HTC has a very nice treat in store for fans of its One line of smartphones who haven’t gotten the chance to pick one up yet. The manufacturer is introducing a special edition version of the One S, dubbed the One S SE, that gives the device an elegant new white color as well as…
Nokia Lumia 810 landing on T-Mobile in the coming weeks
Today T-Mobile and Nokia announced that the Lumia 810 will be hitting the Magenta shelves in the coming weeks. The exclusive offering will sit alongside the slightly less attractive 710, and rock some Windows Phone 8. The Nokia Lumia 810 ships with a 4.3 inch OLED WVGA Clear Black display, 8 megapixel camera, 1.2-megapixel Skype HD certified…
Microsoft Surface tablets will go on sale at midnight on October 26th
Invitations are going out to the press for a Surface tablet event (or reception, as the invitation chooses to word it) by none other than the Redmond-based Microsoft. The top of the invite reads “You’re invited to celebrate Windows 8” on October 25th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s pretty easy to decipher the…
Kickstart this: Jorno, the pocketable, foldable bluetooth keyboard
Every so often, we come across a project on Kickstarter that gets us excited. Today, I was tipped to check out Jorno, a Bluetooth keyboard that folds up so that it fits in your palm for easy portability. For writers, enterprise users, and students, a keyboard is an essential accessory for a tablet or smartphone,…
Drop tests reveal iPhone 5’s much improved durability [Update]
Though Apple claims it designed the iPhone 4 and with strong aluminosilicate glass “comparable in strength to sapphire crystal,” there have been no shortage of reports over the years that after just a single fall on the pavement, the glass had shattered to pieces. Now that the iPhone 5 has replaced most of the glass…
LG Optimus G is officially a go – Coming to Korean markets next week
LG had no intentions of keeping its latest flagship device terribly hush hush, and for good reason. The LG Optimus G is one of the most powerful devices on the market, even besting the heavyweights in the space in a few places, and what better way to cause a stir? LG went to great lengths…
Amazon’s new Kindle Fires and e-readers now available
Available for pre-order since the initial unveiling, Amazon’s latest line of Kindle tablets and e-readers are now in stock online at Amazon.com and in retail stores where sold. This includes the all new Kindle Fire HD tablet, which gets its name from having an updated high-resolution 720p display, updated standard Kindle Fire, and Amazon’s Paperwhite…
New Pantech Flex for AT&T has easy mode for novice smartphone users
AT&T is out with a nifty new smartphone from Pantech called the Flex. The entry-level device seems like a typical smartphone with average specifications, but it has one feature in particular that helps it stand out and targets a specific market: an “easy experience” mode. We’ll just call it easy mode for short. While easy…
MetroPCS announces CoolPad Quattro 4G, an entry-level Android device for $150
MetroPCS is getting ready to bring another budget-friendly Android device to market. The small regional carrier has announced the CoolPad Quattro to customers for the price of $150. As you can imagine with this kind of price comes extreme limitations when it pertains to features. When looking at the spec sheet, the handset doesn’t tell…
Samsung Galaxy Metrix 4G debuts August 24th for $180 on US Cellular
Samsung will soon release a new smartphone onto the US Cellular carrier. The Galaxy Metrix 4G will debut this Friday, August 24th as a typical mid-range Android smartphone with LTE and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. There’s nothing particularly exciting about it. It does have the aforementioned physical keyboard for folks who are still adamantly…