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Just one day has passed since Flipboard, the wildly popular app on the iPad, was officially launched for the iPhone, Google jumped into the game by announcing Google Currents. Google Currents is already available for download. I wonder why Google would wait until the day after to launch this? Why not launch it before Flipboard? Who [...]
HP new CEO Meg Whitman as called an all hands-on deck webOS meeting to decide the fate of the mobile operating system that HP had acquired along with its parent Palm. Whitman had promised a decision within weeks, and it looks like that decision will be made within the day, just in advance of the [...]
A mailer sent out this week from Verizon advertises a $100 off deal from now till Christmas. The only catch seems to be that you need the mailer in hand to get the deal, and the phone has to be 4G LTE capable device. That means you could score a new Samsung Galaxy Nexus for a [...]
Google has revamped its search website for tablet users who may use its Google Images search function to find pictures on the Internet. With Android and iPad tablets, users can now enjoy full-screen image previews, faster image load times, and a carousel interface allowing users to swipe from one image to the next. To access [...]
This latest lens accessory to enhance photography using a smartphone with a decent camera sensor is so simple that it’s genius. Rather than outfit the lens kit, or attach a lens kit, to a modular hard case–which not only adds weight and bulk, requires users to change to the appropriate case for the sole purpose of [...]
AT&T is blessing tech heads in San Francisco, which is home to Silicon Valley, with a fast 4G LTE network now with speeds being reported just below 20 Mbps on the download side. Upload speeds weren’t too shabby either with speeds hovering just below 10 Mbps. Unfortunately, however, in San Jose, California, which is 50 [...]
Well, someone knows how to make lemonade out of a lemon. The Jawbone Up was released with great fanfare and great ballyhoo not long ago. In case you missed it, the Up is a bracelet that syncs with an iPhone that allows you to basically monitor your life from what you eat, to how you [...]
With the amount of evidence stacking up for the launch of the Nokia Lumia 710, a Windows Phone with more modest specs than the Lumia 800 (review), on T-Mobile USA’s network, it appears that the carrier will be supporting the launch of the handset with a number of accessories. The leaked accessory sheets show that [...]
Chinese mobile manufacturer ZTE has been eyeing the U.S. market for growth and the company may be making a big splash soon with Verizon Wireless. The 7-inch ZTE V66 tablet was recently spotted gaining regulatory approval at the FCC with Verizon’s 4G LTE band in tow, and the backside of the tablet bears the 4G [...]
Those on Windows Phone now have another app to look forward to. While Pandora itself isn’t officially available on Microsoft’s growing platform, a third-party developer had stepped in to fill the void for those who want free streaming radio with personalized listening in the form of MetroRadio, which taps Pandora’s streaming service. According to Marketplace [...]
Originally, we had thought that the Motorola Droid Bionic bug fix update would be rolling out in November. That didn’t happen. Then, at the beginning of November, Motorola alerted Droid Bionic owners to a 30-60 day time table in which the manufacturer would roll out the update. Well, today, support documents for said update appeared [...]
Talk about honesty: Acer’s CEO J. T. Wang came clean with the company’s new strategy to do away with all of the “cheap, unprofitable products” they’ve been selling in favor of Ultrabooks. Ultrabooks look mysteriously similar to one of the hottest notebook products available today: the MacBook Air. Intel designed the spec to compete with [...]
I’ve been saying for quite some time now that in the great Tablet race there isn’t much going to separate one Tablet from another when it comes to hardware. (It’s all about the software/hardware optimization in my view.) Sure there will be some small sprints as to who has the faster processor, and who has [...]
It appears that Samsung might be preparing to announce a new tablet at the Mobile World Congress in February, one that offers an 11.6-inch display that features an astounding 2560 x 1600 resolution. In addition to the Retina-esque display, it appears that the tablet will come with Google’s latest and greatest software, Android 4.0 Ice [...]
Twitter has released major updates for both its Android application and its app for the iPhone. Along with the UI change comes several new tabs that sit across the application and include Home, Connect, Discover, and Me. Before we get into the features, we should point out that this update is currently only available for [...]
All the way back in September, AT&T began to warn its heaviest data users, specifically the top 5%, that it would begin to throttle their data speeds for the duration of their billing cycle. Those SMSes were just warnings though. Now it appears that AT&T is making good on them. AT&T has reportedly begun sending [...]
Verizon has revealed that yesterday’s embarrassing 4G LTE outage was caused by a technical issue and that the disruption took place between late Tuesday evening through early Thursday morning. The outage wiped out data for a good portion of its LTE users, some for more than 24 hours. This is the third time this year [...]
While the United States continues to wait for Verizon to get its Samsung Galaxy Nexus launch in order, our friends in the Great White North now have the ability to pick up the Android 4.0-powered smartphone as the device is now available on both Bell and Virgin Mobile with both carriers offering up the Galaxy [...]
Yesterday, we became aware of a joint event that Nokia and T-Mobile will be hosting on December 14th. The invitation didn’t reveal much in terms of what the companies were going to be announcing but speculation rests on them revealing a Windows Phone, Nokia’s first in the U.S. And now, that speculation now has some [...]
Looks like the cuckoo birds are flying around Siri lately. According to this Cult of Mac report, Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychologist thinks that Siri might be potentially as harmful to kids as recreational drugs and/or violent video games. In fact he calls it “toxic psychologically.” Here’s the relevant quote: But I believe that personifying [...]
One of the highlights of each Christmas season is when Linda Epstein publishes her Annual List for Santa on TabletPC2.com. You might not think there’s much to choose from for Tablet PC lovers, but Linda and Santa will prove you wrong. The list is full of great gadgets and gear and yes it does include [...]
The Galaxy Nexus release date may be pushed back to December 13th, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to get something for your wait. Costco is doing all it can to offer members a great deal on the Galaxy Nexus for Verizon. The wholesale retailer has reportedly shaved the price of the Galaxy [...]
This morning it sure felt like the holidays took a giant step closer to being here after a weather system moved through and left us with chillier, December-like temperatures. So, there’s no question that the holidays are coming up as fast as the sweater box got taken out from under the bed. For some folks [...]
Gaming on your iPhone, iPad and Android devices is about to get a lot more fun and a lot more amazing thanks to the launch of Onlive gaming for mobile devices. Onlive is a new type of gaming service that essentially streams the game to your device. This allows machines that don’t have awesome graphics capabilities to play console and PC [...]
Shakespeare has Orsino begin the play Twelfth Night with the line “If music be the food of love, play on.” And certainly listening to music is a big part of many lives. Our music tastes define us both to ourselves and to others. And, like the choice of our mobile devices, we are probably entering [...]
With the fast pace of technology, it is hard to find a phone that will last a year — let alone two years without letting you down. Android phones are especially bad at this with new “super” phones coming out every other week. But some devices age worse than others. For example, the HTC ThunderBolt [...]
Though Verizon Wireless executives have hinted about family data plans, or shared data plans, in the past, CEO Lowell McAdam has finally gone on record to give the initiative a launch timeline sometime in 2012. Under family data plans, users with multiple data-hungry devices–including tablets, embedded computers and notebooks, netbooks, USB modems, MiFi and mobile [...]
Instagram, which has been an iOS exclusive, is almost ready to make the jump to the rival Android platform as it seeks to grow its user base. The popular photo effects, editing, and sharing app has been noted for its easy to use features in adding artistic touches to casual every day photos, making them [...]
The latest round of Verizon’s rumored and speculated delayed launch dates for some high-end flagship smartphones peeving you off lately? Well, perhaps you can channel some of that cash stockpiled for gadget consumption into HP’s now discontinued TouchPad as the company is picking up where it had left off with a fire sale. Earlier this [...]
After Samsung had announced a white iteration of the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G HSPA+/LTE smartphone for AT&T, the company is back again. This time, it is announcing together with T-Mobile that the Galaxy S II (review) will be coming in white for T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 4G network in the U.S. for those who prefer a [...]
The Toshiba Excite A200 is dubbed the world’s thinnest tablet and is now appearing on the company’s official web portal in Canada. The Excite succeeds the feature-rich, but bulky Thrive tablet, and the new Honeycomb slate will be arriving in January 2012. The release date, however, is still uncertain. Though Toshiba Canada is listing the [...]
Windows Phone 7 news app Times of India is reporting the statistics of various Windows Phone devices that are accessing its content, and interestingly from the list, there are two smartphones originating from Nokia that have not been announced nor released. The Nokia Lumia 900 and the Nokia Champagne are both listed as devices that have [...]
While it was often speculated that Symbian Belle, the Symbian^3 update that follows the release of Symbian Anna, would be coming in the fourth quarter of this year, Nokia has finally confirmed that this would not be the case and Symbian’s forthcoming update will be landing in 2012. Symbian Belle brings an updated visual UI [...]
While the current flagship Nokia Lumia 800 (review) is still not yet available in the U.S. market, the phone is already getting its first helping of a fix thanks to a new software update from Nokia. The Lumia 800 is the debut Windows Phone 7 device from Nokia, which had historically built its smartphone empire [...]
Earlier today, we had reported that Facebook would be updating its app to bring the iOS and Android version closer together visually. This morning, though Facebook did confirm that the app would be forthcoming, the app itself wasn’t available for update. Now, at the end of the day, the update is now found in Android [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
