On numerous occasions we’ve called out WiMAX, not for being an inferior technology, but for battling against a competing standard, LTE, for no apparent reason. WiMAX fanbois, and yes they do exist, have insulted us for taking this stance, but today we get a little support from a little publication you might have heard about.…
Archives for 2010
EISA hands out awards for best mobile products: Samsung, Apple, Sony Ericsson winners [Nokia? Nope.]
The European Imaging and Sound Association [EISA] have announced their top choices for the Mobile Devices of the Year and the list is just what you would expect. Apple wins the European Tablet award, cited especially for the ability to bring magazines and newspaper into the digital world. The Beyerdynamic T 50 p win best…
Microsoft confirms game based on Halo franchise coming to Windows Phone 7
At the 2010 GamesCon event that took place yesterday in Cologne, Germany, Microsoft officially announced that they’re going to have between 50 and 60 Windows Phone 7 games at launch and that one of those titles would be a game based on the Halo franchise. A Microsoft spokesperson added that “additional titles will be announced…
Microsoft announces Xbox Live launch titles for Windows Phone 7
In a bit of pre-Gamescom excitement, Microsoft announced the first wave of Xbox Live game titles slated to hit Windows Phone 7 when the platform launches later this year. The software giant also provided some insight into its new Games hub, which will bring Xbox Live features to Windows Phone. The new Games hub will…
Google’s Voice Action and Chrome to Phone event now online for your viewing pleasure
Yeah, we covered the new Voice Actions and Chrome to Phone already from the press event held by Google last week, but if you were wishing you could have been there, now you can. Kind of. Google has posted the event video for us all to enjoy. The 30-minutes video first shows the capabilities of…
Pictures of Droid 2 R2D2 edition in the wild
We’re all too aware of the R2D2 limited edition version of the Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon coming on September 30th, but now we are getting a few more pictures of possibly the world’s geekiest device ever. Ever. Other than the look of the handset, and pre-installed software, the R2-D2 Droid 2 is just the…
Motorola Android tablet to be called the Stingray
Here’s a little follow-up on the Motorola Android tablet story that broke this morning – it may be called the “Stingray”. We’re seeing another document showing the same model number of the upcoming tablet, but this time around, a name has graced the document. The docs tie the model number to the Stingray codename, but…
Adobe shows off Flash in Google TV
Remember Google TV? We took a look at this during Google’s I/O conference a few months ago and Adobe showed us some more aspects of this cool-looking digital television service. Google TV will be powered by Android 2.1 and it comes with a Chrome browser with Adobe Flash 10.1 built in. Essentially, it wants to…
WiMax 2 comes one step closer
They say the sequel is never as good as the original but that trope doesn’t apply to tech and the WiMax 2 high-speed wireless technology should become standardized by next year. WiMax is already delivering up to 10 Mbps download speeds on the go with Sprint’s 4G network but the tech has a lower theoretical…
At Long Last, the HTC Droid Incredible for Verizon is Back in Action
Since its release back in April, the Droid Incredible by HTC has been rather elusive. The Android device for Verizon was snapped up by eager customers following rave reviews, and as a result it has been sold out and unavailable just about everywhere. Well, it looks like HTC has finally been able to crank out…