Archive for May, 2010

Some people just love to answer surveys. The Internet is full of them, mainly to keep people occupied. It is also fun to answer surveys and find out how many people feel the same way you do on a particular topic. Possibly one of the hottest topics in the realm of electronics involves smartphones. The ...

Skype made the announcement yesterday that the company was releasing version 2.0 for the iPhone, which will be available for purchase over the App Store. The new release allows iPhone users to make phone calls through Skype 2.0 by using the 3G network. With this new release, it would make it easier for users to ...

Two weeks back, T-Mobile released an update for their HTC smartphone, the HD2. Unfortunately, the released update still turned out to be buggy, forcing the carrier company to pull out the update soon after. Some consumers complained online about the issues with installing the updates. However, according to an official statement by the carrier, the ...

There just seems to be no end of new players wanting to join the smartphone race. The newest candidate is from Acer, the same company renowned for manufacturing affordable computer systems. Major players in the industry may not be worried about these new players but the added competition should provide consumers with more options. That ...

Palm’s VP for User Interface, Matias Duarte has jumped ship to Google. This is the first key transfers from the ailing smartphone manufacturer since Hewlett-Packard publicly announced their plans of purchasing Palm. Under Google, Duarte is expected to bring his expertise from the Palm Company. Although the OS for the company has not performed quite ...

There are conflicting statements with regards to iPhone4G being made available to other carriers. Verizon is said to be the most likely candidate, if Apple Inc. does decide to make their mobile devices no longer exclusive to one carrier. With the current level of services available at AT&T Mobility, it is of little wonder why ...

Apple products are able to do a variety of functions, including accessing the Internet, downloading content and opening a variety of files. Even with the iPhones, it was already possible to download and play video games. It is of little surprise that the unveiling of the iPad would turn heads, more than just the tablet ...

Symantec has announced a new security suite for mobile devices, more specifically smartphones. Referred to as the Norton Everywhere, this new set of security tools is especially built for the Android and iPhone. Versions that would work for other operating systems are currently in the works. The suite can be installed on other devices which ...

HTC, the Taiwan based smartphone company is renowned to making models such as the Droid Incredible and the forthcoming EVO 4G, seems to be doing some interesting research as of the moment. The company is involved in studying what sectors that would likely use a tablet. A recent market research study concluded that women wanted ...

There has been a frenzy of activity with regards to tablets ever since the Apple iPad hit stores just a few weeks back. It opened an entirely new market of consumers, most if not all of which were not aware they needed such a device until the iPad came along. Most of the iPad’s competition ...

With the class action lawsuit against AT&T, the carrier company was forced to settle by offering consumers the choice of unlocking their phones. An unlocked phone allows subscribers to switch to other available carriers. There are certain limitations with this settlement. In addition to meeting AT&T’s requirements for the unlocking option, the company is leaving ...

So it seems that our good friends at Blackberry have succumbed to the ever powerful Open handset alliance which is Android.  Blackberry has fumbled around long enough trying to appeal to the “younger” generation, and failing. So it would be a great idea for Blackberry to jump on the fastest growing operating system on the ...

Holiday Inn has recently announced that they will be testing new technology that would be giving your Blackberry or iPhone access to your hotel room.  Now if only they could walk in and make my bed for me..... soon enough! (i hope) The Holiday Inn will be rolling out somewhat of a new technology at least ...

There is an assortment of iPad clones and supposed competitions appearing left and right these days. Now, it is from another renowned electronics manufacturer, Acer. During an event held in Beijing, Acer CEO and Chairman Gianfranco Lanci presented a device with a 6-7 inch screen.  Only a limited number of details were revealed during this ...

Apple’s screen display and resolution has been getting a lot of attention. In comparison to the Android, Apple has retained similar screen resolutions for their iPhone and iPad products. This makes it easier for developers to create apps that will be functional regardless of the iPhone model. According to Ming-Chi Kuo from the Digitimes publication, the ...