The Kyocera Echo is a new Android smartphone has two displays and allows users to choose how they want to use them. The Kyocera Echo won our best multitasking/simultasking smartphone award at CTIA 2011 and is now available for purchase at your local Sprint store. We have all of the information you need about this [...]
Research in Motion’s first foray into the tablet market is met with lukewarm reviews. For the company’s first tablet effort, the build quality is there—the screen is bright and vivid, the metal chassis feels solid, and the device has a reassuring weight and thickness that makes it subtle, understated yet elegant. So why aren’t reviews [...]
This is a bit of a personal post mixed in with some news. Some of that news is old news, some of it is new. So, let’s cover the news part first. Earlier this year James Kendrick, founder of the blog jkOnTheRun, left that site. Earlier it had been acquired by the GigaOm network. Unless [...]
Is the move to an App Store model bringing prices of software way down? It would seem so based on the prices of some key pieces of software as they are placed in the Mac App Store. When Apple released its own Mac App Store for Mac OS X, they included a high-end image editing [...]
The Sony Xperia PLAY is an Android smarpthone infused with PlayStation gaming abilities and perhaps the first dedicated hardware gamepad to be built into a smartphone. The Sony Xperia PLAY is launching worldwide, but in the U.S. the device will land on Verizon. The Sony Xperia PLAY is best known as a PlayStation phone because it will [...]
The Plantronics Voyager Pro UC 2 bluetooth headset is an amazing headset that has quite literally renewed my interested in Bluetooth headsets. At $199, the Plantronics Voyager Pro UC version 2 is pricier than many bluetooth headsets, but its worth it. We’ve awarded the Plantronics Voyager Pro UC 2 the GottaBeMobile Editor’s Choice Award because [...]
It is way too early for anyone with any real sense to answer the question posed in the headline of this post. That said the next period of time will see many attempt to do exactly that. Now that we’re starting to see leaks about Windows 8, we’re starting to see speculation and analysis of [...]
I just saw a video demonstrating a new object tracking algorithm developed as part of a Ph.D project. Zdenek Kalal is a Czech student at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. He demonstrated his amazingly accurate system which can track almost anything a camera sees once it is selected. It does some pretty [...]
You know what’s better than playing Angry Birds on a Windows 7 tablet? Playing Angry Birds on TWO Windows 7 tablets at the same time. Well, not really. It’s actually pretty hard to get past a level that way. But as they say, if you got it, flaunt it, which I do in this YouTube [...]
I received this email from GBM Reader Adam K a few weeks ago. It’s taken me awhile to get this post ready to respond but here it is. First the email: Warner, Thanks again for allowing me to reach out to you for advice. I watched your review of multiple options for inking on an [...]
For a video demo of Opera Mobile 11 for Windows in action, check out my GBM shortcut. For my impressions of how well it works on a slate like the TEGA v2, read on. Opera Mobile 11 may be the best cross-platform tablet web browser around.
The recently released Opera Mobile 11 is burning up the web on Android and Symbian devices, but did you know Opera Labs has a version for Windows-based tablets? It’s fast. It’s smooth. But does it work well on Windows? Find out in this GBM Shortcut.
The Lenovo ThinkPad x220 is a new 12.5″ ultraportable notebook that will be available for purchase in April. We’ve had a chance to use the ThinkPad x220 as our primary notebook for the past several weeks and we have been blown away by what this 2nd Gen Core i5 powered ultraportable can do all while [...]
While there are certain inherent risks to jailbreaking–bricking your device and voiding your Apple warranty as a result of device tampering are two top reasons that come to mind–there are also lots of benefits to becoming an Apple “hacker” and jailbreaking an iOS device, like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad of any generation. We’re [...]
After having been an AT&T customer for 12 years–it started with PacBell Wireless in San Jose, California, which evolved to Cingular, which then became the ‘new’ AT&T–I am finally ready to leave the AT&T family to say hello to Verizon Wireless with the HTC Thunderbolt, the carrier’s first 4G LTE smartphone, on March 17. Unlike [...]
The iPad 2 has arrived. Our iPad 2 Review will show you what’s new, how the iPad 2 compares to the iPad, how the iPad 2 performs and most importantly help you decide if the iPad 2 is the right tablet for you. The Apple iPad 2 is a 1.3 pound tablet computer from Apple [...]
While we–and I am sure Apple–hope that you’re among the millions of iPad 2 adopters who are satisfied with your tablet purchase come 5 PM tonight when the iPad 2 is officially available for sale at retail locations across the U.S., what is your recourse if you’re not satisfied. If you intend on purchasing your [...]
Tipsters are saying that the HTC Thunderbolt, believed to be the first 4G Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless, will make its debut on the carrier with LTE support on March 21st, which is the eve of the CTIA wireless trade show in Orlando, Florida. The phone’s numerous delays and launch setbacks in the past have [...]
In the launch keynote of the iPad 2, a confident Steve Jobs took to the stage to declare that 2010 was the year of the iPad and that 2011 will be the year of the copycat, pointing out rivals like Motorola, RIM, and Samsung among those who are launching tablets. How much of Jobs’ statement [...]
It seems appropriate on some level to talk about my iPad usage after spending the last 11 months with the device now that we are on the cusp of the newer iPad 2 getting into consumer’s hands as early as tomorrow. I do plan on ordering an iPad 2 and moving forward with that platform [...]
There’s only a day before Apple releases the iPad 2 with refreshed magical and revolutionary capabilities to the masses online and in local Apple stores. If you are looking solely at the numbers you might think that the iPad 2 is an upgrade you could skip, but once again it looks like Apple’s engineers have [...]
Xavier had posted a great guide on the various iPad 2 configurations that you may purchase come 5 PM on March 11th along with some of the considerations for those with an iPad 1 who may be on the fence about upgrading. For those who are ready to upgrade or make the jump into the [...]
The iPad 2 goes on sale this Friday and a lot of people are debating whether or not to buy one. Countless people have asked me whether they should buy one and which model they should get. In this guide I’ll try my best to lay out the reasons why you may or may not [...]
Lenovo announced two new additions to the Lenovo ThinkPad X series today. We’ve already taken a look at the Lenovo X220 convertible tablet, but we also wanted to share our first impressions of the ThinkPad X220 ultraportable. Update: Check out our Full ThinkPad X220 Review – Editor’s Choice Award Winner We’ve posted a complete overview of the [...]
The Motorola Xoom is the first Android 3.0 and is strong enough to give us a glimpse into the future of Android tablets, but unfortunately the future isn’t quite here yet. After buying the device a couple of weeks ago the honeymoon is over and I’m going to get my $799 back from Verizon. As [...]
On the surface, the iPad 2 seems to be an evolutionary refinement of the original tablet, which had created a $10 billion market for Apple–it’s slimmer, sleeker, and slightly smarter thanks to Apple’s official Smart Cover case for the slate. However, the experience of the iPad 2, in my opinion, is far greater than the [...]
In addition to showing off the XPERIA Play as a PlayStation-certified Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone, Sony Ericsson was also demoing the XPERIA Pro at the Game Developers Conference. The XPERIA Pro will utilize a landscape-oriented slide out keyboard, rather than the PlayStation game controller on the Play, and has a 3.7-inch rather than the 4-inch [...]
We caught up with Sony Ericsson at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to get some hands-on time with the company’s ‘PlayStation Phone,’ officially called the XPERIA Play. The XPERIA Play is an Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone that was announced at Mobile World Congress and features a slide-out PlayStation controller along with shoulder trigger [...]
Following Steve Jobs’ announcement that we are in a “post-PC” era, a lot of people have fallen over themselves to explain what that means. Unfortunately most of them never bothered to figure out what “post-PC” means, so I thought I’d supply you with an explanation that references previous discussions on the topic.
In addition to sharing digital media content via Air Share, which will allow Mac OS X and iOS users to share what’s on their devices with Apple TV to stream it to a larger HDTV wirelessly over WiFi, Apple will also be introducing a new feature called Home Sharing to iOS 4.3, which was briefly [...]
Apple has been known to call itself a software company despite delivering amazing hardware with great industrial design. In the company’s iPad 2 announcement, CEO Steve Jobs reiterated Apple’s stance as a software–and more importantly, by inference, as a user experience company–rather than a hardware company. Many keen users who watched the keynote and the [...]
At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, I was able to sit down with Tyler Lessard to talk a little bit more about the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet from Research in Motion. I had first glimpsed the PlayBook at the Consumer Electronics Show in person earlier this year, but at GDC, RIM was showing [...]
Apple’s iPad 2 is one of those things that you have to feel to truly experience. To reiterate Steve Jobs’ reluctance on being dependent upon specs, the numbers–33% slimmer than the current iPad, thinner than the iPhone 4, and 0.2 pounds lighter than the iPad 1–don’t really do the device any justice. In reality, when [...]
I just finished watching the streaming version of Apple’s iPad 2 announcement. Too bad they didn’t stream the actual thing live. But then perhaps that fits with the expectation mindset that says this was to be an incremental upgrade. Well if the iPad 2 is an incremental upgrade it is one that basically trumped any [...]
Apple officially announced the iPad 2 and iOS 4.3, ending months of speculation. The new updates are bad news for a lot of other gadget manufacturers, not just tablet makers. More than 15 million iPads have been sold already. It was the fastest selling gadget in the history of gadgets. That’s not bad at all [...]
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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 [...]
