Details about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 Apollo update remain relatively scarce but a new rumor has seemingly shed light on some features that we should come to expect of the software. According to a tipster on the Chinese WPXAP.com forums, courtesy of WMPowerUser, Windows Phone 8 Apollo is currently being tested on both current [...]
Evernote is the latest Silicon Valley company to hit the $1 billion valuation mark after raising a reported $100 million. I’m not a venture capitalist, but from a user’s point of view I can certainly understand why Evernote deserves to be in the billion dollar club. Evernote’s primary product helps people take notes and remember [...]
There have been several signs that have pointed to an imminent launch of the rumored HTC Droid Incredible 4G and today, we have yet another one as the phone’s predecessor, the Droid Incredible 2, has gone out of stock at Verizon. First discovered by Droid-Life, the Droid Incredible 2 is now listed as being out [...]
Lego DC Super Hero Movie Maker is an iPhone app that helps kids create stop motion movies of their favorite DC hero and villain Lego characters. This stop motion animation app has a kid-friendly interface and background music tailored to fit superhero scenes. Anybody can use the Lego DC Super Hero Movie Maker app, but it has a simple interface [...]
Barnes & Noble recently introduced a new version of the Nook Tablet for $199 that differs in minor ways from the $249 Nook Tablet (16GB) that came out last holiday season. The less expensive Nook has half as much internal storage (8GB) and half as much RAM (512MB), but is otherwise identical to the original. [...]
Before today, it was unclear how large of a demand there would be for Sprint’s upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus for its 4G LTE network. Now that pre-orders of the device has sold out at Sprint, it’s clear that there is quite the demand for the Android 4.0 smartphone. Sprint has confirmed, through the Galaxy Nexus [...]
Apple’s iPhone 5 is coming this year, with recent rumors saying it will launch in the fall. The newest possibility says that a chip supply issue could mean the sixth generation iPhone will launch in October this year. According to Apple Insider, analyst Gene Munster sent out a note to investors saying that Qualcomm is [...]
On the heels of the Instagram for Android roll out and Instagram’s subsequent sale to Facebook, comes word that there are malicious versions of the Instagram for Android application floating around the internet, versions that could infect Android devices with malware. According to a blog post from IT security company Sophos, by way of the [...]
The HTC Rezound Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update that was rumored to be out earlier this month now has been pegged with a new release date in May. In addition, it appears that the Motorola Xoom 4G LTE may be getting its upgrade to Android 4.0 in just a few days. According to an [...]
Despite recent history, Verizon seems ready to put its support behind Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. According to All Things D, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo talked about the company’s interest in Windows Phone during its first quarter earnings call today. Shammo said “It is important that there is a third ecosystem brought into the mix here, we are [...]
During the company’s first quarter earnings call, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam confirmed that the company’s long awaited shared family data plans will launch sometime during the summer of this year. Previously, the carrier had said that the shared data plans would be rolling out by the end of the year but McAdam said that Verizon [...]
Verizon has announced its first quarter earnings today and revealed that it activated 3.2 million iPhones during the quarter, a decline from the 4.3 million that it activated in Q4 of 2011, but a number that still represents over half of the carrier’s smartphone sales. The decline in iPhone sales can likely be attributed to [...]
At the end of March, it became apparent that the HTC Sensation 4G Android 4.0 update had been delayed. And now, T-Mobile is saying that the update, which originally rumored to be coming out in March, will not be coming out in April. The information comes from a T-Mobile support post, courtesy of TMoNews, and [...]
If there’s anything we can learn from the top iPhone game chart it’s that iPhone owners are jealous of the pattern unlock screen available on Android phones. Lock My Screen, a paid fake iphone lockscreen app that claims to “create specialized unlock screens that increase security”, is the number 5 top paid app for the iPhone. The app [...]
Today Nokia announced its quarterly earnings, and with those earnings came some news on its lineup of Lumia Windows Phones. Overall, the company posted a loss of about $1.2 million, mostly from its Nokia Siemens Network restructuring, but there is some good news on the consumer side. In Nokia’s Q1 2012 Interim Report, CEO Stephen [...]
On May 3 Samsung will announce its “Next Galaxy” device, which is likely the Galaxy S III, the successor to last year’s Samsung Galaxy S II. We’ve heard that security around the device is tight, but rumors still leak. New rumors say nothing of the shell of the phone, just what’s inside. According to an [...]
With Verizon’s 4G LTE network now covering two-thirds of the United States, competitors like AT&T are going to have to play catch-up. And AT&T has taken another step in doing just that as the carrier has rolled out its 4G LTE service, as expected, to three more markets in the U.S. This new push comes [...]
Over the past few days we’ve heard conflicting reports about Windows Phone 8 on current Windows Phones. The issue came from a Microsoft developer evangelist who said that all current phones will receive Windows Phone 8. Today that developer evangelist has retracted his statements. In an MSDN blog post, Nuna Silva admits that his statement was wrong. [...]
Spotify is a great music streaming service, but its mobile apps were never very good. The Android app, in particular, needed a lot of work. Spotify has finally released an update for Spotify for Android as a beta. Spotify announced the new Spotify for Android beta isn’t available in the Google Play Store yet, but [...]
The iPhone screen isn’t easy to scratch, but it is fairly easy to break without protection. I certainly wouldn’t want to hit my iPhone with a mug, beat it with a hammer or throw a brick on it, but that’s what Buff Labs did after applying their tough screen protector. Buff Labs makes screen protectors [...]
Intel is taking its chipset to your pockets and the company had revealed that the first smartphone to ship with its Intel Atom-based Medfield processor would be coming this week. Now, we know that the smartphone that’s launching this week, and will be the first out of the gate with Intel’s mobile applications processor, will [...]
The latest report suggests that Apple may be moving the launch date for its next-generation iPhone launch back to June after having launched the iPhone 4S in the fall. Additionally, the company’s latest flagship smartphone is described to have a Liquidmetal case, giving it strength while retaining a thin and light form factor. In the [...]
Apple is exploring a new concept for its retail stores that would allow Apple Genius Bar service associates to backup customer data on an iOS device–such as an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad–to a local wireless server or hub located in the store. The backed up data then be transferred to a new or refurbished [...]
Speaking at the patent infringement trial between Google and Oracle, Google CEO Larry Page revealed that Android was not critical to the search giant in 2010 and its purpose was merely to push Google services into the hands of more users. Page revealed that Android was not critical to the company, but was still ‘very [...]
Despite a potential second quarter or summer unveiling of Sprint’s third-generation EVO flagship, the device known as the HTC EVO 4G LTE is now speculated to be launching about a month earlier than previously anticipated with a rumored debut date of May 18. Previous generations of EVO flagship phones–including the HTC EVO 4G on Sprint’s [...]
One of the features HTC is very proud of on the T-Mobile HTC One S and other One series smartphones is the camera on the back. It features a 28mm wide-angle f/2.0 lens backed by a camera app with a ton of settings and filters. (Read: T-Mobile HTC One S Review) With this hardware, owners [...]
It appears that photos leaked earlier today of a device said to be the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III aren’t photos of the Galaxy S III. Instead, the shots are apparently of a “generic test box,” one of the security measures that Samsung has put into place in an effort to conceal the Galaxy S [...]
The HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE may be getting the lion’s share of attention from Android lovers these days, but there are two other handsets in the HTC One series coming out soon as well. The middle child of the group, the HTC One S, is set to go on sale April [...]
In the past few months, more than a few purported Samsung Galaxy S III images have leaked out. However, today, we might finally have our first real glimpse at the upcoming Android smartphone. Gizmodo Brazil has scored some images of a device that they claim might be the Galaxy S III. Their source says that [...]
Mobile payments aren’t new to the tech-obsessed, but using a smartphone for payments isn’t mainstream yet. According to a recent Pew Internet & American Life Project survey, a majority of Americans will be using mobile payments by 2020. Well, according to CNN, the survey actually says that 65 percent of Americans believe that a majority [...]
Earlier today, the off-contract price of T-Mobile’s HTC One S was revealed and now, it appears that Best Buy has blown the lid off of the on-contract price for the upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone. A listing on Best Buy’s website has revealed that the retailer will be asking for $199.99 with the [...]
The Motorola Droid 4 is poised to receive its first update since the device first launched on Verizon’s 4G LTE network back in February of this year. The update, first discovered by Droid-Life, is set to bring a number of enhancements and fixes to Big Red’s iconic smartphone. Chief among them is improved battery life, [...]
iHome Audio, best known for iPhone and iPad audio accessories, is entering the Android market with three new Android focused alarm and speaker systems using what they call SmartDesign. iHome Audio’s new Android speakers are the iC50 Space Saver FM Stereo Alarm Clock Radio, the iC3 Portable Stand, Stereo Speaker and Charging Dock for Android [...]
Time Warner Cable’s TWC TV app has been available in the Google Play Store for a long time, but has never been able to offer live TV streams. Today TWC updated the app to version 2.0 which brings live TV streams to Android devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. According to TWC Untangled, the new [...]
Traveling outside of the U.S. and using your smartphone is expensive. Thankfully, today Verizon announced new data plans for international travelers that makes international data cheaper. Starting today, Verizon is offering 100MB of international 3G data for $25 a month. The data plan is only added during the months that you need it, so you’re [...]
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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 [...]
