A new season of The X Factor is kicking off tonight, but Simon Cowell’s already correctly picked a winner. No, he hasn’t chosen the best singer yet, but he has picked out the best phone. Verizon is The X Factor’s official wireless partner. Normally I don’t pay much attention to talent shows like the ones [...]
We are expecting an iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th, with an actual release coming soon after. Now, thanks to reader Mat Barry, we know that October 13th could possibly be the release date for the iPhone 5. Granted, this date may very a little from the actual iPhone 5 release date, but this is the first [...]
It looks like Sprint’s policy crackdown prior to the expected launch of the iPhone will not be limited to a dead Sprint Premier program, a tightened return policy and an increase in ETF fees. According to a document obtained by SprintFeed, it looks like Sprint is going to be placing a cap on mobile hotspot [...]
Remember last week when Sprint stated that it was ready for the iPhone but refused to either confirm or deny whether it would be getting the device? Well, the carrier is back at it again and this time it’s Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse who is guilty of almost confirming a Sprint iPhone. During an investor [...]
HTC has promised HTC ThunderBolt owners on Verizon an upgrade to Gingerbread before the end of September and as it stands, we are getting dangerously close to the end of the month. And that’s what makes this next little tidbit so exciting. The ThunderBolt’s Gingerbread update has leaked out before, but this time, we’re right [...]
By all accounts, the iPhone 5 that’s due to be officially announced in October will have plenty of new features and design elements to entice current owners and draw even more consumers into the Apple fold. The same might not be true for the iPod Touch. According to sources for MacRumors and TechCrunch, the iPod [...]
Sports junkies rejoice. WatchESPN is a free app for the iPhone, iPad and Android phones that delivers live streaming of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN U — including live streaming of Monday Night FootBall (MNF). After using the app for the past few days, I am pretty impressed with the quality of the video, and [...]
Apple’s getting ready to announce the iPhone 5 on October 4th, if the latest rumors are true, and will likely put it up for sale within the month. But paying for an iPhone 5 can put a dent in your wallet. You can soften the blow by selling your iPhone 4 before the iPhone 5 [...]
With all of the talk about iPhone 5′s and Droid Prime’s and Nexus Prime’s and Bionic’s, we’ve kind of lost sight of some other devices that have been on the horizon and one of those devices has been the oft-rumored HTC Ruby aka the T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G. We’ve already seen the Ruby show up [...]
Owners of the original Motorola Droid X have been plagued with virtual keyboard issues for quite awhile now and luckily, today, it appears that Verizon has taken care of those issues by pushing out a 113MB update that should resolve them. Droid X owners have been dealing with the keyboard locking up and freezing, I’ve [...]
As the iPhone 5 release date gets closer, and we have additional confirmation of an iPhone 5 announcement date more iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 owners are selling their old iPhones to Gazelle.com for top dollar. Gazelle tells GigaOm that sales of old iPhone models spiked 85% this morning after additional confirmation of an October 4th [...]
Have you ever dreamed about a tablet that has a display larger than 10.1-inches? And maybe an Android tablet at that? Cue Martin Drashkov who has created a 23-inch monstrosity that he calls the MegaPad. The MegaPad looks like a television but in fact, it runs like an Android tablet that you see out on [...]
We still have absolutely no idea what carrier the upcoming Samsung SHV-E120L is coming to or what its name is. What do know however is that this thing has some pretty beefy specifications which have been revealed courtesy of an image dug up by Cetizen. For those of you that love big screen smartphones, take [...]
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The battery-powered MiLi Pico Projector V2 casts a small image onto a wall or screen for mobile video viewing or for presentations. The Mili product adds a few tricks to mobile video projectors, such as including battery power for untethered mobile video projection and an iOS dock so you can connect your iPhone, iPod Touch [...]
We finally have a launch window for Windows Phone Mango, Microsoft’s latest and greatest piece of software, but unfortunately we still don’t have an exact date to look forward to. Microsoft has however confirmed that the update will be rolling out to existing Windows Phone 7 devices within the next two weeks. As Microsoft’s Eric [...]
We had thought that the BlackBerry Curve 9360 would hit the Magenta airwaves of T-Mobile on September 14th but that date came and passed without a release or even an announcement. Today, T-Mobile decided to clear everything up and announced that the BlackBerry 7-powere Curve 9360 would be arriving on its network starting September 28th. [...]
Earlier today, we learned that Apple more than likely will be announcing the next version of the iPhone at an event taking place on October 4th. This event was later confirmed by Jim Dalrymple from The Loop which means that it’s extremely likely that Apple’s event will, in fact, be taking place four days into [...]
HTC has announced a device called the HTC Raider today, a device that will be heading to South Korea’s 4G LTE network. It has Android Gingerbread, a 4.5-inch qHD IPS, display, 1GB of RAM, a 1.3MP front and 8MP rear facing camera, 1GB of RAM, a 1620 mAh battery, and a a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. Exciting for [...]
As smartphones become an extension of us, way we identify ourselves in public and online, we are starting to see new demographic trends matching up to smartphone ownership. Whether you have an iPhone, are waiting for an iPhone 5, or are toting an Android or BlackBerry, you can check out an interesting interactive smartphone map to see [...]
Still pining for the webOS devices that you’ll never get to have? I know your pain. If you’re willing to settle for the next best thing — videos of the hardware you’ll probably never get a chance to own — then head over to Engadget. Myriam Joire got unboxing and hands-on time with the white European [...]
Bloomberg is reporting that HP’s Board of Directors is panning to meet to consider ousting CEO Leo “we don’t need no stinking hardware” Apotheker. Speculation is also that HP’s board may be looking at hiring former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, at least on a temporary basis. Whitman is a member of HP’s Board. Apparently there [...]
We had thought that AT&T’s verison of the Samsung Galaxy S II would be out on September 18th. But when Sunday passed without so much as even a peep out of Ma Bell, we began to worry. And many of you out there hoping to get this phone started getting to get frustrated. Understandable. But [...]
Today Amazon announced that Kindle owners will finally be able to read eBooks from their local libraries on the device. A similar service for eReaders compatible with ePUB books — Barnes & Noble Nook, Sony Reader, and more — has been available since 2009. Now that Amazon is getting into the game, millions more customers [...]
With September almost over, it’s time to turn our eyes to the next major event in the tech world. No, I’m not talking about the iPhone 5 release date, but a date that has almost the same level of buzz — Black Friday. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, when retailers slash prices on items [...]
The iPhone 5 is expected to be unveiled by Apple on October 4th at a media event which will include our first look at the iPhone 5 and a solid iPhone 5 release date. Update: October 13th is looking like a possible iPhone 5 release date due to early iPhone upgrade offers on AT&T. According [...]
Near field communications, or NFC, technology is gaining momentum as digital wallet efforts are now rolling out, but the technology also promises to replace your keys in addition to your wallet in a converged digital world. Yale Lock & Hardware demonstrates how NFC can be associated in home locks to allow you to control entry [...]
Microsoft’s Joe Marini, a platform lead for Windows Phone 7, has been ousted according to numerous Internet reports following his Twitter comments on Nokia’s forthcoming Windows Phone 7 device. Though Marini didn’t give specifics about the Nokia hardware, he did made comments about his impression about the device and even gave it a rating based [...]
Amazon is running a promotion for its Android AppStore for Android, a third-party app store for Android devices, where the Internet giant is giving users $2 for tweeting about the store to their network of followers on Twitter. All that’s required to partake in the promotion is an Amazon account, a Twitter account, and a [...]
Apple is expected to debut an updated iPod Touch model this Fall alongside the much rumored iPhone 4S and/or iPhone 5 smartphone models. The new iPod Touch, like the iPhone before it, will be made available in white where the front screen bezel would be white. Additionally, according to MacRumors, there will also be some [...]
If you’ve bought an expensive sound system that connects to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch dock and decided you want to leave the iOS ecosystem, you can now re-use your speaker accessories with your latest smartphone thanks to a connector accessory. The CableJive dockBoss+ essentially has a 3.5 mm headphone jack and microUSB port [...]
In newly released white papers for its quad-core CPU, NVIDIA has detailed that its Kal-el ARM-based mobile architecture will come with 4 standard cores and a fifth core that will help its chipsets achieve power when needed while being energy efficient in basic use. The fifth core, called a companion core, will be used when [...]
T-Mobile USA may be getting a refreshed version of the Galaxy Tab 7-inch that was launched last year. The mobile tablet–which fits inside a jacket pocket or purse–will get a ‘Plus’ moniker added to its Tab name, and according to TmoNews, while being able to support T-Mobile’s 4G HSPA+ wireless network. It’s unclear if the [...]
Quite a few days have passed since CES 2011 but that hasn’t stopped Asus from finally releasing the hybrid tablet, the Asus Eee Pad Slider, in the United States, a tablet that it introduced all the way back at the gadget conference in January. The release has been marred with delays and frustration from consumers [...]
Instagram has released the biggest update in the app’s nearly year old history and it figures to delight those that are using iDevice’s that are running a version of iOS that is above iOS 4.2.1. Dubbed Instagram 2.0, this major update overhauls the photo-filter app that currently boasts over 9 million users on iPhones, iPod [...]
As an Android user, I have become accustom to waiting for apps. Up until the last 6 months all of the good apps have gone to the iPhone before they arrive on Android. While this has changed for some apps, in regards to updates coming faster on Android, for the most part the iPhone remains king of [...]
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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 [...]
