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While dedicated e-readers remain popular, people increasingly read on their mobile phones. The one gadget you always carry with you can be great for reading in a pinch when you’re stuck at the DMV or on the bus. A new startup, Oyster, is hedging its bets on small screen books with its new app and…
Aside from the new MeMo Pad tablets and Transformer Book Trio, ASUS has also unveiled a pair of updates Fonepads at IFA in Berlin. Basically the hardware has been slightly revamped to make for a faster user experience. The Fonepad 7 comes with Intel’s 1.6GHz ATOM Z2560 dual-core chip, 1GB of RAM, 7-inch 1280×800 screen,…
Xiaomi has officially announced the MiPhone 3, its next flagship device that will (at least initially) be sold only in China. The powerful smartphone rocks some of the best hardware out there, including a 5-inch full HD screen from Sharp, 13-megapixel Exmor RS CMOS camera sensor from Sony, and a super fast processor made by…
For some reason ASUS used IFA to re-announce the Transformer Book Trio, a device that acts both as a tablet and laptop, running Android and Windows. The tablet/laptop combo comes with a 11.6-inch full HD 1080p screen and has two processors to make this magic happen, but the storage can be shared. Unfortunately, the Taiwanese…
Neil Young may be an old man, but take a look at his life and you’ll see he’s a devoted audiophile. He’s supported several high-end audio formats over the years, including DVD Audio and Blu Ray Audio. His latest venture is the Pono music player, a dedicated audio player for an extremely high quality audio…
The carriers are all chiming in after Samsung’s announcement of its hot new devices today, and Sprint is no different. Today David Owens, Sprint’s Vice President of Product Development released a statement announcing that the newly unveiled Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be coming to the carrier. The statement points out that Sprint will be…
Hot on the heels of Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch announcement, Qualcomm has announced that it will be releasing a smartwatch as well. Dubbed the Toq, Qualcomm’s device features a Mirasol display, wireless charging and stereo speakers. Unlike the Samsung Galaxy Gear, which is only compatible with Galaxy devices, the Qualcomm Toq can communicate with any…
Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Gear smartwatch and Note 3 phablet earlier today at the company’s “Unpacked” event. Now the carriers are scrambling to send out statements letting us know the hot new devices will be available. While no date was given in AT&T‘s short statement, Samsung announced at its event that both the Galaxy Gear and…
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s reports that the Xbox One had gone into “full production” Microsoft has finally announced the “worldwide” release date for its console. The Xbox One will be released on November 22nd in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, and New Zealand. That…
Sony has unveiled the Xperia Z1, which has been known also as the ‘Honami.’ This beast of a smartphone is powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and touts 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage expandable via microSD card to 64GB and a 3,000 mAh battery. The Xperia Z1 is dust…