The Dell XPS 13 is Dell’s first Ultrabook, and they are celebrating the launch of this small wonder with a kick off event in San Francisco. We are on hand at the Carte Blanche Gallery in the Mission District to see what real users think of the thin and light XPS 13 Ultrabook. The event is hosted [...]
The iPad is an incredibly popular gadget, selling more than 15 million last quarter. It turns out that the millions of iPads in our hands can put a strain on our shoulders, necks and backs — in addition to your wallet. In a recent study by Microsoft and the US Department of Environmental Health, researchers found [...]
If you have a Kindle Fire, then you owe it to yourself to take a look at the beautiful Kindle Fire Keeper, a case from Pad & Quill. Pad & Quill cases protect your iPad, eBook reader, computer or iPhone with a touch of class giving users a classic book-like experience even though they’re holding a very [...]
iPhone cases are a dime a dozen, but now and then I see one that stands out. Enter the Gasket iPhone case from id America. The id America Gasket case is a brushed aluminum iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S case that looks absolutely stunning. The machined case is inspired by the head gasket you’d find inside a [...]
We can finally jailbreak the iPhone 4S. This is the first time we can jailbreak the new iPhone, and for many users it is the first time they are jailbreaking an iPhone. Understandably, there are a lot of questions about the iPhone 4S jailbreak process. From how to jailbreak to should you jailbreak, we have [...]
Yesterday, Verizon launched the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX which is essentially a Motorola Droid RAZR with a massive 3,300 mAh battery on board. Needless to say, it’s an intriguing phone because of the poor battery life that Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphones get. But just how much better is it? Well, LaptopMag went ahead and answered [...]
During yesterday’s earnings call, Samsung executive Younghee Lee revealed that the company is still reviewing possible launch dates for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III. She would not get into specifics as far as a date was concerned but at the very least, her statement is pretty much the first official confirmation of the Galaxy [...]
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 [...]
While most of the attention at CES 2012 was on Nokia’s Lumia 900 and Verizon’s Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX and Droid 4, Sony also launched two new Android phones. One of those phones is the Xperia S which is a GSM 3G/HSPA phone that will be sold internationally. And while we thought we knew what [...]
T-Mobile is currently the only carrier of the big four here in the United States that doesn’t officially carry the iPhone. Unofficially, T-Mobile is home to more than a million iPhone owners who use the carrier’s EDGE network as their home. And starting on January 30th, T-Mobile is going to offer additional support to its [...]
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 [...]
According to a report from AllThingsD, former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein has left Helwitt-Packard effective immediately. It was Rubinstein who was at the helm of Palm when it was bought by HP back in April of 2010 for $1.2 billion. HP is saying that Rubinstein left after he completed 12-24 month commitment post-acquisition and the [...]
Just a day after Motorola announced that it had sold a mere 1 million tablets in 2011, the company has officially launched another tablet coming in the form of the Motorola Droid Xyboard Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi version of the Droid Xyboard comes in two sizes, an 8.2-inch and 10.1-inch, and the two variants command price [...]
The iPad turns two today! On January 27 2010 Apple announced the iPad in a highly anticipated event with the late Steve Jobs wowing the masses by introducing a device that infused new life into the tablet space. The Windows Tablet PC or Ultra Mobile PC floundered for years reaching only niche markets, but the iPad [...]
This has been a good week for the mobile gaming crowd, and for those of us that love Sonic the Hedgehog it just got better. Sega announced that Sonic 4 Episode 1 is now on the Android Market.
There’s a meme going around the Internets these days that goes: “We live in a world where losing your phone is more dramatic than losing your virginity.” That may be overstating things a bit. Still, losing your phone is a big deal and the cause for a lot of cursing, tears, and anger. Especially if you didn’t put any protection on it.
Apple has long been under fire for worker conditions in the Foxconn factories in China, but the Apple has promised to take action to rectify the situation in an internal email. Details about worker conditions in the factories which produce the iPhones and iPads we love to buy have been the subject of a monologue as well [...]
Siri helped Apple sell 37 million iPhones last quarter, and now it’s helping everyone’s shy scientist, Rajesh Koothrappali, get a date. If you caught The Big Bang Theory last night, you were treated to a hilarious look at the truth behind Siri and relationships. I’m not talking about setting up releationships with your contacts, but [...]
It looks like Verizon and ZTE are getting cozier. After having announced a Jetpack mobile hotspot at CES, the two are now working on delivering a new Android tablet with 4G LTE integration that will tap into Verizon’s network. The rumored ZTE V66 tablet had been speculated before, and now we’re seeing a render of [...]
Sony is introducing some new technologies on its XPERIA S flagship smartphone for 2012, including the ability to repel stains and rapidly charge the phone. The former feature is something that manufacturers have experimented with in the past, including HTC with its Teflon coating on the original international GSM variant of the HTC Hero. According [...]
In an effort to create a simpler, more intuitive user experience for its Android platform, Google is advising developers to do away with the menu button moving forward. As it stands, on Android 2.3 and older devices, a separate hardware navigation button is used to activate additional functions and hidden features inside an app. While [...]
Verizon Wireless is beginning to deploy a new firmware update for the 4G LTE HTC Rezound smartphone, which was the first device to debut with Beats Audio, 4G LTE, and a 720p HD high resolution display. Though considered a minor software update, the update, delivered to users over the air, brings a number of welcomed [...]
A new leak for AT&T reveals some interesting tidbits, including pricing and the launch date for the HTC Titan II smartphone as well as a new unannounced device called the Sony Crystal, which is believed to be a tablet. The HTC Titan II is said to be launching on March 18. The device is among [...]
The good thing about Google Music when it rolled out was that users can upload their music library to the cloud. Then, Google added a music store, much like iTunes, and allowed users to download their individual track purchases to their devices or desktop, or stream them from the cloud. But if you want to [...]
After being on store shelves for just under a week, Verizon Wireless is already beginning to push out a minor software update for the LG Spectrum, a phone that sports dual-core processing power, a 4.5-inch 720p HD IPS display, and support for 4G LTE. The Spectrum is positioned as a successor to the LG Revolution, [...]
Motorola has released its Q4 and 2011 earnings today and well, it’s not pretty. Motorola Mobility has announced that it lost some $80 million on $5.3 billion in revenue during Q4, a huge drop from the same quarter in 2010 which saw the company earn just around $110 million in profit. Also included were some [...]
A couple of 4G LTE Droid smartphones on Verizon including the Motorola Droid Bionic and the Motorola Droid RAZR have dropped in price through the carrier’s web store. It also looks like the upcoming Motorola Droid 4 has seen its rumored price drop even further. For one reason or another, Verizon has yet to make [...]
One look at the calender reveals that today is January 26th and you know what that means right? Verizon’s latest Droid, the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, has launched on the carrier’s 4G LTE network. Now, if you head over to Verizon’s website, you’ll find that the Droid RAZR MAXX is $299.99 if you sign a [...]
Amazon has apparently gone bonkers. And luckily, we’re just fine with that. Just a day after the retailer started offering up the newly released LG Spectrum, a 4G LTE smartphone on Verizon, for a mere $80, Amazon has now slashed the price of the coveted Samsung Galaxy Nexus down to a mere $100 with the [...]
The Pad & Quill Octavo case for the iPad 2 is a leather bound case that looks great on the iPad 2. This case is crafted with care and you can tell that when you pick it up. Pad & Quill is known for producing high quality cases that protect your tablet, computer or iPhone with [...]
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 [...]
In comments made to Mobile Today, HTC has confirmed that it will be slashing its smartphone portfolio for 2012 and that it will shift focus away from the tablet market and instead focus on the quality of the company’s phone lineup. This confirmation comes just shortly after Motorola said something similar in that it will [...]
The iPhone 4S has battery issues for many users, causing faster than expected battery drains, and an early end to connectivity and apps. I’ve shared how to fix bad iPhone 4S battery life in 5 minutes, which is an easy way to fix battery life issues for many users, so I was interested to learn [...]
When Apple announced AirPlay support for iOS devices in November 2010, I was skeptical of its usefulness, but now that I have had a chance to use two Airplay accessories I’m sold and wanting more. AirPlay is a wireless streaming service built into iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone. AirPlay lets you stream audio [...]
Rumors are swirling around the possibility of Microsoft letting their precious mobile games out of the Windows Phone 7 gated community and into other neighborhoods. Specifically onto Android and iOS devices. Sparked by a leak to Business Insider and further fueled by a statement to Forbes that all but says Get your thumbs ready, kids! mobile gamers and Xbox addicts everywhere are salivating at the prospect.
With Microsoft’s Mango release for Windows Phone, a second crop of new hardware was released. And of those devices running Mango, otherwise known as Windows Phone 7.5, Nokia may be leading the pack with its debut Windows Phone devices marketed under the Lumia brand. Nokia, which bested out its closest rival HTC, now has garnered [...]
Microsoft had just outlined plans for supporting various types of sensors in Windows 8, which will also be available in tablet format to compete with consumer tablets running on Android or the iOS mobile operating systems. As such, sensors will not only help to add to the user experience of Windows 8 slates, but as [...]
Following Sony’s leaked code names of upcoming devices for 2012, it looks like we’re getting a better grasp of at least two new, unannounced models. Specs and photos for the Sony Tapioca and Sony Nypon smartphones were leaked. At this time, it’s still unclear what the final release names of these smartphones will be. The [...]
After having announced that the company will be introducing fewer smartphone models in 2012 than it had in 2011, Motorola is also revealing some of the company’s strategy ahead of its earnings report. Motorola says that it will be working to refine its Android Smart Actions, a feature that was introduced along with the Droid [...]
After the Nokia Anna and Nokia Belle software update for the Symbian operating system, it appears that the Finnish smartphone-maker has Carla and Donna on deck as future software updates. According to dsmobile, it appears that Nokia may be working on a port of its swipe-based UI, which debuted on the company’s version of the [...]
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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 [...]
Nokia Responds to Alleged 3-Inch ‘Tablet’ Leaks
When Nokia took the stage in New York City with carrier partner T-Mobile USA, various news outlets were reporting that Nokia was either working on a 3-inch tablet or media player. Right now, the company says that the information that was reported earlier was all a misunderstanding by various hopeful blogs. The device that was [...]
Pad & Quill Octavo iPad Case 2 Looks Great but is Bulky
The Pad & Quill Octavo case for the iPad 2 is a leather bound case that looks great on the iPad 2. This case is crafted with care and you can tell that when you pick it up. Pad & Quill is known for producing high quality cases that protect your tablet, computer or iPhone with [...]
Pad & Quill Fire Keeper: A Beautiful Kindle Fire Case
If you have a Kindle Fire, then you owe it to yourself to take a look at the beautiful Kindle Fire Keeper, a case from Pad & Quill. Pad & Quill cases protect your iPad, eBook reader, computer or iPhone with a touch of class giving users a classic book-like experience even though they’re holding a very [...]
id America Gasket iPhone Case Review
iPhone cases are a dime a dozen, but now and then I see one that stands out. Enter the Gasket iPhone case from id America. The id America Gasket case is a brushed aluminum iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S case that looks absolutely stunning. The machined case is inspired by the head gasket you’d find inside a [...]
