By Killian Bell |
Getting a new iPod nano this weekend? The first thing you’ll want to do after you’ve unwrapped your new toy is update its software. Apple has already issued a 1.0.1 software update for the device — just days after it began shipping — which introduces…
By Todd Haselton |
iFixit recently took the brand new iPod touch and ripped it apart to reveal the internals and to figure out just how hard it is to fix. As it turns out, it’s not that easy to repair on your own. The site discovered that the fifth…
By Todd Haselton |
Is there such a thing as too cheap? Arguably, yes, but the verdict is still out on whether a brand new $13 eReader is worth the price of a single paperback book. A German firm named “Txtr” recently introduced its Beagle eReader, which will hit…
By Jon Rettinger |
Ever since its September, 2007 introduction, Apple’s iPod touch has largely remained the same, hovering in that “iPhone without the phone” grey area. This generation, announced alongside the iPhone 5, is more of the same, but it’s the biggest update to the lineup yet. And…
By Killian Bell |
Apple has today begun shipping its new, fifth-generation iPod touch. The device was announced alongside the iPhone 5 on September 12, and the first orders are expected to arrive on October 15 — more than a month after they first went on sale. Like the…
By Brandon Russell |
Man, what’s up with AT&T? If you’re on the carrier, and you’re due for an upgrade, what an exciting upcoming few months. With the Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 are already on the market, AT&T is beefing up its lineup even more with some…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced on Thursday that the two firms have officially completed a previously announced strategic partnership focused around the Nook Media brand. Nook Media LLC, as it’s officially known, includes Barnes & Noble’s college and digital businesses and is a subsidiary…
By Todd Haselton |
If you were hoping to celebrate October by reading a little bit of Edgar Allan Poe on your brand new Kindle Paperwhite, you’re out of luck. If don’t already own one, that is. Amazon’s website now says that the Kindle Paperwhite is now shipping in…
By Jon Rettinger |
If you couldn’t tell during our brief hands-on with the Paperwhite back in early September, we think the device is absolutely great. After falling in love with Barnes & Noble’s Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, Amazon introduced a more refined step up in quality —…
By Brandon Russell |
Bad Piggies I didn’t plan on touching this game when it came out — I’d already spent too many wasted hours with Angry Birds — and then Ralph hands me his iPad and tells me to try it out. Ten levels later and I couldn’t…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you ordered your Kindle Paperwhite prior to Sept. 23, be checking your email for a shipment notification as the e-readers are now shipping. If you were one of the folks who ordered the Kindle Paperwhite after its announcement earlier this month, it looks like…
By Sean P. Aune |
The price drop for the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight has officially droppe from $139 to $119. Hints started showing up yesterday that the price of the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight was about to drop. Both Target and Walmart weekly circulars…
By Brandon Russell |
With Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite looming, Barnes & Noble is reportedly slashing the price of its Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight by up to $20. If so, that brings the device down to $119 (previously priced at $139) and puts it at the same cost of…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung apparently has a new music-centric smartphone up its sleeves dubbed the “Galaxy Music.” It kind of reminds me of the Samsung Beat, an old feature phone that launched on T-Mobile several years back, but with Android and a touchscreen display. According to Telecom-Presse, Samsung…
By Todd Haselton |
Yep, earlier this morning we provided you with a bit of a teaser gallery for the Nook HD and the Nook HD+, Barnes & Noble’s incredible new tablets, and now we have a full clip for you to check out. The Nook HD is the…
By Todd Haselton |
Earlier this morning (1a.m. EST), we published our hands-on photos of the Barnes & Noble Nook HD and Nook HD+, the company’s brand new eReader tablets. We figured you might have been sleeping, however, so we saved our hands-on videos for now. In this one,…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble today introduced its latest tablets. Yep, I said tablets because, instead of introducing just one tab, the company introduced two brand new products today. What are they? Pretty incredible devices, if my early hands-on time with them is any indication. First up,…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble on Tuesday announced that it will begin to provide the option to buy and rent movies later this fall. The company has secured partnerships with all of the major players in the video content industry, including HBO, Sony Picutres, Starz, Walt Disney…
By Brandon Russell |
Demand has been so high for Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite that orders placed today aren’t expected to ship until Oct. 22 or later. The online retail company put a note up on the device’s order page to reflect overwhelming consumer appetite — Amazon also noted…
By Brandon Russell |
Didn’t a phone come out this week? A pretty big release, right? Ah, yes, the iPhone 5. The device has reportedly exceeded Apple’s expectations once again, which is wholly unsurprising. Among the average consumers, it’s certainly the biggest release of the year (just ahead of the new…
By Adriana Lee |
You could argue that everyone — from your Facebooking auntie to your video-chatting Pop-pop — is a tech enthusiast these days. A lot of people are ditching their old mobile phones for an iPhone 5 or a Galaxy S III, or upgrading a stale computer for…
By Sean P. Aune |
Remember the original iPhone? No … you probably don’t. Buried deep in the history of the iPhone from Apple is the fact that the company announced the original iPhone without yet owning the rights to it. You see, the very first product ever launched with…
By Jon Rettinger |
With Apple’s fancy new iPhone 5, the company introduced a new pair of earbuds called EarPods. Weird name, but they’re supposed to be much nicer than what was previously offered. Let’s hope so, because you couldn’t exactly call the older ones “good.” Adequate, yes,…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple had this event to unveil this phone and some other goodies that will maybe sell in the millions. After months (or more than a year if you count rumors in 2011), the Cupertino company finally unveiled the industry’s worst kept secret. The iPhone 5…
