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The quad-core Meizu MX smartphone is now officially announced to come in June with some lust-worthy specs, most notably the device’s 2 GB of RAM, which will aid in performance and multitasking. Additionally, the Meizu MX will match Apple’s storage on the top of the line iPhone 4S model with 64 GB of on-board storage [...]
In its new image makeover, T-Mobile USA will be updating the image of its prominent and well known consumer-facing spokeswoman Carly, giving her a new leather suit and Ducati motorcycle in lieu of her pink dress. Carly, who replaced Catherine Zeta Jones, was often prominently featured in the nation’s number four carrier’s print and television [...]
After having had a successful partnership with Texas Instruments with the company’s ARM-based OMAP chipset and dabbling with NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 ARM CPU on the Atrix and original Xoom, it looks like Motorola may be branching out and turning to Qualcomm where it comes to ARM processing power. The 2012 lineup of Motorola smartphones may [...]
Despite the growing importance placed on 4G LTE and tablets in the consumer tech space, Sprint isn’t quite done with its 4G WiMax technology and the concept of netbooks for those who are looking to do some lightweight, connected computing while mobile. The Now Network had said that it is giving up on releasing new [...]
Greek goddess Aphrodite also known by the Romans as Venus had often embodied a more voluptuous figure that would make today’s fashion magazines cringe at the curves. Notably framed by Bottecelli, the goddess is shown being born on a shell and the Venus de Milo highlights a partially draped body that’s feminine but with curves. [...]
While there were previously leaks about Samsung‘s efforts with the Windows Phone efforts with several new models this year, the company’s Taiwan arm confirmed that while there will be new Samsung Windows Phone smartphones coming, none will arrive before Microsoft releases its next-generation Windows Phone 8 software. Windows Phone 8 has been known and referred [...]
It looks like we now know a little bit more information about a device that has been leaked many times before as the Droid Fighter. In a newly leaked photo, we now are seeing that the Droid Fighter may in fact be coming to market, or at least to Verizon Wireless’ shelves, as the Motorola [...]
HTC’s quad-core One X flagship Android smartphone–coming to the U.S. with dual-core Snapdragon S4 chipsets instead–is arguably one of the best Android smartphones available today. However, early adopters of the HTC One X notices that the device has a short-lived battery life, requiring users to plug in far more frequent than they’d like. As the [...]
With buzz around new Motorola smartphone such as the Motorola Droid RAZR HD (formerly referred to as the Droid Fighter), Motorola wants to still innovate on the ecosystem that differentiates its hardware from other competitors in the Android camp. The soon-to-be officially acquired company by Google gave a technology talk at the University of California, [...]
It looks like due to an inventory shortage of Apple’s 16 GB white iPhone 4 models for warranty replacement and exchange, Apple is advising its Genius Bar staff at select locations to replace defective affected units with a comparable 16 GB white iPhone 4S model. The swap essentially gives users an upgrade to their current [...]
It appears that the moment is finally ripe for the next-generation flagship Galaxy S smartphone from Samsung. The South Korean Android licensee is now beginning to send out invitations to witness ‘the next Galaxy,’ suggesting that the Galaxy S III will make its official debut on May 3rd. It appears that Dutch site Tweakers.net has [...]
Earlier, it was reported that a small number of early adopters of Nokia’s flagship Lumia 900 Windows Phone for AT&T’s 4G LTE network were having connectivity issues. Nokia quickly looked into the problem and did right by its customers, offering early adopters a $100 credit on their AT&T phone bill and also promised a quick [...]
There has been much speculation that the Galaxy Nexus from Samsung would launch on Sprint’s 4G LTE Now Network alongside the mid-range LG Viper 4G LTE on April 22nd, but it appears that will not be the case. GottaBeMobile reader Alejandro Martinez had informed us that a Sprint customer service agent online had told him that [...]
With over a quarter billion iTunes accounts, many of those with credit card information associated with Apple IDs, Apple is taking even more precautionary measures to increase security. Now, when a users opens iTunes from their computers or logs into iTunes or the App Store on their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad device, they are [...]
In his company’s quarterly earnings call, Google CEO Larry Page made mention that Google will be focusing on the low-cost tablet market to help improve Android’s market share in the tablet space against competitors like iOS and the Amazon Kindle Fire. Page believes that Google will achieve most of its result in the low-cost category [...]
The launch of Intel’s much anticipated Ivy Bridge processors, which is slated to happen before the end of the month, will usher in a new era of high resolution displays for PCs, notebooks, and ultrabooks. Ivy Bridge will follow the successful launch of last year’s Sandy Bridge processors and will integrate powerful multi-core CPUs with [...]
It looks like the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Google phone is now closer than ever as the Now Network has now uploaded a video overview of the 4G LTE smartphone it its own Sprint YouTube channel. In the video, Sprint highlights the Google apps, Google Wallet, Google integration, Play Store, dual cameras, easy [...]
A new leaked document suggests that Samsung is working on a new line of tablets in addition to its flagship Galaxy Tab line and its pen-enabled Galaxy Note line that makes use of the company’s S-Pen. The new tablet line, branded under the Expresso name, will have two tablets–a 7-inch and a 10-inch slate–that are [...]
The Nokia Lumia 900 (as reviewed) Windows Phone 7 device for AT&T’s 4G LTE network costs $100 with a two-year contract or $450 to consumers who do not want to sign any service agreement with the carrier. Given these prices, AT&T can still net a healthy profit from the Lumia 900 despite working with Nokia to offer [...]
With Windows 8 just around the corner with a speculated October launch, developers can now fill the gap with a lack of developer devices and begin to test their apps for Windows 8 tablets by using rival Apple’s iPad slate. This middle approach may be a great solution for Microsoft as it will make it [...]
With the HTC One S smartphone, a mid-range smartphone in HTC’s new One lineup that’s also headed to T-Mobile USA’s 4G HSPA+ network in the U.S., HTC had used a micro-arc oxidation process, a manufacturing technique that essentially turns the unibody aluminum shell into a toughness that’s similar to ceramic by injecting a heavy shot [...]
Apple’s latest Apple TV, unveiled alongside the new third-generation iPad, utilizes a new A5 processor. At the unveiling event, Apple had said that the Apple TV would utilize a single-cpore processor on its A5 chipset, but it is now known that the A5 processor employed is actually a dual-core model with the second core turned [...]
In the past, with unibody metal constructions, various HTC-made handsets suffered from an issue known as the death grip where gripping the phone would result in diminished reception and signal strength. On the new 2012 flagship HTC One X, it doesn’t appear that reception is an issue, but the device does suffer from a new [...]
Toshiba’s first foray into the Android tablet market was met with some criticism despite packing a lot of ports and power that made the Toshiba Thrive tablet a standout among competitors. The device was bulky and users wanted thin and light. Toshiba has listened and is now unveiling three new Android tablets under the new [...]
The official mobile version of Microsoft’s Office suite was previously limited to Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Windows Mobile platforms, but thanks to a partnership with Nokia, Symbian users will now be able to get the productivity franchise on their Nokia Belle or Anna handsets. Creating and editing capabilities will be available through Word and Excel [...]
Nokia was just awarded a patent for automatic uploads to social networks, making it easy for users to share their life events with others on various sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Microsoft Live, and others. As it stands, for example, in order for a user to share a photo with others, they must [...]
Apple is said to now be seeding the next-generation iTunes, known as iTunes 11, internally. The software helps users manage their music, movies, TV shows, books, and magazines on their computers and also serves as a synchronization software for iPhones to connect to Windows PCs and Mac systems. Right now, Apple is working on key [...]
A new jailbreak utility called Stride, which is available in the jailbreak app store called Cydia for $2.99, brings natural drawing to iPhone unlocking. Rather than prompting users for a PIN or alphanumeric passcode, jailbroken iOS users can now draw their gestures on the phone’s display to unlock their devices. The feature is similar to [...]
While modern cellular phones and smartphones have essentially replaced the need for pay phones, New York City isn’t entirely giving up on the concept of a communal communications terminal. Manhattan will be replacing its old pay phone booths with new booths that feature Internet connectivity and smart screens that will give visitors and locals access [...]
T-Mobile is capitalizing on AT&T’s new policy allowing users to unlock off-contract or older iPhone models. While T-Mobile USA, the second largest GSM carrier in the U.S. following AT&T, had been welcoming of iPhone users who may be unhappy with AT&T’s service, the carrier is now highlighting cost as another reason why customers may want [...]
Following an earlier report that Apple’s next iPhone–the model that would succeed the iPhone 4S in the company’s lineup–will debut this October, we’re hearing from Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White that the new iPhone would use a radically different design than what is currently employed today. White says that the next-generation iOS flagship smartphone [...]
While Nokia focusing its launch efforts for the AT&T Lumia 900 today, the company is rumored to be hard at work to delivering a Lumia Windows Phone experience to CDMA carriers as well, including Sprint and Verizon. Currently, Nokia’s Lumia handsets are available unlocked in the form of the Lumia 800, on T-Mobile as the [...]
It looks like Verizon Wireless may be adding another 4G LTE smartphone from manufacturer Pantech in the future. A leaked benchmark using the Nenamark benchmarking too shows that a device with the model number ADR910L was tested for Verizon’s network with a Qualcomm processor and Adreno 225 graphics; the graphics indicate that the device, made [...]
All four national carriers in the United States have agreed to build a national registry of stolen phones. Each carrier–AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon–will have its own list and will update its existing information to a larger national registry so that they can all work together in blocking a stolen phone from being activated on [...]
Chrysler is hoping to be first out of the gate with a consumer solution for in-vehicle wireless charging. The feature, which will cost $200 plus the cost of installation, will be available as an option on select year 2013 Dodge Dart automobiles. The aim of the optional add-on is to make it easier for users [...]
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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 [...]
