Yesterday’s Kindle Fire announcement added heat to the tablet market, sparking speculation that it could be an “iPad Killer” not just because it costs $199 but also because it has the Amazon branding behind it. But comparing the Kindle Fire to the iPad isn’t completely apropos. They’re different sizes — 7 versus 9.7 inches — [...]
Shortly after Amazon stuck fear into the hearts of tablet makers around the world, RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet saw a considerable price drop occur over at Best Buy. Yesterday, Amazon announced the Android-powered Kindle Fire tablet which will be priced at a modest $199 and in an apparent response, the PlayBook dropped down from $499 [...]
We are fairly certain that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 will not include 4G LTE support. There are just too many reasons why Apple would want to opt to wait until next year to release an iPhone with that kind of support. However, there is another 4G option in the form of HSPA+ (21mpbs), and it [...]
The next version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich is expected to make a public debut at the Samsung Nexus Prime event on October 11th, but one lucky eBay buyer got more than he bargained for when he bought a used Nexus S recently. After booting up his new phone, he discovered that the device was [...]
If the rumors hold true, Sprint will get the iPhone 5 on October 4th. This is the first time Sprint will have the iPhone 5 on their network, and marks the third U.S. carrier for the device – leaving T-Mobile clamoring for the iPhone. When we asked shoppers which carrier they want to purchase the iPhone 5 on, Sprint was [...]
Would you rather have a phone that has a camera or a camera that has a phone? I ask because Panasonic announced a camera that also integrates an Android 2.3 smartphone into the mix. With a 4″ display and a 960×640 resolution, this looks like a nice device for the person who would rather have [...]
Ladies, are you excited? Today is the day you can finally buy the HTC Rhyme, Verizon Wireless’ newest Android handset. Guys, you might be excited by this, too, but Verizon and HTC obviously believe that women will adore this purple phone and its matching accessories. Just look at the commercial they’re running for it: I’ll [...]
The Kindle Fire lit up the media yesterday in an announcement of Apple proportions. Immediately people began asking if this was the iPad killer that had been talked about since Apple’s tablet took over the market, there was also talk of cutting into Android tablet sales, but these miss the point. The iPhone 5 may [...]
Damn. Just when it looked like Sprint was going to actually have a chance to make some headway with consumers comes word that the bean counters really don’t get it. We’ve already heard that in anticipation of getting the iPhone that Sprint upped its Early Termination Fee to $350. Not a great idea because while [...]
Not content to let Apple have all of the October announcement fun, Samsung and Google are partnering for Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2011: Google Episode. This is the event where we expect to see an official announcement of the Samsung Nexus Prime and possibly the Droid Prime. The event, scheduled for October 11th in San Diego [...]
The Motorola Xoom launched earlier this year with the promise of 4G LTE connectivity soon in the near future. That was back in February of 2011, when we expected a 4G LTE upgrade to be available in about 3 months. Now, 6 months later the Xoom 4G LTE upgrade program is finally here, well it [...]
It’s hard not to compare the new Kindle Touch introduced today to Barnes & Noble’s Nook Touch or even the Kobo Touch, both of which came out this spring. Amazon’s offering doesn’t bring much that’s new to the table except the Kindle experience in a sleeker package. However, Kindle fans will probably like this just [...]
On October 4th Apple is holding an iPhone event where we expect to learn more about the next iPhone. Apple is also expected to announce an iOS 5 release date and share more details about the software which will come to most iPhones on or around October 12th. While details are still fuzzy on the iPhone 5, [...]
With just days until the Apple iPhone event, it appears that Apple is working behind the scenes to prepare for the big event. The Internal Apple inventory system has been updated with new product information for a new iPhone 4 and several iPod Touch product numbers according to a tip sent to 9to5Mac. The new [...]
At today’s launch event I didn’t get much chance to play around with the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet because there were few units on display and they were carefully controlled by the army of Kindle vice presidents on hand to show it off. Why so worried, Amazon? What is it about your tablet that made [...]
The NFL season finished week three and as a fan of the Green Bay Packers I have a lot to get excited about. Verizon just added a new NFL Mobile commercial to their YouTube channel that shows how you can get into the action while on the go. In the ad you see people getting all [...]
After months of speculation, Apple announced that it will be talking about the iPhone at an event on its Cupertino campus on October 4th. Needless to say, all eyes will be on the event. For many reasons. One, this will be the first major Apple event Tim Cook presides over as company CEO. Two, with [...]
With the iPhone 5 release date fast approaching, you have a chance to win an Apple gift card from GottaBeMobile in time to purchase an iPhone 5 on release day. All you need to do to enter is answer a short survey about your plans to purchase an iPhone 5 or other phone. The survey [...]
I just pre-ordered an Amazon Kindle Fire Android tablet, announced today at Amazon’s press event in New York City. Why would I jump without ever seeing the thing? Let me share a few reasons I decided to buy the Kindle Fire today. Android on Amazon’s Ecosystem The most significant draw of this device has to [...]
Smartphone buyers over the last three months chose Android 56% of the time, double the 28% choice of iOS devices like the iPhone. The new data from Nielsen shows that more consumers are picking Android than iPhone, but it looks like the big losers over this time are BlackBerry and “Other”, which is likely Windows Phone [...]
At their long-awaited tablet announcement, Amazon unveiled their new Amazon Kindle Touch. The Touch is a touch e-ink book reader for $99 with no keyboard, but rather an infrared touch screen which allows you to quickly turn pages and interact with your eBooks or periodicals on-screen instead of the old buttons the current generation device includes. [...]
Today Amazon is hoping to parlay success in the eReader market into success in the tablet space with the Amazon Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire is a new 7″ tablet that runs a dolled up version of Android, packs WiFi and has access to an incredible amount of Amazon content, including Amazon Prime Instant Streaming [...]
While we’re watching news on the Amazon Kindle Fire unfold, there’s other tech news out there as well. Turns out that Microsoft and Samsung have signed a huge patent deal, that essentially give Microsoft a royalty on every Android device Samsung sells. Microsoft already has a similar deal with HTC. The licensing deal gives Samsung [...]
Wacom’s line of Bamboo pen + touch input tablets has new names, new color schemes, and a new wireless connectivity option to cut the tether between tablet to PC.
Amazon’s unveiling of its Tablet competitor, the Kindle Fire is being unveiled at a press conference that’s ongoing. Meanwhile Bloomberg is reporting out front that the price will be $199. The Kindle Fire is Amazon’s color Tablet running its own version of Android. We’ll have more as the event goes on.
Skype pushed out an update to their apps for iPhone and iPad adding highly desired support for Bluetooth headsets, somewhat desired camera stabilization for the iPhone, and not quite as desired advertising. Bluetooth support means no more getting caught up in cords or having to share your conversation with everyone in the room over the [...]
This Is My Next… is reporting that the muscle behind MeeGo has atrophied so it will become a corpse. But there appears to be a re-animation and re-naming in the works. MeeGo was the open source OS that came out of a joining of Maemo and Moblin, and given a real push by Nokia and [...]
Well folks, the wait is finally over – just like we said it would be – and those of you out there with the HTC ThunderBolt can now go into your Settings and pull the Gingerbread update for download. That’s right. This isn’t an OTA. You can manually pull it this very moment and finally [...]
T-Mobile may become the only major network in the United States to not sell the iPhone starting next month and the carrier’s chief marketing officer doesn’t seem too pleased. He spoke about the issue at a conference yesterday and published an open letter on T-Mobile’s corporate blog. T-Mobile CMO Cole Brodman began his presentation at Mobilize [...]
Toshiba already has one Android tablet out on the market right now, a 10-inch device called the Toshiba Thrive, and now, it has announced plans to bring a 7-inch device called the Thrive 7” to market by December. And while Toshiba was glad to share a good majority of the key specs of the device, [...]
The Motorola Droid 3 has only been out since July and there is, sadly, already talk of the Motorola Droid 4 aka Motorola Maserati going down. According to a tipster on Howard Forums, the Droid 4 is going to feature a slide-out keyboard and yes, it will be compatible with Verizon’s next-generation 4G LTE network, [...]
According to DigiTimes, Motorola will be shipping two new Motorola Xoom’s in Q4 of this year. The device that will be shipping in November is going to be a 8.2-inch Xoom (the report states 7-inches but that’s likely wrong) while the larger 10.1 model shipping a month later in December. We got our first real [...]
The Motorola Droid Bionic, by most accounts, is a fantastic phone. But unfortunately, Verizon really hasn’t found its rhythm marketing it. The commercials with the robot-killing heroine were just plain bad. Verizon then released a couple of ads for the Droid Bionic that were much better than the initial batch. but they still left something [...]
While we are preparing for an iPhone event on October 4th, Apple hasn’t shared much about what we can expect aside from a coy, “Let’s talk iPhone.” invite. We have been expecting an official confirmation of the fall iPhone even for some time, and expect Tim Cook to announce a new iPhone and the iOS [...]
A common concern for many Internet users is that giants like Google know too much about them. This is a valid concern, but recently I ran into the opposite problem — Google didn’t know enough about me. Specifically Google didn’t think that my address existed. This may sound like a small problem, but I assure [...]
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