Archive for June, 2011
This Hands-on Video of the Sony S2 Tablet is only 18 Seconds Long, But Still Has Us Wanting
We’ve seen it before, but never in true working form. It’s always been a simulation, a photo of the device, or a video of the device without anything touching it in any capacity. We’ve finally got at least one hands-on experience from someone on the interwebz, though. The video itself is 18 seconds and only shows off the user [...]
Upgrade to a Nook from a Different eReader and Get 30 Books Free
If you needed a good reason to jump into the NOOK bandwagon, this may be it. Barnes & Noble is giving every new NOOK owner – NOOKcolor included – a 2GB microSD card preloaded with 30 titles. In order to take advantage, you’ll need to show the cashier your old device at the time you purchase your new one. You’ll then [...]
Samsung Galaxy Z gets official: Slimmed-down GSII
Samsung’s latest Android smartphone has been outed, and it’s clear the company has been looking inward for its inspiration. The Samsung Galaxy Z is a more compact version of the Galaxy S II, with a 4.2-inch WVGA Super Clear LCD display and 1GHz dual-core processor. There’s also WiFi, Bluetooth and a 5-megapixel main camera with [...]
HTC Already Testing Gingerbread Build for Desire
HTC announced on Facebook today that they are testing an Android 2.3 build for the HTC Desire. As some of you may recall the scare from a few weeks back when the handset maker indicated that a Gingerbread would not be possible. However a short time later, HTC backtracked and said that they would need to remove parts of their Sense UI in order [...]
Nielsen: Android Leads New Buyers as Smart Phones Outsell Feature Phones for First Time
Nielsen has found that more than half of all U.S. consumers who purchased a cell phone in the last month bought themselves a smart phone. At 55-percent, this is up considerably from last year's 34-percent and could be the first signs of a tipping point for smart phone adoption. Considering so many carriers offer free or low-cost Android devices, [...]
Sprint’s Galaxy Tab Getting Gingerbread July 5th?
We’re not sure how many of you have dumped your Galaxy Tabs for the bigger 10.1 Honeycomb-enabled sibling, but if you’re still rocking one you’ll be happy to know that Gingerbread is on its way. It’ll be build number EF17 and aside from bringing you up to 2.3, it brings support for HD Bluetooth. It’s said to be here [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 with AT&T Radios Hits the FCC
Despite rumors to the contrary, it would appear that the Samsun Galaxy Tab 8.9 is just about ready to head our way as an FCC filing for the device has been spotted. The version listed here has AT&T radios inside, but that doesn’t mean this one’s going to AT&T – many carriers in Canada could very well be getting this [...]
Android growth stalls as iPhone picks up according to report
Nielsen tracks just about every market there is to track in the tech world. The company tracks the smartphone and mobile market to see what OS is the most popular and show what devices are selling the best. The company has published a new report on the smartphone market and the report has Android sales slowing. According to the report, the sales [...]
Microsoft signs up Onkyo Corp for Android-based tablet patent agreement
I don’t think that anyone is supposed that once Microsoft made its intentions to enforce patents for tech that is used inside many Android-based tablets that the Android world would start having to pony up licensing fees. The patent deals come from the licensing arrangement between Microsoft and General Dynamic Itronix. HTC had previously agreed [...]
OfficeMax Mobile Print Center: On-the-go Printing Made Easy
OfficeMax aims to make my life a tad bit easier thanks to their newly released Print Center app. With OfficeMax Print Center, I can upload, customize and schedule just about any document or image to be printed and picked up at any of OfficeMax's 900+ ImPress® Print Centers. I all too often find myself having to drive back to the office to print a [...]
