It looks like Android app developers are now submitting and getting their Google TV-compatible apps onto Google’s own Android Market app store. Back at Google I/O this year, the Android OS-maker had promised to migrate Google TV to the Honeycomb platform, it looks like cross-platform compatible apps may be hitting tablets, phones, and TVs in [...]
It looks like we now have confirmation that the 10-inch HTC Puccini Android slate will be shipping to AT&T’s 4G wireless network with LTE network support. The device is reported by Engadget to be in the testing phase and should be available soon. When launched, the HTC Puccini should give the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 [...]
We have been due for a massive carrier road map leak and today, an extensive 2011 AT&T smartphone road map has leaked out courtesy of Pocketnow show casing a bunch of upcoming Android devices, two Windows Phone 7.5 Mango handsets and some BlackBerry 7 devices as well. So let’s run down the leak, shall we? [...]
Earlier today we showed you the first real video of the Motorola Droid Bionic, a video that showed off the upcoming phone’s 4G LTE speeds, its boot animation and a glimpse at its MotoBlur software. And now, just a short time after that leak, we have some more photos that have leaked out courtesy of [...]
This afternoon, a large earthquake hit the East Coast. As we reported, it is wreaking havoc on the cell networks from Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T. No one cell company seems to be immune from the massive burst of cellphone traffic. There are many ways for you to get around these outages, but we want [...]
The HTC Status, AT&T’s so-called Facebook Phone, has been on the market for a grand total of 36 days. It launched on July 17th and AT&T was pretty thrilled about the launch. Turns out, consumers haven’t been too thrilled with the device and that’s what counts. According to TechCrunch, sales have been dismal and Ma [...]
The Wall St. Journal is reporting that Sprint will begin selling the iPhone 5 in October. This is based on the usual “sources say” so, we’ll have to really wait and see. That said, it makes sense that this would happen sooner rather than later. This comes after reports that the phone will be both [...]
If you have a smartphone, there is normally an app or mobile website to let you easily update your social network status, but if you can’t get connected to the Internet you may want to be able to send a status update via text. This is handy for many situations, including after an emergency like [...]
With the Motorola Droid Bionic launch just a few short weeks away on Verizon, the anticipation is mounting. What is the exact release date? What is the official pricing? What are the official specifications? We have theories, but nothing is official yet. And while we have those theories and a ton of evidence to back [...]
As you might know, the HP TouchPad has been on sale for extremely low prices ever since the company announced that it was killing production of the webOS powered tablet. And because of this fire sale, there is insane demand for this device. I mean, who wouldn’t want a $99 tablet that will likely have [...]
Virginia just experienced a 5.9Magnitude earthquake which was felt throughout the East Coast up through New York and over into Ohio. Several of our writers experienced the quake in a multitude of ways. After the shaking died down, there was a common topic among our Twitter followers — the failure of cell networks. We don’t [...]
Well, after doing a bit of rolling around in my office chair during the East Coast earthquake this somehow seems like an appropriate post. (BTW, both Sumocat and I who are located in the northern and northwestern VA areas appear to be OK.) Apparently Samsung is going to use Stanley Kubrick’s classic film, 2001: A [...]
Back in July, Google rolled out a massive Android Market update that overhauled the look and brought a number of new features including new ways to discover applications and the ability to rent movies and purchase books right from your phone. Today, Google is back at it with another big update for the Android Market [...]
As a former Nook Color owner, I decided that it did not meet my needs. But I recognize it may be all the Android tablet some will ever need. In case you are not familiar, Barnes and Noble released the Nook Color as an update to their first Nook eBook reader. They added a color [...]
Just a short time ago, RIM announced three new BlackBerry Curve handsets powered by BlackBerry OS 7. The stable includes the Curve 9350, Curve 9360 and the Curve 9370. However, release dates and pricing are always up to the carriers to announce so we didn’t have anything concrete in regards to both of those when [...]
Jailbreaking your iPhone gives you new features, cracked apps, live wallpapers and much more. I have looked into Cydia (Cydia is the main “Cracked App Store” for jailbroken iDevices) and found the best of the best. These apps are all universal, except for one. Android Lock (Free and Full version available) Android Lock is a [...]
If you want a 4G smartphone, there are a number of options out there to satisfy your need for speed. While each carrier’s definition of 4G and coverage will vary, you can purchase many Android 4G smartphones at affordable prices by skipping the local store and ordering online. Wirefly and Amazon Wireless offer a collection [...]
While AT&T has launched its first two 4G LTE devices, the USBConnect Momentum 4G and Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G, it still hasn’t launched its 4G LTE network. That should come at some point soon. And while modems and mobile hotspots are exciting, what most of you really want to know about is when AT&T is [...]
One of the things that keeps consumers from springing for 3G or 4G tablets instead of their Wi-Fi counterparts is the annoyance of being saddled to expensive data plans for two years. But it looks like wireless carriers are starting to realize that kind of thing isn’t going to fly for much longer. Thus we [...]
Many of us have a trinity of mobile devices that we use on a regular basis: often a notebook, a tablet and a smart phone. I use a couple of notebooks, one primary tablet and two smart phones, all of which make up Kevin’s Trio of Tech. Notebook Computer: 15″ Apple MacBook Pro If you [...]
We have heard rumors for quite awhile now about the possibility of Apple launching not one but two iPhones this fall and a report from Reuters corroborates that notion as their sources have indicated that Apple is preparing to release a cheaper iPhone 4 model alongside the iPhone 5 at the end of September. The [...]
Today Barnes & Noble will begin rolling out a firmware update to the Nook Color. Version 1.3 includes some performance enhancement, better Wi-Fi connectivity, and an option for parents to disable the browser before handing it to their kids. The update also gives Nook Color owners access to special edition enhanced Nook Magazines that aren’t [...]
Submitting expense reports is one of the worst parts of business travel. Not only do you need to keep track of all your receipts, you also need to organize and enter them in company specific software when you get back — the last thing you need to do with an overflowing to do list and inbox [...]
Given that Google makes a browser called Chrome, it’s always seemed odd that the browser in their mobile operating system, Android, doesn’t have a browser called Chrome. Also a little confusing: why that browser isn’t very good. However, it looks like Google is taking steps to address at least one of those problems. The company [...]
While Apple and Steve Jobs haven’t even uttered the words iPhone 5, Launch and 2011 in the same sentence there is a growing expectation that there is an iPhone launch around the corner. We’ve heard other players call the next iPhone the iPhone 5, and based on rumors anticipate an October launch date. Based on [...]
Like many I was stunned at the news from HP last week that they were dropping their interest in webOS hardware. Like some I think it is probably the beginning of the end of webOS, even with many (including HP) saying it might still have a life. I was more amused than stunned at the [...]
Earlier this year the company behind the Kno student tablet gave up on the hardware aspect of their business (Intel picked up the slack) and decided to focus on software. A good move, as the best thing about the Kno tablet was the operating system and the robust textbook and learning tools within it. The [...]
The ThinkPad Tablet from Lenovo is finally up for sale on the Lenovo site. This Android tablet includes a collection of features you won’t find on every Android tablet like Netflix, handwriting recognition and a Thinkpad keyboard folio — to name a few. The ThinkPad Tablet is a 10.1″ device that runs Android 3.1 and includes Dataviz [...]
Usually, when a new Droid phone is rumored to be headed to shelves, people are beside themselves. Case in point, the Motorola Droid Bionic. Yet, when the Motorola Droid 3 began leaking out, there was far less interest than there had been for previous Droid devices. Why? Well, for one, Verizon completely overshadowed the launch [...]
Your smartphone today, such as Motorola’s aptly named Droid Bionic, may share in a lot in common with the artificial limbs and body parts of tomorrow. In fact, development in processors, networking, camera, and sensor technologies used in today’s advanced and high-end phones may be applied to developing artificial legs, bionic eyes, and insulin pumps [...]
It appears that either Apple engineers or executives, or carrier executives, are beginning to test an iPhone 5 device with dual-mode CDMA and GSM radios, which would make the next-generation iPhone a world-phone model. By offering a multi-mode GSM and CDMA device, Apple could offer 1 device for either AT&T or Verizon Wireless, with the [...]
With HP’s fire sale of the webOS-powered TouchPad tablet, the company’s initial, and perhaps final, foray into the consumer tablet space with webOS, the $99 tablet is getting renewed hope as developers are hard at work in enabling the inexpensive slate to run other operating systems, such as Android and the Linux variant called Ubuntu. [...]
Nokia has placed a new countdown timer and Flash animation on its Facebook page, counting down to ‘something new.’ Though the countdown was vague, the Flash animation was inadvertantly named as the Belle Teaser, to which the company had later renamed to just ‘Teaser’ to remove allusions to the Symbian Belle software update to the [...]
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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 [...]
The iPhone’s Unintended Effect on Data Plans, Will Sprint Be Immune?
Historically, at least with carriers AT&T and more recently with Verizon Wireless, we’ve been seeing the trend of more costly data, especially for heavy data users, that’s correlated to Apple’s iPhone, and in general smartphones. With news that Sprint is about to offer the iPhone 5 alongside its bigger rivals in October for the first [...]