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Apple’s WWDC event is next week, and we’re expecting to see tons of big things coming out of Cupertino. What sorts of things, you ask? Well, for starters we’re seeing a big push into the cloud, or Internet-based storage and services. Apple will be calling its services iCloud – pretty original, right? We’re hearing things…
With Apple’s consistently impressive performance quarter after quarter, it’s hard to imagine why its executives and Goldman Sachs analysts wouldn’t be so bullish about the future. The iPhone has consistently sold very well, and the iPad and iPad 2 have surpassed even the most cynical of expectations. Speaking of outrageously successful iPad sales – look…
We announced yesterday that the HTC EVO 4G for Sprint would be getting Android 2.3, or Gingerbread, early this month – June 6 for the OTA update, and June 3 for those who want to nab it manually. Of course, not everyone who owns an EVO 4G will know to download it manually, hence the…
We’ve known for quite some time now that NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processor is the bee’s knees. It has found its way into dozens of Android smartphones and tablets, and for good reason, too: it powers the platform quite well. On the other hand, Intel’s Atom processor might be a shade behind. A video showing the…
At one point or another, we’ve all said that we’d give an arm and a leg for a new toy or perhaps a vacation. But what about giving up a critical internal organ? Apparently, to one 17-year-old boy in China, an iPad 2 was totally worth one of his kidneys. Unfortunately, the kid is now…
Remember those commercials telling you that 3 out of 4 dentists recommended a certain kind of toothpaste? They were pretty convincing, right? What if you learned that 4 out of 5 doctors were planning on buying an iPad next year? Would that sway your decision to get one yourself? Aside from the curious – why…
Ever since former Microsoft executive Stephen Elop joined Nokia, rumors were rampant that the Finnish manufacturer would start using Windows Phone software. Many were skeptical, and then it happened. This naturally transitioned to the rumor that Microsoft would acquire all or part of Nokia, and again it looks like it might be headed in that…
I’m not one to get nostalgic, but the shutting down of Danger servers, the service that powered the Sidekick for many years, has me feeling a little sullen and sorrowful. If you own an older Sidekick, like the LX or 2008 or 2009 models, you might have noticed this morning that your phone was effectively…
It’s a beautiful thing when older hardware gets graced with newer software. The Motorola Droid X for Verizon is the older hardware in this case, and it is now receiving a push update for Android Gingerbread, or version 2.3. It took some time, but Droid users might have been expecting a longer wait due to…
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 for AT&T is now being brought up to speed with Android 2.1 Eclair. Perhaps Xperia X10 owners had resigned themselves to an antiquated version of Android, with hopes of upgrading hardware being the only option if they really wanted a later version of the operating system. It must be exciting…