We all saw it coming. With the introduction of dual-core processors and 4G data speeds carriers are trying to push the high end smartphone price from $200 to $300. Today the WSJ has supposedly confirmed what we already knew: the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be $299.99 on a 2-year contract. That’s according to “people familiar with the situation”… Read more
Carrier IQ is all the rage these days, and rightfully so. Not surprisingly people don’t like to feel like their every move is being watched. Last week Sprint was one of the few companies to admit using Carrier IQ, so naturally they’ve stepped into the harsh light of this ever developing story. SprintFeed got their hands on an internal memo that informs… Read more
So you want a DROID 3 with a MacBook keyboard and LTE? Lucky for you the DROID 4 is coming soon. Motorola is quick to replace it’s latest phones these days, and the DROID line is no exception. We’ve seen the DROID 4 a couple times already; it has a side-lit keyboard, looks a lot like the RAZR, has a smaller 4″ screen, and packs Verizon 4G LTE. The… Read more
We can’t remember a more excruciating waiting process for a phone like the Galaxy Nexus in recent memory. The DROID Bionic was pretty bad, but that was a Moto UI phone. We’re talking about pure Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich here, and Verizon just keeps taunting us. Next up in “Things to Watch While We Wait for the Galaxy Nexus” is a video showing… Read more
The year has not been kind to Firefox. Once it sat as the darling child and easy alternative to Internet Explorer, but in the last three years since Chrome’s existence times have been tough. Recent reports put Firefox below IE and Chrome as the third most popular browser. The problem for Firefox is it’s most important partner and biggest rival are… Read more
When most people think about check-in services they think Foursquare, but some people might think of Gowalla. Gowalla is a service similar to Foursquare that lets you check-in to places and share with your friends. Gowalla’s main feature is it’s “Social Guides” which help you discover cool things in many different cities. Last week it was reported… Read more
Tablets are all the rage with Motorola these days. Earlier we had news of the new XYBoard DROID eye and accessories in Verizon stores, now we have some FCC filings. Nothing out of the ordinary to report here. You can see LTE and CDMA bands, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, and a view of the back of the device. This could be Verizon’s XOOM 2 Media Edition. It… Read more
Working at Google certainly has it’s perks, and one of those perks is having the latest software on your Android phone. Assuming of course that phone is the Nexus S. Google stated that the Nexus S would be updated to ICS once the Galaxy Nexus is released. As that day (allegedly) gets closer and closer so does the inevitable ICS update. Google… Read more
So far the Kindle Fire has been the dominating Android tablet this holiday season, but some more traditional Honeycomb tablets are on the way. Most notable is the Transformer Prime, but don’t forget about the oddly named Motorola XYBoard. This Verizon and Motorola tablet is being graced with the DROID brand which means it gets a freaky droid eye. I have… Read more
If you pre-ordered a Asus Transformer Prime 32GB model from Amazon you may be getting an unwelcomed email soon. Apparently due to lack of availability Amazon has been informing people that their orders have been cancelled. The email reads: “Hello, Due to a lack of availability from our suppliers, we will not be able to obtain the following… Read more
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