Adriana is the resident writer-slash-culture vulture who has written about everything from smartphones, tablets, apps, accessories, and small biz technology to cooking, fashion, pop culture, newsmakers and the arts. She has appeared on Fox Business News, and her work has been published in Time Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and others. All of this gives her a unique view on her passions, technology and modern lifestyle. You can find her where the two intersect, at TechnoBuffalo, or follow her on Twitter at @Adra_La
By Adriana Lee |
Not that we didn’t know it was coming, but the Xoom 2 and the Xoom 2 Media Edition have been officially unveiled by Motorola now. Announced in the UK and Ireland, the devices — as leaked — will be arriving with Android Honeycomb on board. The…
By Adriana Lee |
Which is better — a cell phone plan so cheap that it’s practically free, or an awesome selection of handsets? This is the choice before us now, thanks to Republic Wireless. According to PC World, this new start-up (upstart?) provider will be offering unlimited data,…
By Adriana Lee |
BlackBerry owners take note: RIM just launched its BBM Music app today in the App World. Previously for beta zone customers only, this new BBM-based application allows users in the U.S., Canada and Australia to choose up to 50 songs of their own to enjoy…
By Adriana Lee |
Fan of HTC? Fan of Beats? Fan of smartphones? Then you will definitely not want to miss our coverage of the HTC-Beats Audio event that’s taking place tomorrow at 3PM EST. Mike Perlman is on the ground in New York to get the scoop for…
By Adriana Lee |
It’s a launch-a-palooza at Magenta today. America’s #4 carrier has pulled the trigger on no less than six different gadgets, so if you’ve got your eye on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, HTC Radar 4G, myTouch and myTouchQ (available only online until 11/9), LG DoublePlay…
By Adriana Lee |
With all the talk of smartphone and tablet wars, OS wars, PC/laptop wars, it’s easy to forget about one of the key technological battles: the Web browser wars. Latest casualty? Internet Explorer. Last month, its popularity hit its lowest level in more than 10 years,…
By Adriana Lee |
A leaked Verizon advertising schedule popped up on Droid-Life indicating the arrival timeframe for the Galaxy Nexus. Several of the site’s tipsters said to expect the hot new Android/Ice Cream Sandwich device just before or after Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), and this ad…
By Adriana Lee |
Interested in an iPhone-plus-unlimited-data combo, but live in a dismal Sprint coverage area? Buck up. You’ll have a fourth iPhone carrier option soon, and it too offers unlimited. No, it’s not T-Mobile. It’s C Spire, the carrier formerly known as Cellular South. The carrier will…
By Adriana Lee |
Poor BlackBerry. Its woes are well-documented, as its luster fades and the company loses marketshare. Yes, fans still have new device debuts to enjoy, and there’s hope with BBX (RIM‘s new QNX-based OS), but the jury’s out on whether it will be enough to save…
By Adriana Lee |
The latest iPhone 4S has been among the masses for weeks now. Sure, iOS 5 updating was not a joy, but eventually people got their hands on it (while others got a little Siri-ed out in the process). iCloud is up, and users are enjoying…
By Adriana Lee |
The first Motorola Xoom didn’t really set the world on fire. It was expensive, only came as a Data+Wi-Fi offering, was heavy/bulky and couldn’t really take advantage of much in the way of tablet-optimized Android offerings at the time. Boy, have things changed. First off,…
By Adriana Lee |
Dell XPS 14z, we’re (finally) ready for your close-up. This 14-inch Windows 7 laptop has now graced the company’s website via three different versions, including a base model that starts at $1,000. As such, customers have some configuration options: Processor: Core i5-2430M or Core i7-2640M…
By Adriana Lee |
Sure, ASUS‘ Windows 8 plans are getting plenty of attention, but it also seems to be going for the gusto with Ice Cream Sandwich. We already know that the original Transformer is going to receive this much-anticipated update, as will the Eee Pad Slider, and…
By Adriana Lee |
Ubuntu has previously been the strict domain of only the hardest-core tech geeks. But it seems this open-source Linux descendant is destined to go where it has never truly gone before — into the consumer electronics sector, says Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Canonical (the…
By Adriana Lee |
Great Googley moogley! Looks like my Google TV will be all shiny and new soon. I’ve had this Logitech Revue since January and, sad to say, it has been sitting in my entertainment unit, collecting dust since then. But I’ve been waiting in serious anticipation…
By Adriana Lee |
When Siri voice command was liberated from the shackles of the iPhone 4S, thanks to some clever hacking, it wasn’t long before iPhone 4 users realized that things weren’t quite perfect. The service sorta worked as it should… except for the pesky issue of not…
By Adriana Lee |
AT&T has just outted its first pair of LTE smartphones — the Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, both of which are slated to arrive on November 6. Both of these devices will boast 4.5-inch displays, 8MP cameras with 1080p vid capture and…
By Adriana Lee |
I’ve heard fanboy comments for everything ranging from cars to kitchen electrics, but there’s something deeply unique about mobile platforms, for some reason. Maybe it’s because, unlike the time we spend in our cars or cooking food, many of us spend an inordinate proportion of…
By Adriana Lee |
All hallow’s eve will be upon us soon. You could work the typical vampire, zombie or ghost get-up. But why not wear your love of all things tech instead? The Nikon D3 costume By Tyler Card was so amazing, it deserved some special attention (and…
By Adriana Lee |
As a society of increasingly hardcore data users, there is one thing we seem to be obsessed about – streaming media. As such, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Netflix accounts for nearly one-third of the peak Internet bandwidth in North America. According to…
By Adriana Lee |
Now that Sony has gotten total control over Sony Ericsson, what will it do next? Dump any and all featurephone initiatives, says Sony prez and CEO Sir Howard Stringer. The focus from here on out, he says, will be on smartphones. The logical assumption would…
By Adriana Lee |
Did you catch “iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed The World” on Discovery Channel recently? No? Well, don’t worry — there’s another special coming up, courtesy of PBS. The one-hour program — which will be the latest documentary about Jobs since his passing — will feature interviews…
By Adriana Lee |
Nokia N9 fans: Maybe MeeGo’s not long for this world, but it doesn’t mean you can’t still revel in that sleek, well-machined polycarbonate and aluminum device. So what does it take to put together that stunning display of Finnish engineering? If you’ve ever wondered what…
By Adriana Lee |
Looks like after a long bloody battle between tech companies and the music labels, an accord had been reached in recent months to deliver streaming audio content to the masses. But, it appears, there’s a new wrinkle that’s popping up — and this time, it’s…
