So you just bought a brand new HP TouchPad for $99, and now you want to make give it a protection plan . Sure, you could always buy an extended warranty from the store you bought it at, but they can be expensive. Well, if you want to get one from HP, it’s now a bit less expensive. For the TouchPad HP offers the Accidental Damage Protection Care Pack. Previously the Care Pack has cost $79, just $20 less than you bought your tablet at. Well, now you don’t have to spend quite as much. The price for the Care… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
HP has sold a ton of HP TouchPads. It’s a shame those sales came after HP discontinued the tablet and cut its price to as low as $99. We aren’t sure how many Touchpads were sold at this time, but in terms of ad revenue, the HP Touchpad is rivaling all Android tablets. Jumptap, a company that deals in mobile ads, revealed that the TouchPad is very close to matching the amount of ad revenue that is generated by all Android tablets on its network. I’ll reiterate that we’re talking all Android tablets. Considering how there is only one TouchPad,… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
Still waiting for your chance to get a $99 HP TouchPad? HP may be sold out now, but there is a chance that the company will be getting more units sometime in the near future. HP’s The Next Bench blog has assured us that we’ll find on in the next few days when or if HP will get more TouchPads in stock. If you already signed up to get an email about when the TouchPads come back, you’ll find out as soon as everyone else. No matter when you signed up to get the email, you’ll get it at the… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Alright, you’ve probably read that Verizon Wireless won’t be releasing the Samsung Galaxy S II which is expected to be announced in the US tomorrow. One reason cited by the news is that Verizon is eyeing a still unknown and also better handset than the Galaxy S II. Now, BGR is reporting that this new smartphone might just be the more powerful Samsung DROID Prime. What makes this Samsung smartphone better than the Galaxy S II? - It will be running on the upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Aside from that, it was also mentioned that Verizon will get… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
Last week HP offered a deal to TouchPad owners: a six pack of free apps for their discontinued tablets. Those free apps were gone in just a few hours. Today, HP is offering six more free apps for those who are fast enough to claim them. The six free apps this time include two apps from the previous set, and four new apps. The two apps from the previous “6-Pack” are Camera for TouchPad, and Big Boss. The other fours apps are two games and two informational apps. The two free games are Angry Birds Rio HD and puzzle game… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Beluga, GroupMe, Google+ Huddle, and Facebook Messenger are just three of the big group messaging apps out there. It looks like Samsung is set to announce their own competitor at IFA this week. Samsung’s entry will be called ChatOn, and it will work over a number of mobile platforms. Samsung’s ChatOn is very similar to all other group messaging system. The core feature s the ability to chat with your friends either as a group or individually. With the app you get to send text, images, and videos to your friends. You’ll be able to make your own profile on… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It's no secret that text messaging fees are one of the biggest ripoffs of the mobile phone industry. Those of us with smartphone plans tend to benefit from unlimited messaging, but feature phone owners aren't so lucky. There is hope for them yet because Samsung just revealed a new messaging service called ChatOn. ChatOn will work with smartphones, feature phones and various operating systems. Sometime in September, ChatOn will make its way to 120 countries. It will support phones running Bada, Android, iOS and BlackBerry operating systems. PC functionality will be coming as well. ChatOn performs some of the same… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Three UK has officially confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy W smartphone will be arriving sometime next month. The handset, which does not yet have a specific release date or price has been given a coming soon style product page with the promise of a September arrival. That being said, for those who missed the Galaxy W announcement from Samsung—the handset will arrive sporting goodies such as Android 2.3 Gingerbread along with a 3.7 inch WVGA Super LCD touchscreen display, 1.4GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage and a 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus.Via [somobile] and [IntoMobile] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
The relationship between Samsung and HP has taken another turn. When HP announced that it was looking to either spin-off or sell its PC division, Samsung was rumored as being a potential buyer. Samsung later said those rumors weren't true. Today, the Digitimes reports Samsung is thinking about taking webOS off HP's hands. HP has been shaky about voicing its intentions regarding the future of webOS. It has entertained licensing the operating system to other companies, but insists webOS functionality is still coming to connected devices such as printers. HP has not been clear on when we will see the… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
While this is still listed as being in early alpha and therefor not ready for public consumption, it does appear as if CyanogenMod has made some progress towards getting Android up and running on the HP TouchPad. According to the details which were posted along with the (below) video, this build is based on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and the “everything you see, except for bootie the bootloader (a great kid’s show btw), was compiled from source.” Otherwise, at present they are not offering anything in terms of when we can expect this to be released for any and all to… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Last week, Verizon confirmed that it would not be getting its own variation of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Instead, Verizon noted that it will have other devices such as the Samsung Droid Charge. There may be another very good reason why Verizon passed on the Galaxy S II. A source for Boy Genius Report says Verizon will instead be the exclusive carrier for the first Ice Cream Sandwich Android phone. What has been referred to as the Nexus Prime may be officially called the Droid Prime. The Droid Prime is rumored to have a high definition Super AMOLED screen… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
While we have already seen the confirmed release date for the Droid Bionic handset get announced as September 8th, it looks like Motorola is not quite ready to display the phone for all to see on their website. That being said, for a brief time, the Droid Bionic by Motorola had an official page on the Motorola.com website. Needless to say, a click on the via link below will get you nothing more than the “I’m sorry” page and you will find yourself being redirected to the main page within 15 seconds or so. Otherwise, while the handset was showing… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
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Just one day ago it looked like Best Buy was going to be getting another batch of HP TouchPad tablets in-stock. And well, it looks like those rumors have since been put to rest. The details have come by way of Best Buy employee Robert Lopez who told Gizmodo that; “Best Buy stores received their final shipment of TouchPads between 8/24 and 8/25. No further shipments will be made.” Of course, we are not all that certain who Robert Lopez is and whether or not he has knowledge to all the details. That being said, at this point it like… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Home surveillance is very important to many households. For some, it can become a bit of an obsession. With the iZON Remote Room Monitor, video of what goes on in your home when you're not there can be streamed right to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad wherever you have a mobile or Wi-Fi connection. The iZON sells for $129.95 online, or from select Apple stores and Best Buy locations. iZON doesn't need any wires to function. It connects to the existing wireless connection in a home to broadcast audio and video to an iOS device. Multiple cameras can also… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
While this is not exactly a confirmation that the iPhone is coming to Sprint, the carrier has reacted to a recent Wall Street Journal article. The reaction—an internal memo to employees that reminds them they are not to speculate about the possibility of an iPhone launch. The memo reads as follows; “A recent Wall Street Journal article mentioned that Sprint is getting the iPhone 5. If you’re asked by a customer or just talking to friends or family members, you need to avoid making any comment about the iPhone and simply state “no comment.” In short, Sprint employees have been… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It may not be as cheap as the HP TouchPad but at least you are sure that its OS will still be supported for a long time. I’m referring to the ViewPad 7e which ViewSonic is scheduled to launch sometime next week at the IFA in Berlin. The ViewPad 7e is said to be retailing for around $250. Yes, it’s $150 dollar more than the HP TouchPad but hey it’s running Android 2.3 Gingerbread so you are assured of more apps than the HP TouchPad can have (well, at least not until some folks manage to fully enable the TouchPad… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Despite the original (and recently released) teaser page for the Motorola Droid Bionic on Verizon stating that the handset was coming this summer—a quick check of that same page is now showing September as the release timeframe. But perhaps a bit nicer than that, the official Droid Bionic Twitter account has revealed the official launch date—September 8th. Of course, we are still left wondering what the pricing will be, but in the meantime—you can at least start saving your cash for the 8th. “On September 8th 2011, the Motorola Droid Bionic will be in your hands.” The question now remains,… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Just days after the official name for Sony’s 9.4-inch Tablet S was revealed, more details about the companies second tablet have emerged. What was once known as the S2 will be known as the Sony Tablet P. A release window of September is still in the cards for this device. As for specs, the Tablet P has two 5.5-inch screens with a clamshell design. It will run Honeycomb just like the Tablet S in addition to carrying a NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. The Tablet P also has 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage with a 2GB card included… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
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While Samsung is yet to officially launched the Samsung Galaxy S II in the US, hopefully in the next day or two, the company has already announced the new Samsung Galaxy S II LTE. And if this is not enough to make us all feel envious of our Korean friends, Sammy also announced the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 which is also LTE-equipped. Both devices will be officially launched to the world during the IFA in Berlin which will kick-off on September 1. Sounds exciting enough for you? Wait, there are still a few more details that you need to… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
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