Smartphones

Breaking: Rich People Have Smartphones

If you earn more than $75,000 a year, you probably have a smartphone. That’s not too surprising, but a lot of other information in this new Pew study of smartphone adoption is. More than one-third of Americans now have smartphones. If you live somewhere like San Francisco or Atlanta that may seem slightly low, and…

Tech News Mat Honan Jul 11

Is WebOS Hosed?

Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein, the guy who resurrected Palm, is leaving HP’s Palm unit (no longer called Palm, to boot). Taking over is Stephen DeWitt, HP’s U.S. computer overlord. This isn’t good for webOS. In fact, It’s terrible. When webOS was formally unveiled at CES in 2009, Rubinstein, along with Ed Colligan, Matias Duarte,…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 11

HTC to Let You Unlock and Run Wild with Your Phone Next Month

HTC’s promise to release unlocked bootloaders (for easy installation of custom software) is going to be delivered upon in August. The company says the first wave will hit the Sensation, with the Sensation 4G and Evo 3D up next. [Engadget]

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 11

Caught In the Act of Texting

Photographer Joseph Holmes, in his series “Texters,” turns something we see everyday—people just tapping away at the phones—into works of art. Shot over a two-month period, they’re like little slices of life. What’s funny is, given all the things smartphones can do, they may not even be texting. I wonder what these people are really…

Tech News Kwame Opam Jul 9

HP Pre 3 not Coming to Sprint

Considering that Sprint and Palm/HP washed their hands of each other awhile ago this shouldn’t come as a huge shock, but yeah, This Is My Next has sources telling them the Pre 3 isn’t coming to Sprint. Sad face? [ThisIsMyNext] https://gizmodo.com/hp-pre-3-goes-giant-with-a-3-6-inch-screen-1-4ghz-proc-5756093

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 8

‘iPad HD’ Arriving With iPhone 5 in the Fall?

According to This Is My Next, sources are saying that, along with the thinner, lighter iPhone 5, there will be an updated iPad 2 with a Retina-grade display come fall. As hard as it might be to believe, the new tablet is said to sport a double resolution screen (2048 x 1536), and will be…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 7

The Droid 3 Official Announcement Confirms All That Had Already Leaked

We’ve pretty much learned everything about the Motorola Droid 3 through previous leaks, but now it’s official. Android Gingerbread, 1 GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM, international GSM roaming, 8-megapixel camera, 4-inch qHD display, 1080p video playback and an HDMI mirror mode. Verizon will start shipping the Droid 3 on July 14 for $200. [Verizon] VERIZON…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 7

How to Screengrab On An Android Phone

Unless you’ve reviewed an Android phone; felt the need to boast of a Words With Friends victory or needed to record a screen error for some reason, you might not realize taking screenshots on Android is like pulling teeth out. There have been a few options in the past, all (mostly) involving rooting the device,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 7

Microsoft Demands Samsung Pay $15 Royalties For Every Android Phone It Sells

HTC’s beginning to look like it got a good deal the other month, paying just $5 to Microsoft for every Androidphone it sells, compared to Samsung’s $15. These royalties are based on patents Microsoft holds, which Samsung’s utilizing for Android phones. Samsung’s understood to be asking for a lower rate at $10 per device, if…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 6

Samsung Galaxy S II: A First Draft of Your Next Android Phone

At this point, Android phones are officially being created faster than human babies. Samsung’s Galaxy phones have been the blueprint for the last year, literally. The Galaxy S II is the new blueprint—and it’s a very nice one. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-fascinate-lightning-review-when-greedy-carrier-5632186 Like The fastestest Android phone I’ve ever used, bar none, no holds barred, etc., thanks to…

Reviews Matt Buchanan Jul 5

Droid 3 Will Be Powered by Tegra 2 and Have Global Roaming Capabilities

If these leaked docs are real, the Droid 3 won’t cause jaws to drop in the specs department, packing a beefed up version of the 1GHz, dual-core OMAP III chipset and qHD display. But what it will have is the ability to use the phone overseas, which will certainly make it a globetrotter’s best friend.…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 1

RIM Responds to ‘Open Letter’ Criticisms with More Nonsensical Business Jargon

Why is it that RIM, when faced with legitimate criticisms about the state of its company, can only spit out garbled bullshit in response? The latest example lies within their retort to an open letter from a supposed senior-level RIM employee. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-boss-angrily-storms-out-of-a-bbc-interview-5791635 The original letter blasted RIM for not addressing the needs and wants of…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 30

Anonymous RIM Employee Condemns “Soviet-Era Government” Atmosphere and Other Horrors

BlackBerry may have a nice slice of the market-share pie, and some interesting products—and platforms—on the way, but there are increasing fears over their future. This open letter to RIM, written by a “high-level” employee, says it all. https://gizmodo.com/ten-reasons-why-blackberry-is-screwed-5812832 Told exclusively to BGR, the employee has detailed the problems RIM is facing, and offers up…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 30

You Can Actually Run the Netflix App on HTC Evo 3D Phones

Despite it being hidden from users, it is possible to stream Netflix titles on the HTC Evo 3D, as users found over the last week. A small amount of trickery is involved, but once completed, it seems to run without a hitch. [Pocketables via GoodAndEvo via AndroidCommunity]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 30

HTC’s Gingerbread Update For Desire Inches Closer

In what’s become a common occurrence for HTC, the company has updated their Facebook page, explaining they “are testing our build of Gingerbread for HTC Desire and will start doing quality assurance for it this week.” [Facebook] https://gizmodo.com/htc-will-cut-select-apps-to-make-room-on-the-desire-f-5812527

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 30

Can a Simple Film Overlay Magically Transform a 2D Screen into a 3D One?

Take a sheet of Pic3D film, apply it to any LCD and it promises that it will properly display 3D video (displayed in the side-by-side format) without special glasses, thanks to lenticular lens technology. How well this actually works remains to be seen by the masses, but the Pic3D film will begin shipping in August…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 29

HP Thinks About Putting WebOS on Samsung Phones

Looking to expand the reach of the WebOS platform, HP CEO Leo Apotheker says the company is in talks with multiple companies to put the smartphone OS smartphone platform on third-party handsets. From the Bloomberg report: “We are talking to a number of companies,” Apotheker said in Beijing, declining to elaborate on details. “I can…

Gadgets Adrian Covert Jun 29

HTC’s New Status Has Deep Facebook Powers

It strikes me that we don’t need that much more Facebook integration in our lives, seeing as we already have kids named after it. That won’t stop HTC, who’ve just come out with the Status. A true Facebook phone. Hooray? As you’ll recall, the Status has its own dedicated Facebook button, letting you share music,…

Social Media Kwame Opam Jun 29

Ruin Phones and Your Eyesight With a 3D-Converting Black Box

Given the HTC Evo 3D actually hurt our poor reviewer Sam’s eyes, do you really want to put your own eyeballs through similar pain? Would you actually pay for that privilege? If so, the TOYin3D should be added to your sadist-wishlist. https://gizmodo.com/htc-evo-3d-oh-my-god-make-it-stop-hurting-5812185 It sounds simple enough to use, just by slipping your non-3D phone into…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 28

Over 500,000 Android Devices Activated Every Day

Straight from the horse’s mouth, if you can pardon the expression Mr Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, Andy Rubin. Tweeting “there are now over 500,000 Android devices activated every day, and it’s growing at 4.4% w/w,” Rubin’s team must be happy with that rising figure. [@arubin]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 28

Breaking: Rich People Have Smartphones

Is WebOS Hosed?

HTC to Let You Unlock and Run Wild with Your Phone Next Month

Caught In the Act of Texting

HP Pre 3 not Coming to Sprint

‘iPad HD’ Arriving With iPhone 5 in the Fall?

The Droid 3 Official Announcement Confirms All That Had Already Leaked

How to Screengrab On An Android Phone

Microsoft Demands Samsung Pay $15 Royalties For Every Android Phone It Sells

Samsung Galaxy S II: A First Draft of Your Next Android Phone

Droid 3 Will Be Powered by Tegra 2 and Have Global Roaming Capabilities

RIM Responds to ‘Open Letter’ Criticisms with More Nonsensical Business Jargon

Anonymous RIM Employee Condemns “Soviet-Era Government” Atmosphere and Other Horrors

You Can Actually Run the Netflix App on HTC Evo 3D Phones

HTC’s Gingerbread Update For Desire Inches Closer

Can a Simple Film Overlay Magically Transform a 2D Screen into a 3D One?

HP Thinks About Putting WebOS on Samsung Phones

HTC’s New Status Has Deep Facebook Powers

Ruin Phones and Your Eyesight With a 3D-Converting Black Box

Over 500,000 Android Devices Activated Every Day

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