The promised enhanced video and camera features for the Nokia N8, which was slated around the same time that Symbian Anna is expected to debut, is now a reality for eager mobile videographers. Nokia Conversations announced that the new video app–which brings ,among the many features to the N8, continuous focus while video recording and [...]
In as much as I want these leaked and rumored specs for the Nokia 900 Windows Phone 7 device, forthcoming from the Finnish former Symbian phone-maker, to be true, the specs appear nothing more than wishful thinking created by a crazed fan. However, if true, the Nokia 900 will be among the best phones on [...]
In addition to having announced a CDMA/GSM world-phone BlackBerry Bold 9930, a GSM BlackBerry Bold 9900, an updated BlackBerry Torch for AT&T, and the new BlackBerry Torch 9850 recently, Research in Motion is now announcing three new flavors of the BlackBerry Curve smartphone. While the Bold lineup is more geared at enterprise professionals, the Curve [...]
Most recently, the Internet has been abuzz with HP‘s announcement that it will no longer be making new webOS hardware and the subsequent liquidation of existing inventory based on the mobile platform that Hewlett Packard had acquired through Palm, but HP’s audacious move in the mobile space isn’t the first announcement in recent history. Earlier [...]
We’re getting closer and closer to the release of the Motorola Droid Bionic. I can almost taste it. Sadly though, we still have no official release date. Instead, what we have is a rumored release date of September 8th and a ton of leaked details, photos and other goodies to keep us excited. Well, another [...]
Last Friday, we got word that AT&T had canceled orders for the HP Pre 3 in light of HP’s move to kill off both present and future webOS hardware. A few of you were skeptical and others were holding out hope for a release on Verizon but today, we have learned that the Pre 3 [...]
We’re still not entirely sure when the LG Thrill 4G is going to be hitting AT&T but we now know that when it and if it decides to show its face, it might be sporting a more than affordable price tag at Target and possibly elsewhere as well. Android Central dug up an ad from [...]
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It’s that time of the month again and we have thrown together five Android phones, currently on the market, that we think are the best that money can buy. Now, before you go out and buy one of these, keep a couple of things in mind. One, obviously, you may not agree with this list. [...]
Watching live TV on your Android tablet is no longer a pipe dream. Thanks to advances by Dish Network and others, you can tune in on demand and Live TV programming on your Android smartphone. Android phones are till trying to catch up to the iPad when it comes to entertainment, which means there aren’t [...]
Verizon’s last 4G LTE roll out took place just a few days ago on August 18th. And with that roll out, Big Red now can claim that it covers over half of the population in the United States. Well, just because it has achieved that goal doesn’t mean that the carrier will be slowing anything [...]
We know that HTC is hosting some sort of event on September 1st and speculation about the devices has been rampant. Will it be the HTC Vigor, the first phone to feature HTC’s new partnership with Beats? The HTC Jetstream, HTC and AT&T’s first 4G LTE tablet? Or would it be the the HTC Ruby [...]
As we suspected, the iPhone 3GS has gone on sale at Best Buy for the low price of free. Now, I own an iPhone 3GS and I’ve loved it for the past two years but let me be very frank with those of you who might be tempted by this offer. Unless you’re absolutely desperate, [...]
If you own a Droid Incredible for Verizon, then you’ve probably been waiting patiently (or not) for HTC and Big Red to roll out the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. The update had been very close to an official roll out only to be pulled because Verizon needed to do more testing on the software. As [...]
According to unnamed sources cited by 9to5 Google, Verizon Wireless is planning to offer it’s recently-introduced 300MB/month data plan beyond the mid-Atlantic region by the holiday season. Currently, only customers in Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia and North Carolina have this option (priced at a tempting $20/month) and it was set to end by September 30th. [...]
If you hate ear buds as much as I do, especially the uncomfortable white pair that come with iPhones, then a pair of over-the-ear headphones like iHome’s Soundesign branded SD63 Retro-style Hi-Fidelity Stereo Headphones might offer an alternative. This set of cans looks cool with the seventies style retro look. They remind me of something [...]
Sony has introduced a new phone at the Sony Developer Conference, the Sony W8. This is no regular Sony Ericsson Android device, it is a Sony Walkman device. Sony has said that the Sony Live with Walkman phone will be available in select markets before the end of 2011. The Sony Live with Walkman has Walkman integration [...]
Verizon Android smartphones users now have another on-demand video app available: Verizon Video. It’s basically VCast with new branding backed by RealNetworks. The service, which costs $3/day or $10/month, promises content from over 100 channels. Subscribers get access to over 250 episodes and live sporting events. Content is available from network and cable sources — [...]
The Motorola Droid Bionic launch is getting closers. This week the Motorola Droid Bionic makes an appearance in the Best Buy Mobile Phone Buyer’s Guide for September. We don’t have an official release date for the Motorola Droid Bionic, but the inclusion of the device alongside the majority of Verizon’s 4G LTE lineup solidifies the [...]
The iPhone 5 is expected to Arrive on October 7th, with pre orders starting n September 30th. New images, of what many claim is the iPhone 5 battery and iPhone 5 camera , have surfaced, which add to the likelihood of an October release date. As iPhone manufacturing takes off, we traditionally see iPhone parts, [...]
Despite writing an article saying that no one should buy an HP Touchpad, I found myself looking for one this past weekend. Why the turnabout? I’d say it’s the $99 discount price! I imagined HP would drop the TouchPad to $300 or maybe even $250, but never to $100. The marketing move by HP generated a demand for [...]
Apple may not be delivering a 4G LTE iPhone 5 this year, but the company appears to be rapidly pursuing 4G connectivity for future iPhone and iPad devices. Last week we shared the news that some Apple stores may have begun installing 4G LTE equipment to boost the signal. We also shared the Boy Genius [...]
Now that HP has announced that it will not be making new hardware for webOS, followed by a strategic message that the company will, however, continue to support the platform’s development despite the fire sale of devices over the weekend that placed the 16 GB model TouchPad at a bare $99, users of the platform [...]
A total of four new smartphones launched this past weekend for consumer purchase on both Ma Bell and the Now Network in the U.S. Users interested in 3G and 4G devices now have a few more options from both BlackBerry and Android camps on Sprint and AT&T, with the former launching 3 new devices while [...]
There are speculations that Sprint, the country’s third largest wireless provider, is holding various discussions with Clearwire and its cable company partners, to potentially buy out Clearwire in a bid to deploy 4G LTE and more effectively compete with rivals AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the former is set to launch its 4G LTE network soon [...]
When businesses think of wireless companies, they think about smartphone, voice minutes, and data plans, but Sprint is going beyond that in reaching and meeting the needs of small businesses to be productive, efficient, and better manage their resources and assets. A portfolio of solutions could be found at Sprint.com/Biz360, and Sprint gave small businesses [...]
LG has just announced the Optimus Sol, which is a mid-range Android handset, for Europe, Central America, and South America. The device will ship with a 3.8-inch WVGA display with Ultra AMOLED technology, which is said to help improve outdoors readability of the screen and eliminate glare. The single-core Snapdragon phone has a 1 GHz [...]
A new Motorola Android smartphone was spotted at the FCC with support for AT&T’s 3G bands, suggesting that the device may eventually arrive on the U.S. carrier. The device bears the same form factor and shape as the Motorola Fire XT in Europe and Spice XT in Asia, though it’s unclear what name or branding [...]
You heard me right, GottaBeMobile is giving away a 32GB iPad 2 WiFi to one lucky reader. The prize comes courtesy of Vonage, which is promoting the company’s new affordable international calling app for iOS. The new Time To Call app works on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, using your data connection to bypass [...]
Oh, the spectacle. Oh, the drama. It didn’t take long at all for retailers to go into disaster mode once the news that HP was killing the TouchPad. Amazon went into fire sale mode last night with the 16GB TouchPad briefly going for $99 and the 32GB going for $149. Although this morning you’ll only [...]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 24 or so hours, you would know that HP decided to can the webOS-powered HP TouchPad as well as webOS powered smartphones. It seems that the company will not start to explore the possibility of licensing the software out to hardware manufacturers like HTC, Samsung [...]
The first few days of September look like they are going to be full of action as we know September 8th is the rumored launch day for Verizon’s Motorola Droid Bionic and now we have, courtesy of SprintFeed, got a rumored launch date for Sprint’s Samsung Epic Touch 4G aka Samsung Galaxy S II that [...]
We have heard that the HTC ThunderBolt Gingerbread update is slated for sometime in Q3. Q3, for those that don’t know, covers the months of July, August and September. So, if you caught wind of that news, you have August and September circled in your mental calender. Since that leak surfaced, things were a bit [...]
New details have emerged about the new BlackBerry Colt, the company’s first QNX powered smartphone. Not only will it bring QNX to the phone, but it will also mark the return of a touchscreen only device to the BlackBerry lineup. CrackBerry shared the news today in a post that delivers sa bit more on the [...]
So you may have heard the good/bad news. The Motorola Droid Bionic is likely going to be launching on September 8th and when it does, it’s probably going to have an off-contract price of $590 and an on-contract price of $299. At least through Verizon. Retailers are probably going to have some better offers but [...]
The Griffin Helo TC is a new remote control helicopter that you can control with your iPhone. Best of all, at $50 its way more affordable than the AR.Drone, which means you don’t need to have any qualms about asking for it on your next wishlist. The Helo TC is controlled via a free iPhone app that sends [...]
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Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
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