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Looxcie 2 review (video)
Looxcie has come out with a follow-up to their first product, the Looxcie wearable bluetooth camcorder. The Looxcie was a revolutionary step in terms of Bluetooth headsets. The company took a step back and looked at all of the things the Looxcie wasn’t, and they just announced the next iteration of the device, the Looxcie 2. It’s 20 percent lighter (just 22g) than the first version and [...]
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Samsung Galaxy S II might be headed to ATT…and SOON!
Arguably the best Android device in the world might be hitting AT&T, thanks to some insider scoop from an international Samsung Facebook page. The Samsung Galaxy S II looks like it has been updated to the carrier’s specifications, sporting four Android menu keys and styling similar to the AT&T Infuse 4G. While Samsung’s Galaxy S II is available for purchase in the U.S. with AT&T [...]
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Motorola Photon 4G review
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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iOS 5 to get Siri voice command
According to reports, enhanced voice commands will be included in iOS 5 when it launches this fall. Last year, Apple purchased Siri with the intention of enhancing the lackluster voice command support found in iOS. It has been rumored for quite some time that Apple would be making enhanced voice commands a major part of iOS 5, but during WWDC, Steve Jobs did not mention anything about voice commands. The [...]
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iPhone 5 to sport 8-megapixel camera
Apple’s next generation iPhone, the iPhone 5, will feature an 8-megapixel camera according to reports. Citing anonymous sources, news source DigiTimes states that OmniVision has been awarded the contract to supply the bulk of the image sensors for Apple’s iPhone 5. These sensors will feature an 8-megapixel resolution. OmniVision is said to be supplying roughly 90% of the image sensors for [...]
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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
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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Apple to unwrap iOS 5, iCloud, OS X Lion at WWDC
Apple is indicating that at this year’s developer conference ((WWDC), CEO Steve Jobs will be their to announce the next-generation software, specifically iOS 5, the highly anticipated software update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Among the updates will include widgets and a completely revamped notification system. Apple will also detail its new iCloud, and while the company did not elaborate [...]
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HTC 12-MP Windows Phone coming
Posted by David on May 30, 2011 · 0 Comment
HTC is putting out product like gangbusters, first with a ton of Android handsets, and now they’re looking to make a mark on the Windows Phone world. HTC has unofficially announced a 12-megapixel Windows Phone in the works that can shoot RAW images. The smartphone looks like the HTC Trophy just launched by Verizon Wireless, but the addition of a 12-megapixel camera will appeal to those really [...]
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ASUS Padfone review (video)
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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Verizon Stores now have DROID X2, Xperia PLAY, Trophy & Revolution
Posted by David on May 26, 2011 · 0 Comment
Verizon just stocked their shelves with a slew of new super smarphones, four to be exact. First up is Sony Ericsson’s highly anticipated gaming phone, the Xperia PLAY. The PLAY features a 4-inch WVGA display, Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, a slide-out dedicated gaming controller and a $199.99 price tag. The LG Revolution is here, and it features a 4.3-inch touchscreen, Android 2.2 [...]
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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
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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iPhone 4S is next iPhone model with T-Mobile & Sprint as carriers
Posted by David on May 16, 2011 · 0 Comment
Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone, which many analysts are agreeing will be released in September of this year at the earliest, thereby breaking its annual summer release cycle for the first time, is rumored to be called the iPhone 4S. The feature set will include minor cosmetic updates, Apple’s A5 processor, better cameras and HSPA+ support. More interestingly, though, is a rumor that [...]
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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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3 more feathers in cap for Sony Ericsson -Xperia mini, Xperia mini pro, Xperia acro
Today, Sony Ericsson showed the world 3 new Android smartphones: the Xperia acro, the Xperia mini and the Xperia mini pro. The acro is a new version of the Xperia arc that will only be available in the Japanese market, however the Xperia mini and mini pro will be available globally, beginning third quarter. Sony Ericsson says that the new Xperia mini is the smallest Android phone in the world, capable [...]
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Sprint & Motorola announce new QWERTY Android Phones- the XPRT and Titanium
Posted by David on May 5, 2011 · 0 Comment
Today Motorola and Sprint announced two new Android smartphones from Motorola , the Motorola XPRT and the Motorola Titanium. The XPRT is a dual-mode smartphone capable of roaming internationally on GSM networks, and it’s also the first Android phone from Sprint to feature enterprise-class security. It has Android 2.2 (Froyo) with MOTOBLUR, a 3.1-inch touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera, a [...]
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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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Apple now world’s largest handset vendor by revenue, overtakes Nokia
Posted by David on April 22, 2011 · 0 Comment
Strategy Analytics has published a report stating that Apple, Inc. has overtaken Nokia as the world’s largest handset vendor. “We estimate Apple’s wholesale revenues for its iPhone handset division stood at $11.9 billion in the first quarter of 2011,” said Alex Spektor, a Senior Analyst at the analytics firm. “Apple overtook Nokia for the first time, which recorded a lower $9.4 billion [...]
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Mobile Phone Safety for your Children, thanks to Samsung
Posted by David on April 20, 2011 · 0 Comment
Nowadays there are many filters available that can by used by parents to protect their children from viewing any online pornographic material and other undesirable online images on their home computers. These filters are very effective and almost foolproof. However with advancing smartphone technology a new danger has arisen; viewing pornography on an internet enabled phone. Undesirable websites can [...]
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Samsung Galaxy S II airs first commercial (video)
Posted by David on April 19, 2011 · 0 Comment
Samsung is starting to advertise its new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S II. In its first commercial spot, the Galaxy S II’s screen is portrayed as being so realistic, it’s hard to tell digital from reality. The twenty-one second spot sports the phone’s Super AMOLED Plus prowess. Check it out…..
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White iPhone 4 sporting new multi-tasking UI & Facebook iOS integration (video)
Posted by David on April 19, 2011 · 0 Comment
The Vietnamese blog, tinhte.vn, has published a video of what it is claiming might be the iPhone 5 — though it is more likely to be a white iPhone 4 with a storage bump — running a test version of iOS, test build 8A216 of iOS 4, that includes a new multitasking UI and a revamped Spotlight search function. The videos show a new application switcher in action, complete with a handful of crashing [...]
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