Archive for January, 2011

Verizon: HTC Thunderbolt Hotspot Works and So Does Talk & Data on 3G

January 31st, 2011
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One of the hottest stories over the weekend was that an internal Verion document suggested that Verizon was holding back the Mobile Hotspot feature and Skype video on the upcoming HTC Thunderbolt. However Verizon did an about face this morning that was discovered in a leaked internal memo that Droid Life and Engadget picked up. The ...

74% Of Mobile Apps Used More Than Once

January 31st, 2011
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When we read the source piece (listed below) the headline was 26% of Apps downloaded used only once.  Of course that's a large number considering there are over half a million mobile apps available in the world today. But 74% is a much larger number so let's talk about that... Localytics, a research firm that specializes ...

Motorola Trying The Superbowl Again

January 31st, 2011
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Think back to this time last year and you'll remember all the Android thunder was surrounding the Motorola DeVour and celebrity Meagan Fox.  The lucractive commercial was sure to sell millions and millions of Motorola Devours... Fast Forward to this year and Motorola has made a heck of an impact in the Android world and the ...

Samsung’s Fudge Covered Froyo

January 31st, 2011

As admitted Samsung enthusiasts stories like this are often checked, double checked and than pinged back to Texas.  Although we stand by the fact that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is the most impressive Android product of 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported today that Samsung's sales numbers were way off base. Samsung has shipped two million ...

Toshiba Returns To Black Thanks To Smartphones

January 31st, 2011
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Wait! The first thing you're going to say after reading a tweet or the headline is that Toshiba doesn't make any US smartphones, and they don't currenty. However Toshiba has finally returned to the black after their wholesale chip business skyrocketed. Just how much of a sky rocket? Same time last year Toshiba reported a loss ...

Dell Streak 7 Date And Pricing Revealed

January 31st, 2011
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The Dell Streak 7 is coming to T-Mobile this Wednesday and the price is a lot better than the $330 that was previously reported.  When you go to your local T-Mobile store this Wednesday look to spend $200 on the follow up to the original Dell Streak. This time though, T-Mobile and Dell are ready ...

Android Tablets Now Have 22% Of The Tablet Market And Gaining

January 31st, 2011

Fresh on the heels of the news that Android has overtaken Symbian in Q4 2010 as the #1 smartphone OS in the world, in new information released by research firm Strategy Analytics, Android now has 22% of the global tablet space.  According to Strategy Analytics world wide Android tablet shipments were 9.7 million. Apple has 74% ...

1-31-2011 The Day Android Took Over The World!

January 31st, 2011
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Canalys, is one of the wireless space research companies that is as reliable in the cell phone industry as NPD, Forrester and Nielsen, has declared Android the biggest selling smartphone OS in the world. Rim sold 14.6 million units. Apple sold 16.2 million units, Nokia/symbian sold 31.0 and Android sold 33.3 million units in the 4th ...

LG’s G-Slate Shows Up On Youtube In Mystery Guitar Man’s Video Confirms 3D

January 31st, 2011
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Engadget has found a video by a mysteryguitarman sneaking a glimpse of the new LG G-Slate headed to T-Mobile later this year. The LG G-Slate made a cameo appearance in a Korean Pop video last week. This week the video is a little closer and a little more clear. The screen capture shot shows the "With ...

Casio Camera Uses Google For Geo-Tagging

January 31st, 2011
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For the non privacy concerned location based apps and geo-tagging are the bees knees these days.  With all things considered geo-tagging when it comes to photographs is actually a pretty practical tool.  When my mom finally moved out of the home we were raised in last year we had about 100 of those big bulky ...

Steve Wozniak: Android, Droid X, White iPhones and Counterfitting $2 Bills

January 30th, 2011
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Wow what an Engadget show. I couldn't miss this show, Steve Wozniak was the guest on tonights Engadget show.  It was a great interview. Engadet's Editor In Chief, Josh Topolsky started the interview off with some background and Steve talked about the early days of Apple starting out in a garage, similar to that of Google's ...

Radio Shack Posts HTC Inspire 4G Simulator

January 30th, 2011
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Lately it seems like the HTC Thunderbolt and the Motorola Atrix 4G are getting all the post CES 4G well, "Thunder". That changes today as Radio Shack has posted the simulator for the HTC Inspire 4G on AT&T. If you remember back to the day before CES AT&T held a developers summit in Las Vegas.  During ...