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Casio G-Shock Android Phone Preview
The Casio G-Shock Android Phone is the company’s latest “G’Zone” ruggedized smartphone being released. This thing could take a bullet. It’s reported that it can withstand 2000 lbs of weight on its body. That’s like a small car running over it. Additionally, the G-Shock phone will run a version of Android, can survive a 10-foot drop and be submerged [...]
Samsung Galaxy SIII could be coming in April (video)
A rumor has surfaced that Samsung could be announcing the Galaxy SIII, with a release date of April this year. The announcement is said to occur at the Mobile World Congress this February. As with previous Galaxy S models, you can expect some high-end specs and a very sleek device, possibly even a thinner model than the current Galaxy SII…..if that’s physically possible. Specification-wise, [...]
Motorola Droid RAZR Review
Posted by David on January 13, 2012 · 0 Comment
The Motorola Droid RAZR is being touted as the latest flagship phone from Verizon, and for good reason. The company is claiming that it is the thinnest smartphone to date, and we can’t argue with that. This thing is wafer-thin, but that does not slow down its performance or features. In fact, this sucker is very robust, durable and just plain cool. The Droid RAZR is a descendant [...]
Sony reveals Xperia S sporting 12-megapixels
Posted by David on January 11, 2012 · 0 Comment
Sony announced another addition to the company’s Xperia line at the Consumer Electronics Show, the Sony Xperia S. The smartphone features 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 display, 1GB of RAM, and a massive 12-megapixel rear camera, complete with Sony’s Exmor R backlit sensor. The Xperia S will be available in both 16GB and 32GB models, though unfortunately Sony has [...]
Verizon gets rid of $2 online billing fee
Verizon Wireless cancelled plans to charge a $2 convenience fee to customers making one-time bill payments online or over the phone. Announced earlier this week that the new fee would allow it to continue providing subscribers with the option to make one-time payments using its web-based and telephone payment systems. Customers were furious with this charge, so Verizon nixed plans to introduce [...]
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Connect to Your New TV This Xmas with Skifta (video)
The beta version of Skifta appeared back in February. It was a cool app for beaming media on your smartphone to any DLNA capable device, especially internet-connected TVs. Now the full version is available, and it’s added a sweet new feature, which allows you to stream media from your other gear to your Android device, over 3G. The makers of Skifta, Qualcomm Atheros, also announced [...]
Android Ice Cream Sandwich detailed out
Google’s Android website, the official site of everything Android, has just posted a thorough whitepaper on the upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Actually the new OS just debuted on Monday with the release of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus launch. While Gingerbread was designed for smartphones and Honeycomb for tablets, the new operating system has been designed [...]
Amazon Kindle Phone Coming Next Year
It’s very likely that online retail giant Amazon might be following up their best-selling Kindle Fire tablet with a smartphone by next year. This week the Amazon Kindle Fire was launched in the US. The Fire is Amazons first tablet, sporting Android 2.3 operating system. It is expected that Amazon will launch the Amazon Kindle Phone sometime in 2012. “Based on our supply [...]
Nokia Lumia 900
The Nokia Lumia 900, Nokia’s upcoming flagship Windows Phone, has been spotted in a promo video for developers. The video was posted to Nokia’s public YouTube channel before being marked private. It doesn’t tell us much, although it does have a caption that reads, “When you bring together Nokia’s stunning new hardware and a dynamic Microsoft OS you get amazing every day.” Nokia’s [...]
Nielsen says U.S. Kids Looking Forward to “iHoliday” 2011
Kids are hoping to get a lot more than board games and coloring books this holiday season A new Nielsen survey looked at which consumer electronics are the most desired by kids and found that Apple appears to be the consumer electronics brand to beat. Kids ages 6-12 covet the iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone, while teens showed heightened appeal for the iPad, computers and e-readers. Many [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note coming to market (video)
The Samsung Galaxy Note, the latest device from Samsung that crosses a tablet with a smartphone, is coming to the UK this month. What does this mean for us folks stateside that have been waiting for this thing? It means that a U.S. release is probably not far behind. Although the device is listed on the O2 website, the UK carrier that will be selling the device, the link for more [...]
Blackberry London Phone with BBX (video)
The Verge publication is reporting taht one of RIM’s first BBX BlackBerry devices could be the BlackBerry “London”. The London is said to be equipped with a dual-core TI OMAP processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 16GB of storage, an 8-megapixel camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat and 1GB of RAM. The London, which could make its debut next year, is about [...]
Motorola DROID RAZR goes on sale today (video)
Verizon Wireless’ flagship smartphone, the DROID RAZR, is hitting shelves today at 11:11 a.m. The 7.1-millimeter thin smartphone features a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED Advanced display, a dual-core 1.2GHz TI processor, 16GB of internal storage plus an expansion slot, an 8-megapixel primary camera capable of recording 1080p HD video, a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera that supports [...]
HTC Edge will usher in the “Super Smartphone”
Dual-core smartphone processors haven’t had their sufficient honeymoon considering Quad-core smartphone processors are already the latest chatter. Leaked pictures of the HTC Edge, which will be the first smartphone to run on NVidia’s yet-to-be announced Tegra 3 processor, have already surfaced. The new Tegra 3 sports four 1.5GHz cores, allowing the processor to simultaneously run [...]
Motorola Droid Bionic review
While the Motorola Droid Bionic took an eternity to get here, it does have some things about it that were worth the wait. While it’s not the first dual-core phone out there, nor the first Verizon 4G LTE on the shelves, the fact that it does have those qualities along with HD video recording, HDMI port, and a gorgeous 4.3-inch qHD display, the Droid Bionic is setting many a benchmark. Star [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone (videos)
The Nokia Lumia 800 is the company’s first true Windows Phone Nokia has finally unveiled its first Windows Phone device, dubbed the Nokia Lumia 800. The new smartphone is similar to the Nokia N9 in design. Inside, it has some decent specs, including a 1.4GHz CPU, 16GB of internal storage and a camera that has an f2.2 aperture that works well with low light. The device measures 12.1mm [...]
RIM and Porsche bring the P’9981
RIM and Porsche have revealed a stunning new phone, which might not re-establish RIM as a frontrunner in smartphone manufacturers, but will certainly turn heads and create fans for those who love high-end phones. The new Blackberry P’9981 is a special edition model, and when it launches later this year, you’ll be able to pick one up at a Porsche Design store. The device has a 1.2GHz [...]
Motorola Droid 4 in the works
Motorola Droid 4 looks like a QWERTY version the recently announced DROID RAZR Images and details of an unannounced Motorola DROID4 for Verizon Wireless have been published on the web, revealing a QWERTY version of the Motorla DROID RAZR. The Droid 4 looks like its shape is similar to the all new RAZR, but a tad thicker do to the slide-out keyboard. Specs include a 4-inch display, 4G LTE [...]
Google ushers in Ice Cream Sandwich with Samsung Galaxy Nexus (video)
Samsung Gets Jumpstart in Smartphone Market with Google Preferred-Vendor-Status and the Galaxy Nexus Google’s upcoming Galaxy Nexus, manufactured by Samsung, ushers in the latest Android OS – “Ice Cream Sandwich.” Introduced in Hong Kong recently, the smartphone promises to be the most influential mark of mobile technology to date, with a slew of more handsets on the way. Ice [...]
Nokia Luna Bluetooth Headset review (video)
Nokia hasn’t been making huge splashes in the handset market lately; however they are developing headsets that seem to be landing on the ‘favorites’ list of many industry experts. We recently looked at the Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset, one of the many new gadgets they’ve brought to market in the last couple of months. Creative thinking when into the design and shape [...]
iPhone 4S redefines the future handset
While everyone was eagerly awaiting the release of the iPhone 5 this year, Apple turned around and surprised us all with the release of the iPhone 4S. The handset upgrade reminds us of the iPhone 3G announcement in 2008, and then the subsequent 3GS upgrade a year later in 2009. But nevertheless, while the iPhone 4S may not live up to the slogan, “This changes everything, again”, [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III, already?!
Leaked slide of Samsung’s third-generation Galaxy S, The Galaxy S III So, you’re planning on getting the mac daddy phone of them all, the Samsung’s Galaxy S II, which is just rolling out in the U.S. as we speak. Surely, Samsung is not already planning their 3rd-generation Galaxy, are they? In the latest gadget news, there are leaks of some possible details on the device’s [...]
HTC Sensation XL with Beats audio onboard (videos)
Beats Audio is just the start. The HTC Sensation XL also includes a 1.5GHz Qualcomm processor, 16GB of internal storage, a 4.7-inch display, HSPA, an 8-megapixel camera and more HTC just announced the HTC Sensation XL, also known by the code name “Runymede.” It’s a killer of a phone, not just in features, but with beautiful looks as well. It blows away any of the new [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus peak (video)
Two famous brands team up to design the best smartphone to date Why Samsung’s Galaxy brand and Google’s Nexus brand didn’t merge in the first place is beyond me. While both lines have historically represented the best of the Android operating system, each had its strengths and weaknesses….until now. Formerly dubbed “Nexus Prime”, Google plans to [...]
Apple unveils iPhone 4S, updated Nano & Touch, iOS 5 and Siri, but no iPhone 5…yet
The iPhone 4S has upgraded components including a better camera, faster processor and available Oct. 15 Today in gadget news, Apple announced the upgrade to the iPhone 4 at a much heralded event at its Cupertino campus. However, they did not announce the arrival of the new iPhone 5. Apple’s stock tanked after the announcement completed. CEO Tim Cook, replacing Steve Jobs and [...]
The Oxygen Audio™ O CAR review
The First Car Radio Specially Built for the iPhone® Now Available in the US If you use your iPhone in the car as your music source like I do, but can’t stand the sub-par bluetooth connection or the entangled cables that pipes your music into your car stereo system, you should look at the Oxygen Audio O Car. This thing has been all over gadget news. Essentially, it turns [...]
Latest Gadget News: iPhone 5 release to be announced October 4
There is light at the end of the rumor tunnel as Apple prepares for the iPhone 5 release In the latest gadget news, it looks like Apple will be holding a media event October 4th, supposedly announcing their latest new gadgets, namely the iPhone 5. And the one running the show will not be Mr. Jobs. Instead, Tim Cook, the new CEO of Apple, will be taking the podium helm. Also in [...]
New Gadgets: Samsung GALAXY S II coming to AT&T October 2nd
AT&T’s Samsung GALAXY S II will sport a 1.2GHz Exynos dual-core processor, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with auto-focus and LED flash AT&T has confirmed that its Samsung GALAXY S II smartphone will be ready October 2nd for $199.99 with a new two-year contract. The Samsung GALAXY S II sports a lightning-fast dual-core 1.2GHz Samsung [...]
Line2 Transforms the iPad Into a Communications Hub
New Line2 App puts a Phone Line to your iPad When the iPad hit shelves with a vengeance a few years back, many critics and gadget news were saying that it’s nothing more than a gigantic iPhone. This is only partially true. Yes, most of the functionality of an iPhone can be mirrored with the iPad, but the iPad does a lot more, and really takes advantage of its tablet architecture. What’s [...]
Latest Gadget News: Google Wallet is official (video)
Google Wallet lets you use your NFC equipped Android smartphone to pay for products Google Wallet has been officially announced today. The new service lets you to use your NFC equipped Android smartphone to pay for products. At the moment the launch is exclusive to the Sprint network in the US, which means that any other variation of the Nexus S currently isn’t usable for now. The [...]
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