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 [...]
Despite early comments by Verizon Wireless’s executives that 4G LTE Apple products will be coming to the carrier in due time, plans for a 4G iPhone and iPad on the carrier’s next-generation faster mobile broadband network may be hampered by an earlier agreement between Verizon Wireless and Google according to a report citing legal reasons [...]
While the white iPhone 4 is still not available for sale, a recent part leak from an iPhone and iPad repair site sent to 9to5 Mac suggests that Apple’s second-generation tablet will be also available in white. The part leak shows the front screen with a white bezel area around where the black display is [...]
With the developer previews of OS X 10.7 being rolled out by Apple, we’re beginning to see new features in additions to those features that Steve Jobs had demoed in a prior Apple keynote. Those features take the best-in-class user experience designs of Apple’s experience in mobile from iOS on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and [...]
Om Malik of the eponymous GigaOM put into words a topic that’s been on my mind recently. Actually, it’s been on my mind since last year, but it continues to linger as companies rush to show off their iPad competitors, only to schedule their actual launches around Apple’s agenda. That, beyond all other factors, is [...]
With Apple having already sent out media invites to a number of news and blog outlets to an event, with an iPad gracing the invitation, it is widely believed that Apple will be announcing the successor to its current first generation consumer-centric tablet running on the iOS platform. When launched, the iPad 2 will have [...]
The HTC Thunderbolt is one of the most anticipated phones of the year, with countless Android fans waiting for an official release date so they can upgrade. Verizon hasn’t set an official release date, but rumor is that the phone will be available as early as tomorrow (February 24). If you’re thinking of buying an [...]
After Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet reported that Windows 8 could arrive sooner than we expect, there has been some chatter on the Internet that the next-generation desktop Windows operating system could arrive on tablets with better touch support along with compatibility with ARM-based processors, a feature that CEO Steve Ballmer had announced during the [...]
With the wide availability and highly anticipated launch of the Motorola Atrix 4G on AT&T on Tuesday, February 21, 2011, as a flagship Android smartphone, the smartphone is bound to attract a lot of attention. However, the way that AT&T is handling pricing and sales of the device, it’s caveat emptor as checks with a [...]
Although Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs has shunned the idea of a 7-inch tablet form factor, noting that the display size was too small to do much useful work, the Cupertino, California iPad-maker is, however, said to be experimenting with tablets with a smaller form factor. Hot off of the rumor mill is speculation that Apple [...]
The Onlive Game System is a pretty cool device. It is a cross between the Roku box and a gaming console in that you can play games but they stream over the Internet instead of running locally from a game disc. We give it an unboxing in this short video. After just a quick test [...]
Rumors of a digital locker service for Apple’s MobileMe service has been persistent, but according to Cult of Mac, the online service will get a major overhaul to bring additional social features that will compete against Foursquare, Gowalla, Facebook, and Ustream. Some of the features that Cult of Mac is reporting includes: Live video streaming [...]
While Xavier’s been over the Sprint Overdrive, a 3G/4G mobile hotspot that’s made by Sierra Wireless to compete with Sprint’s original Novatel 3G MiFi, one possible alternative, which may be better for people in Xavier’s position, for a mobile broadband Internet connection on the go that’s sharable with up to five devices is AT&T’s MiFi [...]
If you think rugged smartphones are big, bulky, and ugly–think again. The Motorola Defy is a rugged Android smartphone–the second for the company–that launches in a tuxedo black and white shell that stands up to your daily life and ‘defies’ what you throw at it, including any pre-conceptions for what rugged may look like. The [...]
If you asked me last week which tablet user experience was the best, I wouldn’t have had a solid answer for you. They all have good points and bad. Whether one is “best” depends greatly on the user. Well, I’m chucking some of that out the window because I have seen the light and it [...]
Along with the webOS TouchPad tablet announced today, HP had also announced two smartphones to extend its webOS family. The company announced the HP Veer, a smartphone that is about the size of a credit card while still accommodating a full-size portrait-oriented sliding keyboard in the style of the Palm Pre, and the HP Pre [...]
Earlier today HP had unveiled its webOS tablet, called the TouchPad, along with a few webOS-powered smartphone. The lineup announced today, according to HP, marks the beginning of the next-generation of webOS devices. The company is promising that the mobile operating system will make its way over to Internet-connected printers along with desktop and notebook [...]
Today Dell was showing off its new line of Latitude business notebooks and the Vostro V130 ultraportable notebook for small businesses. Towards the end of the presentation, a Dell spokesperson glossed over the new Latitude XT3, a convertible Tablet PC. Remember those? The Latitude XT3 is a lot different than the XT2, which came before it. [...]
The Verizon iPhone is now available for pre orders and early Verizon iPhone reviews are already in with loads of praise being piled on the iPhone now that it has a network which actually allows users to make phone calls, but even with the positive reviews not everyone should run out and buy a Verizon iPhone just [...]
As the world looks on to the future of mobile processing beyond dual-core CPUs that are starting to make their way into products such as the Motorola Atrix 4G and the Xoom tablet, Sony has just announced that its next-generation PlayStation Portable (PSP) gaming platform will be sporting a quad-core processor along with powerful quad-core [...]
As the story goes we’re about to see all sorts of Tablets at various points this year beginning this spring. Am I excited about that? Yes, but probably not as much as some. Oh, the geek and gadget blogger in me is very excited to see what is new, what works, what differentiates one from [...]
Hints that Apple may be expanding its efforts in the social networking arena are found deeply embedded within iOS 4.3 beta. A new “Media Stream” folder was discovered in the new iOS 4.3 file system with information about “Photo Streaming.” Based on the information, 9to5 Mac is reporting that Apple will allow iPhone users to [...]
Helios Interactive has created a number of technologically advanced advertising campaigns for some of the world’s biggest brands. The company is looking to help companies extend their brand marketing and consumers to experience 3D and augmented reality on their smartphones. When we caught up with the San Francisco, California-based company back in December, we were [...]
As TV- and computer-makers join the ranks of smartphone manufacturers in releasing consumer-grade tablets that appeal to the masses, the space for slates and tablet computers is and will be getting crowded. To differentiate itself from other tablets, these makers will need to add a unique experience to their slates–Toshiba has done so by offering [...]
As Warner had reported, we found Toshiba teasing a 10-inch slate running on Android 3.0 at CES. This one is different from the Toshiba Folio tablet that was released late last year. Toshiba is using its experience with HDTV to enhance the tablet experience and give its tablet some differentiating features. On the tablet, the [...]
Samsung was really cautious about calling its Slider 7 a PC, netbook, or even tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show where the company had a huge presence. The device offers a sliding and tilting screen–an industrial design that HTC had helped to pioneer with its dual-boot Windows HTC Shift tablet–and with internal netbook components–such as [...]
Research in Motion had a busy and productive week at CES and the company had finally unleashed its PlayBook tablets to the grubby hands of the masses to play, experience and enjoy. The company says that its PlayBook will be running on the BlackBerry Tablet Operating System, which is powered by QNX. QNX, known for [...]
Verizon Wireless had a major press event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, re-affirming its commitment to a strong, rapidly deploying LTE network with downlink speeds of 5-12 Mbps (actual speeds for me ranged between 12-16 Mbps) and uplink speeds of 2-5 Mbps. The carrier had also announced 10 new devices with 4G [...]
With smartphones already replacing stand-alone GPS units, digital cameras, low-cost digital video cameras, PDAs, and other peripherals as those functions are now good enough and well integrated into a smartphone to use, LG is hoping to take that further and have users replace their home video game console systems with its powerful NVIDIA dual-core gigahertz [...]
We were able to go hands-on with the newly announced Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Android smartphone at CES. The Androdi 2.3 Gingerbread phone is the most current version of Android, which is quite a relief considering that previous XPERIA Android smartphones had launched with a stale version of the Google mobile OS with promises for [...]
I was excited to hear that Sharp would be bringing its Galapagos line of smartphones to the U.S. market, and at CES we were able to get a hands-on demo to see what the fuss was all about with the glasses-free 3D experience. I came away pretty impressed, as users of the Galapagos glasses-free 3D [...]
Earlier at the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung had announced a thin and light ultra-portable professional notebook running on Microsoft’s Windows 7 OS that will give the OS X MacBook Air a run for its money. The 9 Series ultra-portable class from Samsung will come in either an 11.6- or 13.3-inch screen size, challenging the similar-spec’ed [...]
Here at CES Lenovo is announcing some really cool products for consumers and business users with new AMD Fusion APUs and Intel Sandy Bridge processors. They even have a laptop that boots faster than a MacBook Air. Lenovo is the official sponsor of Notebooks.com and GottaBeMobile at CES and has provided us with two of their Lenovo IdeaPad [...]
Fujitsu brought a teddy bear, a working concept for the company, aimed at keeping the elderly and aging population of Japan company. As a companion device, this teddy bear is more fuzzy and welcoming, with its softer materials, than the harsh metal terminator-style look of Sony’s old Aibo dog. The teddy bear has a number [...]
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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 [...]
