LG recently announced one competitor for the Samsung Galaxy S III and the HTC One X in the LG Optimus LTE2, but it appears that it might have another trick up its sleeve in the form of the LG Eclipse which has made an unofficial appearance today. BriefMobile has leaked both a photo and specs [...]
Asus has announced that its Eee Pad Slider Android tablet has begun to receive the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Owners in the United States should see the update which is Android 4.0.3. The company took to Twitter to make the announcement saying that the software is rolling out to owners of the device [...]
Adobe Proto, an interactive wireframe and prototype app for designers, is now available in the App Store for $9.99. The new iPad app makes it relatively easy to work through ideas on the iPad and share them with clients or colleagues via Adobe’s Creative Cloud service. Adobe designed Proto from the ground up for tablets. While Adobe’s [...]
After Apple unveiled the new iPod nano in late 2010, we’ve seen a number of wristbands that turn the device into a wristwatch. To our knowledge, nobody decided to put magnets in their wrist to hold the iPod nano until now. According to Gizmodo, tattoo artist Dave Hurban used dermal implants to secure his iPod [...]
Those waiting to jailbreak the new iPad with iOS 5.1 might get an opportunity to do so soon as the jailbreak for the operating system has been teaser on video which means a release date should be just a couple of weeks away. The video teaser was released by developer pod2g who has the jailbreak [...]
Foxconn CEO Tery Gou mentioned the Apple HDTV in a press conference. This is pretty firm evidence that the real ”iTV”will be coming to market soon. According to China Daily, Foxconn CEO Terry Gou said the factory is “making preparations for iTV.” The company hasn’t started production for the fabled HDTV just yet, but it will [...]
The next version of iOS will likely have a different Maps solution, with Apple replacing Google Maps with its own in-house map app. According to 9To5Mac, the new iOS Maps app will use technology from Placebase, C3 Technologies, and Poly9. Apple recently purchased the three companies and likely used them to create its own Maps app and back-end. The [...]
An update for the HTC ThunderBolt appears to be rolling out right now. Unfortunately, instead of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, it’s a bug fix update that should help to resolve a number of issues that owners of Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphone have been having. HTC ThunderBolt owners have alerted us to the fact that [...]
The craftsmanship and elegance of the Lusso Cartella Luxury iPad case will lure you in, but unfortunately, the case has some drawbacks that make its $199 price tag hard to swallow. When I first received the Lusso Cartella Luxury iPad case, I was absolutely blown away. The presentation of the thing is about as classy [...]
Great news for anyone who is waiting to jailbreak the iPhone 4S on iOS 5.1 or iOS 5.1.1. Pod2g, the hacker responsible for sharing the latest kernel exploits has successfully completed a new iPad jailbreak Untethered on iOS 5.1, and says it should also work on any device, which means we are very close to the iPhone [...]
The Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE MiFi 4620L is a new mobile hotspot that runs on Verizon’s 4G LTE network and offers many reasons to upgrade from older MiFi hotspots. We first caught a look at the MiFi Jetpack 4620L at CES 2012, and it’s nice to finally go hands on with the improved 4G LTE MiFi [...]
Virgin Mobile has announced its first NFC-powered device, the LG Optimus Elite, which will be headed to the carrier in mid-May. The LG Optimus Elite is going to be Virgin Mobile’s first device that features Near-Field Communication abilities which means it will be the first device in Virgin’s lineup that is compatible with services like [...]
Originally announced back at the Mobile World Congress in February, the LG Optimus 4X HD smartphone is a quad-core device which LG hopes will compete with the likes of the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S III. We were able to go hands-on with the LG Optimus 4X HD at the CTIA 2012 [...]
The spring unveiling of new smartphones, services and gadgets known as CTIA is coming to a close. From phones you can buy in as little as a few weeks to technologies that will make their ways into the next generation of smartphones and a new fast Internet connection for homes without access to cable, this [...]
Microsoft won’t let browsers other than Internet Explorer work fully on Windows RT, and Mozilla and Google aren’t happy about it. Earlier today, Mozilla spokesman Asa Dotzler wrote a blog post about the Firefox-makers issues with Microsoft. In Windows RT (a.k.a. Windows 8 on ARM), Microsoft will limit the number of APIs that browsers can [...]
HTC is challenging people to spot the differences between photos taken with the HTC One X and with a professional camera. The company is trying to suggest people can’t tell the difference between the two, but this ‘competition’ falls flat on its face. Smartphone cameras are improving with every generation, but they’re still a world of [...]
It appears that Nokia has reversed its previous decision not to bring its intriguing Symbian-powered Nokia 808 PureView smartphone to the United States as the company has confirmed that it will indeed be arriving for customers in the United States at some point in the future. In statements made to PCMag, Nokia’s U.S. president Chris [...]
The Nokia 808 PureView, while not a juggernaut of a device, is certainly one of the more interesting smartphones of 2012. The reason is, it sports an absolutely massive 41 mega-pixel camera with a Carl Zeiss sensor. We were able to go hands-on with the Symbian-powered (you read that right) Nokia 808 PureView at CTIA [...]
Users who live in rural areas without access to cable and DSL connectivity must compare internet connection speeds in kilobytes, not megabytes. Verizon HomeFusion brings fast internet speeds to rural areas and suburbs too far away for traditional wired Internet with the speed of 4G LTE. That means users can enjoy speeds of 5 – 12 [...]
The oft-rumored smaller 7-inch iPad has surfaced again today with a new report claiming that it will be launching in October of this year with a price point somewhere in between $200-$250 putting it in perfect position to compete with cheaper Android tablets. According to iMore, which has been reliable in the past, Apple is [...]
Those in the United Kingdom who have been waiting to get a hold of one of the best Android smartphones on the market will be pleased to know that a UK retailer has outed the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX release date in the UK. Clove UK has confirmed that it will be stocking the Motorola [...]
Qualcomm wants to bring Kinect-like gesture controls to smartphones and tablets with “Gestures with Snapdragon S4.” Qualcomm’s new gestures use the front-facing camera on a smartphone or tablet to control what happens on the screen. The result is a simple control method that reminds us of Microsoft’s Kinect. In the demonstration we saw Qualcomm use [...]
Earlier this year, a Samsung device with model number SGH-T999 came to the surface and while it has been speculated to be many things, new evidence suggests that it is likely the Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile. The model number was spotted in a video over at Android Police, courtesy of TMoNews, during a [...]
Yesterday Google launched a new iPhone version of its Google+ App. Uncharacteristically this is a departure for Google. If you read about the App launch around the web you’ll see it described as everything from pretty to gorgeous. I’d have to agree. Some are even saying that this might make them use Google+ more. Given [...]
The LG Optimus Vu is a 5-inch Android smartphone, originally launched ahead of Mobile World Congress, but still on the way to consumers. At CTIA 2012 Chuong Nguyen was able to go hands on with the Optimus Vu at the LG Booth to see what this large screen Android device is capable of. In the LG Optimus Vu hands [...]
Yesterday, Verizon announced a flurry of new markets set to be given 4G LTE coverage on May 17th. And sure enough, the carrier is at it again, announcing even more markets that will be graced with the high-speed network later on this month. Verizon has revealed five more U.S. cities that are set to be [...]
Google wants to create a new service to compete with Apple’s iOS dominance in mobile gaming with its own version of Game Center for Android. According to AppleInsider, Google is working to create a service like Apple’s Game Center to connect users through games. The service would give gamers a chance to interact with one [...]
Verizon Wireless’ Motorola Droid RAZR has been out since October but that hasn’t stopped the carrier and manufacturer from launching new versions of the device. At CES, we saw white and purple versions of the slim Android device and now, Verizon has released a blue version Droid RAZR onto shelves. The carrier made the device [...]
KLIK, a new iPhone app powered by Face.com will recognize faces before users even take a photo. Like Instagram, KLIK offers filters for photos and a social network for sharing the photos. Unlike Instagram, however, KLIK is all about people. The app uses Face.com’s facial recognition to automatically tag friends in photos while the user [...]
A Dutch Samsung Galaxy Note user found that Samsung flipped the switch pushing out the recently predicted over the air update of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the popular Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone. This news, along with the ROM that leaked online already, shows that the latest version of Android should show up on your [...]
Building a better iPhone cable isn’t easy, but Jon Fawcett and [Fuse]Chicken have invented a better iPhone cable — the Une Bobine. Une Bobine, French for coil, is a flexible gooseneck iPhone cable that keeps the iPhone in an endless number of positions at home, at the office and in the car. One of my [...]
When Apple announces new iOS features and the new iPhone, I expect to see a number of new camera features and functions. It is very likely that we’ll see some of these features in June at WWDC, when Apple typical shows off new iOS features, but we could see Apple hold off on announcing all the features [...]
Kingdom Rush for iPad is a tower defense that is worth way more than its $.99 price tag. It delivers countless hours of entertainment in an extremely well done package that will delight both fans of the genre and casual gamers alike. The game is a game by Armor Games and while it doesn’t do [...]
Adobe released Creative Suite CS6, updating its awesome creative software for professionals and serious enthusiasts. Instead of going out to buy a full version of CS6 or an upgrade license Adobe customers can do something completely different for the first time. Every other year I update to the newest version of Photoshop taking advantage of my [...]
Just a few weeks after we got a glimpse at the first photo taken with Google’s Project Glass, we now have another sample to feast on. In a post yesterday on its official Google+ Google Glass page, Sebastian Thrun, the same developer who shared the first picture taken with the Google Glasses, has shared yet [...]
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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 [...]
