It looks like the second of two Huawei-made Android smartphones for T-Mobile USA’s myTouch consumer line is now ready for FCC approval. The smartphone, model Huawei Ascend G312, comes with a physical hardware QWERTY keyboard and is expected to launch as the T-Mobile myTouch Q. The consumer smartphone will launch with a 4-inch WVGA display, [...]
It looks like Sprint has another 4G LTE device lined up in the works in the form of the LG LS860, which is codenamed Cayenne. The LG Cayenne, unlike most of Sprint’s Android smartphones, will debut with what appears to be a very capacious and well-spaced 5-row keyboard with a staggered key arrangement. The device [...]
Though manufacturers like HTC may be giving up on physical keyboards on smartphones in favor of thin and light designs, Google’s recent patent application may suggest that the Android OS-maker is still not giving up in that form factor and we may potentially see a Nexus smartphone in the future with a physical sliding keyboard. [...]
When it comes to the iPad the only things more ubiquitous than Twitter clients are keyboard covers or cases. I won’t say they are a dime a dozen because these keyboard case/covers are a little more expensive than that, but there are certainly a number of varieties for you to choose from from makers like [...]
A recently unearthed patent filed by Sony in late 2010 reveals that the company had been considering an Xperia smartphone design with multiple slide-out keyboards–similar to the idea of a Swiss Army knife–so that users can slide up the keypads that they don’t need to reveal a keypad that they do like. The versatility of [...]
Before the launch of the original iPhone in the summer of 2007, Apple had at one point in the design stages of its flagship and debut smartphone considered a physical keyboard for the iOS–at the time it was called the iPhone OS–smartphone. Revelation of the physical keyboard design consideration was revealed by famed iPod and [...]
As part of the company’s re-design and new mantra, thin is very in at HTC. After having announced that the company will be designing its future smartphone lineup to feature slim profiles, HTC had also announced that it would be abandoning physical QWERTY keyboards on its smartphones. While the news makes sense given Android’s and Windows [...]
After reviewing six new iPad keyboard cases and solutions, we wanted to shares the best iPad accessories to increase productivity on the iPad. These iPad keyboard cases are perfect for users who bristle at using the onscreen keyboard for anything more than short Facebook posts. From cases that protect the iPad to minimalist keyboard only outfits, we have a [...]
With the right accessories, the iPad is a great productivity tool. I discovered just how much work I could do on the iPad while I reviewed the Kensington KeyFolio Pro 2 Keyboard Case for new iPad. I’ve had iPad keyboard cases before, but the KeyFolio Pro 2 has a unique feature that drastically enhances the [...]
Archos may have a winner on its hand with the G10 X5 Android slate, which the company is now teasing in some blurry videos depicting a tablet with a thin steel frame and convertible design with a keyboard dock. The Archos G10 is aiming squarely at rival Asus’s Transformer Pad series tablets. If priced–and aggressively [...]
Virgin Mobile had unveiled a new Android smartphone with a candy bar QWERTY form factor in the form of the Alcatel-made Virgin Mobile Venture. The Venture, which will appeal to those who are enterprise-geared and coming from a BlackBerry, or for those who prefer a front-facing QWERTY keyboard for quick and easy messaging, will be [...]
Whether the timing of the news is coincidental or not to come just as Apple announced its third-generation flagship tablet, Research in Motion has also made an announcement for an accessory for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The accessory comes in the form of a folio-style case that could hold the PlayBook tablet on one side [...]
The Droid 4 is Motorola’s latest entry into the smartphone arena, bringing 4G LTE to the legendary Droid lineup and a keyboard that blows the competition out of the water. You can’t buy the Droid 4 until Friday, but Verizon has hooked us up with the Droid 4 early and I am already working on [...]
The iPad’s split keyboard is a little more flexible than it appears. Tap in the blank area immediately next to each half of the keyboard and you’ll see letters from the other side of the screen appear. The hidden keys allow iPad typists to eek out three more letters per thumb. Why does this matter? [...]
The best Android phones are arguably the Nexus devices which get special treatment from Google. These phones have the latest software, the best features and often the best looks. The Galaxy Nexus continues this tradition on Verizon’s fast 4G LTE network, bringing an HD display and Android 4.0 to the table. Read: Galaxy Nexus Review [...]
Verizon’s Droid 4 leaks get better every time. After an anticipated, yet still unofficial, launch date of December 8, we are now seeing some of the compatible accessories that will be available for this Webtop-enabled smartphone. The first accessory is a Lapdock 100, which is a more compact and lighter accessory that converts your smartphone [...]
Sprint, which now has a number of Android messaging phones with a physical hardware keyboard, is getting ready to release an inexpensive addition according to a leak called the Sprint Express. The new phone, which so far remains unbranded so its manufacturer is currently unknown, will cost around $20 after a $50 mail-in-rebate and a [...]
If you have switched from Android to iPhone, you may be missing the familiar Android autocorrect bar. The iPhone 4S does a good job of picking the right word even with multiple misspellings, but this bar is a handy way to pick the second most likely word, which is the one you really want. The [...]
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich may open the doors to even further customizing the software keyboard on your smartphone with native keyboard theme capabilities. Right now, the guys over at Android Central were able to load Android 4.0 on their Nexus S and discovered that there are 6 pre-loaded themes that offer varying degree of [...]
Though Asus had flashed the new, second-generation Eee Pad Transformer, called the Transformer Prime, earlier this month in Asia on stage at AsiaD, we are now finally seeing photos of the tablet’s laptop dock up close. The Laptop Dock borrows its visual cues from the company’s new Zenbook ultrabook notebook, with an aluminum colored shell [...]
Following the leak of an extensive and detailed lineup, T-Mobile USA has finally gotten around to announce the LG DoublePlay Android smartphone. The DoublePlay is a dual-screen smartphone with a split keyboard that will most likely appeal to a younger, text-centric demographic and will be a nice addition to the Samsung-made Sidekick 4G on the [...]
After numerous leaks, T-Mobile finally announces its own self-branded T-Mobile myTouch and T-Mobile myTouch Q Android smartphones, both of which are manufactured by LG. The new additions brings LG as a partner into the myTouch product line following T-Mobile’s prior collaboration with HTC for the higher-end myTouch devices featuring more enhanced specs. According to the [...]
LG’s leaked and rumored myTouch smartphones for T-Mobile USA have now been spotted on T-Mobile’s website as coming soon ahead of an official announcement of the devices. The Korean smartphone manufacturer will be releasing two new myTouch additions, joining rival HTC in making phones for that product line, with one model sporting a landscape-oriented sliding [...]
A number of accessories for the un-announced 4G LTE-capable Samsung Stratosphere for Verizon Wireless have begun to arrive at the carrier’s stores, suggesting that a launch date may be close. It is expected that the mid-range Android smartphone, which boasts a sliding keyboard in landscape orientation similar to Sprint’s Epic 4G launched about a year [...]
On October 4th Apple is holding an iPhone event where we expect to learn more about the next iPhone. Apple is also expected to announce an iOS 5 release date and share more details about the software which will come to most iPhones on or around October 12th. While details are still fuzzy on the iPhone 5, [...]
If you type more than a word on the iPhone each day, you need to check out this amazing iPhone keyboard tip that saves you tons of time. Instead of tapping the “.?123″ button tapping your number or punctuation and tapping”ABC” again and again, you can simply slide your finger across the keyboard to access your common punctuation marks and numbers. [...]
The iPhone is generally thought of as a leading smartphone, one the competition learns from and copies, but this time around, there are several features that I hope the iPhone 5 learns from the Droid Bionic. The iPhone 5 is even more anticipated than the iPhone 4, but it is facing stiff competition from several [...]
Just in time for back to school, Sprint had just announced the Kyocera Milano, which is an inexpensive Android smartphone with a sliding keyboard for messaging. The Milano will launch on September 9th, alongside the Brio–which is a feature phone–for $50 on contract after a mail-in-rebate. With a distinctive rounded shape and soft-touch finish, Kyocera [...]
The iPhone is known as a phone without a physical keyboard, and it will likely never have one built-in, but that hasn’t stopped designers from trying to add a physical keyboard to the iPhone. Most of these are bulky and boxy, but the SmartKeyboard concept from Jing Yang is an impressively thin and inventive way to add a physical keyboard to the iPhone. Taking design cues from [...]
The Android-powered Sharp FX Plus with a Sidekick-inspired design is now available at Walmart. The handset is priced at $350 for those commitmentphobes who aren’t willing to sign onto a contract, or will be made available for free for those who are willing to agree to a two-year contract with AT&T as the network. The [...]
Sprint’s wholly owned Boost Mobile pre-paid subsidiary will be getting a new Android smartphone soon in the form of the Samsung M930. The device, which will be a mid-range device, is essentially an updated version of the Samsung Transform, and offers a sliding QWERTY keyboard in landscape orientation and a HVGA display. The Samsung M930 [...]
Touchscreen keyboards, despite the iPhone’s best-in-class auto-correction and adaptive keys, are still hard to type on, but IBM is hoping to lessen the pain for Blackberry users, who rely on RIM’s excellent thumb keys, to make the switch with a new patent filing for adaptive key controls. IBM’s patent filing with the USPTO reveals a [...]
Another image of the Sprint Epic 4G Android smartphone is seen with Verizon Wireless branding, 4G LTE support instead of Sprint’s WiMax networking, and the Android operating system. The look of the handset from preliminary leaked images suggest that this device will continue Samsung’s Galaxy S 1′s lineage rather than be a branded variant of [...]
Adding a keyboard to your iPad is an easy way to increase your productivity. Carrying around a dedicated keyboard takes away from the portability of your iPad 2, but a super slim and sexy looking keyboard case can deliver faster typing and good looks. The MIC Aluminum Keyboard Buddy Case for iPad 2 delivers on all of [...]
After targeting the BlackBery Bold demographics with its Motorola XPRT for Sprint, the duo will now be targeting the lower-end BlackBerry Curve demographics with a cheaper Android smartphone sporting a similar front-facing full QWERTY keyboard for thumb typers. Hoping to cure the consumer crackberry addiction, this leaked handset comes with lower-end specs. The leaked image [...]
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