Asus released its Transformer Prime tablet with much fanfare last month. The highly anticipated Android 3.2 tablet has a quad-core processor that, at least on paper, puts most tablets to shame. Unfortunately, the company decided to lock the bootloader on the device and neutered what could have been the best Android tablet to date. According to…
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Apple iOS apps come to TV in hack
We kind of figured it would only be a matter of time before iOS apps came to the Apple TV and a neat hack has brought some full-fledged iPad apps to a large-screen television, according to a report from TG Daily. It’s a super early build and it’s not available to you but as you…
Ex-Palm employees offer webOS post mortem
By now, we all know the sad story of webOS and how it has one last, slim chance at being successful but that’s not stopping former Palm and HP employees from discussing what went wrong with the innovative platform. Not surprisingly, we have multiple accounts which place the blame on different things. The New York…
Sony Tablet S gets $100 price drop
If you were interested in picking up the Sony Tablet S but were scared off by the pricing, you’ll be happy to know that Sony has instituted a $100 price drop. That means you can get the Android Honeycomb-powered tablet for about $400 and $500 for the 16 GB and 32 GB models, respectively. While…
Windows Phone homebrew on hold as ChevronWP7 sells out of unlock tokens
The developers behind ChevronWP7 confirmed they sold out of unlock tokens this past weekend. The tokens were part of an agreement with Microsoft that let the group unlock 10,000 Windows Phone handsets. This was an official unlock solution that lets Windows phone owners unlock their phone and install custom, homebrew software. Each token sold for…
Unofficial Porsche Design theme released for BlackBerry Bold 9900, 9930
So you like the fancy Porsche Design P’9981 BlackBerry but don’t want to spend a small fortune on one? No problem, you can pretend your BlackBerry 9900 or 9930 looks like a device designed by Porsche’s designers. Simply install the Porsche theme and tell all your buddies your vanilla BlackBerry is just as powerful as…
Image: Samsung Galaxy Note with AT&T logo
Not exactly news but we decided to share this nonetheless (plus it’s a slow news day). We know the Samsung Galaxy Note is heading to AT&T and will most likely be unveiled at the CES in Las Vegas. Today we have the first press image to show you which as far as I can tell…
Samsung Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich beta ROM lands *UPDATE*
Multiple Ice Cream Sandwich beta ROMs for the Galaxy S II have started to trickle out, according to YouMobile. Floodgates, however, are still not widely open, since the new ROM requires Samsung Kies software and can’t be installed over the air. What’s more, we’re not sure every Galaxy S II user can get its Android…
Meizu MX launches in China!
Meizu launched its brand-new MX smartphone in China, attracting quite a crowd in the process. In that sense, the day when the new device started selling resembles the Meizu M9 launch last year when we’ve seen long lines formed at stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. This time round, Meizu also launched its…








