This is the first time that the phone has been clearly captured in the wild and from these photos, we get a [...]
Sprint may be getting the iPhone 5, right alongside AT&T, Verizon and possibly T-Mobile. The new iPhone is expected to arrive in October, and if it lands on Sprint, it could add up to an additional 1.2 million units — helping the carrier find new subscribers and helping Apple make even more money. The estimated 1.2 Million [...]
After months of waiting, the Droid Bionic is on the verge of being let loose on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The first official Droid Bionic commercial is making the rounds and it should please Droid fans. The commercial features an actress dressed in a futuristic Samurai outfit. She walks down a plank and battles a [...]
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal released a report claiming that the iPhone 5 would be heading to Sprint alongside releases on AT&T and Verizon. Not the first time we had heard that rumor but the WSJ tends to be a mouthpiece for Apple which gives us pretty good indication that we’ll see the next iPhone [...]
Android smartphone popularity is growing, and along with the growth of the platform, we are seeing an uptick in Android malware attacks. McAfee reports that attacks on Android devices were up 76% this spring. The antivirus company found 44 specific attacks on Android devices, which range from trojans and viruses to apps that message premium [...]
If you’re like me, you’re already fired up for not only the real NFL season but the fantasy football season as well. The trash talk, the drama, the joy of watching your nemesis’ first round pick miss several games, it all comes to life when fantasy football starts. I’ve been playing since the days where [...]
If the HP Touchpad $99 bonanza inspired your interest in a cheap tablet you were likely very disappointed when they sold out so quickly. You might get lucky and find one in the near future, as stores and people return them to HP. Or you might find that other budget tablets satisfy your longing just [...]
The Motorola Photon 4G has been out on Sprint’s WiMax network since July 31st. And since then owners have been dealing with a muted call issue that I’ve heard about from several Photon 4G owners. It has been a pesky little bugger but luckily, Sprint has zapped it off the face of the earth with [...]
According to a report from Bloomberg, RIM is going to be adding the ability to access Android applications to its upcoming line of QNX BlackBerry phones, the first of which is supposed to launch either later this year or in early 2012. RIM’s tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, also runs on QNX and it too is [...]
So much for that possible surprise release of the Motorola Droid Bionic in August. With evidence for a September launch date mounting, we can all but forget about that August 26th release date that we heard about when the rumored full retail price of the device leaked out a short time ago. Since then, it’s [...]
Most of the time we think about using a bluetooth keyboard with the iPad or Android tablets, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pair your iPhone with a Bluetooth keyboard to speed up data and text entry on the go. Recently a friend who runs a very mobile business, a party bus service, asked for some keyboards [...]
For those of you in California, the earthquake would have been pretty routine news. However, for those of us on the East coast, who usually face hurricanes, tornadoes and snow storms, this was a shock. A couple of our writers, Warner Crocker and Sumocat, were close enough to feel it significantly. While others in my area did, [...]
When it comes to gaming on your Android smartphone, nothing can beat a physical controller. The slide out PlayStation controller that is built-in to the Sony Xperia Play was the highlight of the phone, delivering a much more enjoyable, and visible, gaming experience. If you don’t have the Xperia Play, but you want to be able [...]
The words graffiti and app don’t usually find themselves int he same sentence unless you’re talking about old school Palm Pilots or the Android app that brings the handwriting recognition engine to modern smartphones. However, researchers at Purdue University see graffiti a little differently and have created an app to help law enforcement understand it [...]
GMail has become the go to web/cloud email service for so many. In some ways you can call it Google’s flagship product. So, why then is it constantly plagued with a slowness that makes it seem like Google just doesn’t care anymore? It doesn’t happen all the time, but when things slow down, I feel [...]
Apple is reportedly in Hollywood filming the first commercial for the new iPhone. The commercial for the iPhone 5 is said to be underway, but it won’t be ready until early to mid October. The timing of the commercial is important, and gives credence to the October 7th iPhone 5 release Date we have heard time and time [...]
We are eagerly awaiting Windows Phone 7 Mango, also known as a Windows Phone 7.5, for a few months, and it looks like the wait is now over. We had pegged the Windows Phone 7 Mango release date at September 1st, which still looks like the most likely official announcement date despite Microsoft’s denial, but Fujitsu has just [...]
Satellite TV provider Dish Network wants to build a mobile broadband 4G LTE network with its existing spectrum, which when it had acquired was earmarked for satellite services. Dish Network wants to better compete with phone and cable companies that are now offering high speed Internet, paid TV offerings, and phone into a package. The [...]
Thought that the HP TouchPad is a webOS-only device out of the box? Well, guess again. A user who reportedly walked into a Best Buy store to acquire the HP TouchPad, which is made to run webOS out of the box, discovered that he got a special version with Android 2.2 Froyo instead. In the [...]
We’ve been hearing rumors that Samsung’s Galaxy S II variant for U.S. carrier Sprint, known as the Epic Touch 4G, may be launching on September 9th. Now, that date may be more realistic than previously anticipated. In Samsung’s recent commercial advertisement for the device, which we had posted earlier in the day, Samsung had shown [...]
Sony’s large single-screen skinned Android Honeycomb S1 tablet will debut in the market in the first half of next month as the Sony Tablet S under its retail moniker. The tablet will come skinned with Sony’s user interface on top of Android Honeycomb 3.1, and will also come pre-bundled with access to Sony content for [...]
Samsung debuted a near-minute-long Galaxy S II commercial that’s a bit on the bold and racy side, highlighting how close to life-life its large 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display is, which is one of the many technological highlights of the South Korean company’s second generation flagship Android smartphone. In addition to the brilliant display, albeit [...]
Though Microsoft had been keen to recruit strategic content provider partners when it had debuted its Windows Phone 7 devices nearly a year ago, a missing feature from all the first-generation hardware across all manufacturers is TV output, and in particular HDMI output. Given that Windows Phone 7 can support video recording with minimum camera [...]
Given the growing importance of mobile smartphones as not just a means to communicate, but also to deliver an entire new ecosystem and monetize various aspects of that ecosystem, South Korea is now feeling threatened by the strong growth behind U.S.-based Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. The government, like the Chinese, is hoping [...]
The HTC EVO 3D, which is one of the most full-featured phones on the market today and one that stole the CTIA trade show back in March, will soon be available in white. The glasses-free 3D smartphone that debuted the new iteration of HTC’s Sense UI launched in black, and beginning on September 9th, Radio [...]
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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 [...]
