For much of the world, the beginning of fall means that warm, comfortable hiking weather is coming to an end. In other words, it’s time to start saving up fresh air for a winter of avoiding the outdoors.There are people who consider their outdoor excursions a refreshing escape from technology. And then there are iPhone users, who consider the outdoors ...
Motorola's DROID was a pretty big hit when it launched on Verizon last year, and now the DROID 2 seems to be even popular with customers. After its launch almost a month ago, the DROID 2 now has the lowest return rate of any smartphone on Verizon, an employee has told Boy Genius Report. Not only are owners very happy ...
After the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 was announced for T-Mobile, we all kind of expected it to hit Sprint and Verizon in a CDMA form, as well. RIM outed the Sprint 9330 in a knowledge base article, and now the Verizon 9330 has been leaked, too, thanks to a rebate sheet sent to the folks at CrackBerry. The document says ...
On the fence about the Motorola DROID 2? Wondering if people are happy with the device? Well, we have been told that the Motorola DROID 2, according to one of our connects, has the lowest smartphone return rate on Verizon Wireless. Not only are people apparently thrilled with the device, but that pesky fluctuation issue with the antenna doesn’t seem ...
As Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast, Verizon rolls out new prepaid data plans for smartphones--and emergency equipment in case the storm affects customers. - Network operator Verizon Wireless announced it will be expanding its
portfolio of prepaid offerings to include a new 3G Prepaid data package
that lets customers access unlimited data on select 3G smartphones and
multimedia phones ...
The Nexus One was the first Android handset to receive the update to version 2.2, so we haven't heard much about any other new updates for the device for a while now. That changes today, as the intrepid folks over at XDA-developers have discovered a new ROM for the newest Android developer phone. With the build number FRG33, this new ...
The Samsung Gravity 3 doesn't stray too far from the Gravity 2's formula. Having been one of T-Mobile's bigger messaging phone successes, there's really no reason to. However, it does add some changes that make it an overall worthy option for text-heavy users.
Physically, the latest handset in the series has received a noticeable makeover. It's a more attractive, more stylish ...
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that T-Mobile is “in talks to distribute Huawei Technologies Co.’s new Google-powered smartphone this holiday season.” The phone in question, dubbed the Ideos, was revealed yesterday in Berlin. The phone is an inexpensive, 2.8-inch touchscreen, Android 2.2 device that Huawei says will be a powerful and accessible Android handset. The WSJ quotes a person familiar with ...
With new Galaxy Tabs and Wave phones coming, Samsung executives expect double-digit profit from its third-quarter mobile sales. - At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, JK Shin, head of Samsung's mobile communications division, told journalists he expects the company's mobile business to reach a double-digit profit margin during the third quarter of 2010.
Samsung company ...
This week, we inadvertently stumbled across a pretty neat, cross-platform, geo-location mobile app titled echoecho. The premise behind echoecho is simple: instead of using a service like Facebook or foursquare to broadcast where you are, it offers a way of requesting the location of a single friend. The application integrates with your phone’s address book and sends a message to friends asking: “Where ...
I am spectacularly bad at applying skins to my phone. No matter what I do or how long I squeegee the bubbles out, I still wind up with nasty air pockets and lint stuck in between the film and my device. Enter Wrapsol Ultra.
At $29.95, the Wrapsol Ultra needs to be really awesome — and it is. This skin doesn’t ...
The recently announced, unreleased Samsung Galaxy Tab has officially been given the root treatment. Blog sera-apps.de is reporting that they have seen, used, and possess a rooted Gally Tab (now that didn’t take long). The site does caution, “I don’t know if the final Galaxy Tab can be rooted the same way like the one I have here. This is ...
We've revised our "Best Smartphones" for Sprint!
The Samsung Epic 4G and the HTC EVO 4G have been flipped, making the Epic 4G the new champ on Sprint. The EVO 4G is a great device, and offers Android 2.2 and an 8.0-megapixel camera. But at the end of the day, we felt as if the Epic 4G offered the best balance ...
NASA has just released an iPad version of its official NASA app for iPhone.NASA HD is a free app that lets users view thousands of NASA images, information about current NASA images and videos, as well as live stream NASA TV. The app also includes access to curated topic areas, like "Women in Space," and to NASA TwitterTwitter feeds ...
After working with the Dell Aero for two days, the thought that keeps entering my head is "Wow, they actually released this?" Needless to say, it's not a good thought to have.
First of all, the Aero has an incredibly cheap feel to it. The device is made entirely out of plastic, and save for the chrome around ...
We see all different kinds of analysis of the mobile OS market involving number of devices sold, how many apps are available and downloaded for each platform, and so on. Today we've got mobile web consumption numbers for you to digest and, somewhat unsurprisingly, iOS and Android are running the show. The folks at Quantcast have crunched the numbers and ...
Reuters is reporting that Google’s VP of Engineering, Andy Rubin, has been conducting talks with record labels in an attempt to launch an online music service “before Christmas.” The publication cites two sources familiar with the matter, and states that although record industry insiders are excited about the possibility of Apple and Google clashing on the digital music front, Google ...
Huawei just officially announced the Huawei Ideos, a smartphone that follows in the company's tradition of affordable devices. Uncharacteristically, though, this one's shipping with Android 2.2 Froyo, the latest iteration of Google's mobile OS.
Being a budget smartphone, specs are a tad on the underwhelming end. However, you do get the full Android experience with Froyo, which adds full Flash compatibility ...
Though most feel safer and more in touch with mobile phones in hand, many are annoyed by the interruption of calls, says Pew Internet study.
The last time we saw MeeGo, it was a simple lock screen on the Nokia N9 that showed up a couple of weeks ago. Today we've got some meatier screenshots for you that show off all kinds of aspects of the OS, including how multitasking will work. Looking at all of the images, I'm definitely getting a webOS/Android vibe, which ...