By Brandon Russell |
I’m staring at a map of North Hall, but I might as well be looking at nothing, or ancient hieroglyphics. The You Are Here indicator is big and red, but I can’t quite make out where I am—my sense of direction is nonexistent. I push…
By Sean P. Aune |
Gorilla Glass is pretty much an industry standard for mobile devices, and while the previous generations have been great, Gorilla Glass 3 promises to be three times more scratch-resistant than its predecessor. We know the pains of a busted screen and how that seriously inhibits…
By Joey Davidson |
At 8pm local time on January 8th, 2013, Nintendo held a small Nintendo Direct presentation in Japan. The topic of the Direct was set to be specifically Pokémon. You can watch the entire thing in English above (find just the new trailer at the base of…
By Joey Davidson |
I woke up this morning fully relaxed. I had the weekend off with my wife and son, and the only gaming I did was a brief session of FTL: Faster Than Light during one of the little boy’s afternoon naps. When I fired up my…
By Aaron Baker |
CES 2013 is sure to be a haven for all things technology; from connected refrigerators to tablets to smartphones, Las Vegas will be brimming with cool new gadgets. Today, our focus is on smartphones, and in particular, three rumored devices that we could see next…
By Todd Haselton |
Canonical, the parent company that oversees the Ubuntu operating system, announced on Wednesday that it has plans to deploy smartphones that are powered by Ubuntu this year. That’s amazing news for consumers, especially if you’re like us and appreciate choice in the marketplace. But what…
By Ron Duwell |
When looking at all of the big publishers in 2012, some have made leaps and bounds to improve their placement in the world. Ubisoft hit every stride needed to win over the hearts of gamers and Square Enix’s purchases of Eidos finally seems to be…
By Aaron Baker |
What I Do in the Herd I manage most of the mobile video content – things you love like unboxings, reviews, head-to-head comparisons, and the like. I also do some written work as well. If you see a phone on TechnoBuffalo, I’m probably lurking around…
By Todd Haselton |
Wow, it was a busy year in mobile, that’s for sure. We saw the introduction of the Galaxy S III and the iPhone 5, two of the biggest handsets of the year, and Microsoft’s release of Windows Phone 8. Meanwhile, RIM delayed BlackBerry 10 until…
By Brandon Russell |
Arguably, the most intriguing (and important) device to come out this year was Microsoft’s Surface RT. And, in turn, it’s perhaps one of the more difficult products to review. The expectations surrounding this now famous hybrid are immense, especially given the circumstances. Not only are…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the “big game” of the year in the tech industry, but sadly it’s closed to the public so only those who work in the industry usually get to see the inside of the big event. TechnoBuffalo teamed up with…
By Todd Haselton |
This year was loaded with amazing tech stories, both good and bad. But there were some pretty huge blunders that left us with our jaws wide open, staring in disbelief at our screens as we wrote up the news stories. Here are 10 of the…
By Brandon Russell |
Obviously Psy’s Gangnam Style, which became the first video ever on YouTube to surpass 1 billion video views, is 2012’s undisputed viral video. For context, the second most viral, Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe, is up to only 364 million views for the year.…
By Sean P. Aune |
Gangnam Style, the infectious dance tune from Korean rapper Psy, has become the first video to break the 1 billion views mark on YouTube. Mikko Hypponen of Finland was able to capture the momentous view count at the exact correct moment, and our own check…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re back and we’re doing what we love doing most: giving away a phone and an entire package of goodies to one lucky reader! This giveaway is particularly noteworthy, however, because it highlights a very important issue: texting and driving. AT&T kicked off its “It…
By Todd Haselton |
I can’t wait for BlackBerry 10. Hold on, I can hear you through my screen right now: Why Todd? Are you nuts? RIM is dead! Technically, RIM isn’t dead yet and its success will rely largely on how well it executes the launch of BlackBerry 10 and…
By Adriana Lee |
There is no doubt that electronics is the season’s hottest gift category. But there’s more to giving a gadget than just clicking “buy” on the first device you see. A gadget gift, just like any other gift, goes over best when there’s thoughtfulness and consideration…
By Brandon Russell |
When Apple unveiled its new iMac earlier this year, I was blown away by how incredibly thin the computer looked. It was still the same beautiful machine we’re familiar with, now skinny as a pencil and better spec’d than ever. Seeing it in person, I…
By Todd Haselton |
Wow, there were so many leaks that I thought I knew what I was getting into when I picked up the new iPad mini. It’s just a smaller iPad, right? Well, not really. Sure, it has a smaller 7.9-inch display, the same software and a…
By Jon Rettinger |
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the stuff a tech lover’s dreams are made of. A gigantic building filled with row after row of the latest and greatest in televisions, cell phones, tablets, media players and gadgets you’ve never even heard of. And while it…
By Jon Rettinger |
All of us here at TechnoBuffalo are thrilled to throw open the doors to our readers on the next step in the evolution of TechnoBuffalo. Welcome to TechnoBuffalo 3.0! TechnoBuffalo has gone through two major stages since its launch in 2009: the initial design which…
By Roy Choi |
Our very own Senior Mobile Editor, Todd Haselton, wrote earlier about where Apple is headed. And I agree with most of his points. However, Apple is facing a few large hurdles: international growth, maturing markets and it is largely a victim of its own successes.…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re really fortunate at TechnoBuffalo to have the chance to appear on global news networks to discuss technology from time to time. I was recently asked to appear on CNBC to talk about Apple and whether or not I was worried that its stock price…
By Roy Choi |
At TechnoBuffalo we’re always striving to be a voice for technology fans. We do that through our articles, reviews and videos. We know that many of you in the Herd like to express your opinions through our comments. Then there are those of you that…
