Once known by its code name as Kal-el, NVIDIA has finally formally announced its quad-core mobile processor as the Tegra 3 chipset, following the single-core ARM-based Tegra CPU and the dual-core ARM Tegra 2. Tegra 3 is the first quad-core ARM A9 CPU in the world and will also be coupled with a 12-core GeForce [...]
After along and acrimonious battle with Apple in trying to squeeze its Flash player, which is not only good for annoying Flash ads, but also for creating interactive websites and content, onto the iOS platform, Adobe had found a supporter and home in Android and RIM’s BlackBerry Tablet OS with the PlayBook. Now, it seems [...]
The HTC EVO Design 4G goes back to basic black with a stunning design, great user experience through Android 2.3 Gingerbread and the latest HTC Sense 3.0. Priced at a modest $99 on a two-year contract, the EVO Design will not only compete for pocket space of those looking for mid-range smartphone, but also for [...]
Earlier today, we told you that HP would be holding a meeting to determine the fate of webOS, the software it bought just over a year ago from Palm for $1.2 billions of dollars. That meeting, according to The Verge, did in fact take place but it appears that HP CEO Meg Whitman informed a [...]
In exciting news, it would appear that Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G, yes, the original Galaxy S device, will be getting the boost up to Android 2.3 Gingerbread starting tomorrow, November 9th. The update will apparently arrive for just around three percent of users tomorrow and if all goes according to plan, it will hit every [...]
As many of you know, I have been on the search for a new smartphone to replace my iPhone 3GS. Last week, I wrote at length as to why I would be passing on Apple’s latest and greatest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, and one of those reasons was because of the quality of the Android [...]
Those of you who planned on getting your brand new Kindle Touch on November 21st are in for a bit of a surprise today as Amazon has just announced that it will be shipping orders out a week earlier than expected. November 15th will be the day that the Kindle Touch will go on sale [...]
Hoping to get the upcoming HTC Rezound for Verizon off-contract? Well, be prepared to pay a steep price because it looks like Big Red will be giving it a familiar $650 price tag once it hit shelves on November 14th. The price is of course familiar because it’s the same expensive price that the carrier [...]
When Google announced that it was buying Motorola Mobility back in August, many wondered whether Motorola would get special treatment now it was owned by the purveyor of Android, the software that runs on Motorola’s smartphones and tablets. At the time the deal was announced Google dismissed that notion and now it’s Eric Schmidt who [...]
When you set out to find a new smartphone, one of the main things to look at is how well the phone’s battery holds up. Some phones have atrocious battery life (see: HTC ThunderBolt) while others are able to get you through an entire day of use. Still, overall battery life on smartphones isn’t amazing [...]
Hi, Chris Leckness here. I have been using an Android phone as my daily driver for the last 8-9 months. I purchased the Motorola Atrix and have enjoyed using it so much that I only just recently started itching for a replacement. This is quite a personal accomplishment for me considering the fact that I [...]
Gifting someone a smartphone is a little weird given that the best prices come with a contact attached. What happens? Do you say: “Here’s your new phone… and a 2-year contract plus a $30/month data plan. Merry Christmas!” That wouldn’t go over well. It’s more likely that a new phone won’t be a surprise and [...]
It would appear that the fate of HP’s once heralded operating system, webOS, will be decided in a all-hands meeting tonight that will be headed by HP’s new CEO, Meg Whitman. The call will apparently take place around 4:30PT, after the markets have closed, and soon after we should know the direction in which the [...]
After AT&T launched its first two 4G LTE smartphones last week many of you have probably been wondering what kinds of data speeds the new devices, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid, can pull. If that sounds like a question you’d like answered, you’re in luck. BriefMobile was able to get [...]
A new app aims to improve performance by allowing coaches to annotate videos of athletes on their iPhones, much the same way football commentators do every Sunday. Coach’s Eye shoots video of an athlete’s swing, throw, kick or other motion, then allows the instructor to add voice notes and to illustrate the video to call attention to [...]
For the past several months AT&T has desperately tried to explain why their “4G” phones and service are a good deal. Instead of showing realistic situations, or anything resembling speed, they try to be funny with failed flash mobs and taco cart craftiness. Forgetting the fact that people don’t really send important updates as PDFs, these ads failed. [...]
The HTC Edge, a smartphone that very well could be HTC’s first quad-core handset, leaked out to great fanfare yesterday. Included in the leak were a run down of the device’s rumored specs as well as a gorgeous looking image that surely drummed up excitement amongst Android enthusiasts around the world. And now today, even [...]
The competition for no contract, low cost smartphones just get a hell of a lot more interesting today thanks to the launch of Republic Wireless. Republic Wireless‘ new “unlimited” everything plan offers unlimited calling, texting and data usage all for $19 a month. It can do this by catering to customers who spend most of their time on [...]
There was a time when Consumer Reports would not recommend Apple’s iPhone. The reason of course was because of the ‘death grip’ issues that the iPhone 4 suffered from, issues that spawned the whole ‘Antennagate’ mess that occurred in the summer of last year. This year’s iPhone, the iPhone 4S, suffers from no such issues [...]
Yesterday, we learned that Verizon would begin offering twice the amount of data on its 4G LTE smartphone plans for the same price as its regular price on data plans. Today was pegged as the starting day for the promotion and sure enough, Verizon has launched a special page detailing what appears to be a [...]
Apple has updated the Apple Store app for iOS, adding the ability to order items for in store pickup and allowing you to purchase items in store by checking out on your iPhone. Apple Store 2.0 is available as a download right now, bringing the new features to your iPhone, iPad an iPod Touch. Previously [...]
In a briefing with media, HTC CEO Peter Chou says that the company is looking to eye the tablet market but wants to stand out from the crowded space. The company is also looking to enter the entry-level smartphone market as well, but says that its strategy would not endanger its premium brand image. For [...]
Adult entertainment channel Vivid announced that it would bring its steamy content to Google TV players to the living room, which was recently updated to the same Android Honeycomb platform that’s found on today’s latest Android tablets. While Apple tries to maintain a cleaner image, often times restricting adult content from appearing on its mobile [...]
An executive for Telefonica spoke out against Nokia’s new Lumia handsets, which are the debut handset from the Finnish phone-maker to run Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, as being too expensive. The carrier executive notes that if Nokia intends on gaining market share, “they need to bring out devices which are cost-competitive.” However, the pricing [...]
Several new BlackBerry smartphones were seen in a leaked advertisement for Canadian carrier Rogers, including the un-announced BlackBerry Bold 9790 along with the white version of the Blackberry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Curve 9360. Though RIM has yet to announced the BlackBerry Bold 9790, that smartphone has appeared in a number of leaks. Combining the [...]
The Samsung Focus S (AT&T) and the HTC Radar 4G (T-Mobile) are both available now. Microsoft and its OEMs are churning out the next wave of Windows Phones now. We’ve got the HTC Titan, Samsung Focus S, Samsung Focus Flash, HTC Radar 4G, and the Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 that have all popped up [...]
Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus, unlike some of the company’s previous flagship smartphones, will come with a useful LED notification light that will light up and blink when there’s a new message or alert awaiting your attention. From the short video, it seems that LED notification light is placed towards the bottom center of the device, and [...]
Despite denying that webOS isn’t going anywhere, a new rumor recently surfaced suggesting that HP is looking to sell off its webOS software business. The company had recently abandoned plans of producing hardware that runs on its proprietary operating system, which was well received but failed to gain traction in the market place. Effectively placing [...]
Early versions of the iOS 5 beta had surfaced over the summer showing that Apple had been working on tweaking the camera software to enable seamless panoramic photo capture, but that feature had disappeared on the final release of the software and on the iPhone 4S. Now, jailbreakers have uncovered a way to enable to [...]
Following Lenovo‘s lead of trying to port the Android slate experience to corporate, government, and enterprise users, Panasonic is debuting two new Android slates that bring the company’s ‘Tough’ brand to what is traditionally viewed as a consumer mobile operating system. With the Panasonic Toughpad A1, which has a 10-inch display, and the B1, which [...]
T-Mobile USA tonight announces its latest tablet addition to its 4G HSPA+ portfolio in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, which is an enhanced and updated version to the Galaxy Tab 7 that was offered on the nation’s fourth largest carrier last year. With the new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, T-Mobile announces [...]
Merely a few weeks ago when Asus CEO Jonney Shih had flashed the next-generation Eee Pad Transformer Prime on stage at the AsiaD conference, he had hinted that the quad-core mobile tablet would launch in time for the holiday shopping season. Now, we’re hearing speculations that the Transformer Prime, which may be among the first [...]
If you thought demand for the latest iPhone was strong in the United States, it would appear that it’s even stronger elsewhere. Apple began taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4S in 15 countries last Friday and according to analyst Brian White from Ticonderoga, it took a grand total of 10 minutes before pre-orders sold out [...]
The Toshiba Portege z830 ultrabook I reviewed on Friday just got a lot more impressive. Toshiba has confirmed that this model, the Portege z835-P330, is a Best Buy exclusive with an impressive $899 price. This price makes it one of the first ultrabooks to deliver on the sub $1,000 price that Intel as hoping for. [...]
Verizon is going to be launching an extremely enticing data plan offer tomorrow that ties in with the launch of the Motorola Droid RAZR tomorrow at 11:11am. The offer is going to be for 4G data and it will double the amount of data that the carrier currently makes available for its tiered data plans. [...]
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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 [...]
