Last week, we laid eyes on a quad-core smartphone called the HTC Edge which was rumored to have a Tegra 3 quad-core processor and a launch at the Mobile World Congress in 2012. Today, it appears yet another HTC-made quad-core smartphone has leaked out and this time it’s the HTC Zeta which apparently sports a [...]
Just a couple of days after they tore down the Motorola Droid RAZR for the world to see, iFixIt is back once again and have torn down Amazon’s Android-powered Kindle Fire tablet. So if you’ve been curious to see what makes Jeff Bezos’ $200 tablet tick, you’re in luck. Unfortunately, the tear down didn’t reveal [...]
Apple announced today that it has promoted Genentech chairman and biologist Arthur D. Levinson to Chairman of the Board. Levinson has been a co-director on Apple’s board since 2005 and has been on the board since 2000. He will be replacing Steve Jobs who died last month. In addition, Apple also brought on chief executive [...]
Amazon made a pretty big deal that the Netflix app would ship with the Kindle Fire available through their app store. But on the two Kindle Fire’s we already have here at GBM had a slight problem. At first the Netflix app doesn’t show up in searches. I performed a few searches, went on to [...]
Lenovo’s new IdeaPad U300s ultrabook arrived not too long ago. Yes, it’s yet another ultra thin, ultra light laptop. But what I think you’ll appreciate about this one is that it’s not trying to be a MacBook Air clone. At least, not on the outside. The U300s is aesthetically in line with Lenovo’s other high-end [...]
If you’re the kind of person that loves to take your iPad skydiving, G-Form might just have the case you’ve been looking for. You see, they took two iPads skydiving and proceeded to drop them from a solid 1300 feet wrapped inside two of their cases, the Extreme Edge and the Extreme Portfolio. As you [...]
Apple has never taken kindly to iPhone jailbreaking, so it should come as no surprise that they quickly pulled an app that misled users into thinking they were purchasing the ability to jailbreak their iPhone 4S and iPad 2. The Jailbreak app by RiliSoft was a cleverly crafted $9.99 app that had a crafty screenshot and description [...]
Our own K.T. Bradford recently gave the Motorola Droid RAZR our Editor’s Choice Award. If you haven’t read her review, you can do so here. So, you would have thought, given the glowing review, that the phone would have at least tempted me during my struggle to find my next smartphone. I won’t lie, it [...]
My bell rang and I found an Amazon box at the door with my long-awaited Kindle Fire. Thank you UPS. I pulled the little tab before I even went back inside. That’s how much I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on this tablet. Long ago, when I first heard that Amazon would likely [...]
The Kindle Fire is a new $200 Android tablet that is already making a splash with consumers this holiday season. This week, we saw the first set of Kindle Fire reviews go up and found out that many reviewers were actually really hoping for a $200 iPad or a $200 Samsung Galaxy Tab. The problem [...]
Netflix has unleashed a pleasant surprise upon the world of Android tablets today in the form of a redesign for its free application that is housed on the Android Marketplace. The redesign is available for all Android tablets and that list includes the two newcomers to the party, Amazon’s Kindle Fire – which started shipping [...]
Finally, we have some progress. According to Wireless Goodness, Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus has finally passed through the FCC with its 4G LTE radio on board, which means that we have taken a very big step towards the phones eventual release on Big Red’s next-generation network. Problem is, we still have no idea when that [...]
At the Kindle Fire unveiling, Amazon execs were quite clear that no sideloading of apps would be allowed on the device even though it is Android. This wasn’t a big surprise. They’d clearly modeled the Fire after the Nook Color, which has the same restriction unless you root it. However, Mashable’s Christina Warren discovered that [...]
RIM has gone ahead and announced two new BlackBerry 7 powered handsets including the new BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380. Both of these devices have leaked out before so their design and the rest of their specifications shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to those of you who have been following [...]
If you own an HTC-made Droid Incredible, then you are probably aware that the manufacturer and the phone’s carrier, Verizon, kind of sort of rolled out the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update back in September. Some people were able to get it and then the update up and disappeared without any sort of explanation. Well, it [...]
Black Friday is a good time to find great deals, but you need to be on the lookout for doorbuster deals that are actually overpriced, underwhelming piles of garbage. Such is the case with the Sylvania 7″ Android 2.2 Tablet that Toys R Us is offering as a Black Friday doorbuster deal. The leaked Toys [...]
Sony Ericsson has gone ahead and done something fairly unexpected. It has confirmed that its 2011 Xperia lineup, which consists of a grand total of 10 devices, will all receive the boost up to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Not a lot of manufacturers have been this brazen with their announcements so let’s hope Sony [...]
Oh here’s a fly in the ointment. The HTC Rezound boasts the inclusion of Beats Audio, which enhances the sound quality on tracks above that of other smartphones and most MP3 players. At the launch event HTC and Verizon demoed this for us, showing how the Beats Audio software activated when one plugged in headphones. [...]
Much of the technology press has been going on about the death of the spec. Finally coming to the conclusion that the specs on paper don’t matter as much as the actual device use experience. It was a bit of a surprise to see a funeral for specs happening this week, because almost every consumer I know [...]
The HTC Rezound is now in the house! I just took it out of the box and I’m going to spent the next couple of days putting the smartphone through it’s paces and get you a full review as soon as possible so you can decide whether to buy it. The big deal with this [...]
Slice is a free online service that connects with your email to automatically track and organize your receipts and deliveries. Now, in time for the holiday shopping blitz, Slice is delivering an iPhone app that brings the purchase and delivery tracking power to your iPhone. The new Slice Mobile app is available in the iTunes app store [...]
The Xoom 2 may get a re-brand on Verizon Wireless when those tablets launch. The slates may give up the Xoom branding for the Xyboard (pronounced cy-board, like cyborg), name. The carrier has been experimenting with various names for its smartphones lately. The most recent case is with the HTC Vigor, a device that was [...]
The Nokia Lumia 800, the first of two debut Windows Phone 7 devices from Nokia, is now available in France through carrier Orange. The device will retail for 99€ with a 50€ rebate through the carrier is scheduled to ship within 3 days. The Lumia 800, a review on GottaBeMobile is forthcoming this week so stay tuned, [...]
In addition to expanding 4G LTE to six new markets and the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE for its network, AT&T will also be launching three new Android smartphones on November 20. The three Android handsets were announced earlier this fall at CTIA in San Diego, California in October, and now we have the launch date for the [...]
Look at Transformer Prime, Lenovo’s catching up in your rear view mirror with its own Android 4.0 quad-core tablet that’s speculated to be launched at the end of this year. While there’s quite a bit of specs leaked for the device, at this point it’s still unclear if the device will be coming to the [...]
Joining the MiFi from Novatel and Overdrive franchise from Sierra Wireless, Sprint is launching its own branded mobile hotspot router on its 3G/4G WiMax network in the form of the Sprint Express. The device was leaked before and was thought, at the time, to be a smartphone, but it is a compact mobile hotspot router [...]
While Sprint is still pushing on for unlimited data plans on phones and smartphones, the Now Network has unveiled lower pricing and more tiers to bring mobile broadband data within the reach of consumers who are eyeing tablets, netbooks, notebooks, and mobile hotspot routers with embedded 3G/4G chips on the carrier’s network. Sprint claims that [...]
Not only is the $200 price point of the Amazon Kindle Fire giving the Android-based tablet a leg up with consumers, the tablet is being eyed and favored by developers. With developers focusing on Amazon-centric hardware, there may be longer term repercussions for the entire ecosystem, with fragmentation being the most worrisome result. In a survey conducted [...]
Furthering speculations of a smaller iPad, Korea Times is reporting that Apple is in talks with LG Display to produce screens for a 7-inch version of the popular 10-inch slate. Currently, both the iPad 1 and iPad 2 are only available in a 9.7-inch form factor, and the Korea Times is reporting that the screen [...]
In addition to the six new cities that are going to be lit up in sweet AT&T 4G LTE on November 20th, Ma Bell and Samsung have also announced that it will be offering another 4G LTE enabled tablet on the same day in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. And no, it [...]
Earlier today, we showed you a photo of what apparently is RIM’s first QNX-powered smartphone, a device called the BlackBerry London. The source couldn’t confirm that the device was real but BGR has chimed in saying that a trusted source of theirs is saying that the phone is indeed the real deal and that it [...]
Ma Bell has put up a new iPhone 4S commercial that speaks to the speed of Apple’s new iPhone which runs on its HSDPA network. In the ad, we see a guy and his significant other out at a restaurant. And while the woman is talking, we hear him make noises similar to those that [...]
Normally, Verizon has a 14-day return policy, which gives you just two weeks to decide if you want to keep your new phone. But when shopping for the holidays you might not actually put that phone into the recipient’s hands for weeks, especially if you’re chasing a good deal. What’s a gift giver to do? [...]
Take this news with a huge grain of salt but we don’t blame you if a single tear rolls down your face by the time you’re done taking it in. According to P3droid, Verizon may have pushed the release for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to December from November 21st, the date that many (myself included) [...]
Over on ZDNet’s Hardware 2.0 blog Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is making a good case that the recent battery problems plaguing iPhone 4S owners is a problem with the software, not the hardware. Apparently an anonymous iPhone developer came to him with some illuminating evidence that points to this explanation. The dev has two iPhones, one for daily [...]
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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 [...]
