Earlier this month, Intel had begun showing of prototype Android smartphones and tablets running on its Medfield processor, an Atom-based CPU, as the company hopes to take on ARM-based chipsets in the mobile space. Now, we’re hearing that the Medfield chip can hold its ground against dual-core ARM-based chips like NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 and Qualcomm’s [...]
By now, many people are familiar with smartphones, but despite the advancements made on our mobile cellular handsets, few of those innovations have made it back to the landline. Archos is hoping to change some of that as it readies the Archos 35 home smartphone, a cordless home handset that comes with a large touchscreen [...]
As many of you know, I’ve been the owner of Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus since launch. And on launch day, I gave you my first impressions and thoughts on the performance of the device. I concluded them by saying that the Galaxy Nexus was, at the time, everything that I wanted it to be. Well, [...]
Just recently, Samsung announced that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich would not be headed to the Galaxy S line of phones or the original Galaxy Tab. The reason? Sammy thought that the hardware on the devices wasn’t up to the task of handling the operating system. Since then, there has been an outpouring of cries [...]
Huwei’s MediaPad 7-inch tablet, which is available with mobile 4G HSPA+ broadband service in the U.S. as the T-Mobile Springboard by Huawei, may be getting its own Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich official port soon. The tablet was released with a well-built unibody aluminum construction, Android 3.2 Honeycomb, and a high resolution 7-inch 1280 X [...]
JXD is hoping to differentiate its 7-inch S7100 Android tablet running on Google’s Froyo build by adding hardware gaming controls for those who like to play games on a mobile tablet. Adding gaming controls would help gamers have easier control of their games and allow for finer manipulations; casual gamers will also have access to [...]
Android-maker Sony Ericsson has filed for the XPERIA Ion trademark for what is speculated to be a variant of the company’s codenamed Nozomi smartphone, which boasts high-end specs. The LT28at model is believed to be a variant of the rumored Nozomi phone with a 4.55-inch display with a 1280 X 720-pixel 720p HD resolution screen. The [...]
If you’ve been waiting to see Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich fired up on Amazon’s Kindle Fire, today is your lucky day. Liliputing has released an extensive video walkthrough of the software, in a very buggy state, on Amazon’s $199 tablet and it gives us a fantastic look at Google’s latest and greatest software. Keep [...]
Say what you will about the quality of the camera housed on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but there is no denying that Google packed in a ton of useful features into Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich that make it enjoyable to use. There are also some lesser known features than the advertised ones like Panoramic [...]
Maybe you didn’t get a new smartphone this holiday season. Maybe you weren’t sold on the devices that carriers and manufacturers came out with in the latter half of 2011, devices like the iPhone 4S from Apple or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for Verizon. Maybe you are already looking to the horizon, thinking about what 2012 [...]
Last week, Sony Ericsson detailed its Android 4.0 roll out plans for its collection of Android phones. And now, another manufacturer has chimed in with its own Ice Cream Sandwich timetable as LG has confirmed that the software will be rolling out a number of its phones no later than April of 2012 . It [...]
In addition to landing on Sony Ericsson’s line of XPERIA smartphones, Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform will also be hitting Sony’s tablet. The Japanese consumer electronics giant had recently introduced two tablet models, the Sony Tablet P and the Sony Tablet S, and Ice Cream Sandwich is expected on both models according to [...]
While Android Honeycomb barely just recently made it to the smaller 7-inch screen form factor thanks to the release of Android 3.2, developers are hard at work on pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a tablet. The latest hack comes by way of Chris Wade, a developer who is successful in porting Google’s tablet OS [...]
The dual-core Motorola Droid Bionic, one of the most full-featured 4G LTE smartphones on Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network, will be selling for $99 with a two-year service agreement at Costco. The price includes a free accessories package thrown in, which includes a desktop dock, car dock, and extra charger. Costco’s selling price is $100 [...]
In addition to the rumored Galaxy Note II, Samsung seems to be at the top of the rumor mill this Christmas with a Galaxy S III and a Galaxy S 3D model in development, with the former seeing a potential announcement in the February time frame at the international Mobile World Congress trade show. The [...]
All the way back in August, Dell delivered the bad news. The Dell Streak 5 had been discontinued. And when it did so, it did so quietly with a short message on its website. It did the same with the Dell Streak 7. In any event, the fact that Dell remained mum meant that owners [...]
Here’s a list of products and services that represent the best gear we have seen all year. Most of the gadgets and services on this list are so good that many of the GottaBeMobile staff own them and use them on a daily basis. That says a lot considering that some of us go hands-on [...]
It another piece of bad news for owners of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus – in addition to the Google Wallet and battery life problems, it appears that Hulu has gone ahead and dropped support for the first 4G LTE Nexus device. We heard from a few people this morning that the application no longer offered [...]
When Apple first introduced their Cards app at the iPhone 4S launch, Xavier immediately hit on an excellent use of the service: during the holidays when people receive gifts, use the app to create instant Thank You cards while the present is fresh out of the wrapping. It’s a particularly nice idea for far-flung families [...]
What was once a field of dreams two years ago is now littered with casualties. Hopes and hype have been dashed. Strategies have been changed and are changing again. Generals have fallen. The fortunes of competitors have been ransacked, as others continue to enrich their treasuries. The fallout thus far will most likely be just [...]
A few days ago Samsung Mobile released the official list of devices that would get the upgrade to Android 4.0. While not every handset is getting the upgrade, some were surprised 9or disappointed) to see that the Galaxy S didn’t make the list. Less surprising was the absence of the original Galaxy Tab. Today the [...]
When it comes to picking a smartphone, the screen is still one of the most critical features. While outdoor readability, vibrant colors and deep blacks are important, I’m mainly talking about the size of the screen and the resolution. The size of the screen dictates a lot about your phone. What games you can play, how you [...]
Dropbox for Android has been updated to support Android 4 (ICS ) and it’s now available in the Android Market. The Beta has been available in their forums for a while for users to test but it’s now it’s official. I have been trying to move away from Dropbox and other smaller companies cloud storage [...]
Back in 2009, I really wanted to find a great smartphone that allowed for dual sim cards. I wanted to be able to use the same phone for my work number and my personal number. This wasn’t anything far-fetched and it was actually pointed out when I made that post that there were already phones [...]
In Samsung’s and Apple’s on-going patent design lawsuit, Samsung may have seemingly scored a victory against Apple’s iPad with its slightly re-designed Galaxy Tab 10.1N, which was created for the German market after Apple had won an early victory against the original Galaxy Tab 10.1. On the 10.1N model, Samsung made some slight modifications to [...]
2011 is nearly over and it has been an extremely exciting year for the mobile industry. We’ve seen Verizon expand its next-generation 4G LTE network at a neck-breaking pace. We’ve seen AT&T sprout up its LTE network. We’ve seen the first LTE smartphones. We’ve seen the first dual-core LTE smartphones. We’ve seen a new iPhone. [...]
It appears that Verizon might have a couple of 4G LTE world phones up its sleeve in the form of the oft-rumored LG Spectrum and the recently leaked HTC Fireball. Both screenshots here, which list the phones in Verizon’s system, show an ‘O’ underneath the Global Phone listing. And while this doesn’t necessarily guarantee that [...]
If you’ve been keeping your eye on Grand Theft Auto III, either in the Android Market or in the iOS App Store, to see if the price would drop down, you’re in luck today as Rockstar has dropped the price of the game to a mere $2.99 in both marketplaces in honor of the holidays. [...]
It’s still unclear exactly when the Motorola Droid 4 will be launching on Verizon’s 4G LTE network but that hasn’t stopped the phone from showing up in a couple of brand new official images today giving us yet another glimpse at the elusive device. The photos, courtesy of Droid-Life, were pulled from a Droid SWF [...]
Earlier this week, we told you about a substantial bug fix update that Motorola and Verizon had planned for the Motorola Droid RAZR, one of the carrier’s latest 4G LTE smartphones. The update had apparently rolled out to testers signaling an imminent release. Well from what we’re hearing from Droid RAZR owners, the update is [...]
It had to happen sometime, I suppose. Word is coming down that the latest firmware update from Barnes & Noble for the Nook Tablet and Nook Color — 1.4.1 — closes the loophole that allowed users to sideload any Android app and also breaks root for those who’ve gone that extra step to customize the [...]
Happy users of the Swype keyboard for Android may be getting a new version of the popular app soon. The popular trace-to-type keyboard — pre-loaded on many smartphones — just launched a new beta that includes two major upgrades. The first is Dragon voice dictation by Nuance, the company behind Dragon Naturally Speaking and the [...]
Sprint is beginning to roll out its Android Honeycomb update for the carrier’s debut tablet, the HTC Flyer, which is the first tablet that Sprint had supported on its Network with embedded 3G CDMA and 4G WiMax radios. The 7-inch tablet is a variant of the HTC Flyer and comes with an active digitizer for [...]
A couple of days ago, we told you about some 4G LTE signal issues that we had been having with Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Verizon confirmed the issues and said it was working on a fix that would be rolling out with the device’s first maintenance update. Well, today, Verizon again confirmed said update and [...]
If you’ve been waiting for a glimpse at HTC Sense, HTC’s custom user interface, over Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, today is your lucky day as a leaked HTC Sensation ROM has made its way to the XDA forums offering an initial glimpse at HTC’s UI over Google’s software. Last week, Verizon launched the Samsung [...]
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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 [...]
