Lots of current Android phones are without the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. AT&T’s first Android phone got the update last week in the HTC Vivid and while the carrier announced several devices that will be getting the update in the future, most owners have to wait. Most. Those who own the Galaxy S [...]
As it stands, AT&T’s doesn’t have a wide selection of devices on its 4G LTE network. There are a couple of phones and tablets but the bulk of its LTE lineup will be launching this year, a lineup that includes devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note and the Nokia Lumia 900. However, if you can’t [...]
It would appear that we have another case of an exploding smartphone on our hands as an owner of the appropriately named Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket apparently had the device explode whilst carrying it around in his pocket. After feeling a burning sensation, the man pulled the phone out from his pocket and not [...]
It looks like T-Mobile’s white Samsung Galaxy S II won’t be the only white Galaxy S II hitting American soil this holiday season as AT&T has informed us that it will be launching a white version of the Galaxy S II Skyrocket, one of its 4G LTE phones, on December 4th. No holiday pricing though [...]
AT&T and Samsung are pushing out a software update for the Galaxy S II Skyrocket, one of the carrier’s first two 4G LTE smartphones, that corrects a Google voice search bug. The software update would bring the Android software version to Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. The software update should begin showing up on users’ devices, but [...]
After AT&T launched its first two 4G LTE smartphones last week many of you have probably been wondering what kinds of data speeds the new devices, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid, can pull. If that sounds like a question you’d like answered, you’re in luck. BriefMobile was able to get [...]
According to TechnoBuffalo, AT&T’s upcoming 4G LTE handsets, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid, will both unsurprisingly be getting the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at some point in early 2012. As you might know, whenever a major Android update emerges, the weeks afterward play out a little bit [...]
In addition to confirming 4G LTE for four more cities in the U.S., AT&T also announced its first two 4G LTE smartphones that will accompany said network expansion on November 6th. Those smartphones are the HTC Vivid and (look away if you just bought AT&T’s HSPA+ Galaxy S II) the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket [...]
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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 [...]
