While on a trip this weekend my iPad 2 Dock Connector stopped functioning. iTunes showed nothing when I connected it to my Mac and it would not charge, either. So I went to my closest Apple store in Greensboro, NC assuming I would get taken advantage of by the Geniuses, as my only other trip [...]
If you want a piece of Bernie Madoff, the jailed investment magician who stole millions from investors, you can’t get your hands on Bernie, but you can get a piece of his clothing – a pair of pants to be exact. A NY company purchased Bernie Madoff’s clothing at the U.S. Marshall auction of Madoff’s possessions back [...]
With Apple now embroiled in a lawsuit over Samsung’s Galaxy Tab and Motorola’s Xoom Android Honeycomb tablets, it appears that a recently unearthed Apple patent filing may make no tablet safe, regardless of operating system, manufacturer, or platform. Originally discovered by Nicole Scott of Netbook News, it appears that Apple’s rather vague and broad patent [...]
Just yesterday, we learned that Apple had won a ruling in Germany that halted the sale of Samsung’s latest and greatest tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, in the European Union. How were they able to do this? By accusing Samsung of infringing on their intellectual property. In Apple’s eyes, Samsung has ripped off the [...]
Based on the number of lawsuits that Apple has filed in the past few months, it’s clear that the company is concerned by the progress being made in the Android tablet space. Even though Apple is still the number one player in the tablet space, and pegged to be there for quite some time, the [...]
Though still un-matched by rivals in their respective spaces, Acer founder Stan Shih is dismissing the Cupertino, California’s success with the iPad tablet and MacBook Air ultraportable computer. Shih says that these fad products are just ‘short-term phenomena,’ and that his company will be coming out with its own products to compete in these respective [...]
Apple scored a win this week in the tablet space without releasing a new iPad. How you ask? By stopping the competition of course. Apple celebrated a major win in Germany this week where a court blocked the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from launching in the European Union. Apple alleges that Samsung has violated the [...]
A new report on DigiTimes maintains that tablets running the Android operating system from Google are poised to grow at a whopping 134% in 2012 compared to 2011. The growth rate for Android tablet is expected to be larger than Apple’s estimated 55% year-over-year growth for 2012. Analysts expect that Android tablet-makers will ship over [...]
Recently, we saw Google unleash a massive update for the Google+ app for Android and now, it’s iOS’ turn for a sizable update as the software has now been updated to support the iPad and the iPod touch. Before today, iPad and iPod touch users were in the dark and it was only available to [...]
It’s not shocking to hear about an iPhone and iPad smuggling ring being busted in Shenzen, China, a place that just so happens to be the center of the universe when it comes to phony electronics. No, not shocking at all. However, this isn’t your every day iPhone and iPad smuggling ring. In fact, it [...]
Every time I think I’m done with the HP Elitebook 2760p, something new pops up. It’s like a Swiss Army knife or the Martian Manhunter packed with abilities. This time, it’s Bluetooth pairing with an iPhone or iPad for audio streaming and control. This post is one in a multi-post review of the HP Elitebook [...]
To celebrate the fact that students will soon be on their way back to school, EA is slashing the prices of many favorite games in the Apple App Store. For the next 48 hours, you can save up to 80% on popular EA games for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. I know I am already downloading [...]
According to a report from KarthikK.net, Apple has apparently begun closing the accounts of developers that have sold off early access to Cupertino’s latest and greatest software, iOS 5. You may remember, shortly after the June announcement, we presented a number of ways for you to get iOS 5 on your iDevice. Turns out, Apple’s [...]
Forget pulling out your smartphones and notebooks, the tablet is where you’ll be doing your shopping in the future. Smartphones have been the focus of mobile commerce for the past few years, but the avalanche of tablets and our desire to buy products online are meeting in our laps as we start shopping from the [...]
Time Inc. has affirmed its commitment to embrace the digital age by announcing that the publisher will release all 21 magazine titles in its portfolio to a digital news stand near you. Of course, there are some caveats there–news stands refer to the leading tablet platforms, which at this time for Time Inc. means those [...]
Why should I buy an Android tablet for my mom? Android tablet manufacturers still can’t answer that simple question with conviction. So guess which tablet we bought mom for her birthday? Our family pitched in and bought my mom a white 16GB iPad 2 for her birthday. She was very excited when she unwrapped her [...]
No matter what the rumors say, there will never be a new iPad released in the summer, fall or winter. The two reasons include 1) the almighty dollar and 2) Apple’s great and passionate love affair with it. I’m not the guy who usually has strong opinions about this kind of thing, other than my [...]
AOL Editions is another tablet app for grabbing news and presenting it in a magazine-like fashion. The company calls it the “App for When You Crap” in their silly promo video (see below). Our own Warner Crocker likes the idea of bringing your tablet into the Loo to get some much-needed short form reading done, [...]
Advertising gimmicks are nothing new. From costumed characters dancing on city sidewalks to “booth babes” at trade shows, it’s easy to think that we’ve seen it all. We may want to rethink that, though, after this latest stunt by the publishers of an upcoming iPad magazine. Fellas, meet “iPad Head Girl.” Yes, if you were [...]
The entry of tablets into our lifestyles has been rapid. The splash that the iPad (and a few others) have made has left the world having to adjust quicker than it’s used to. The latest service to adapt to our new tablet-centric world is Google’s search. As detailed in Google’s Mobile Blog, Google will soon [...]
Mobile gaming has exploded alongside the rapid growth of smartphones. No longer are these powerful pocket companions relegated to email and business functions. With beautiful displays and powerful processors our Android and iOS devices are replacing the single use devices from Nintendo and Sony as our mobile time wasters. GeekaPhone has rounded up some interesting stats on mobile gaming from 2011, [...]
After using and reviewing a collection of tablets the team at GottaBeMobile could have easily told you that Apple has an edge, but now you don’t have to take just our word for it. Numerous tablet teardowns by iSuppli have revealed iPad design advantages, that stem from the notorious tight-fisted control Apple exerts over the [...]
Foxconn, which has been in the news as the manufacturer for Apple’s iPad, iPhone, and other popular consumer electronics, has announced plans that it intends to introduce more robots to the manufacturing process. Despite many of the world’s first economies losing jobs to China and other developing countries, the result of Foxconn’s move could potentially [...]
The Nook Color is a nice eReader, especially for enjoying periodicals in full color, and now with an update, the iPad Nook app provides readers with the same rich full-color periodical experience. This is a leg up for Barnes & Noble, because the Kindle device and the Kindle app can’t display periodicals in full color. [...]
In a win for Research in Motion, the Russian government is considering the ban on iPad for official use due to security concerns. Instead, Russia is considering adopting either Android tablets or the BlackBerry PlayBook. Another option would see a custom device created by a Russian agency, though it’s unclear whether that tablet would run [...]
With iOS’ games library being far superior to Android’s, it’s rare to see a game that launched first on Android come to iOS. Yet that’s what we have with Cordy, a game that will wow you in the first ten seconds you see the visuals, then leave you bored and annoyed for the rest of [...]
The iPad may not be able to completely replace a notebook, but it is pretty darned amazing at beating out a notebook in several situations. Over the past two weeks I have been testing out notebooks from the 13″ MacBook Air up to a 17″ Alienware M17X, but despite the larger screens full fledged software [...]
It’s easy to forget now, but when the first iPad was announced in early 2010, there was much uncertaintly surrounding Apple’s new product. One of the big questions was whether it served as a laptop replacement. I have an iPhone, and I have a laptop – why do I need something in between? Now that [...]
I was one of those folks back when the iPad was first released that thought that Apple was hedging its bets by introducing a Bluetooth keyboard as an accessory. If you’re going to go touch, then go touch. Well, that was an extreme position then and it is now. I never purchased one of [...]
As Apple fans will likely be lining up for the newest iPhone (and possibly iPad 3) within the next couple of months, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at where it all started. Courtesy of the internet time capsule Wayback Machine, we took a trip back to see just how [...]
With Apple devices taking off in popularity (even in China), people of all different levels of experience find themselves asking questions about what their devices can and can’t do. Even the experts with years of experience sometimes find themselves being surprised by something that their iGadget can do. We compiled our list of Top Five [...]
First, let’s get over or wallow in the whole man purse/bag thing. Go ahead. The rest of the post will be here when you get back. OK, now that you’re back, I think I’ve discovered a very good choice for a small gadget bag to tote the current crop of Tablets around in. It’s called [...]
The folks over at Retrevo have given us perhaps the best evidence of what we’ve been saying for a while now. The site’s study shows us that Amazon’s tablet has the potential to do things that previous Android tablets haven’t been able to do thus far – like sell. The surveys covered several categories, and [...]
It seems like it was just last week that Apple released iOS 4.3.4, which patched the exploit that allowed the iPad 2 (and all other iOS devices) to be jailbroken. Actually, it was just last week. Well, Apple wasted no time issuing another update, this one bringing it up to 4.3.5 for most devices. The [...]
We had heard awhile back that a launch of the official Facebook app for the iPad, something that Apple tablet owners have been craving for quite sometime, was finally on the horizon. And then, when Facebook announced that it was announcing something awesome at the end of June, we got excited. Well, it’s not late [...]
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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 [...]
