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Posts by Andre Revilla

Apple’s New iPod Nano Looks A Whole Lot like Nokia’s Lumia

For a company who goes nuts over patent infringement, and was just awarded $1+ billion dollars from Samsung for just that, the new iPod Nano revealed at the Apple event today looks remarkably similar to the Nokia Lumia. While they may look similar however, “thugtacular” on Reddit.com has pointed out that it just looks “like 2 old Nano’s stacked almost exactly top to bottom and the black screen edge turned to white.” He also correctly points out that the Nano was released a year before the Lumia 800. Whether Apple … Read more

lumiathing 8 months ago

Andre Revilla

Delta And American Airlines Have Their Eye on Passbook in iOS 6

Passbook is creating quite a bit of buzz and anticipation for the release of Apple’s newest mobile firmware, iOS 6. Though there is still come debate as to whether the iPhone 5 will feature NFC technology that is currently already being seen in some Samsung phones with Google Wallet, iOS 6′s Passbook is sure to take a swing at putting your wallet, and other essentials, right onto your phone. Passbook essentially functions as a digital place to keep all your coupons, gift cards, and most importantly and potentially revolutionary, boarding … Read more

passbook 8 months ago

Andre Revilla

iOS Says Goodbye to Firefox Home

After Google’s Chrome for iOS suddenly exploded on the scene and quickly reached the number one spot on the free iTunes charts, the eye on a mobile OS to challenge Safari has widened. But as Chrome receives updates and Firefox pushes further on Android, Firefox maker Mozilla has never managed to get a full browser onto the App store. But just about 2 years ago, their app “Firefox Home” made it onto the market. It is now being taken down. As much as Mozilla fans would like to see a Firefox … Read more

firefox 8 months ago

Andre Revilla

Hands On With Phiaton PS 20 Bluetooth Earphones

Bluetooth earphones provide a convenience and an ease that is unmatched in the wired alternative. If you listen to your music on your Bluetooth enabled device like your iPhone or iPod, then Bluetooth earphones are worth a look. The Phiaton PS 20 BT, are the latest in compact, high quality, Bluetooth earphones. These “half-in-ear” earphones provide the comfort of ear buds with the noise reduction of in-ear. These small Bluetooth earphones come with the complete package. Not only are they great for listening to music without the buzz of background … Read more

phiaton_gallery_PS_20_BT_PRIMAL_SERIES_1315460093 8 months ago

Andre Revilla

Hands On With The Phiaton PS 320 Headphones

The battle for over-ear headphone comfort and quality is never-ending. As more and more celebrities like Snooki, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, and others start their own headphone lines, the in-store search for quality sound is overshadowed by-product placement and brand power. Phiaton is a fairly new entry into the market of high-quality headphones to challenge to the top-selling Bose. Phiaton’s PS 320 headphones are a notch above the rest. The first problem that I encounter with over-ear headphones like Dr. Dre’s Solo HD’s is comfort. Most over ear headphones are … Read more

phiaton_gallery_PS_320_Primal_Series_1279306391-1 8 months ago

Andre Revilla

Apple Making a Pandora Rival?

The Wall Street Journal is reporting from sources that claim to be “people familiar with the matter” that Apple is currently in talks to possibly create a custom radio streaming service to rival Pandora. Pandora Radio was launched in January of 2000, using the information gathered from the Music Genome Project, an ambitious project designed to find the similarities in every song imaginable, and map out certain trends and instrumental themes in music. It is this technology that allows Pandora to play music that sounds like the song or artist … Read more

New-Pandora-Radio 8 months ago

Andre Revilla

Hands On With The Satechi Swift Bluetooth Speaker

Into Mobile goes hands on with the Satechi Swfit Bluetooth Speaker – a little speaker that packs a heck of a punch, and fits all your mobile and laptop speaker needs. The popularity of Bluetooth speakers is skyrocketing, and with it is the demand for affordable Bluetooth accessories, enter Satechi’s Swift. At $30 this humble one speaker box gives a strong volume boost to any device you pair it with. This is great to carry with you and pair with your iPhone or iPad, as it works flawlessly. The Satechi … Read more

04_5 9 months ago

Andre Revilla

Apple Wins Court Case, Samsung Sales Spike

The dead horse that is the Apple v. Samsung case has been beaten into the ground, but wait, there’s more. Quite interestingly, albeit not too surprising, has been the result of the verdict as manifested in Samsung sales. Trip Chowdhry who serves as managing director of equity research at Global Equities Research told Forbes this week that people “rushed” to get their hands on Samsung’s Galaxy S III after the verdict was announced. The AT&T stores that Trip investigated all said the say “significant” sales, and many Costco stores were sold … Read more

galaxy-tab-ipad-large 9 months ago

Andre Revilla

Review: Braven 625s Bluetooth Speaker

The Braven Six Series line of portable wireless speakers are made to fit your every wireless sound system need. The Braven 625s is one of the most useful, versatile, and worthwhile Bluetooth speakers around. ?? If you’re looking for speakers for your room, living room, pool, or rec. area, then these are the speakers for you. At a cool $180 the Braven 625s bluetooth speaker provides more than just a music speaker, it’s a tool. The Braven 625s has a USB slot for charging your iPhone or iPad while you’re playing … Read more

Braven-625-with-Iphone 9 months ago

Andre Revilla

Siri Fully Functional In Canada, RIMM Tries to Stay In

With the release of iOS 6, Siri will finally be coming to Canada. When iOS 5 was announced, Canadians were quite excited to see the entertainment and use that Siri would bring to their iPhones, but it was announced soon after that Siri would not experience full functionality until much later. Now with iOS 6 around the corner in line with the release of the iPhone 5, Apple is bringing Siri to the iPad 3 and to Canadian Apple iPhone fans. While Canada is certainly somewhere you’d expect Siri to … Read more

CEO Tim Cook talks about Siri during an Apple event in San Francisco, California 9 months ago

Andre Revilla

An iPhone That Reacts To Location?

Some of the biggest tells and the sources for some of the fastest growing rumors in Apple’s universe are their patent filings. Well this week a patent has surfaced that is turning some heads. Ever wanted someone’s phone to be off, dimmer, or quieter in a movie theater? Well what if your iPhone knew that you were in a theater and did it for you. Now it sounds a little bit like big brother, but imagine the potential. Apple has filed a patent for “apparatus and methods for enforcement of … Read more

pleasesilenceyourcellphone2 9 months ago

Andre Revilla