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Amazon Kindle Phone Coming Next Year

Posted by David on November 22, 2011 · 0 Comment

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 [...]

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Google ushers in Ice Cream Sandwich with Samsung Galaxy Nexus (video)

Posted by David on October 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

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 [...]

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Sprint Galaxy S II will be called ‘Samsung Epic Touch 4G,’ launching in September (video)

Posted by David on August 2, 2011 · 0 Comment

asdf Samsung’s Galaxy S II Flagship super smartphone is launching in the U.S. soon, and it’s suspected that it will launch on all four major U.S. carriers considering how popular the original Galaxy S was. Additional details have been slow to surface, but we now know that Sprint’s version of the slim smartphone will launch as the Samsung Epic Touch 4G. Like its predecessor, [...]

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HTC ‘Status’ Facebook phone hitting AT&T

Posted by David on June 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

The HTC’s ChaCha, the company’s first device with dedicated Facebook button and deep Facebook integration, will be launching on AT&T in the coming weeks. BGR is reporting that the launch could take place as soon as one week from now, and will be dubbed ‘Salsa’. Following some troubles HTC has had with the device’s name, the QWERTY-equipped Facebook phone will land on AT&T [...]

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Nokia N9 Smarphone review (with MeeGo) (video)

Posted by David on June 21, 2011 · 0 Comment

Nokia just announced its first MeeGo-based smartphone early Tuesday morning in Singapore, the Nokia N9. It features a gorgeous, elegant hardware and software that Nokia has already announced it will dump in favor of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. The decision to move forward with the N9′s release is an interesting one, though it’s likely that the N9 will see limited distribution once [...]

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Motorola Photon 4G review

Posted by David on June 9, 2011 · 0 Comment

At Sprint and Motorola’s press event in New York City, moments ago they just announced the Motorola Photon 4G, the Android handset we’ve been waiting for. The Motorola Photon 4G features a 4.3-inch qHD display, 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 16GB of storage, front-facing VGA camera, rear-facing 8-megapixel camera with full 1080p HD video capture support, 4G WiMAX, and more. They also just [...]

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Apple iCloud announced

Posted by David on June 7, 2011 · 0 Comment

If you’re tired of keeping all your Apple devices in sync, Steve Jobs has a solution, which was just announced at WWDC 2011. It’s called iCloud, and it essentially cuts out the PC and the Mac for syncing, and moves your digital hub into the cloud. iCloud will store all of your content and automatically push it to all of your devices. It’s integrated with all of your apps, and everything [...]

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Apple iOS 5 has iMessage, Twitter and new notifications (video)

Posted by David on June 7, 2011 · 0 Comment

Apple’s iOS 5 is now official, and it is sharp! Over 200 new features and 1,500 new APIs are just the start. What else is updated is new notifications with Notification Center, a place to combine all notifications; Newsstand, which will automatically download the latest issues of your favorite subscription newspaper and magazines; deep Twitter integration including a system-level sign-on, Tweeting [...]

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Sprint launches HTC EVO 3D & EVO View 4G June 24th

Posted by David on June 7, 2011 · 0 Comment

Sprint just announced the much anticipated HTC EVO 3D and the HTC EVO View 4G tablet, and said that it will be on shelves June 24th. The EVO 3D, which will retail for $199.99 on contract, features a 4.3-inch qHD 3D display and a class-leading 1.2GHz dual-core processor atop Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The glasses-free 3D display is a first among devices offered by U.S. carriers, and the phone will [...]

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Motorola has way cool gadgets on the drawing board

Posted by David on June 1, 2011 · 0 Comment

Blogger Pocketnow scooped up some images of new Motorola products on the drawing board, information and images that Motorola was testing on a newly designed website. The images and information weren’t intended to stay on the web live, but only intended to check out the design before pulled. Before Motorola yanked them, Pocketnow.com yanked them first, revealing six unannounced devices [...]

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ASUS Padfone review (video)

Posted by David on May 30, 2011 · 0 Comment

ASUS took the wraps off of the second of their line of convertible tablets, and this one is cool as hell. Using what ASUS calls the “n+1″ concept, which refers to taking a current product and adding a single change that allows the product to evolve beyond its current capability, ASUS looks to dumb-down the process of moving between a tablet and a phone. Enter the Padfone, a very different 10.1-inch [...]

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Google announces Google Wallet (videos)

Posted by David on May 26, 2011 · 0 Comment

We’re in New York at Google’s Wallet press conference, and they’ve just announced Google Wallet and Google Offers mobile payment services. Google says that it is working with retailers, banks, and other partners to allow users to make mobile payments with their cell phones. “Your phone will be your wallet” was the keynote headline when the conference began. Initial partners [...]

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HP Veer review

Posted by David on May 25, 2011 · 0 Comment

OK, so if you’ve seen this phone, you know what I’ll be talking about. The new HP Veer is far and away the smallest, full-featured smartphone out on the market today. If you read the press before it appeared in stores, everyone was reporting it was small, but until you get your paws on it, you have no idea it’s scrawnyness. Star Rating: Price: $49 at Amazon with Contract, $99 [...]

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Sony Ericcson Xperia Play review

Posted by David on May 25, 2011 · 0 Comment

Have you ever heard of anymore news about a smartphone before it was even launched than the Sony Ericcson Xperia Play. Well, it’s here now, and it’s definitely a gamer’s phone, which can play PlayStation One games using its slide-out gaming control-pad. The Xperia Play looks a lot like the Xperia X10. The difference? The control Pad. When you slide it out, the gamepad [...]

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Samsung Galaxy S II review

Posted by David on May 17, 2011 · 0 Comment

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S II will be headed to AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint in the U.S. While the flagship phone has been referred to as the “Galaxy S II”, the phone will take on different names depending on the carrier. The names will be the Samsung Attain on AT&T, the Samsung Function on Verizon Wireless, and the Samsung Within on Sprint. Oddly, no mention of T-Mobile, [...]

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Amazon working on family of Android products including a smartphone

Posted by David on May 16, 2011 · 0 Comment

Android is planning to release an entire portfolio of Android products, not just one tablet as originally reported. The rumor hasn’t specified whether or not Amazon is planning multiple sized tablets, or a tablet and a new Android-powered eReader, although there’s some speculation that a smartphone could be in the works too. It’s no secret that the company is working on at least one tablet. [...]

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Sharp Aquos SH-12C 3D Smartphone review

Posted by David on May 13, 2011 · 0 Comment

Well, well, well….Sharp just joined the 3D smartphone market, with the likes of HTC and LG, and I’ll have to say, it’s not a bad showing at all, particularly from a company that is not exactly the forerunner of cellphones in any of the categories. The Sharp Aquos SH-12C sports the new Android 2.3 operating system, which is always a welcome when a new entry into the smartphone category [...]

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Netflix Android App review

Posted by David on May 12, 2011 · 0 Comment

Netflix has just debuted its Android app, available now in the Android Market. Many have waited with drooling mouths for this app, and now that it’s here, the movie streaming giant has given us a bit of a short-term caveat. It only supports certain Android phones that have the requisite playback support– the HTC Incredible, Nexus One, EVO 4G with Android 2.2 installed, the Nexus S [...]

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The Egg WiMax adaptor for iPhone 4 review

Posted by David on May 9, 2011 · 0 Comment

So, the iPhone 4 does not have 4G (WiMax) yet. iPhone 5 will surely sport it, but currently, nada. That’s where ‘The Egg’ comes in. It’s a case for the iPhone 4, which provides 4G connectivity. It also has a built-in battery that adds up to 5 hours of ultra high speed web surfing. And if you don’t mind the added girth, (it adds up to 8mm of thickness and weighs [...]

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Pyramid Research Group predicts Windows Mobile will be #1 Smartphone by 2015

Posted by David on May 7, 2011 · 0 Comment

It’s hardly a shock that as more people by cellphones, more and more of the sales will be in the form of smartphones. In fact, over the next 4 years, a research firm called Pyramid Resarch is forcasting that global smartphone sales will total 1.46 billion units by 2011. That’s 27% of all cell phones sold. The research firm also says that the sold-unit number will double to 53% by [...]

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Sony Ericsson announces W8 Walkman phone with Android on board

Posted by David on April 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

Sony Ericsson has quietly launched the Walkman W8. it’s first Android device to sport the firm’s “Walkman” moniker. This means that the new gadget should sport more music-centric services than others , but the spec sheet doesn’t indicate anything extraordinary in the tunes department. It’s loaded with the Walkman music player software, although that’s not a huge deal. Other [...]

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Keyboard-less HP Pre 3 surfaces

Posted by David on April 6, 2011 · 0 Comment

PreCentral has leaked photos of two of HP’s latest smartphones, including one unannounced device that would be the first webOS phone without a hard QWERTY keyboard. Currently specs are a mystery with this new unannounced handset, (possibly codenamed “Stingray”), but it does appear that the screen is in the 3.2-inch to 4-inch range. You’ll also notice, if you’ve got good eyes, [...]

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Sprint’s killer HTC EVO 3D smartphone (video)

Posted by David on March 22, 2011 · 0 Comment

Sprint officially unveiled the HTC EVO 3D during its press conference at the CTIA tradeshow in Orlando today, and it could be the coolest, most robust handset thats been previewed to date. The EVO 3D is an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone with a 4.3-inch qHD 960 x 450-pixel autostereoscopic 3D display. It’s powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm 8660 processor and it packs 1GB of RAM, a [...]

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Xobni testing with Gmail and Android/iPhone apps on horizon (video)

Posted by David on March 19, 2011 · 0 Comment

Xobni, the company behind the popular inbox management software with the same name, announced that it will begin offering a beta browser-plugin for Chrome and Firefox that works with Gmail. Xobni for Gmail creates profiles for each contact in your address book, and automatically fills in company, title, social network profiles, and more. If you search for a contact, you’ll see their profile, [...]

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Quirky Perch Smartphone Dock And Speaker

Posted by David on January 13, 2011 · 0 Comment

Quirky Perch Smartphone Dock And Speaker —Quirky is an online community that designs objects and then manufactures them once a certain number of orders has been reached. 1600, in the case of the Perch, an all-in-one speaker and charger for your smartphone. Quirky Perch Smartphone Dock and Speaker system is made up of two parts – a dock and a Bluetooth speaker Made up of two parts – a dock [...]

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New Batteries Power Mobile Phones

Posted by David on January 12, 2011 · 0 Comment

New Batteries Power Mobile Phones —Charging your smartphone in about one minute, does that sound appealing? For many years the battery technology that powers the electronics in your phone has lagged behind the electronics technology itself, but that might be about to change. Radical new developments in batteries are in the pipeline that will allow you to do just that. If the iPhone was made using [...]

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Motorola ATRIX 4G

Posted by David on January 11, 2011 · 0 Comment

Motorola ATRIX 4G —The Motorola ATRIX 4G is powered by a Tegra dual-core processor with each core running at 1 GHz to deliver up to 2 GHz of processing power and 1 GB of RAM. The device is designed to act as the brains of a computer that can be taken with you. In addition to being what Motorola calls the “world’s most powerful smartphone,” the ATRIX 4G is also designed to slot into external [...]

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Casio developing Bluetooth® Low Energy Link Watch

Posted by David on January 5, 2011 · 0 Comment

Casio developing Bluetooth® Low Energy Link Watch —Ever wish you had wristwatch like Dick Tracy (the detective), that could transmit information and make calls? Or what about the utility wristwatch from Inspector Gadget that monitored activities and had two-way communication functions? Wish no more! This year at CES, Casio is unveiling a prototype Bluetooth-enabled watch that speaks to Smartphones [...]

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Vizio enters phone and tablet market with Android flavor

Posted by David on January 3, 2011 · 0 Comment

Vizio enters phone and tablet market with Android flavor —The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vizio plans to announce today new Android smartphone and tablet products. The Irvine, Calif., company said its first mobile phone, to be called Via Phone, will have a 4-inch screen, a front-facing camera for video calls, a rear-facing five megapixel camera and the capability to shoot video. Vizio [...]

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