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The Toshiba Folio 100 was recently announced at IFA 2010 in Berlin, and we got some hands-on time with the Europe-only (for now) Android tablet that Toshiba is positioning to take on the Apple iPad. The 10.1-inch tablet boast all kinds of connectivity options (including a USB port capable of charging devices), a full-size SD…
There are a lot of Android tablets making their rounds in the blogosphere asof late, but the oft-leaked Samsung Galaxy Tab is the only real Android-powered competitor to Apple’s iPad to be made official so far. Samsung has announced the 7-inch Galaxy Tab as their first Android tablet here at IFA 2010 in Berlin, Germany,…
If you want an Android smartphone with Samsung’s Super AMOLED display, but you don’t want a Galaxy S (or any of its US variants) because it doesn’t have a keyboard, you’re going to want to take a serious look at the Samsung Epic 4G from Sprint. The Epic 4G is basically the Sprint-branded variant of…
The HTC Desire came out on U.S. Cellular last week, offering another opportunity for those who were sitting on the fence with the Nexus One. The Desire packs in a bit more RAM, a new kind of display, and the Sense custom user interface, but it’s otherwise just like the N1. Given Google’s experiment in…
Qualcomm, a large maker of CDMA chips, is reportedly looking for an “iPhone developer guru” to work on a secret project. Could this be a sign that a Verizon iPhone is on the way? Apple Insider first spotted the job posting but it has been pulled as of press time. The post did say, ”…
What if one day, you’re hailing a cab to head to work when suddenly, things start falling from the sky? Would you take your iPhone and run into the nearest store to avoid the falling debris or would you jump the ever growing pile of garbage to figure out what is causing such a disturbance? …
The HTC Desire has been out in the UK for ages now, and Canada for a couple of weeks, but the U.S. is getting their first taste of the smartphone from U.S. Cellular starting tomorrow. Since the Nexus One is no longer on the market, there’s bound to be some interest in the Desire, and…
The BlackBerry Curve 3G is eking out to GSM carriers, and we got one from Telus to arse around with. As you might expect, it’s an awful lot like its forefathers, the Curve 8520 and 8530, with a few superficial changes; the trim is a darker titanium chrome, and the battery door has a really…
When it comes to mobile technology, most automakers seem to have little more than a casual guess as to how to integrate mobile phones and their wireless connections into cars. That’s where Ford and the MyFord Touch-enabled 2011 Ford Edge comes in to show the relatively stagnant automotive industry that high-end mobile car tech should…
Since I only had the BlackBerry Torch 9800 for a little over a day for my review, and given how important the device is to RIM’s future, it seems prudent to update some of my impressions. My generally positive conclusions have shriveled up a bit since loading up the Torch 9800 with apps and getting…