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When Microsoft announced the first line of Windows Phones, many were a little peeved that there would be no CDMA availability out of the gate. We’ve since seen the Arrive for Sprint but nothing has graced Verizon’s shelves until now. In this review of the first Windows Phone for the carrier, we’ll see if the…
For some time now, test results linking brain cancer from cell phone usage has been a mixed bag. It does. It might. etc. Well, the latest report from the World Health Organization claims that there may be a significant risk brain cancer from cell phone usage. The report says that extensive use of wireless communication…
Earlier this year, we attended a super secret PopCap Games event in New York City to see some of their upcoming titles, one of which was a very early version of Plants vs. Zombies running on a Nexus One. Well, Android users – it looks like your day has finally come for some PopCap Games…
Nielsen has recently reported the results of their U.S. smartphone market research for April, and concluded that Android now has a 36% share out of all smartphone OSes, with iOS claiming 26%, and BlackBerry 23%. That’s pretty good for Android, but Nielsen has reported that Android has held the same portion for the last three…
What’s the best way a geek can propose a girlfriend? Using an iPhone? That’s so last year. How about making an Android app? Sounds novel and that’s exactly what New Jersey resident Jon C. Hodgson did. Using Google Labs’ App Inventor, he created a short Harry Potter trivia app with the last question being the…
RIM has already announced their next-generation BlackBerry Bold, but apparently they have another waiting to to be released into the wild. Just like the Bold 9900, the 9790 will run on OS 7, have 8 GB of internal memory, rock a near-field communications chip, and be in a similar touchscreen/QWERTY candybar form factor. The source…
If you’ve ever played console or PC games or know someone who has within the past 5 years, then you’ll know one of the biggest franchises around is Activision’s Call of Duty franchise. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is set to be released this holiday season, and along with it, is a completely new…
HTC has been plodding along with their Windows Phone handsets since launch last fall, most recently with the Trophy, but it looks like their first Mango handset will be kicking things up a notch. One lucky reviewer got their mitts on something called the HTC Mazaa, which packs Windows Phone 7.1 and a 12 megapixel…
Today at the Computex conference in Japan, Asus has announced an interesting new tablet called the Padfone. Yeah, the name leaves a lot to be desired, but the fact that it has a dedicated cavity where you can plug in a custom-made smartphone gives it a unique twist. Once plugged inside the tablet, the Padfone…
Some crisp shots and a video tour of the upcoming BlackBerry Torch 2 (9810) have surfaced, showing it’s alive, well, and running OS 7. It’s not the first time we’ve seen the Torch 2 on video, but it’s certainly the most crisp and comprehensive walkthrough we’ve seen to date. The hardware isn’t particularly exciting since…