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Some sweet updates and a new browser for Ice Cream Sandwich have us excited this week. Check out the apps we like best for Android.
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This week the GBM staff is really digging TweetBot for iPad, Longform, Scramble With Friends and more. Find out what we’re loving on the iPhone and iPad ahead of Valentine’s Day.
While many of you may have been on board with the changes that AT&T recently made to its tiered data plans, we still wish there were more options, you’re probably not going to like the change that the carrier will be bringing about this Sunday. The company has confirmed to Android Central its plans to [...]
Throughout the week, we strive to bring you the latest in mobile news. However, as many of you know, there is always quite a bit. Well, we want to make your life easier and we’ve conjured up five of our top tech stories from the week of February 6th. From the Nikon D800 to rumors [...]
All of you Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Galaxy Note owners out there have probably been wondering when the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will arrive for your devices. Well, if Eldur Murtazin is correct, the Android 4.0 roll out for both devices will begin on March 1st. Of course, dates will depend [...]
Remember the Motorola Droid Bionic? We do and apparently Verizon does as well as the carrier is now rolling out an update for the first dual-core 4G LTE smartphone that brings along some enhancements and bug fixes that will surely put a smile on the faces of owners. Of course, it’s not the Android 4.0 [...]
At the end of February, the Mobile World Congress 2012 is set to kick off in Barcelona. MWC is similar to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) but it’s focus is strictly on mobile. Smartphones, tablets, you name it. One of the biggest players at this year’s conference figures to be LG, a company that is [...]
If you’re looking for a budget set of headphones that still produce decent sound and rich bass, then you should give the iHome iB40 Headphones a look. They’re comfortable, have an understated look, and produce good sound for the money. I hate ear buds! When I’m around the house and want to listen to some music [...]
Back at the end of December, a device called the LG Fantasy, a Windows Phone without a known destination, leaked out in the wild. That same phone, with a new name in tow, has leaked out again today in a couple of new photos. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the LG Miracle, a Windows Phone without [...]
Valentines Day is a great time to remind someone you care about that you love them. While gadgets alone won’t show your true feelings, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite gadgets to give this Valentines Day. Instead of roses that wilt and chocolates that go bad, why not pick up a fun gadget gift [...]
When I started seeing posts about this YouTube video in which a father shoots his daughter’s laptop with a gun because she posted something on Facebook he didn’t like, my immediate reaction was not to applaud his actions and shake my fist at the state of youth today like so many other people I saw. [...]
Well, well, well, look at what we have here. Phone Arena has leaked out some photos and specifications for a mysterious HTC smartphone that’s not only running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but it apparently touting 4G LTE capabilities courtesy of Verizon’s next-generation network. And while details surrounding the hardware and software are known, the [...]
The Droid 4 is the most recent of Motorola’s Droid line. The original Droid kicked off the Android revolution on Verizon, so it is good to see that the company is still thinking of users who want a physical keyboard. The Droid 4 marks the first time Motorola has included Verizon’s super fast 4G LTE [...]
Some of you reading this blog are old enough to remember when mobile technology meant a boom box that you could fit on your shoulder and carry around. If you were strong enough, of course. These days we’re all expected to keep our tunes to ourselves, though some youths rebel by playing the music from their smartphone speakers really loud, annoying all the people on public transportation with crappy, tinny music. If you’re going to do all that, you need to go old school with it.
Today is launch day for the Motorola Droid 4, a device that we awarded our Best Smartphone of CES 2012 award, and if you head over to Verizon’s website right now, you can snag it for $199.99 on-contract. Not a bad price. However, if you’re looking to save some cash and you’re a new customer [...]
Tablets have taken over our homes and workplaces in the past two years, and if you are looking for a reason to purchase an iPad 3 or to convince your boss to buy you a tablet at work, you might want to let her know that you’ll have a better work life balance and be [...]
The Elevation Dock for iPhone, the first Kickstarter project to break the $1M mark, promises to solve a number of the annoying problems that you face with ordinary iPhone docks. The project has hit on a need of many as nearly 10,000 iPhone users really want to see this Kickstarter project produced. They’ve invested near [...]
The Nokia Astound, which was launched on T-Mobile USA’s network as a variant of the Nokia C7 smartphone, won’t be getting a major software upgrade to Nokia Belle. Nokia Belle, which follows Symbian^3 Anna, adds a number of new features and visual changes to the Symbian^3 platform, giving it additional widgets, a slide-down notification tray, [...]
Tipsters to The Next Web are reporting that Apple is now looking at graphics-intensive games and apps to showcase as part of its iPad 3 launch, which is speculated to occur in March. The Cupertino, California iOS-maker had historically used apps and games to showcase the experience and hardware prowess of the company’s devices. According to [...]
Microsoft is slowly releasing more information about its Windows 8 and next-generation Office 15 projects. As Windows 8 will be the first version of the Windows operating system to support both AMD’s and Intel’s x86 architecture as well as ARM-based CPUs, there have been questions surrounding the user experience of tablets and PCs on both [...]
A recent filing by Samsung for the Galaxy Camera trademark may hint that the smartphone- and camera-maker is looking to expand to smart cameras in the near future using the flagship Galaxy brand. A smart camera would differ from a smartphone in that the device may offer more controls, such as optical zoom rather than [...]
While Google is trying to spur digital wallet payments through its own Google Wallet app and service in the U.S. market, two recent vulnerabilities recently uncovered reveal that more work will need to be done to keep digital wallets secure and instill trust in users before physical credit cards could be deemed obsolete. The first [...]
Earlier today, HTC announced that it would begin rolling out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its devices by the end of March. The first batch of devices that will be getting the Android 4.0 update include the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation 4G, and the HTC Sensation XE. In addition, the company confirmed that a [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid Xyboard tablets just got a little better today as updates for both models rolled out bringing a number of improvements to the successors of the Motorola Xoom. The software updates have already begun to roll out today and so those of you who have either the Droid Xyboard 8.2 or Droid Xyboard [...]
Will the Nikon D800 live up to your low light expectations? New Nikon D800 sample images are giving us a hint of how the new DSLR will perform in low light and with high ISO settings. We’ve already taken a look at standard Nikon D800 sample photos, but those were shot at ISO 100 with [...]
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Google is hard at work on a wireless home entertainment system that will allow owners to stream music wirelessly throughout the house among other things. In addition, it appears that the entertainment system is going to roll out with Google-branding attached to it. The company is [...]
We are inching our way closer and closer to the iPad 3 release date and as we get the days go by, we start to get a clearer picture as to the makeup of Apple’s latest tablet. Of course, this is an Apple product that we’re talking about here so no rumor, no matter how [...]
We have seen a flurry of leaks in regards to Apple’s upcoming iPad 3 over the last couple of days. We now are fairly certain that the iPad 3 release date and announcement will fall during the month of March and now we are starting to get a pretty clear picture on what will be [...]
It’s no secret that one of the more agonizing things about owning an Android device is the wait for major software updates. Google announced Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich back in December and only a couple of devices currently have the software on board as we head into the middle part of February. And while [...]
These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
The Droid 4 is a new 4G LTE smartphone launching on Verizon on Friday, and many users are looking forward to using the camera on the back of the Droid 4 to capture fun videos and take photos to upload to Facebook and share with friends. The Droid 4 has an 8MP camera capable of [...]
Over the last couple of months, Samsung has produced a number of advertisements that have taken shots at Apple, its fans and its products. And now, it appears that Amazon has joined the fray with a new Kindle ad that takes shots at Apple’s iPad while touting the benefits of the company’s Kindle e-reader and [...]
Those of you with an HTC Sensation, T-Mobile version or otherwise, have probably been wondering when you’d see HTC announce an Android 4.0 roll out date for your device. Well, today, the manufacturer has kind of that as it says that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be rolling out to the HTC Sensation, HTC [...]
Apple is poised to announce the iPad 3 in early March. While there is plenty of speculation about the specs and the design of the next iPad, there has been little talk about the inclusion of Siri on the iPad 3. Siri is Apple’s assistant app that launched in October 2011 for the iPhone 4S. [...]
The Satechi SCH 121 iPad Cup Holder Mount looks like just the thing I’ve been looking for to help me use my iPad as a GPS device. For nearly a year I’ve struggled to keep my iPad in place on the road. I love the large screen for easy viewing on the road, but because it’s bulky [...]
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12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
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 [...]
The Next Nexus: What It Needs to Stay Ahead of the Pack
Late last year, Google and Samsung released the third rendition of the Nexus smartphone. The first of course was the HTC-made Nexus One which arrived in 2010 to great fan fare. Then, in late part of 2010, the Samsung-made Nexus S launched which eventually became available in two variants, the regular Nexus S and the [...]
iHome iB40 Headphones: Decent Sound at Budget Price
If you’re looking for a budget set of headphones that still produce decent sound and rich bass, then you should give the iHome iB40 Headphones a look. They’re comfortable, have an understated look, and produce good sound for the money. I hate ear buds! When I’m around the house and want to listen to some music [...]
Droid 4 Review: Incredible Keyboard, Awesome Speeds
The Droid 4 is the most recent of Motorola’s Droid line. The original Droid kicked off the Android revolution on Verizon, so it is good to see that the company is still thinking of users who want a physical keyboard. The Droid 4 marks the first time Motorola has included Verizon’s super fast 4G LTE [...]
Samsung Series 7 Slate Review: First Impressions
These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
