Microsoft has ambitious hopes and dreams for Windows 8, its next computing platform that’s designed not only to compete with the rising popularity of Apple’s mobile iPad tablet and the plethora of ARM-based Android slates, but also to mark the next generation of PC computing in a post-PC world. With declining PC sales, due in [...]
The moment many of you have been waiting for has arrived. Turntable.fm, the social DJing platform that has taken the music world by storm, is now available for consumption on the iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. No, there is no standalone iPad application yet so those of you who have [...]
Ever since T-Mobile announced the Samsung Galaxy S II back in August, the phone has remained shrouded in mystery. The first sign came when T-Mobile had the phone behind glass and refused to give out any specifics about specs or a release date only saying that it would be out this fall and that it [...]
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Verizon is poised to offer a new $50 unlimited prepaid plan in a bid to lure in customers from Boost Mobile – which is owned by Sprint – and MetroPCS. Both Boost Mobile and MetroPCS offer customers service that is free from binding contracts. Big Red [...]
We’re still not quite sure what the Motorola Dinara is. It’s been rumored to be the successor to the recently released Motorola Droid Bionic and it’s possible that it could be the Droid HD that we saw show up next to a Droid Bionic awhile back. It’s also very possible that it might be a [...]
There’s not much here yet, but GBM reader Jason Horrocks points us to this Channel 9 link that talks about pen and touch input. Here’s a quote: Metro style apps are much better with ink! In Windows 8, you code your Metro style apps for touch, and get pen and mouse support for free. In [...]
We’re not exactly sure what is stopping RIM from announcing the BlackBerry Curve 9380 but until the manufacturer or a carrier makes an announcement, we’re stuck with leaks and that’s what we have here today. RIM’s first BlackBerry Curve with a touchscreen has leaked out in a quick hands-on complete with photos and specifications that [...]
Samsung’s Series 7 Slate PC is being handed out at Microsoft’s Build conference today, but I had a chance to play with the hardware a couple of weeks ago at IFA 2011 and it isn’t anywhere close to being ready to compete with the iPad and its Android counterparts. All the chatter around Microsoft’s next [...]
A new report from AppleInsider claims that Apple might be preparing to roll out its latest version of mobile software, iOS 5, on or around October 10th. That date comes from a source that claims that Apple has informed AppleCare, it’s customer service arm, that it should expect an influx of iOS-related calls starting Monday, [...]
Today at the Intel Developer’s Forum conference, Google’s Andy Rubin and Intel CEO Paul Otellini took the stage together and announced something that will surely excite those of you who are big on Intel chips. The companies will be working together to optimize future versions of Android for Intel’s low-powered Atom processor line. Rubin brought [...]
We just got a demo unit of the Epic 4G Touch, Sprint’s Galaxy S II variant that supports the Now Network’s 4G WiMax protocol for high speed mobile broadband access. The svelte handset is equally slim as it is light, but delivers fast performance thanks to a dual-core 1.2 GHz Exynos processor made by Samsung. [...]
There’s a lot riding on Windows 8 and what Microsoft does and doesn’t bring to the table (or the Tablet). Expectations are already huge and the skeptics are sitting ready to pounce. That’s why when you hear opening comments that say “We reimagined Windows” coming from Steve Sinofsky and other Microsofties, the pulse quickens at [...]
Apple’s iPhone 4 launched 14 months ago, in June 2010, but it still remains the best selling smartphone in the world, its popularity not even wavering with rumors of a new iPhone swirling about each and every day. Still, it would appear that the anticipation of the upcoming iPhone 5 has surpassed the iPhone 4′s, [...]
Joanna Stern of This Is My Next… got to go hands on with a Windows 8 Tablet running the Windows 8 Developer Preview. The device is a Samsung Series 7 Slate and she gives a pretty good deeper-than-a-first-impression of the still in process OS and the hardware. As you would expect at this juncture there [...]
It would appear that Sprint may not be getting the iPhone 5 in October but will instead be offering up the iPhone 4. A report from TUAW states that a Sprint Nextel associate has told them that the carrier has started briefing its employees on an iPhone 4 launch for October instead of a launch [...]
We’ve been waiting for some specifications on the HTC Bliss to leak out and luckily today, ThisIsMyNext has unearthed some of the upcoming device’s features. In addition, they have unearthed features of a device called the HTC Runnymede that appears to be a cousin of the HTC Titan, a device that HTC announced at the [...]
According to CNN, Verizon will re-launch its V CAST Apps Android app store today and will re-brand it as Verizon Apps. It will, like V CAST Apps currently does, be separate from the Android Market and it will, of course, come per-installed on Verizon’s Droid smartphones. And yes, just in case you were wondering, Verizon [...]
After the Motorola Droid 2 and Droid 2 Global both got boosts up to Gingerbread, we figured it would only be a matter of time before Verizon’s special edition Droid 2 R2-D2 handset would see the update and sure enough, shortly after the other Droid 2′s got Android 2.3, owners of the Star Wars branded [...]
In-flight Wi-Fi is about to get a lot slower. Yesterday, in-flight entertainment company Row 44 announced that they’re about to change the nature of in-flight entertainment. No longer will passengers on planes without personal entertainment screens in seatbacks have to bring their own videos if they want to avoid the selections provided by the airline. [...]
Well, the rumored Samsung tablet to be handed out at Microsoft’s BUILD has been spotted, confirming both manufacturer and venue, as well as confirming that there is Intel inside. The leak sprang from weibo.com (translated) (before reaching MobileTechWorld and ThisIsMyNext). In addition to the photo, there are YouTube videos, but these have now been marked [...]
Microsoft is set to launch a new software development event called BUILD in just a few hours. At the center of the show is the upcoming Windows 8 and its new touch-centric interface. We’ve already had a small taste of what to expect, but the big reveal will be the unexpected. Will Microsoft astound us [...]
If you like your ZooGue iPad 2 Case Genius Leather case as much as we liked it, then you may want to check out an accessory the company released to go along with it. The ZooGue iPad 2 Earphone Wrap connects to the side of their leather case and keeps your earphone wires organized [...]
According to a couple of different analysts, iPhone 4 sales aren’t slowing down even though the iPhone 5 is nearing launch. This news comes as a surprise to the firms, as they expected sales to decline at the end of summer leading into the fall. Apparently consumers didn’t get this message. Maybe because the people [...]
With national and state attention focused on driver safety and distracted driving, Sprint is doing its part with its Drive First app for Android phones that will help to re-focus the attention of young drivers to the road and away from their phones. Sprint Drive First, which is now available as a download and will [...]
Acting president of HTC America Martin Fichter went on record to criticize both Apple’s and Microsoft’s approach to mobile at the Mobile Future Forward conference in Seattle, Washington. Ficther says that Apple’s success is its own curse while Microsoft fails to capitalize on the boom over 4G networks. In speaking about Apple, Fichter says that [...]
A sample photo image from the camera of the newly announced Samsung Focus S for AT&T has begun to emerge. The Focus S is seen as a high-end Windows Phone 7 Mango device with an 8-megapixel camera sensor and similar design styling and specs to the international edition of Samsung’s Android-powered Galaxy S II smartphone. [...]
Chip-maker Qualcomm, which has enjoyed dominance in the mobile industry thanks to its early investments in 2G/3G/4G wireless networking, SoC development, mobile processor work, and graphics on mobile architectures, is now attracting unwanted attention upon itself by a coalition of smartphone manufacturers and carriers. Led by Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo, a coalition that includes Fujitsu, [...]
GameStop is looking to capitalize on the rise of consumer tablets and faster mobile broadband connections made possible by 3G and 4G wireless technologies with its own branded tablet, accessories, and online gaming experience. Company president Tony Bartel has confirmed that GameStop is looking to launch a branded Android tablet coupled with a game controller–which [...]
Given that HTC had confirmed that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the HTC Thunderbolt, the first 4G LTE Android smartphone to launch on Verizon Wireless, will be coming in Q3 after having missed its Q2 deadline, it stands to reason that the OTA software update is coming soon. Now, it appears that a Verizon [...]
Verizon’s first 4G LTE smartphones will soon get successors with much improved specs. According to a leaked document, the Thunderbolt’s successor will be the HTC Vigor, and that device may be called the Thunderbolt 2. Additionally, the Droid Charge’s replacement would be in the form of the Samsung Prime. The HTC Vigor had been rumored [...]
Facebook has rolled out an app update to access its social networking service on the Android platform, which can be downloaded or upgraded for free through Google’s Android Market. Though the update improves the experience of using the app on Android smartphones, the experience still trails that of Facebook for iOS on the iPhone. For [...]
The Asus Eee Pad Slider was first announced all the way back at CES 2011 in January and finally, after months of waiting, the 10.1-inch tablet hybrid with built-in physical keyboard has finally received an official launch window from Asus with the manufacturer saying that the Honeycomb powered tablet will be out before the end [...]
Alright, so you just picked up a new Motorola Droid Bionic from Verizon (you probably should have waited until October but it’s too late now) and you have come to discover that the 4G LTE smartphone doesn’t come equipped with an FM Radio application. Yeah, its absence puzzles us too but luckily, there is an [...]
Word out of HTC is that they’re considering the possibility of owning their own operating system. No names named, but webOS is on the minds of industry watchers. Regardless, the big question is: should HTC bother owning an OS?
Currently, the Samsung Tab 10.1 is available in two flavors. A Wi-Fi only version and a 4G LTE version that calls Verizon home. For those not satisfied with either of those flavors, it appears that there will be another on the way soon as a device that appears to be a Galaxy Tab 10.1 has [...]
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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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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 [...]
