All of you Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Galaxy Note owners out there have probably been wondering when the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will arrive for your devices. Well, if Eldur Murtazin is correct, the Android 4.0 roll out for both devices will begin on March 1st. Of course, dates will depend [...]
Remember the Motorola Droid Bionic? We do and apparently Verizon does as well as the carrier is now rolling out an update for the first dual-core 4G LTE smartphone that brings along some enhancements and bug fixes that will surely put a smile on the faces of owners. Of course, it’s not the Android 4.0 [...]
Earlier today, HTC announced that it would begin rolling out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its devices by the end of March. The first batch of devices that will be getting the Android 4.0 update include the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation 4G, and the HTC Sensation XE. In addition, the company confirmed that a [...]
It’s no secret that one of the more agonizing things about owning an Android device is the wait for major software updates. Google announced Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich back in December and only a couple of devices currently have the software on board as we head into the middle part of February. And while [...]
Those of you with an HTC Sensation, T-Mobile version or otherwise, have probably been wondering when you’d see HTC announce an Android 4.0 roll out date for your device. Well, today, the manufacturer has kind of that as it says that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be rolling out to the HTC Sensation, HTC [...]
We have heard that Apple might be releasing iOS 5.1 alongside the upcoming iPad 3 or iPad 2S or iPad 2 HD or whatever the company is going to be calling it, and now we have a specific date to throw into the mix courtesy of YourDailyMac. The site has scrounged up some hard evidence [...]
Ever been watching a movie on your iPad or iPad 2 only to get interrupted by a push notification with some useless information from some app you rarely use? I have. Ever been sitting on the couch trying to get some work done on your tablet only to get interrupted by a notification containing the [...]
While this probably won’t come as much of a surprise to those of you with your finger on the pulse of Android, Google’s Chrome for Android browser does not Adobe Flash. Go ahead, try and go to a site that has Flash content. You’ll be greeted with a notice that says that you need to [...]
Today is a great day if you’ve been waiting for Google to release the beta of Chrome for Android because that is exactly what the company has done. After a long, long wait, Google has finally released Chrome for Android Beta, a browser that the company says is focused on two primary aspects. Speed and [...]
If you own an iPad or an iPad 2, especially one that utilizes 3G data, you probably take it out of the house. Maybe it’s your companion on your daily basis or maybe you bring it to the beach once a week to take in the sun and a good book. Whatever the case my [...]
While iOS and Android users have been able to download and use official Skype applications for quite awhile now, those who are using Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system have been left out. As it stands, there is no Skype client for Windows Phone, something many would consider extremely odd considering the fact that Microsoft bought [...]
Before today, the only phone that supported Google’s mobile payment platform, Google Wallet, was the Sprint Nexus S 4G. Well, as you may have guessed, that’s changed as the application has been updated to support for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus S if they are running on AT&T’s network. There also appears to [...]
A video featuring Windows Phone manager Joe Belfiore which was intended for the eyes of Nokia executives only has made its way to the internet today and it reveals details about something that Windows Phone and mobile enthusiasts everywhere have been wondering about. Yes folks, the video has detailed Windows Phone 8 Apollo, the next [...]
If you own a Samsung Infuse 4G then you know how painful of a wait it has been for Android 2.3 Gingerbread. AT&T and Samsung made a bold promise saying that the update would be out in August, and guess what? We’re now in February. No matter, because the update has finally arrived for the [...]
If you own an iPhone, you’ve probably gotten a few notifications in your time. You know, those messages that pop up alerting you to things like email, Facebook friend requests, text messages, or a Twitter response. Lots of applications use these push notifications and with the release of iOS 5, Apple has included something called [...]
While RIM’s 2012 roadmap that leaked out a few days ago gave us a potential timeline for the release of the company’s first BlackBerry 10 smartphone, it didn’t provide us with what we have been craving. An image. Well, today, CrackBerry has unearthed an image of what is apparently the BlackBerry London, a device that [...]
So you may have heard. The Samsung Galaxy S III is on the way and its launch may coincide with the 2012 Summer Olympics which will be taking place in London. There are already some rumored specifications out for it which include Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a quad-core processor, and a high-definition screen of [...]
If you’re the proud owner of Sprint’s Nexus S 4G, you’ve probably been wondering when the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich would start rolling out for your device. Unfortunately, we don’t have the exact answer to that question but now that an official Android 4.0 ROM for the device has made it onto XDA-forums, we [...]
Last night, when I first heard that Motorola was going to be releasing a Droid RAZR Developer Edition, a Droid RAZR that will come with an unlockable bootloader, I was thrilled. Elated. Giddy. Whatever. Turns out, Motorola has somehow managed to screw it up. Just like it did when it promised unlocked bootloaders by the [...]
While we know BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is on the way, we still don’t know exactly when RIM will be rolling it out. However, there is a date that seems to be popping up more than most making it the front-runner as the release date. That date is February 17th which just so happens to [...]
Samsung will likely not be announcing the Galaxy S III at next months Mobile World Congress but that doesn’t mean the company is going to stay quiet. It will announce something and the latest rumor has it unveiling a new Galaxy Tab that’s powered by a dual-core 2 GHz Exynos 5250 processor and Google’s Android [...]
Yesterday, a rumored RIM 2012 roadmap revealed the company’s plans for 2012 and beyond. However, there was no hard evidence to back up the claims. Today though, BGR has released the goods and what we see are a bunch of BlackBerry Curve devices, a 3G BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and a possibility that we won’t see [...]
There was a time when jailbreaking your iPhone meant that you were breaking the law. Prior to a ruling in July of 2010, it was, in fact, illegal to do such a thing. That ruling though, which was made by the United States government, dictated that jailbreaking an iPhone or rooting an Android device was [...]
In addition to the release date and price leaks of both the Nokia Lumia 900 and the Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T, BGR’s roadmap has also revealed the possible release date and pricing of one of Ma Bell’s upcoming Windows Phone devices, the HTC Titan II. The 4G LTE-powered device is currently slated to be [...]
After a bit of an absence, Nokia has re-emerged onto the smartphone market here in the United States with three new Lumia devices. They include the Lumia 900 which will be headed to AT&T, the Lumia 710 which has found a home on T-Mobile’s network and the Lumia 800 which will be headed to Microsoft [...]
Nokia had said that it was going to price its new Windows Phone prices aggressively in the U.S. market and it appears that they are going to be sticking to their guns as a new AT&T roadmap leak indicates that the carrier will be offering up Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone, the Lumia 900, for a [...]
Many of you who own an iPhone probably have, at the very least, a simple numerical password set up on your device. And for most of you, this works at preventing prying eyes from getting into your personal effects. However, maybe you’re in need of something more secure, something a little more heavy duty to [...]
Asus promised that it would deliver a bootloader unlock tool for its quad-core Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet and it has announced that it will be making good on that promise come February. The confirmation comes courtesy of the company’s Twitter account so it’s pretty safe to say that we should only be, at most, [...]
It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S III isn’t the only rumored device that Eldar Murtazin has been touting. No, he has also outed a phone that he is calling the Nokia Lumia 910 which will apparently be arriving in Europe ahead of the Nokia Lumia 910. As of right now, the only detail that [...]
The iPhone 4S (and iPad 2) jailbreak finally launched last Friday and the team behind the jailbreak – called Absinthe, has released the official numbers in terms of how many downloads it received. According to a post from the Chronic Dev Team, over the last three days, Absinthe has been used to jailbreak around 953,232 devices [...]
Earlier this month, owners of the of the HTC Flyer here in the U.S. were finally treated to Android 3.2 Honeycomb. Well, it looks like HTC isn’t done as the company’s customer service (not the most reliable of sources) has confirmed that the Flyer will getting another update in the form of Android 4.0 Ice [...]
At CES 2012, Verizon announced a new smartphone called the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, a device that will be paired up with the original Droid RAZR on shelves sometime in the near future. We didn’t give it our Best Smartphone of CES 2012 award, we gave that to the Motorola Droid 4, but that doesn’t [...]
So, you may have heard. The untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S (and the iPad 2), called Absinthe, has finally arrived courtesy of a “dream team” of hackers/developers. And if you own an iPhone 4S, you might be thinking about taking the plunge. We don’t blame you, but there are definitely some reasons why you [...]
I have never owned a single product from Asus. Not a Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Not an Eee Pad Transformer. Not a monitor. Not a motherboard. Nothing. And the funny thing is, I absolutely love them – at least from a customer standpoint. The way they treat their customers honestly makes me wish that my [...]
During its Q4 earnings call today, Google announced some pretty impressive figures in terms of its reach in the mobile space. In addition to announcing the $10 billion that his company brought in last quarter, CEO Larry Page announced that there are now 250 million Android devices in the world and those users have downloaded [...]
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12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
The Next Nexus: What It Needs to Stay Ahead of the Pack
Late last year, Google and Samsung released the third rendition of the Nexus smartphone. The first of course was the HTC-made Nexus One which arrived in 2010 to great fan fare. Then, in late part of 2010, the Samsung-made Nexus S launched which eventually became available in two variants, the regular Nexus S and the [...]
iHome iB40 Headphones: Decent Sound at Budget Price
If you’re looking for a budget set of headphones that still produce decent sound and rich bass, then you should give the iHome iB40 Headphones a look. They’re comfortable, have an understated look, and produce good sound for the money. I hate ear buds! When I’m around the house and want to listen to some music [...]
Droid 4 Review: Incredible Keyboard, Awesome Speeds
The Droid 4 is the most recent of Motorola’s Droid line. The original Droid kicked off the Android revolution on Verizon, so it is good to see that the company is still thinking of users who want a physical keyboard. The Droid 4 marks the first time Motorola has included Verizon’s super fast 4G LTE [...]
Samsung Series 7 Slate Review: First Impressions
These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
