Phone ArenaSat May 18, 3:33amby: Phone Arena236 pts
The so-called "rugged" version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that is expected to be released water and dust proof, has just been through the GFX Benchmark site and some interesting information has been revealed; first of all, according to the site, the name of the…
How about this for a concept Apple iPhone 6 model? A sleek 4.5 inch display that is completely edge to edge with resolution of 754 x 1296; the pixel density works out to 333ppi which would compare with the 441ppi on the 5 inch screen used on the Samsung Galaxy…
A 69MB update to the AT&T version of the Samsung GALAXY Note II does not take the device to Android 4.2.2; what it does do, according to some who have received it, is change the radio and the kernel on the device. No official changelog has been posted, but…
Back when Android first made its way onto tablets, the OS wasn't optimized for the form factor, but companies like Samsung charged ahead anyway. The early Android tablets were filled with compromises and apps that just weren't ready for the larger screens.…
Want to take six weeks off in a row for vacation? No problem. Head to the mountain instead of the office? It's considered employee bonding. Getting paid to go to the gym? Motivation that's hard to pass up. Employee perks like these may seem like a stretch, but…
A survey of 20 AT&T and Sprint stores in Los Angeles reveals that the HTC One is selling well, but not as well as the Samsung Galaxy S4; despite a nearly two week head start for HTC's new Android flagship model, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has out sold its aluminum…
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale In its ongoing effort to become a universal payment service, PayPal is today launching a new service that should simplify shopping on mobile websites. Dubbed “Log in with PayPal,” the service…
When the Archos TV Connect was unveiled earlier this year, I hadn’t seen anything else quite like it. The Archos TV Connect is an Android-powered device that sits on top of your TV, lets you run Android apps on a big screen, and which features a camera that…
Phone ArenaToday at 10:20pmby: Phone Arena2872 pts
About a week after launching in the U.S., the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet will be available in Canada through authorized resellers in the country such as Staples, Future Shop and Best Buy; while Samsung isn't revealing a specific price for the slate that is…
Blackstone Group has withdrawn its bid for Dell less than a month after proposing a last-minute offer for the struggling computer company. The private equity firm withdrew its bid after "discovering that Dell’s business was deteriorating faster than…
SlashGearToday at 9:06pmby: Brittany Hillen2684 pts
At the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show taking place in China, General Motors has unveiled the Buick Riviera concept, a modern take on a classic car. The concept was made is China, and is the latest to use the Riviera name, applying it to a car that features a sleek…
Chinese device maker Tronsmart has introduced another Android TV stick with a quad-core Rockchip RK3188 ARM Cortex-A9 processor. It’s called the Tronsmart MK908, and Geekbuying says it’s expected to be available soon for about $90. On paper the new stick…
EngadgetApr 16, 2013, 10:09 amby: Donald Melanson2071 pts
There's a Google exec speaking at a tech conference, and that means one thing: more Android statistics. At Dive Into Mobile today, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt confirmed that the company is now seeing 1.5 million Android activations per day, which is up…
A leaked document apparently meant for Verizon reps, shows that Big Red is going to introduce a payment plan that allows for payments to be made over twelve months and the payments would be used to cover a purchase of a phone at the full retail price; this…
Minix has introduced a series of new Android TV boxes, including the company’s first model with a Rockchip RK3188 quad-core processor. While there are plenty of companies offering small Android-powered devices that let you run apps on a TV, Minix has made a…
Lenovo’s ThinkPad Helix is a portable PC with an 11.6 inch display, an Intel Core i5 or faster processor, and a keyboard dock that lets you use the machine as either a notebook or a tablet. Originally scheduled to ship in March, Lenovo missed that target…
Even though iOS has long been thought of as the easiest of the major platforms to use, a survey of 400 people found that the Samsung Galaxy Series, powered of course by Android, is simpler to use than the Apple iPhone on a product basis; according to brand…
If you live in London, you are lucky to be able to purchase the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 from the Samsung Experience Store at the Westfield Stratford City shopping center in London for a price of £339 ($520 USD); this is a stylus supported slate like the…
EngadgetApr 6, 2013, 8:25 pmby: Joe Pollicino2771 pts
Sure, Facebook had a weird ad with Blink-182 for the HTC Status, but its sneak peek at its newest TV spot for the First and Home is on another level. Posted today on its Facebook profile, the campy piece literally brings one traveler's feed to life inside the…
It's common knowledge that everyone has a unique fingerprint physically, but would you be surprised to learn that a vast majority of mobile phone users leave a location data trail that is unique enough for law enforcement to use it; tracking the pinging of…
With Universal and Warner said to be signed by Apple, the Cupertino based company is now expected to launch its streaming music service dubbed "iRadio" which was originally supposed to debut in the beginning of this year until the labels refused to fall for…
SlashGearMar 30, 2013, 7:48 pmby: Brian Sin2481 pts
It seems like Facebook is just testing out a whole bunch of new features, and it doesn’t look like it has any intention of stopping anytime soon. Today, it was discovered that Facebook is testing out a new button on the desktop version of its service. The…
The Cube U30GT2 is a 10 inch tablet with a Rockchip RK3188 quad-core processor and a 1920 x 1200 pixel display. It ships with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and seems to function pretty well — although in my initial tests, I found the WiFi range wasn’t very good.…
Fueled by the unbridled adoption of smartphones and tablets among U.S. consumers, eCommerce sales are on pace to grow at a significant annual rate through 2017. Forrester’s new “U.S. Online Retail Forecast, 2012 To 2017” report indicates that mobile will…
The Cube U30GT is one of the first Android tablets to ship with a Rockchip RK3188 quad-core processor, which makes it one of the fastest Chinese tablets available to date. It’s also not a bad looking tablet, and it has a high resolution 10.1 inch, 1920 x…
Everyone has gone through the frustrating experience of having their ringer go off too loudly in a meeting or not hearing it all because your phone is in your pocket. Intelligent Ringer knows when to be soft and when to be loud because it sets your Android…
NPD DisplaySearch says that a version of the Apple iPad mini with a Retina display will most likely launch in the third or fourth quarter following the launch of a Refresh version of the Google Nexus 7 tablet also with a higher resolution; the production of…
Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S II users across Europe. We don’t have the official schedule, but reports suggest users in multiple countries have started receiving the new firmware. However, it’s not an…
One of the complaints I often hear about Windows 8 tablet is that they cost too much money when compared with Android and iOS tablets. For instance when I reviewed the HP Envy X2 recently, I noted that it has a list price of $849. But now you can pick one up…
In a filing made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nokia explained its worry about a possible Surface phone that would be produced by Microsoft; in the SEC filing, Nokia said that such a phone could divert Microsoft's attention away from its…
Rockchip’s RK3188 chip is a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with top speeds of up to 1.8 GHz and Mali 400 quad-core graphics for HD and 3D video. Chinese tablet makers have already started releasing products based on the new chip, and now the first Android…