Adam is an editor based in San Francisco, California who loves his iPhone 3GS, iPad third-generation and Samsung Galaxy Nexus. He's also becoming intrigued with Windows Phone. You can follow him on Twitter or reach him by email at adam@notebooks.com.
July 7th is fast approaching and there are obviously still some questions out there about then new data plans that Verizon plans to introduce that day. One of those questions, proposed by current 3G device owners, seems to have been answered by Verizon support. If the rep read the question correctly then it seems 3g [...]
It’s not a lengthy session but the Samsung Droid Charge’s video preview that appeared today will give you a quick look at the update that still has no time frame and one that has yet to leak out to owners. In the video, you’ll not only see Gingerbread running on Samsung’s 4G LTE device, but [...]
Sprint has just released the HTC EVO 3D and it still has the Motorola Photon 4G to get out at some point this summer but that apparently won’t stop the carrier from releasing some new top-notch Android devices before the year is over. ThisIsMyNext has revealed Sprint’s Q3 roadmap and there are some pretty interesting [...]
We had heard that the Motorola Droid 3 might be launching on July 7th but without any sort of hard evidence, that rumor is a little suspect. Well, it appears that we finally have some physical evidence but it points to a release date a week later on July 14th. The evidence comes from Droid [...]
A device that appears to be a Nokia Android phone prototype has leaked out just a day after Nokia’s first Windows Phone device, the Sea Ray, was unofficially revealed to the public. What you see here may or may not be the real deal but whatever it is, it’s definitely a phone that takes after [...]
While it’s still unknown if Motorola plans to unlocked the Motorola Atrix bootloader with the upcoming update to Gingerbread, there is now a known way to get the bootloader unlocked which should be exciting for those that have wanted to be able to fully customize their dual-core device. The method which was posted over at [...]
Plenty of you have been clamoring about Virgin Mobile’s upcoming pre-paid phone, the Motorola Triumph, and it looks like you can now go ahead and place a pre-order at Best Buy if you have $300 sitting around. Yes folks, the phone still doesn’t have an official release date – we’re hearing July 19th – but [...]
Today is a glorious day for Sprint and its customers as a new EVO smartphone, the HTC EVO 3D, has officially gone on sale after what has seemed like an eternity. The phone, originally announced at CTIA, is now available through multiple retail channels and can also be found at several retailers online for $199 [...]
Yesterday, Motorola threw us a curve ball when it announced via Twitter that its team was working on “new features” for the upcoming and might I say, highly anticipated, Motorola Droid Bionic smartphone. Before that piece of info was revealed, we thought we knew exactly what we’d be getting at some point this summer. Turns [...]
The Motorola Atrix 4G has a lot of good stuff going for it lately and you can add another thing to the list as Amazon is now offering the dual-core handset for a only a penny with a new two-year contract. Now is as good of a time as any to pick up AT&T’s Android [...]
The Motorola Photon 4G wasn’t the only smartphone announced at an event in New York at the beginning of June. In fact, Motorola also announced a new, fairly high-end smartphone for Virgin Mobile called the Motorola Triumph that the company said would be hitting shelves at some point in July of this year. The Triumph [...]
Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D, which goes on sale to the public tomorrow, will allow for all of the bloatware aka pre-installed software that comes on the device to be uninstalled without the need to root. Every single mobile carrier and manufacturer should be taking notes here. If you’ve never owned an Android device, almost all [...]
HTC’s device with deep Facebook integration known elsewhere as the HTC ChaCha will apparently be hitting AT&T in the coming weeks under the very appropriate moniker, HTC Status. Just recently, we had seen the ChaCha pictured with AT&T branding and it appears that Ma Bell is going to soon make the phone with the dedicated [...]
We still have no idea if Apple is going to finally put its iPhone on T-Mobile when the iPhone 5 rolls around we do know that T-Mobile is currently a popular destination for iPhones that are currently on the market. In remarks made to 9to5Mac, T-Mobile confirmed that its network now plays host to over [...]
Archos has announced a pair of Android Honeycomb 3.1 tablets, the Archos 80 G9 and the Archos 101 G9, and they look like they are both going to be pretty solid offerings, especially for those of you who covert hard drive space on your devices. The biggest difference between the two is the size of [...]
Stephen Elop didn’t want this ending up on the blogosphere but sure enough, here it is. It appears Elop has leaked out a device that may or may not be the company’s first Windows Phone and it looks to be very similar to the MeeGo powered N9 that was announced just a short time ago. [...]
Information on the Motorola Atrix Gingerbread update keeps on pouring in and from the looks of things, this is going to be one heck of an update for Atrix owners. Last night, we learned that there is a possibility that the bootloader will be unlocked when Gingerbread arrives and now we have some intel pointing [...]
It’s no secret that the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is a hit. For awhile, it was nearly impossible to find the fairly inexpensive Honeycomb tablet in stores in North America and Asus itself has said that it has shipped over 400,000 tablets in the first half of 2011. That’s better than any tablet not called [...]
Hulu Plus has arrived on the Android Market, ready for consumption. There is a slight problem though. Like Netflix’s debut on Android, Hulu Plus is currently only available for a select few Android devices, six in total, which means that many of you will not be able to install it just yet. So, you’re probably [...]
It’s been awhile since we heard from the LG Thrill 4G but AT&T has finally updated interested parties with some information as to when we might see it released. The carrier has announced that the LG Thrill 4G, known as the Optimus 3D outside the U.S., will be landing on Ma Bell at some point [...]
Just a few hours ago, it became known that the Motorola Atrix 4G Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update would be arriving in July. What we didn’t know was that the Gingerbread update is going to be unlocking the Atrix 4G’s bootloader. With HTC unlocking the bootloaders on all of its future phones, Motorola has taken some [...]
It’s taken a couple of days but all of the pieces are in place for Verizon’s new tiered data plans and we wanted to run down all of the intel that’s been gathered in one, quick and painless post. Before we get into it though, there is something that you should know. None of this [...]
Yesterday, T-Mobile made a statement defending its deal with AT&T and today it was AT&T’s turn to unleash some juicy details unto the world with AT&T’s General Counsel Wayne Watts stating that he expects the merger to get approved by March of 2012. Speaking to reporters in Washington, Watts said that the deal is on [...]
Just a day after Nokia unveiled it’s MeeGo-powered N9 smartphone, another of its MeeGo devices, the N950, has come to the surface showing off its design for the very first time. A trove of press photos have been unearthed that show off a device that will apparently never hit shelves and will instead only be [...]
Motorola has already told consumers that the Droid Bionic is coming out this summer and according to a tweet today, it appears that that summer release is still on track. The company also confirmed that it was working on some new updates but as of right now, it’s unclear if it’s referring to the upgrades [...]
If a report from BriefMobile holds up, AT&T’s Motorola Atrix 4G will be seeing its Gingerbread update roll out at some point during the month of July as Motorola and AT&T have finally gotten down to the final build. We had previously heard that the Atrix 4G’s boost to Android 2.3 would arrive in June [...]
I am mystified as to how Xoom owners are putting up with all of the nonsense spewed their way from Motorola. Every single day it seems like there is another mishap and today is no different. You see, Motorola rolled out Android 3.1 to Xooms outside of the United States and lo and behold, Motorola [...]
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is going to be releasing the iPhone 5 in September, something we’ve already heard, and it will be coming with a faster processor and a better camera on board. The report claims that the next iPhone will feature an A5 processor and an 8MP camera which will be a step [...]
At the CommunicAsia 2011 conference today, Sony Ericsson announced a couple of new Xperia-branded handsets, the Xperia active and Xperia ray, both of which will be powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread and hit markets worldwide at some point in Q3 of this year. First, we have the Xperia active which is a phone for those [...]
The HTC EVO 3D doesn’t officially arrive until Friday but that won’t stop those who pre-ordered from getting their hands on it a day early as shipments will apparently start arriving on door steps today. That must feel nice for those of you that pre-ordered the phone at Best Buy all the way back on [...]
A few of you that know that I currently sport an iPhone 3GS , that my contract is up this August and that I have been weighing my options. The iPhone 5 is supposed to be out in either August or September and because I love my 3GS and iOS 5 is exciting, a new [...]
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It’s that time again where we bring you what we think are the five best Android smartphones for your money. June’s list is a complete overhaul as every single phone that was May’s list has been replaced by new hardware. Summer has generally been an extremely fruitful season for new Android phones and the summer [...]
In a statement today, T-Mobile has defended its proposed merger with AT&T stating that the opponents of the deal have “failed to offer any credible arguments to support their view” and that there is in fact, despite what others are saying, a spectrum crisis at hand. Earlier today Sprint, a carrier that has voiced strong [...]
In addition to launching the MeeGo powered N9 smartphone today, Nokia also announced the official dates of its annual Nokia World conference that will be starting on October 26th in London. That of course now makes October 26th the popular day for a Windows Phone 7 announcement. We know that Nokia is prepping its first [...]
If you’ve been looking to get on Verizon’s 4G LTE network and haven’t wanted to shell out the big bucks, look no further than Wirefly’s deal for the recently released LG Revolution which has been dropped down to a paltry $100 with a new two year contract. The best is that the price doesn’t just [...]
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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 [...]
Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
Autumn Dynasty Review: A Great RTS for the iPad
With its large touchscreen, the iPad seems like the perfect platform for Real Time Strategy games, and Autumn Dynasty proves it, mostly. Autumn Dynasty is an RTS iPad game with art that looks like tradition Chinese painting. The story involves quelling a rebellion while solving a mystery of shady noblemen. The story though, just serves [...]
Griffin GuitarConnect Pro Review: Record Your Jams with Ease
The Griffin GuitarConnect Pro interfaces with your Guitar and your iPad or iPhone so you can record your music easily using apps like Apple’s GarageBand. My son Daniel, who’s learning to play guitar, helped me test it out and he loved it. When he gets as good as Jimi Hendrix, I’m sure he’ll steal my [...]
Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
