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We’re just a few days away from the release of the Motorola Droid Razr and due to a little mixup with Moto, we are just getting this device now. A full review is coming shortly but check out some of the photos and videos below as well as our initial impressions. Motorola likes to tout…
In a move which will place a much stronger bet on mobile technology and tablets, Best Buy will be spending $1.34 billion to buy out Carphone Warehouse’s stake in a U.S.-focused joint venture which pushes smartphones. The deal will also require Best Buy to close its U.K. stores. I remember talking to Best Buy in…
Barnes & Noble introduced an update to its Android-powered Nook Color and the Nook Tablet promises to deliver everything its predecessor did but ups the ante with stronger multimedia capabilities. Will this be enough to go against the Kindle Fire? The Nook Tablet will land Nov. 17 for about $250 and while it’s about $50…
While Siri is one of the most appealing features of the new iPhone 4S, I still found it to be a bit limited when I reviewed it. Still, it’s a very interesting first step into a world where we interact with computers using our voice and in the short term, it can lead to some…
I thought Siri on the iPhone 4S was an interesting first step in using our voice for controlling and interacting with computers but I felt frustrated whenever you hit its predefined limits. Thank goodness for the hackers and developers out there, as one enterprising fellow has created a way for Siri to control your home…
The Motorola Droid Razr is starting to pop up in a series of prime-time television ads and Verizon says the super-thin 4G LTE phone will be landing Nov. 11. At just 7.1 mm thick, the Motorola Droid Razr is looking almost impossibly thin but it packs a ton of power inside. With a 1.2 GHz…
You know that iPhone that millions of consumers want and Sprint spent $20 billion to be able to sell? U.S. Cellular said it passed on the device because it would have cost too much and Apple’s terms were too onerous, according to a report from FierceWireless. With just 5.62 million subscribers, U.S. Cellular is playing…
I’m a big fan of Adam Carolla and his podcast so it’s really cool to see that there’s now an iPhone and Android app to help you get it on while you’re on the go. For those who don’t know, Adam Carolla delivers a podcast network and the app will let you stream those shows…
There’s an interesting study from Motorola which found that 1 in 4 people would rather share their toothbrush before sharing their phone. Yuck, I thought, but then I started to realize I may also fall into that camp. One of the cool things about my job is that I’m swimming in all the latest cool…
LG announced a $945 million rights issue which is based on the need to generate more revenues due to its somewhat floundering smartphone division, Reuters reported. While there is a massive smartphone boom around the world, it’s clear that there are winners and losers in this battle. Apple, HTC and Samsung appear to be winning…