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A little over a year ago, at CES 2011, ASUS announced an Android tablet called the Transformer. What made it special was that you could dock it into a keyboard and essentially use it as a laptop. The first Transformer hit the Asian market in March, and one month later it showed up in both…
Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note and is even offering a free flip cover case (value of $29.99) with the phone activation. The tablet/smartphone itself is selling for $299.99 with a new two-year AT&T contract that requires a minimum data service starting at $15/month. It will be available on Sunday,…
We’ve already spilled the beans on TELUS’ LTE plans, talking about the carrier’s LTE-enabled SIM cards. Moreover, we’ve heard about two devices from their LTE portfolio – Samsung Galaxy Note LTE and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. Now we have another phone to add to the mix – LG Optimus LTE. Unfortunately, we’ve no idea…
HTC Flyer is now available for 234.99 GBP, which translates into about $372. Sure it used to be available for less (199 GBP), but that was at a short period after Christmas when all prices go south. Now if you want a nicely designed 7-inch tablet, the Flyer is a decent option. However, I would…
Who knew that a phone as big as (or that’s a tablet as small as) the Galaxy Note will sell well. I wouldn’t. I tried it but I found it too bulky. Maybe I don’t have such deep pockets or my head is too small. Whatever – I don’t want it and I ain’t gonna…
While DROID RAZR users are still waiting for their serving of the Ice Cream Sandwich, Verizon and Motorola are about to release new software version for the super-thin smartphone, yours to take in the meantime. The soon-to-be-launched update includes Android 2.3.6 along with a number of bug fixes, feature updates and so on. Here are…
Simon Prakash is a name not too many people are familiar with. According to VentureBeat, Prakash has been working at Apple for the past eight years, with his last title being “Senior Director of Product Integrity”. In other words, his main responsibility was to make sure that Apple’s iPods, iPhones, iMacs, and just about everything…
Just as promised, Samsung has released its 90 second Galaxy Note ad during the Super Bowl. Following in the lines of its previous ads for the Galaxy S II (with a bit of a twist), this Galaxy Note ad pokes fun at iPhone users waiting in the long lines Apple loves to see outside its…
AT&T is adding another tablet to its portfolio – Huawei MediaPad, which is already available in the U.S. as T-Mobile Springboard. Unfortunately, the device AT&T is selling comes with Honeycomb (rather than Ice Cream Sandwich) on board, though we’re sure Android 4.0 update will be released shortly. Moreover, the press release doesn’t mention multiple color…
AT&T and Motorola released a new software update for the ATRIX 2 smartphone, fixing a number of bugs and improving the overall experience. No, it’s not the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, though we’re certain it’s in works as we speak. Here’s what software version 55.13.25 brings: Improvements in the camera app, delivering better…