T-Mobile has announced that it will be discounting every single smartphone and every single tablet in its arsenal on September 24th. And yes, if you’re looking for a mobile broadband device, those will also be on sale as well. T-Mobile’s sale is an effort to mark the arrival of its new Value plans. Now, unfortunately, [...]
Slowly but surely, Hulu is rolling out its Android application to more devices and this time around, it’s nine devices, some of them pretty well known, that have been added to the support list. Hulu Plus version v1.0.139 also brings improved playback performance along with it which means those of you who currently have access [...]
Today is a pretty big day for those of you already using Google+ and also, for those of you that have yet to give Google’s spin social networking a try. First and foremost, the flood gates have been opened. That’s right, Google+ is now open to anyone and everyone. In addition, Google has rolled out [...]
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Aside from the rumored iPhone 5 release date of October 5th, the biggest iPhone 5 rumors have come from leaked iPhone 5 cases. These cases all come back to one of the first iPhone 5 leaks back in which are traced to a design document from July. Since then we have seen a number of [...]
Is it possible to launch a new smartphone these days without a massive display, super powerful processor, or 4G? HTC seems to think so, as the new HTC Rhyme doesn’t have any of those things. This modest 3.7-inch Android Gingerbread device sports a 1GHz CPU and is “only” capable of 3G. However, it is purple [...]
We’re still not exactly sure when T-Mobile’s variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II is coming, we only know that it’s coming this fall, but that hasn’t stopped the information about the device from flowing forth to those of you interested in picking one up. Just a short time ago, we got word that T-Mobile’s [...]
We’ve known for quite awhile now that Motorola has been prepping a sequel to the original Motorola Atrix, we’ve even seen it show up in photos, and now today, BGR has treated us to another pictorial and some possible specifications for the device as well. The leak comes just a day after it became apparent [...]
While HTC ThunderBolt owners still wait for their upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Droid Incredible 2 owners are now being treated to their second rendition of Google’s software as it appears that the device’s Android 2.3.4 update is now available to pull manually. It’s a 32MB file, so it’s not a game changer, but it [...]
An Apple employee has reportedly leaked more details about the iPhone 5 release date. According to an un-named Apple employee Apple is set to announce the iPhone 5 and the launch of iOS 5 on October 5th. This day, 5-5-5 wouldn’t hit a jackpot in a casino, but it is already delivering returns for Apple [...]
Verizon is expanding their 4G LTE market on October 20th to bring 4G LTE speeds and coverage to 20 new markets in the U.S — just a few weeks before they might launch the Droid Prime. The Verizon 4G LTE network currently covers 143 a major markets and 105 airports, a number that just jumped [...]
With the increasing avalanche that is mobile gadgetry there seems to me to be a shifting focus on looking at these devices (smartphones and Tablets) as almost disposable. Part of that has to do with the fact that, at least on the Android front, we see new devices more quickly than we see new hardware [...]
Based on current rumors the iPhone 5 is almost here for Verizon, AT&T and possibly Sprint, but it looks like T-Mobile subscribers will have to wait for the iPhone 5. TmoNews shares an internal email summarizing a town hall event from September 15th in which Cole Brodman, Chief Marketing Officer at T-Mobile, reportedly told attendees, [...]
Apple’s Stock (AAPL) price hit an all time high of $413.23 yesterday before settling down to $411.63 at market close. This all time high comes as Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 5 in October and under the watch of new CEO Tim Cook. In after hours trading Apple stock has jumped back up [...]
Sling Media, the maker of the Slingbox and the SlingPlayer software, has just released a demo video of its latest SlingPlayer app for Android Honeycomb tablets. SlingPlayer essentially allows a user to connect to their home TV, cable box, or satellite TV receiver and watch live TV while away on their notebooks, PCs, Macs, smartphones, [...]
In a Twitter conversation between blog IntoMobile and industry insider Eldar Murtazin, it appears that Murtazin has some information that HTC is exploring creating a Windows 8 tablet. Though HTC has been a late-comer of the smartphone and mobile companies to launch an Android tablet–it had only debuted the HTC Flyer earlier this summer and [...]
On its way to landing on U.S. carrier AT&T, the Windows Phone 7 Mango-powered Samsung Focus S has stopped over at the FCC for a brief layover for regulatory approval. The device is considered one of the most feature-rich Windows Phone Mango devices on the market and it will differentiate itself from other offerings with [...]
HTC may be looking at utilizing more plastics in its smartphone casing in future phones in a move away from its signature ubibody aluminum designs that was popularized on phones like the international GSM HTC Hero, the HTC Desire and HTC Inspire 4G for AT&T, and the HTC Sensation. The company’s utilization of plastic would [...]
Though the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play’s arrival on AT&T‘s 4G HSPA+ network trails the launch of the 3G device on Verizon’s network by four months, the inclusion of HSPA+ support and attractive pricing options for those looking to buy the phone on contract or without a two-year commitment may help this device succeed in the [...]
In a move to ease regulatory approval and hopefully win over the opposition–which includes the Department of Justice, seven state attorney generals, rivals such as Sprint and Cellular South, and others–a leaked T-Mobile document answers what happens to current customers’ rate plans once the acquisition happens. According to that document, AT&T will allow current T-Mobile [...]
Layoffs are underway for the Palm division at Hewlett Packard, which had acquired the Palm brand, hardware division, and webOS software. The layoffs affect the webOS hardware business only as HP is retaining the software division and is only closing off its hardware business. Most recently, the HP webOS hardware team was responsible for releasing [...]
The HTC Rhyme, which was originally rumored as the female-targeted HTC Bliss, will be making its way to Verizon Wireless on September 22nd with two bundled accessories. The Rhyme is said to be coming in plum, and the handset’s release date of 9/22 would be just days after the HTC announcement in NYC on 9/20. [...]
Just last week at the Build conference in Anaheim, California, Microsoft revealed more information about the state of Windows 8 and Windows on a tablet in a post-PC era while at the same time giving the 5,000 or so developers in attendance a free prototype Samsung tablet with Windows 8 pre-loaded running on an Intel [...]
Remember the LTE-toting LG flagship we saw show up in a mysterious render last week? The one that LG confirmed earlier today would have Street Fighter IV as an exclusive for three months? Well, it has shown up in the wilds for the first time on Korean site Media Daum showing off its gorgeous HD [...]
I’ve just received a couple of tips from some Verizon 4G LTE owners saying that their devices are currently stuck in 3G after losing 4G LTE service. I thought it might have been an isolated incident but now I’m seeing Droid-Life reporting the issue with tons of comments so I think there might actually be [...]
We’ve already seen one fairly major issue pop up for Verizon’s Motorola Droid Bionic in the form of radio issues and now it appears that we have another. According to Engadget and the Motorola Owners Forum, Droid Bionic owners are dealing with a mysterious high-pitched sound when playing media through a pair of headphones. It [...]
After much hype and much testing, Google announced today that the Google Wallet app is now ready for the world, so they’re pushing it to Sprint Nexus S 4G phones starting today. Owners will be able to use their Citi MasterCards or a Google Prepaid Card only for now, but Visa, Discover, and American Express [...]
The Associated Press is hoping that digital circulars can help newspapers fight a dwindling subscriber base. The AP has 40 newspapers on board with mobile coupons accessible on their mobile sites as part of initiative called iCircular. According to PaidContent, the iCircular program will first roll out in iPhone apps of participating newspapers and will at some [...]
A short time ago, some photos of an alleged iPhone 5 logic board leaked out which seemed to confirm that the next major iPhone release would have Apple’s dual-core A5 chip on board, the same chip found in the iPad 2. However, a new photo released today by MacPost seems to dispel that rumor and [...]
Google and Samsung have both confirmed that an update for Sprint’s Nexus S 4G has begun rolling out and that the update will be bringing support for Google Wallet, a service that it announced all the way back in May of this year. The update is rolling out now over-the-air (OTA) so if you haven’t [...]
As a loyal Netflix subscriber I’m baffled by today’s rebranding of its DVD delivery service. I understand the need to adapt a business as the times change, but the name Qwikster doesn’t do anything for me except remind me of commercials from the 1980s. Back in the 1980s, kids my age were bombarded with commercials [...]
Last week, we learned that LG was planning on releasing a new flagship smartphone sometime in the coming months and now LG itself has confirmed that yes, it will be releasing a smartphone with an HD display. Although the press release was light on the details, it did mention that the phone will have an [...]
Alright, you guys might want to sit down for a second. I’m serious. Your head might explode if you don’t. So you may have heard. There are some new, stellar Android devices on the way. There is also a new Android operating system on the way called Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The first ICS device [...]
We’ve all been wondering about the arrival of quad-core smartphones ever since NVIDIA and Qualcomm announced their plans to put said processors inside smartphones in 2012. Well, it’s not 2012 yet but it appears that we have some details about what figures to be the first quad-core smartphone on the market, the Meizu MX. The [...]
According to a JP Morgan’s Mark Moskowitz, Apple will be releasing both the iPhone 5 and another model he has deemed, the iPhone 4 Plus. His conclusions are based on “research” and point to an iPhone 5 sans 4G LTE support and an iPhone 4 that has been retooled with some improvements that will take [...]
For users who like to customize their smartphone, Android has offered a big advantage over the iPhone, but recently this advantage has been cut back or removed all together by chipping away at the apps users who are rooted can use. Back in the old days, when Android first began making inroads on multiple carriers one 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 [...]
