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Android has certainly helped HTC and Motorola in cell phone satisfaction ratings according to JD Power. While Apple still remains king, it’s very clear that others are beginning to catch up. And with devices like the EVO 4G and the Droid 2 and Droid X, it’s no surprise that HTC and Motorola are giving the…
Put this one under “crazy-awesome technology that will probably never leave the research/prototype stage”, but Stanford researchers have found away to apply carbon nanotubes in a thin, flexible, paintable film that is able to generate enough power to keep an LED going for ten minutes. Not much for mobile applications just yet, but it’s a…
Sprint is still serving up low-end phones with its latest, the Sanyo Vero. Many folks don’t need all the flash and pizzazz of a fancy smartphone like the carrier’s HTC EVO 4G or the Samsung Epic 4G – some just need a phone that makes calls and does text messages with a few extras here…
Ivan Seidenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Verizon, put a damper on the latest CDMA iPhone rumors by stating that “at some point, Apple will get with the program” and hinting that the wireless carrier would love to have Apple come on board with its 4G LTE network. Seidenberg purposely did not drop any hints about an…
Nokia and AT&T have just given a huge incentive for developers to get coding: $10 million in cash and prizes. Both of the companies will be selecting the top mobile applications for prizes and cash, along with consumers who will help pick winners. This also gives me the feeling that the Nokia N8 might be…
Chip manufacturer Marvell has introduced a new tri-core processor, the Armada 628, clocking in at an impressive 1.5 GHz for the two main cores, and 624 MHz for the low power core. Not quite four cores, but still impressive given what it can do. The Armada 628 is a full System on a Chip, meaning…
Earlier this week, I was invited by Gameloft to swing by their office in New York City to preview one of their upcoming games, Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus. Not only that, but I was also treated to some amazing home-made brownies that one of the developers brought in. With my belly full of a…
SAVE YOUR MONEY. If you’re from Canada, chances are you can hear the ING Direct spokesperson reading that line to you right now. Call it annoying, or funny, or a little bit of Canadiana, those darn ING commercials have graced our television sets for some time now. In more recent times the company has moved…
If you have a BlackBerry and tweet a lot, chances are you use or have at least heard of UberTwitter. This Twitter client for BlackBerry has been one of the more popular ones for some time, and for good reason. There’s lots of features, it’s easy to use, and it just keeps getting better. To…
Verizon’s LG Vortex was spotted in the wild earlier this week and the handset has made an encore appearance. As suspected, the Vortex is an entry-level handset from LG that reportedly runs Android 2.2 smoothly on its 600MHz processor. Though initial specs suggested that an FM radio was included , this LG handset does not have…