For those of you that might be thinking about pulling the trigger on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, which just went up for pre-order on Amazon, you’ll probably want to take a look at this video that NVIDIA has put up showing off the elusive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich running on Asus’ upcoming [...]
We still don’t know exactly when the quad-core powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is going to be hitting shelves, we do know that it is at some point in December, but that hasn’t stopped Amazon from putting the tablet up for pre-order for $492.20 for the 16GB model and $584.22 for the 32GB version. Yes, [...]
Samsung and T-Mobile have announced that they will be launching a white version of their Samsung Galaxy S II for the holiday season, although the two companies were mum on exactly when the phone would be out. We’ll assume that it will be available at some point before December 31st and it should be the [...]
Apple has just announced a Black Friday shopping event for the Apple Online store and Apple Retail stores on November 25th. These Apple Black Friday deals will include deals on the iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPad, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and other items including accessories. You won’t see any Black Friday iPhone 4S deals online or [...]
If you want to get the best Black Friday Deals, and still have a fun time shopping on November 25th, 2011, you need to be prepared. I’ve been shopping Black Friday for over a decade, and writing about how to get the best Black Friday deals for years. This year, I decided to let you [...]
It has been discovered that although Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone does not support USB mass storage for mounting the phone as a drive on a computer, the OS behind the phone, known as Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, does support the feature. According to Reddit commenter morrildl, the reason that the Galaxy Nexus does not [...]
Reports on Apple’s forums are coming in with users claiming WiFi woes when upgrading to Apple’s iOS 5, and the latest iOS 5.0.1 software update doesn’t seem to be helping matters either. Devices affected include the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, and potentially the iPod Touch. Users are reporting, according to Engadget, either [...]
It looks like in addition to the high-profile launches of the Droid RAZR and the HTC Rezound along with the anticipated launch of the Galaxy Nexus, Verizon Wireless will not be leaving the entry-level smartphone market unattended. The carrier is expected to launch the Samsung Illusion, a 3G Android smartphone, on its network starting November [...]
Following the launch and much anticipated 7-inch Android-based Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon is still on track to release larger tablet versions as well. In a move mirroring that of Samsung, which has a Galaxy Tab 7.0, 7.7, 8.9, and 10.1 tablet, Amazon is looking to expand its tablet portfolio with different and varying display sizes, [...]
Quickoffice for Android has now been updated to version 5.0. The new update could be found on Android Market, though curiously Amazon’s Appstore for Android still lists the older 4.x version number. With version 5.0, which we previewed on tablets about a month ago at CTIA Fall 2011 in San Diego, California, there’s an improved [...]
Want to learn more about the next-generation quad-core-powered Transformer Prime tablet? Well Asus has you covered as the manufacturer has recently made a dedicated webpage for the Android tablet live along with more details, specs, and a downloadable manual. The company had previously only uploaded a landing page for the transforming tablet. The Transformer Prime [...]
The Wireless Association, also known as CTIA, and the Entertainment Software Rating Board are partnering together to create a standardized and unified rating system for games and apps on mobile devices. With Apple’s introduction of third-party apps through an easy-to-use centralized App Store for the iPhone, adoption of mobile software has taken off on the [...]
A new leaked image shows what Sprint’s forthcoming tablet collaboration with ZTE may look like. Unfortunately, details of the Android Honeycomb device are relatively unknown still at this point, but the image does show what the device would look like if and when Sprint does announce the slate. The tablet was first revealed back in [...]
With the holiday shopping season about to kick into high gear with Black Friday around the corner, sales of Research in Motion’s smartphones running the BlackBerry 7 operating system are beginning to slow following an early promising start. According to Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley, retail checks for BlackBerry sales across major U.S. carriers are [...]
Just when we thought the Verizon Galaxy Nexus saga couldn’t get any more confusing, Best Buy has decided to throw in its two cents with a December catalog, leaked of course, that calls the Verizon version, very clearly, the Samsung Nexus Prime. It’s sitting there right next to the HTC Rezound with a $299 price [...]
It appears that the prospects of a true Facebook-powered phone aren’t dead just yet as AllThingsD has reinvigorated the chatter with a report that states that Facebook has tapped Taiwan-based company HTC to produce a phone that runs on a heavily modified version of Android and will surely be much more Facebook oriented then the [...]
It was only a matter of time before MetroPCS got its hands on an HTC smartphone and today, the carrier announced that it is now carrying the HTC Wildfire S and will be offering it for $179.99 without a contract. While the Wildfire S is nothing to write home about, it’s definitely a capable device [...]
We knew that HP bet huge on Palm and webOS and lost but what we didn’t know is just how much it lost. Well, according to the fourth quarter figures that the company today, it appears that it blew $3.3 billion on the venture. The company originally bought Palm and its webOS software for $1.2 [...]
Earlier today, we told you about a nasty little volume bug that was plaguing the UK version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus which was released just a few days ago on November 17th. We assumed that it had to do with the software and that it would take a simple OTA update to fix. Turns [...]
What are the most important aspects of a mobile device? Mobility, of course. Speed, power, holdability? What about how well it can survive a drop? We all drop our gadgets every now and then. You’re not paying attention and it slide off the desk, you get butterfingers when carrying it to the couch, a small [...]
In addition to its Chromebook announcement earlier, Google has unveiled an updated Google Search App for Apple iPad’s running iOS 4.0 or higher which brings a brand new UI to the table as well as some new features that might just inspire you to start using the application if you haven’t already or to start [...]
Black Friday is at the end of the week, looming there, tempting you with deals on tablets. However, as a smart consumer you should always be cautious of Black Friday deals. There are Black Friday Tablet deals to be had, but many more duds. It’s worth noting that there aren’t many Black Friday iPad deals [...]
If you live in the United States and you’ve been waiting to get your hands on a Nokia N9 and its MeeGo software, you now have that chance. The device has shown up at Amazon.com, the USA version, with a price of $650. Obviously, that’s probably going to be too expensive for most of you, [...]
We’re still not quite sure how many people bought a Google Chromebook the first go around but Google is putting some pretty enticing things on the table for the Chromebooks second go-round. Just in time for the holidays, Google has announced that Samsung will be introducing a new black version of the company’s Wi-Fi only [...]
If you’ve ever read about, owned, or had a friend own a smartphone, you’re probably aware that these devices usually have some issues on board, especially products that fresh off a launch. And while the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a beast of a smartphone, it unfortunately is not immune to these issues. Yes folks, it [...]
We don’t have jetpacks yet, but you can enjoy a little bit of the future thanks to this collection of connected home gadgets. From controlling your music and movies from your smartphone to internet connected garage doors and thermostats, we have you covered with some of the coolest connected gadgets for your home. If you have an always connected home owner [...]
As it stands, Verizon is the current king of the 4G LTE world. It has been rolling out its network at a neck-breaking pace leaving the competition in the dust. Still, there is finally some real competition (sorry, MetroPCS) in AT&T and many of you out there looking for a new LTE smartphone, especially those [...]
We assume that there are still quite a few of you that want Flash on your ICS smartphone and as it turns out, you’re going to be in luck. Adobe says that Flash Player support will indeed arrive for Android 4.0 and it will be coming before the end of 2011. A few weeks ago, [...]
We had heard that Verizon might be getting the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on December 8th and while that’s still up in the air, two Canadian carriers today announced that the device will in fact be available on that date. Bell and Virgin Mobile will both be offering the Galaxy Nexus on the 8th and pre-orders [...]
Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich OS boasts a plethora of sweet improvements, including to the keyboard. Better auto-correction and updated look among them. If you’re dying for a better Android keyboard experience but can’t wait for ICS to show up, a helpful member of xda developers extracted the new keyboard and made it available to those [...]
If you have been on the lookout for a new smartphone, Amazon Wireless has a deal you don’t want to miss. Today, new customers can purchase any smartphone sold on Amazon for just a penny. Yes, this includes the Droid RAZR, HTC Rezound and Samsung Galaxy S II. There are no iPhone 4S deals or [...]
As a photo enthusiast, one thing I’d really love to find under the tree would be an awesome photo editing application that helps me turn my average shots into artistic masterpieces. If you too have a shutterbug on your gift buying list consider getting them one of these five applications. The software listed ranges from [...]
Black Friday eReader deals are quite common this year, but make sure you do your homework before you buy an eBook reader on Black Friday. To help you sort out the good from the bad, we’ve rounded up our favorite Black Friday eReader deals on Kindles, Nooks and other brands, so you can get a [...]
The iPad is not a toy, but kids really love playing with it. Apple’s tablet has also proved an excellent gaming platform, sucking hours out of your life chasing down that last elusive three-star score in Angry Birds. However, gaming with the iPad doesn’t have to be a solitary affair or even a purely digital [...]
We’ve already seen how easy it is to trick the Nook Tablet into installing apps not in the Barnes & Noble shop, which will satisfy most users. But for those of you who can’t abide an unrooted device, there’s a root for the Nook Tablet now. The first root is not for the faint of [...]
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