The newest BlackBerry Bold 9900 series (9900 for GSM networks and 9930 for CDMA networks) may soon get a little brother in the form of the BlackBerry Bold 9790. The 9790 has been leaked before, but this round of latest leaked images show not only a polished design and prototype build that’s ready for launch, [...]
The LG Optimus U1, a smartphone that’s been leaked with a large display and slim form factor, may be LG’s first Android phone to ship with Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. At this time, there isn’t much leaked as far as specs for the device, other than some images that depict the front, rear, [...]
We had heard that Motorola would be rolling out an extensive bug fix update for the Droid Bionic during the month of November. Well, it’s now November 1st and the manufacturer has updated Droid Bionic owners on the situation. According to Moto, the update will be rolling out in 30-60 days. That means that at [...]
It looks like the iPhone 4S won’t be just launching in 15 new countries on November 11th as regional carrier C Spire has announced that it will start offering the iPhone 4S on the same day as well. The price of the device won’t change when it lands either. C Spire will be offering up [...]
Well, I wish I had picked up on this before Halloween had come and gone, but that’s how busy my real life job running Wayside Theatre is. The Northern Virginia Daily is one of our two local papers and it is making a real push into the digital world by creating Apps for mobile devices. [...]
The release date carousel for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been spinning wildly for the past couple of weeks as we have seen several different dates thrown out there. Today is no different as another possible release window has appeared in the form of marketing materials that point to the Galaxy Nexus launching somewhere around [...]
Today marked the end of the month of October which means that Apple has missed its self imposed deadline for the launch of its iTunes Match service. Originally announced all the way back at WWDC, Apple had made it clear at the iPhone 4S event that the service would be rolling out to the general [...]
It would appear that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be headed to another 4G LTE at some point in the future as a device with a code similar to that of the Galaxy Tab has passed through the FCC with an AT&T 4G LTE logo on the back of it. What this means is [...]
In just a couple of days, many of you have a big decision to make. Do you pick up Verizon’s latest Motorola 4G LTE smartphone, the Droid RAZR, or do you wait for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to arrive? It’s not an easy choice in the slightest (and if you throw the HTC Rezound in, [...]
Siri, the new personal assistant app for the iPhone 4S is pretty amazing, but lately, I found that she is slacking. After teaching Siri a number of locations and using location based reminders, Siri forgot where I lived. The address was there in my contact card, but Siri kept telling me, I don’t know where your home [...]
AT&T has announced that it will be launching three new BlackBerry 7 handsets this month including the long awaited BlackBerry Bold 9900, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 and the BlackBerry Curve 9360. Two of them, the Bold 9900 and the Torch 9860, will be available starting November 6th while those looking to get the Curve 9360 [...]
Just a short time after Apple unleashed the iPhone 4S in 22 more countries around the globe, the company has announced it will be bringing its new smartphone to 15 more starting on November 11th. Pre-orders for the device will begin in select countries in just a few short days starting November 4th. The new [...]
Yesterday, we got our first extensive look at the upcoming HTC Rezound aka HTC Vigor, a device that will more than likely be announced by HTC at an event in New York City on November 3rd. Today, another video has surfaced offering up yet another sneak peek at the highly anticipated smartphone. This time though, [...]
The next Motorola tablet, the Xoom 2 looks like it will be making an appearance before Christmas, at least in Europe. According to a leaked Carphone Warehouse ad, the Xoom 2 WiFi model will retail for 400 Euros (about $545) and will be available in time for you to “Give something special this Christmas.” Shown in the [...]
Google is almost ready to show off the company’s new crown jewel in the battle against the iPhone 4S, the Galaxy Nexus. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus represents some of the best competition to the iPhone 4S, and will challenge consumers to make a choice when they walk into Verizon, to get their next phone. Here [...]
Remember the Courier? Perhaps the single most exciting concept that many thought was going to come out of Microsoft since, well, since the original Tablet PC. OK, Tablet PC folk thought that about the original Tablet PC but many others didn’t. But the thinking was different for the Courier. When Gizmodo broke the story about [...]
Ever wanted to control your phone with a gesture or motion of your hands? Thanks to eySight’s gesture control technology, which works in the same way that gamers control the interface of the Xbox thanks to Kinect, users can begin to start gesturing to their phones later this month when Pantech launches its new Vega [...]
When it comes to screen sizes and real estate, we’ve seen anything from a paltry 2.8-inch display to enormous 5.2-inch screens on Android phones, but with the iPhone, the screen has remained at a constant 3.50-inch diagonal through successive generations of the Apple smartphone. Various reasons are given from for the iPhone’s consistent display real [...]
When Nokia unveiled the company’s debut Lumia Windows Phone devices at Nokia World in London last week, it only made vague comments that Nokia-branded smartphones running on Microsoft’s mobile OS would hit the U.S. market in early 2012. Now, Nokia’s American head Chris Weber is offering more insight into the company’s strategy for the U.S., [...]
While Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich isn’t in the cards for the LG Optimus 2X, LG Europe is still working hard to prep the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for its current generation of Optimus smartphones. Models affected are the Optimus 2X, the Optimus 3D, and the Optimus Black. In the U.S., the Optimus 2X is [...]
The now discontinued Dell Streak 5, which was revolutionary at the time of its release as the first hybrid smartphone-tablet form factor device, is now the world’s first Android device to get official certification for the U.S. Department of Defense use. Though Dell has stopped selling the Dell Streak 5, the company has continued development [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
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Griffin GuitarConnect Pro Review: Record Your Jams with Ease
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Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
