If you aren’t satisfied with the default ringtones that came with the iPhone 4S, you can add to your collection. This guide will help you create your own iPhone ringtones and alerts for free. Apple makes it easy to buy a collection of ringtones and alerts, but if you prefer to make your own ringers [...]
For those of you out there that are having an internal debate about which phone to pick up in the days ahead, we have a bit of good news for you. Verizon has confirmed the Motorola Droid RAZR will be going up for pre-sale tomorrow as planned and the carrier also relayed some news as [...]
It’s time to strike one major phone off of the list of devices that are potential candidates to get the boost up to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and that phone is unfortunately Google’s eldest Nexus device, the Nexus One. In comments made to The Telegraph, Hugo Barra confirmed the bad news and stated that [...]
Today marks two weeks into the era of IOS 5. I’ve been using it on an iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S, an iPad 2, an original iPad, and an iPod Touch. Apple made some nice changes with iOS 5 and more importantly introduced some changes that hopefully will pay off in the future. But at [...]
As if you needed any more proof that there is something wrong with the U.S. Patent system, Apple has been awarded a patent for using Slide to Unlock as a means of unlocking phone. The Slide to Unlock action gained popularity with the iPhone in 2007, and since then has come to pretty much every [...]
One of the new features in iOS 5 is the Newsstand. This new folder sits on your home screen, and brings your digital magazine and news subscriptions front and center. While not as sexy as the notification center or Siri, Newstand is helping publishers sell more subscriptions. Conde Nast reports that subscriptions jumped 248% for [...]
HP’s TouchPad was officially declared dead in late summer when the company ran a fire sale and had listed the tablet for just $99, putting the fate of its much lauded webOS operating system, acquired along with Palm, in question. However, the TouchPad hardware itself may not be dead after all, and its fate may [...]
Sprint, the nation’s third largest carrier, will be making its transition from its 4G WiMax technology to the broadly used LTE network for 4G mobile broadband in 2013. LTE has been adopted by Sprint’s larger rivals, Verizon Wireless and AT&T, but Sprint’s employment of LTE Advanced, rather than LTE, should help the Now Network achieve [...]
Amazon’s announced but un-released Kindle Fire is generating a lot of buzz and attention and huge demand for the tablet is forcing the Internet retailer to ramp up production to make millions more of the Android-powered tablet. Like rival e-book retailer Barnes & Noble, the Kindle Fire is based upon Google’s Android operating system–in this [...]
Although Nokia had introduced two new Windows Phone at Nokia World in London, company CEO Stephen Elop says that Nokia won’t be targeting the U.S. market until 2012. It’s unclear if the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 will be arriving in the U.S. in 2012, or if Nokia will introduce other phones for the U.S. [...]
Nokia is announcing that it will introduce new earphones and headphones as part of the Nokia Purity line. The Nokia Purity earphones will be developed to bring better audio to consumers and will help to highlight the Nokia Music app for Windows Phone. The earphones are developed in collaboration with Monster.
The Nokia Lumia 710 is Nokia’s second Windows Phone 7 device that’s described as an affordable processor. The device has the same applications processor and a 3.7-inch Clear Black Display. The Lumia 710 comes in black or white and Nokia will allow users to swap the back battery cover to colors that match the Windows [...]
Nokia’s third and final innovation for its own branded Windows Phone devices will be in the sports field. Nokia Sports will be integrated with ESPN Sports Hub and will highlight Windows Phone 7′s panoramic screens to provide highlights, news, scores, and team information. Users can pin a league or a team back to the start [...]
Nokia’s second Windows Phone 7 unique feature for its own branded smartphone is called Nokia Music. The service allows users to play, listen, browse, and discover new music. Nokia Music app allows users to create their own mixes from Mix Radio. The free service doesn’t require a sign in and allows users to download mixes [...]
With Windows Phone 7, Nokia is introducing three new unique Nokia features. The first is in navigation with an app called Nokia Drive. Nokia Drive will be available for free. The app has online type ahead suggestion for many different POIs. The pre-bundled app will allow 2D and 3D navigation with optimized in-car landscape view [...]
At Nokia World in London, Nokia is introducing the Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone. The Windows Phone 7 Mango device will be the first Windows Phone device for Nokia, a smartphone-maker that has historically built on the Symbian OS. The Lumia 800 borrows its design from the Nokia N9, which runs the MeeGo OS. The [...]
Nokia is kicking off its Nokia World presentation by saying that the company now has 7 phones with NFC, recently introduced 6 new Symbian smartphones with Belle or Anna on-board, and released the Nokia N9 running MeeGo, which Nokia CEO Stephen Elop says is an iconic design. Nokia, one of the largest phone makers in [...]
After it was revealed earlier this month that a security flaw on HTC-made Android smartphones could allow third-party malicious apps to access the phone, Sprint has been working with HTC to close up the breach. Sprint and HTC are now beginning to roll out an over-the-air (OTA) update to HTC-made Android smartphones to patch the [...]
For all those who will still be awake on October 26 at 1 AM Pacific Time, Nokia will be livestreaming its keynote from London’s Nokia World event. The venue is speculated to play host to Nokia’s announcement of its Windows Phone 7 Mango portfolio, though at this time it’s dubious if 2011 will be the [...]
The Samsung Exhibit II 4G will be made available with a two-year contract and also without a service agreement as a T-Mobile exclusive in the U.S. beginning on October 27. The affordable entry-priced smartphone will cost $200 without a contract and $30 after a $50 mail in rebate and two-year service agreement. Available initially on [...]
After having announced that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and T-Mobile Springboard by Huawei tablets will be arriving on T-Mobile’s 4G HSPA+ network, the nation’s fourth largest carrier is now giving consumers a date on when that arrival is supposed to take place. T-Mobile USA is announcing that its HSPA+ variant of the Galaxy Tab [...]
The HTC ThunderBolt Gingerbread update appears to have made its triumphant return to the airwaves, something that we expected to happen sometime this week, and it’s now pushing out to ThunderBolt owners. I’ve heard from a few different people around the U.S. who were able to pull the update and I’m now seeing other places [...]
Nokia World is scheduled to kick off in just a few short hours and the company is likely going to be launching its first Windows Phone devices. Yes, devices. We’ve become pretty familiar with the phone known as the Sea Ray as it has leaked out several times in the past and then, just last [...]
If you can’t wait for the official roll out of Android 4.0 for the Nexus S, which will likely take place a short time after the Samsung Galaxy Nexus arrives next month, you’re in luck. The good folks over at XDA-forums have managed to port Ice Cream Sandwich to the Nexus S and it’s currently [...]
Shortly after Apple released iOS 5, I loaded it up onto my iPhone 3GS and expected a chaotic, sluggish experience. However, as you might know, my first impressions of iOS 5 were much different. I was pleasantly surprised with how well the software ran on my two year old phone and I began recommending the software to [...]
iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S have only been out for a short time, but I’m already getting asked a lot of questions about the new iMessage app. Common questions include, “Why there are green bubbles and blue bubbles?” and “Why can’t I send iMessages to a friend’s iPhone?” These are all good questions, and I hope to help [...]
You can control your iPhone 4s via Siri from across a room using the forthcoming IRIS 900 voice control module from ThinkGeek. As they say on the product site it’s “… perfect for deep space missions” or, more practically, for controlling your phone while hooked up to an external video screen or a stereo system. [...]
If you want to do more with your iPad than surf the web, play games and watch video, these five iPad office suites will help you be more productive. They range in price and capability and everyone can find a tool that will meet either moderately complicated needs or very basic and simple uses. Apple [...]
The iPhone 4S has been out for just over a week, but it is already selling like hotcakes on all three carriers. Sprint achieved a one day sales record when the iPhone 4S launched, but shortly after the iPhone 4S made it into the hands of customers, there was some complaining about data speeds. Sprint customers took [...]
The Samsung Galaxy Note was not only one of the most intriguing devices at the IFA conference in Berlin but one of the most interesting devices of 2011. If you’re unfamiliar, the Galaxy Note combines both the qualities of a phone and a tablet into one device. It sports a 5.3-inch AMOLED display with 1280 [...]
I’ve been using the iPhone 4S as my primary phone for the past 11 days. As part of my testing, I was surprised to learn that I could do without email notifications. Because there is no good way to use Gmail Priority Inbox with the iPhone’s built in mail client, even the new for iOS [...]
It appears as though HTC has begun sending out invites to an event taking place on November 3rd in New York City and speculation rests on the company announcing its latest smartphone, rumored to be the HTC Rezound aka HTC Vigor, a device that it will pit against the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus [...]
If you were hoping to get the upcoming Motorola Droid RAZR off-contract when it goes up for pre-sale on October 27th, you might have to break open more than the piggy bank because rumor has it that the device is going to cost a whopping $649 at full retail. That’s just about $120 more expensive [...]
A thermostat shouldn’t excite me this much, but I can’t help but want the new Nest Learning Thermostat. Designed by the former iPod creator, the Nest Learning Thermostat looks great, but that’s not why I am so excited about our heating and cooling future. The $250 programmable thermostat ditches the hard to navigate and program [...]
Finally digging itself out from the geek niche, The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is rebranding the latest version of the Bluetooth wireless standard, version 4.0, to make it easier for consumers to understand how different BT devices relate to one another as this new standard aims for broad adoption.
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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 [...]
