The E-Ink display on the Kindle and Nook is cool because it can go weeks without a charge and is quite easy on the eyes but it does look kind of cruddy, especially compared to the LCD display of an iPad or the variety of tablets coming out. As you can see from the video…
Is Apple going to buy ARM?
Fresh off an amazing quarter, Apple acquisition rumors are flying fast and furiously. The iPhone maker is supposed to have a lot of interest in buying ARM Holdings, which could have a dramatic impact on the rest of the smartphone space. Apple has an enormous war chest and it would reportedly cost about $8 billion…
Lenovo has big plans for the mobile space
We knew Lenovo was going to introduce their LePhone into the world at some point. It was unveiled at CES earlier this year, and is quite the phone. The LePhone will be launched next month, but the Chinese company held an event for the device, and shared it’s ambitions as they begin to enter the…
Nemotek Designs Wider Field of View Lens for Mobile Phones
Nemotek Technologie has introduced the first wafer-level, one-element lens with a wider field of view. The new component covers more optical space then traditional one-element lenses, enabling greater viewing range, but still with an ultra-thin form factor. Nemotek is the first to leverage the benefits of wafer-level technology to customize a wider field of view…
Hands-On: PhoneSuit Primo
Late last year, I reviewed a product from PhoneSuit called the MiLi Power Pack. As great of a product as it is, I wish it was a little bit more… portable. Don’t get me wrong, the MiLi Power Pack doesn’t take much space in my bag when I travel. But what about when I’m just…
Majority of kids will use touchscreens by 2015
It looks like the kiddos will be very touchy feely with their computers, as a report from Gartner says more than half of the computers purchased in 2015 for people under 15 will sport touchscreens. Devices like the iPhone, iPad and Nexus One are making people comfortable with touch on mobile computing but Microsoft has…
Apple Getting Serious About Gaming With New Gaming Accessory Patent
With all of the buzz around the iPad lately, it looks like another bit of Apple related news nearly flew under the radar. According to recent patents submitted by Apple, it looks like they might be getting into the gaming industry in a big way. Judging by the patents submitted, Apple wants to house their device…
Notion Ink’s Adam, other tablets delayed due to Nvidia Tegra 2 issues? Nope, rumor confirmed false by NVIDIA
Please excuse my blasphemy, as it’s the week of the iPad, but sonofabitch. While many of you are probably getting your dusty CareBear sleeping bag out to wait outside of the Apple store on the 3rd, many people are taking a pass on the iPad in favor of something more functional (and geeky). Looks like…
Android hiding in the skin of iPad OS
The iPad is coming! So are the clones. While Apple fanboys will say that all tablets are iClones, this seems to be the clone of clones we have on our hands. Running Android, the skin of this tablet is pretty much identical to the iPad OS, from the picture, at least. The Android tablet is…
Ultrabrief: Qualcomm makes LTE, dual carrier HSPA+, available for laptops
Qualcomm’s skillz in the modem business are becoming more and more evident each day. Yesterday they announced that they’re adding LTE support to their Gobi line of modems. If your next laptop has the Gobi MDM9600 modem inside then you’re ready to support 100 Mbps LTE, EV-DO Revision A, and B, and dual carrier HSPA+…