One of the biggest themes to come out of the Mobile World Congress this year has been quad-core smartphones. HTC has announced one. LG as well. And there have been a few smaller players like Fujitsu and Huawei who unveiled quad-core smartphones as well. Noticeably absent is Sony, famous for its Xperia line of phones, [...]
Prior to Mobile World Congress 2012, we got the feeling that one of the busier players was going to be Nokia. The company did not disappoint. At this year’s conference, the Finnish company announced three new smartphones in the Lumia 610, an HSPA+ version of the Lumia 900 that will be headed to international carriers, [...]
Skype finally came to Windows Phone a few days ago, albeit it as a beta. While it did bring most of the features of Skype to Windows Phone, there were quite a few limitations. Today we’ve learned that those limitations aren’t necessarily because the app is in beta. According to The Verge, many of the [...]
Mobile World Congress 2012 was host to a number of smartphone, tablet and gadget announcements, but just a few devices were good enough to make it onto this list These are the gadgets that got our hearts racing and our hands reaching for our wallets. Mobile World Congress 2012 is where manufacturers announced the next generation of [...]
This year’s Mobile World Congress has produced quite a few interesting smartphones. The big story of the show has been the arrival quad-core powered smartphones which are poised to go on sale for the first time. Those devices have been headlined by the likes of the HTC One X and the LG Optimus 4X HD [...]
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After the announcement of the iPad 3 event yesterday, Apple’s market cap rose significantly. Today the company is worth more than $500 billion. A single share of Apple stock (AAPL) currently sits around $540. With all that money, it’s just hard to conceptualize how big Apple is, and just how much it’s worth as a [...]
While Nokia is excited about how its Nokia Lumia 710 has performed on T-Mobile thus far, the real test will be how well its flagship Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 900, does when it arrives in the United States in the coming weeks. Unfortunately, we’re still unclear as to when that is exactly. AT&T, Nokia [...]
With the iPad 3 launch coming up next week, iPad trade-ins have increased. Users are trying to get rid of their old iPads to help pay for the newest iteration of the Apple tablet. In fact, users are actually trading in more iPads this year than the same time last year. According to CNET, eBay [...]
At Mobile World Congress, Microsoft announced the Windows Phone “refresh” that allowed low-end Windows Phone to use lower-end chipsets with less RAM. There wasn’t much discussion of the high-end of the market. However, Microsoft is still working on the high-end, but the company just isn’t talking about it yet. According to The Verge, Microsoft is [...]
At the beginning of February, we posed a question: Is the Nokia Lumia 710 selling poorly on T-Mobile? Our answer was, probably not. Nokia has seemingly answered that question itself today in remarks from company CEO Stephen Elop at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. When asked how the Lumia 710 was doing in the [...]
The iPad 2 sold more tablets in the last 90 days of 2011 than all Android tablets currently activated by Google. There are a number of reasons that the iPad has won over consumers, but one of the biggest reasons has been the lack of any contract. The iPad has never come with a contract, [...]
It was an Android device that ended up winning the smartphone of the year award from the organization that hosts the Mobile World Congress. The GSMA announced the winners of the 17th Annual Global Mobile awards today and the Samsung Galaxy S II was given the honor. Not a shabby piece of hardware for a [...]
Those who live in areas covered by regional carrier U.S. Cellular will be happy to know that it just added one of the best Android phones ever made to its arsenal. The carrier has launched the Samsung Galaxy S II and it’s available today online. Customers looking to get it in stores will have to [...]
Today the Dolphin Browser for Android got a slick update that adds Dolphin Sonar, a Siri like feature that allows you to search and browse with your voice. Dolphin Sonar for Android is integrated into the Dolphin browser and offers simple voice controls for searches and common browser tasks. To activate Dolphin Sonar, you can [...]
Microsoft has just released the Windows 8 Consumer Preview to the masses. This free download allows anyone with a compatible computer to test out Windows 8 before it is available in stores and on new computers. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is a beta of Windows 8, so you shouldn’t install it on your main [...]
At Mobile World Congress, Canonical is giving attendees a chance to check out how well Ubuntu for Android works in person. Ironically, they’re demoing the operating system on the Motorola Atrix 2, which has existing desktop-esque functionality. Hey, it comes with a dock, so why not? Sarah Silbert of Laptop Magazine went hands-on with the [...]
For months we’ve been sharing iPad 3 rumors with you, and when Apple has announced the iPad 3 event for March 7th, we found even more to tell you about. Once you get past the buttonless iPad 3 and the high resolution display on the iPad event invitation, you might want to settle in for [...]
If you’ve ever poked your head into Samsung’s Media Hub on the Galaxy Note you may have noticed that all of the movies and TV episodes on offer are in standard definition (SD) and not HD. That’s sad-making since the Note has an HD resolution and a large, gorgeous display that’s perfect for watching media. [...]
Apropos to the official announcement of the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, Samsung also released the new version of their S Pen SDK (Software Development Kit). This includes new tools for people who want to develop apps that work with the S Pen. There are several new functions devs can take advantage of, but this one [...]
At Mobile World Congress, HTC had announced its latest Android flagship smartphone in the form of the HTC One X, a quad-core GSM device that will also be landing on AT&T‘s network in the U.S. as the 4G LTE-enabled dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 One X. However, since the device was introduced, at least two other [...]
After Sprint had announced the HTC EVO 4G and the use of 4G WiMax technology, T-Mobile USA was scrambling and heavily marketed its next-generation HSPA+ network as 4G–which some in the industry refer to as ‘faux’ G. Since then, T-Mobile had made numerous upgrades to its HSPA+ network since then, promising faster mobile broadband speeds [...]
Best Buy’s return policy has been a confusing mix of timing and terms, with 14 day return windows for the iPad and notebooks and 30 day returns for various other items. But, if the rumors are true, Best Buy is rolling out a new, consumer friendly 30-day return policy on everything in the store. According to TUAW, [...]
Today the big day finally came for people who’ve been drooling over the Raspberry Pi mini computer. At 6AM GMT (1AM Eastern) the front page of the developers’ site changed from their blog to a static page with all the launch details, including where people could finally purchase the product. However, as with all highly [...]
After HTC had dropped hints of ushering new phone hardware with the arrival of Windows Phone 8, codenamed Apollo, earlier at Mobile World Congress, rival Windows Phone manufacturer Samsung is now offering similar hints of the impending next-generation Microsoft mobile operating system at the same trade show. Along with announcing that Windows Phone 8 will [...]
Despite an unmemorable, though not final, product name as the Ultra High Spec Smartphone, Japanese phone-maker Fujitsu brings a lot of punch to its quad-core Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone to Mobile World Congress this year. The device is one of a number of phones and tablets to debut at the Barcelona-based trade show to [...]
I have a couple of friends still rocking the “Google Phone” that Google left behind, the Nexus One. One of them has moved on to Windows Phone, but is still quite bitter that the phone Google said would get all the upgrades isn’t getting Android 4. Google’s Hugo Barra confirmed this way back in October, but [...]
After Sony had announced that it would fully take over Sony Ericsson and buy out its partner Ericsson’s investment in the joint venture, it was believed–and hoped–that with Sony in full control at the helm of the new Sony Mobile, things would change for the smartphone division and there would be more synergies between Sony’s [...]
Twitter announced yesterday that they are about to start monetizing mobile even more soon. If you are running the official Twitter app on your iPhone or Android device, you’ll soon see promoted tweets in your timeline. And why not, you’re probably already following a celebrity that gets paid to tweet. It’s easy to get upset [...]
Last year Toshiba released one of the thickest Android tablets to come to market in the U.S., packing in ports and features other slates eschewed, such as a removable battery and full-size USB ports. This year the company decided to go in the complete opposite direction and create the thinnest Android tablet. The Toshiba Excite [...]
While wireless carrier Orange had announced the Santa Clara smartphone, which is powered by Intel’s x86 Atom architecture in the form of the Medfield chipset, at Mobile World Congress, we are now hearing more details about the efficiency and power of Medfield coupled with the Android platform. Intel reps at the trade show revealed to [...]
Google Music is offering 29 Albums up for $2.99 each. These aren’t the bargain bin albums either, many are recent albums from great artists. Drake, LMFAO, The Band Perry, Van Halen, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Pink Floyd, and the Rolling Stones. Pretty much every era and genre are covered. I plan to purchase 10 [...]
The iPad 3 faces stiff competition when it’s announced next week at Apple’s media event in San Francisco. Apple shouldn’t worry about losing iPad users to competitors. Instead, the company needs to focus on convincing current iPad owners to ditch their current iPads and upgrade to the latest and greatest. Doing so may be more [...]
The iPad 3 event has finally been scheduled, and there is a lot of talk about what the iPad 3 will look like and what features the new iPad will have. We covered what we expect at the Apple iPad event on March 7th, and looked into the missing home button on the iPad 3 event invitation [...]
Apple’s market capitalization pushed past the $500 Billion mark for the first time in after-hours trading this afternoon on the heels of the company announcing a media event where it will likely introduce the iPad 3. Apple shares (AAPL) closed at a record high $535.41 during regular trading hours, valuing the company at $499.2 billion, [...]
HTC made the first “Google phone” dubbed the Nexus One. The next two, the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus, were both made by Samsung. And now, only two months after the release of the third Nexus device, we are already hearing about the next Nexus smartphone which will be running Google’s Android 5.0 Jelly [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
Ballistic Tough Jacket iPad Case Review: Serious Protection at a Bargain
Ballistic Cases compete with companies like Otterbox to offer more protection than a typical iPad case. The Ballistic Tough Jacket iPad Case for the New iPad and iPad 2 shields your iPad from accidents at a a better price than Otterbox. The Ballistic Tough Jacket uses three layers of shielding on the back, extra absorption on [...]
