Normally, Google I/O takes place in April and it lasts for two days. Such was the case with this year’s conference. Next year though, Google will be changing things up a bit as it has announced that Google I/O 2012 will take place over the course of three days and that it will be moved [...]
A few days ago, we heard that the Motorola Droid 4 might launch on December 8th, the same day as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Well, that date is looking pretty good as a mountain of evidence of the Droid 4′s existence surfaced over the weekend in the form of a couple official photos as well [...]
As expected, AT&T has announced its version of the LG Optimus LTE, the LG Nitro HD, and it will be heading to the carrier’s 4G LTE network on December 4th for $250 with a new two-year contract. The LG Thrill 4G will join the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid as the [...]
Apple wowed the tech press and users with the introduction of iCloud at WWDC in June, and when it rolled out in October alongside the iPhone 4S and iOS 5, we were still excited. Sadly, the iCloud parade gets rained on by stingy storage limits for users who buy multiple iOS devices and link them [...]
It appears that the BlackBerry PlayBook has gone the way of the HP TouchPad as stock on Best Buy’s website has dwindled into non-existence amidst reports that the retailer has begun canceling orders of those that placed orders for RIM’s tablet. Best Buy’s forums are currently rife with complaints from people who say that Best [...]
If you’re in the U.S. and you’re looking to get an Apple product for a loved one this holiday season, you’ll be happy to know that the company is offering free shipping on all U.S. online orders placed through its online store or through its iOS application through December 22nd. In addition, Apple has also [...]
Many of you are still in the dark about whether or not you will be seeing Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Well, those of you who own a Optimus 2X, Optimus 3D, Optimus LTE or Optimus Black will be happy to know that the shrouds have dissipated for these four smartphones as LG [...]
Today is the official kickoff of the online holiday shopping season, and to celebrate Cyber Monday, many app makers are slashing the prices of great iPhone and iPad apps for a limited time. Most of these iPhone app deals will be gone by midnight, so be sure to click purchase before your app deals expire. [...]
We had heard that the Gingerbread update for the Samsung Droid Charge was imminent and it appears that we may have a date. That date, which comes from an internal document released by Droid-Life, points to tomorrow November 29th as being the date that Verizon plans on rolling out the software to owners of the [...]
Even though the original version of the Samsung Galaxy Note is still officially unavailable in the United States, Samsung has seen it fit to announce yet another variant of the 5.3-inch device as the company unveiled an LTE version of the Galaxy Note that will be heading to South Korea in the future. No word [...]
Amazon.com apparently had a really good Black Friday as they’re crowing about it all over the news today. Apparently the company sold four times as many Kindle products this year over last year. This is not a big surprise given than there are four new Kindle products to sell: the Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, Kindle [...]
Ah, Cyber Monday, the sale day where you can sit in your home or office and score great deals and not have to worry about battling strangers or getting pepper sprayed over a $20 Blu-ray player. Best Buy had some of the best electronics deals going on Black Friday, and the same is true for [...]
Cyber Monday is one of the most popular online shopping “holidays” of the year, and right now most of the American workforce is starting their holiday shopping on company time. While this trend is increasing, there are consequences, with 7% of HR managers reporting that they have fired an employee for shopping while working. If [...]
If you are waiting to jailbreak the iPhone 4S, you will have to wait a bit longer, but progress is being made on several fronts. While Apple is busy patching iPhone 4S jailbreak exploits, the various iPhone Dev Teams are working on turning the tables and speeding up an untethered iOS 5 jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and older [...]
The LG Jil Sander designer Windows Phone smartphone is now available as an Expansys exclusive in the UK for £299.99. For fashionistas looking for an understated designer handset, the LG Jil Sander smartphone provides that with a Jil Sander hub and electric blue color. The handset is considered a modest refresh from LG’s Optimus 7 handset [...]
Now that Sprint, the nation’s third largest carrier, has announced a timeline and blueprint for its LTE rollout as it migrates from rival 4G WiMax technology to the faster LTE protocol, it is speculated that when that does happen, Sprint may have to stop offering its unlimited data plans. Sprint is the lone carrier out [...]
Two malls in the U.S., both operated by Forest City Commercial Management, have begun to track customers inside shops and stores effective Black Friday. The way the tracking works is through antennas placed around the mall where shoppers’ cell phones are then triangulated, providing retailers with anonymous geographic data. Tracking systems are already being implemented [...]
Following an earlier leak of the HTC Ville Android smartphone, we have a more detailed render of what HTC’s next-generation Android smartphone will look like. The Ville will be an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device with a dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 CPU from Qualcomm and is anticipated to be launched in February 2012, [...]
Sharp will one-up HTC’s efforts on the qHD glasses-free 3D display on the HTC EVO 3D (through Sprint in the U.S.) with its own Sharp SH-01D smartphone for NTT Docomo in Japan. That device will have a resolution of 1280 X 720, or 720p, on a 4.5-inch display, that combines glasses-free 3D technology via parallax [...]
Like Rovio with its Angry Birds franchise, Fruit Ninja is expanding its collection with a Puss in Boots partnership. The new Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots will be coming to Amazon Appstore for Android, a third-party Android app store, on Monday and Amazon will be running the title as part of its daily free app [...]
It looks like Best Buy is jumping the gun on getting a landing page for the highly anticipated Galaxy Nexus smartphone for Verizon Wireless, which will come with 4G LTE support and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box. The Best Buy page lists the full retail price of the handset at a [...]
LG, purveyor of the Prada Phone, has announced that it is renewing its partnership with the famed fashion house to launch a new Android smartphone with the joint branding. While previous LG Prada handsets were feature phones–non-smartphones–with touchscreen capabilities, the new Prada designs were shown with a capacious touchscreen and it is revealed that LG [...]
Verizon’s Droid 4 leaks get better every time. After an anticipated, yet still unofficial, launch date of December 8, we are now seeing some of the compatible accessories that will be available for this Webtop-enabled smartphone. The first accessory is a Lapdock 100, which is a more compact and lighter accessory that converts your smartphone [...]
Best Buy is running a promotion for today and Cyber Monday in an effort to further sales brought in for Black Friday. If you’ve bought yourself a gift and still need accompanying accessories–whether those be video games, smartphone cases, tablet screen protectors–you can check out some of the Cyber Monday deals that Best Buy has. [...]
When I first got my hands on the Amazon Kindle Fire, the Silk Browser disappointed me the most, even more than the overall performance of the Kindle version of Android. Amazon promised us it would benefit from caching content pulled from the web. They’d be caching it at their own Amazon Web Services (AWS), the [...]
While spending Thanksgiving with family, my wife’s aunt asked a question regarding something I took for granted having to do with the location of all of her old Kindle books on the new Kindle Fire. She, like many new Fire owners, collected dozens of eBooks on her old black and white Kindle. When she ordered [...]
Amazon is offering the Kindle DX for just $259 today as part of its Black Friday promotion. The 9.7″ eReader usually sells for $379, sitting at the top of the Kindle heap in terms of size and price. Amazon recently released a new series of Kindles that are more affordable, but the Kindle DX is [...]
As we gear up for Thanksgiving Day, I promise you that the things below fall way down my list of things in general for which I’m truly thankful. My faith, family, careers and health top my list. After things like these plus freedom and friends I would say that technology cracks the top ten — [...]
Our gift guides are chock full of awesome tech, gadgets, and accessories. And I poked through all of them to find the best products under $200. The Kindle Fire isn’t the only worthwhile gadget to be had at this price point. Whether the people on your list love media, want to organize a vast photo [...]
Do you have a gamer to buy for this year? I am here to help. I have experience with all 3 of the main consoles: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. No matter what console the gamer on your list owns, this list has something they’ll love: the hottest games, most sought-after accessories [...]
Finding affordable tech gifts for the holidays doesn’t require getting up early or braving the Black Friday madness. There are quite a few really good gadgets and accessories at $99 or below. Especially if you or the lucky people on your list love media. But if you do happen to find any of these products [...]
As you head over to Thanksgiving gatherings today, you’ll certainly need to have something to pass the time in between turkey and pie. As more of our friends and family members get smartphones, like the iPhone, it’s easier than ever to pull off some funny pranks by borrowing your cousin’s phone. While some of these [...]
This experiment is winding down. I have been able to go an entire week using the HTC Titan running Windows Phone exclusively. Sure, I have missed some things about my Motorola Atrix, but I have made it. Could I continue to use Windows Phone for good? Sure. Anyone could unless they are tied down to [...]
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I love Texas Hold’em Poker. I used to play a lot online, but the US Government put an end to that. I would play for fun on Facebook, but when there is no real action involved, people play loose and just roll the dice. There is no fun in that. When playing against computer opponents, [...]
It would appear that Verizon is gearing up for another major December launch in the form of the Motorola Droid 4, a phone that has leaked out a few times already, and one that might be joining the Galaxy Nexus on shelves on December 8th. Droid-Life has scored some documents that seem to suggest that [...]
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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 [...]
