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A graphic from Geekologie shows the evolution of handset design from the early brick phones that weighed two pounds to the current crop of stylish black slabs. The two most striking changes I see are touchscreens, which revolutionized how we interact with our phones, and internal antenna technology which let designers get rid of that…
The Open WebOS Project won’t support existing hardware, according to a blog post published yesterday. The project blog announced it’ll be focusing its efforts on future SoC’s that support the Linux 3.3+ Kernel, or where open source replacements for proprietary components are available. Those hoping to get a little extra life out of their Palm…
A new survey from the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) paints a potentially troubling picture for Android. CIRP looked at new iPhone sales for the month of April, and found that a whopping 38% of new iPhones sold in the month were to people who already owned a smartphone. Nearly 1 in every 4 iPhones…
The number of employees bringing their own devices (BYOD) to the workplace has grown exponentially in recent years; a full 80% of employed adults use some kind of personal device (smartphones, tablets, or PCs) for work-related functions. While a large proportion of this 80% is likely attributed to personal computers, the ushering in of the…
Do you own a tablet and not play video games? According to a recent study by ComScore, you’re officially in the minority amongst tablet owners as their study has found 67% of tablet owners have played a game in September, 23% of which play games on a daily basis. As for other tablet activities, many…
HP is killing off its webOS devices and it looks like the end of the line for the platform. Let’s take a look back at how it came to be and why we’re now looking at the end of the line. Palm was in the smartphone game before it was cool with its Treo lineup…
Nielson released some new information regarding how smartphone data usage has changed in the past year and it shows that usage has gone up even though prices haven’t. It’s no doubt that the amount of smartphones in the market has increased dramatically and this is all thanks to the growth of Android and the iPhone…
If you’re looking for a new smartphone, it’s going to be a wonderful time over the next few months as we should see a variety of high-quality handsets. Let’s take a look at some of the contenders and let us know what phone you’re most looking forward to. The one big question is if the…
For those addicted to Angry Birds, a new edition of Angry Birds Seasons is due out real soon, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Rovio recently announced that an update to Angry Birds Seasons is due out next week, and the update will include 15 new levels, plus bonus content… and it will all be…
It’s only been a week since we gave away an iPad and we already have another big item to give away to you, our dedicated, and probably attractive, readers. This week we’re giving away a Palm Pre 2 and it’ll be open to all North American residents. The only catch is that the phone itself…