With the Motorola Droid Razr being announced over a week ago, it’s time to focus our attention on the next Motorola smartphone for Verizon Wireless, which could be a refresh to the original DROID series. According to a leaked image, the Motorola Droid 4 could launch sometime in the near future with improved hardware and aesthetics. One of the bigger improvements to the Droid 4 is the fact that it features a 4G LTE radio. Other new features include an illuminated 5 row keyboard, 4 inch Super AMOLED Advanced screen, Android 2.3.5, front facing camera, 8MP rear facing camera with… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - Target’s ad for next week says anyone who buys two video games can pick out a third one and get it for free. Also, gift cards come with all 3DS, 4gb Xbox 360 Kinect bundles and select iOS devices. Two tablets are on sale as well. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
HP announced on Thursday it will not spin off its PC business. This option was placed on the table by former HP CEO Léo Apotheker. Apotheker also ushered in the death of webOS hardware and intended to move HP away from the traditional consumer market it had been known for, and further into the enterprise and services markets. In a press release, HP’s new CEO Meg Whitman made the following statement. "HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off PSG. It's clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners,… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Google has already said that the Nexus One is too old to receive the Ice Cream Sandwich update, but what about all those other Android phones? Here’s an info graphic that shows just how often other Android phones get updated compared to the iPhone. The image comes from the understatement and it shows 18 Android smartphones, how often they’re upgraded and their end of life dates. It’s sad that out of the 18 phones, 10 were released without the latest version of Android. The same number of phones were two major revisions behind within a year, with a total of… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Microsoft and it’s Windows Phone partners have tried, yet have failed at coming up with great ads for Windows Phone. It looks like Microsoft’s newest partner, Nokia, has finally succeeded. Nokia’s ad takes off-beat scenes that you might not see everyday, and brings them into the Windows Phone UI. Sure, it doesn’t show off everything about the phone, but at least it’s interesting, which is more than can be said for other ads for the platform. The ad was done by Inferno Group which is creating the European ads for Nokia. Honestly, though, this could just as easily come to… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Samsung, Google and Verizon still haven’t mentioned when the Galaxy nexus will be available, but it could be coming sooner than you’d think. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus could be release as soon as November 10. The latest clue that Droid-Life discovered could be grasping at straws that aren’t there, but there is a chance they’re right. The clue, as you see above stems from the fact that both 11 and 10 are in the URL that signing up for Galaxy Nexus information brings you to. It’s a little weak, but it could mean something. There’s more evidence in the past… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM APPLETELL - The large majority of tablet-users who have not paid directly for news remain resistant to doing so, even it was the only way to get news from their favorite sources. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
As a company Microsoft has always looked to the future of what out lives will be. Today it’s Office team released a vision of what our world will look like in 5-10 years. The video for the Office team’s vision is below, and hopefully can be realized sometime within our lifetime. It shows screens everywhere in a world where information can be shown essentially anywhere. The idea is to show how people will be productive in the near future, and it’s actually an interest look at productivity. Now I just wish Microsoft would actually work towards this, because this just… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - $30 for seven tables is a lot to ask, especially considering the 3D effect and faithful table design aren’t enough to compensate for the awkward screen implementation. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
RIM and Porsche Design have teamed up to produce what is perhaps the most attractive BlackBerry smartphone we’ve ever seen. Its creation is called the Porsche Design P’9981 and it combines Porsche’s sense of style with RIM’s love of confusing smartphone model numbers. The P’9981 will be sold in Porsche Design stores for $2,000. As you can see, the P’9981 looks nothing like the BlackBerry smartphones we’re used to seeing. The reason for the P’9981’s high price tag is due to the quality of materials it’s crafted from. It has a hand-wrapped leather back cover and a frame that’s made… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Just in case you have been holding off using Firefox because you have a great love of Bing and for wanted to be able to use a browser that defaults search to Bing—you can now rest easy. Yup, there is now a version of Firefox available that comes with Bing as the default homepage and search engine. The browser is dubbed rather simply, Firefox with Bing and can be found by way of the www.firefoxwithbing.com website. And hey, this means you will get “the ability to help make informed decisions” because “Bing helps make decisions easier.” And that being said,… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
If Warner Bros. decision to pull every Harry Potter DVD and Blu-ray from stores at the end of December wasn’t shocking enough, perhaps its latest decision regarding Blockbuster will. Warner Bros. decided to attempt putting the same restriction on Blockbuster that is currently placed on services such as Netflix and Redbox. Warner Bros. wanted Blockbuster to accept an agreement that would require Blockbuster to wait 28 days after its films were released on DVD and Blu-ray before renting them. Blockbuster refused to comply, so Warner Bros. stopped sending Blockbuster copies of its latest releases. Blockbuster stores around the United States… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
We know the Google Music store is real, but we don’t know when it will be launched. A recent report from the Wall Street Journal stated the Google Music store could open anytime within the next couple weeks. Google certainly appears to be preparing for something because the Google Music mobile site on Android smartphones clearly refers to an upcoming music store. You can duplicate the screenshot to the right by visiting music.google.com from an Android smartphone. One of the links directs users to the Android Market where they can can get access to “millions of songs.” Google also says… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Just yesterday we mentioned how the BlackBerry Bold 9900 would be coming available with AT&T. In fact, the details were coming by way of the official @ATTdeals Twitter account which tweeted the following; The BlackBerry® Bold (TM) 9900 is coming soon! Stay tuned. And well, in a slightly strange move, it looks that tweet has since been deleted. If you try to follow the original link for the message you are greeted with the “sorry, that page doesn’t exist.” message. That being said, no firm information as to why AT&T removed this message and it leaves us uncertain as to… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
These days, cable and satellite companies are under fire from really stiff competition. Streaming video services and online video in general are what these companies are trying to defend against. We see it all the time. You can’t get HBO Go without cable or satellite service, you can’t watch Fox programs online for eight days unless you subscribe to Dish Network and Dish Network currently doesn’t offer the Blockbuster Movie Pass to anyone who isn’t a Dish subscriber. On the other side of the fence, you have companies such as Mohu that is trying to inform the public why they… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - Warner Bros. has decided it will no longer ship physical copies of the Harry Potter movies to stores after December 29, 2011. This includes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which will be released on November 11, 2011. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
In the middle of October, BlackBerry users around the world started getting hit with service outages. Customers in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Canada and other countries were without BlackBerry Messenger, email or the internet in general for a few days. RIM tried to make up for the outage by offering a suite of free apps that it estimates carries a value of over $100, and free technical support. That olive branch is not being accepted by the Consumer Law Group. The group has filed a class action lawsuit against RIM on behalf of Canadian BlackBerry smartphone owners.… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Popular online deals site, Daily Steals, currently has a nice offer on an unlocked Nexus S smartphone. The handset is priced at $299.99, which is an unlocked and contract-free $299.99. And for those in need of a refresher, the Samsung Nexus S features include a 4 inch (480 x 800) touchscreen Contour display with curved glass, 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, 16GB of internal storage, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 3.5mm headphone jack, 1500 mAh battery, front facing VGA quality camera, 5 megapixel rear facing camera with auto-focus and flash and is running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. And remember, this deal… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
For those of you who are worried of losing your Android tablets together with the valuable information that you store in your devices, Lookout Mobile just might have the solution for you. Previously available for iPhone, the Lookout Mobile Security and Antivirus app has just been made available in the Android Market compatible with Android tablets. The Android app is available as a free download as well as in its premium version which will cost you $29.99/year or $2.99/month. The price covers one smartphone and tablet. For the free version of the app you’ll enjoy the following features - antivirus… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
If you’re the talk and text type of phone user and you don’t care about those high-end smartphone, Virgin Mobile just might have the right phone for you accompanied by the right mobile plan. Virgin Mobile has announced that Samsung M575 will be available exclusively in Best Buy stores and you can have it together with the payLo Talk and Text Plan. The said plan will cost you $30/month and will come with 1,500 minutes and 1,500 messages. Of course, you should also get the Samsung M575 phone which is available for $79.99. In case you’re not aware, the Samsung… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
We already knew that Verizon was planning to launch the Galaxy Nexus. In fact, the official word is that it will arrive “later this year.” But that being said, it looks like Verizon has inched a step forward towards making that release happen—they have offered up a teaser-style sign-up page which will allow those interested to plug in their email address so the can be notified upon arrival. And with that, the latest rumors suggest a release could be coming on November 10th. But as always, before we get super excited, we need the official confirmation from Verizon. Via [Verizon… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Eight months after the initial release of the Motorola Xoom tablet, the 4G version is ready to be sold. The 32GB model of the Motorola Xoom 4G is now available from Verizon for $599 on a two-year contract. The Xoom was originally announced as an LTE tablet, though was released with only 3G at first, with early-adopters promised an upgrade when it was ready. Well, now those who were waiting for the 4G version can finally get their hands on it, assuming the didn’t just buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 instead. This is the same tablet as we’ve seen… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It looks like the rumors of Sony wanting to take the Ericsson out of Sony Ericsson were indeed accurate. The details are coming by way of a press release that was just recently dropped on the Sony website. In short, Sony is buying Ericsson’s 50 percent ownership in Sony Ericsson for a cash payment of EUR 1.05 billion. The deal has already been approved by both parties and is expected to close in January 2012. Keep reading to check out the full press release… Via [Sony] Sony to acquire Ericsson's share of Sony Ericsson 27 October 2011 · Sony Ericsson… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
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