By Brandon Russell |
For better or worse, big phones are here to stay — say goodbye to the 3.5-inch standard once and for all. We’ve seen a deluge of bigger devices over the past several months — from 4.0-4.8-inches — finally culminating in Wednesday’s monstrous Galaxy Note II.…
By Todd Haselton |
I like analysts, I think they provide a good look at the overall performance of the mobile market and provide detailed information on how different phone makers and operating systems are competing against one another. I love reports from IDC, comScore, Nielsen and others. It’s…
By Joey Davidson |
I used to really enjoy playing Call of Duty. When Modern Warfare released back in 2007, I fell in love. A wonderfully paced campaign met a gorgeously addictive multiplayer mode. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was, relatively speaking, a perfect shooter. Today? I’m bored. Call…
By Jon Rettinger |
It was never in doubt we’d see another Nexus device from Google. As the “beat-Apple strategy,” as Apple lawyer Mark Perry called it, it’s the go-to device for vanilla Android — that untouched, pristine version of Google’s OS. Now there’s a rumor kicking around regarding…
By Todd Haselton |
I can’t imagine the frustration that international Samsung Galaxy S III owners felt when Samsung announced it was going to introduce a new version of the phone with 64GB of onboard storage. It doesn’t seem like a big deal on the surface, but someone who…
By Joey Davidson |
In today’s landscape, gaming is more than just filling wasted time with virtual inactivity. It’s about building wonderful narratives around swathes of interesting characters. Typically, among the horde of personas in a single campaign, gamers find two particular sets of character types: heroes and villains.…
By Joey Davidson |
In today’s landscape, gaming is more than just filling wasted time with virtual inactivity. It’s about building wonderful narratives around swathes of interesting characters. Typically, among the horde of personas in a single campaign, gamers find two particular sets of character types: heroes and villains.…
By Joey Davidson |
In college, I landed a job as a student technician at my university’s Student Center. That building housed the only movie theater on campus. The theater was stocked with two 40 year old 35mm projectors. The projectors ran on the classic reel-to-reel system and showed…
By Jon Rettinger |
I’m fortunate enough to have access to phones running iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. And from the buffets of mobile operating systems at my disposal, I’ve sampled from all three extensively. But now that Jelly Bean is out? It’s why I’m switching to Android as…
By Jon Rettinger |
There’s a common theme in Android, one that crept up — and has remained ever since — following the OS’s initial release in 2008: Fragmentation. The word, and what it represents in the Android community, is toxic. It means not getting the latest iteration of…
By Joey Davidson |
Nintendo will release the Wii U this holiday. The console carries with it a bunch of buzz, both negative and positive. While I’ve looked at it from both sides, I already know I’ll be buying one on or near launch. I don’t like motion control,…
By Sage Lane |
On Monday, Microsoft unveiled the Surface at a Los Angeles event that had been shortly announced and shrouded in mystery. The media in attendance didn’t know whether to be excited or frustrated, for only hours previously had they been told where the event would be…
By Sage Lane |
Nothing comes without a cost. I couldn’t help but think that to myself as I looked at the new Retina MacBook Pro. It’s slimmer, more powerful, and packs a whopping 5+ million pixels into a 15″ screen. It’s gorgeous, and all in all, a beautiful, beautiful…
By Sage Lane |
As of this writing, it has been 682 days since Apple last refreshed the Mac Pro line. To many this is unsurprising. It is at the highest end of the Apple performance and cost spectrum, and provides an amount of power that most…
By Sage Lane |
Despite being unveiled only one day ago, and still not available to the general public, some have been quick to denounce the Galaxy S III as a disappointment, merely an incremental upgrade, and a missed opportunity. More jaded mouths might even describe it as failure.…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung’s last three Galaxy-related smartphone launches have been grand slams and its upcoming Galaxy S III will no doubt enjoy the same successes. The original Galaxy S set records when the company announced it had sold 10 million units during 2010. The Galaxy S II…
By Adriana Lee |
If you haven’t been near a television lately, you might not have caught the commercials for Titanic’s re-release. That’s right — the James Cameron opus is hitting cinemas again, this time in 3D. I’m still iffy about 3D technology in mobile devices and home electronics,…
By Mike Perlman |
I read an “article” in the Wall Street Journal recently that solidified my hypothesis that any moronic buffoon can get a job writing about tech. The grand offender, Mr. Kevin Sintumuang, penned a derisory homage to the iPhone, touting its superiority over any digital camera…
By Mike Perlman |
I applaud most technological advancements in the automotive industry. Cars and trucks are now safer, thanks to improved front and side-curtain airbags that deploy within milliseconds of a collision. Engines are becoming more efficient with the development of hybrid powertrains and all-electric motors. We’re even…
By Sage Lane |
I am returning my new iPad. It’s not that I don’t like it. I’ve always been a pixel-density devotee, and the new display really does it for me. It’s just that after less than a week, I have come to realize that it doesn’t have…
By Todd Haselton |
I’m looking forward to the Lumia 900 and the HTC One X as much as the next person, but two stories surfaced today suggesting that both phones are going to be delayed from their original scheduled launch dates. The only problem is that HTC nor…
By Todd Haselton |
Yesterday I wrote about how Apple’s new iPad changed the tablet game and today I’m going to tell you why I think I’ll stick to using my Motorola Xyboard 8.9 Android tablet instead. It might seem like I’m flip-flopping like a fish out of water,…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple just unveiled the brand new iPad on Wednesday. As far as we can tell it’s just being called the “new iPad.” Not the iPad 3 or the iPad HD, although there are references to the “third generation iPad” on Apple’s website. It’s a pretty…
By Sage Lane |
Apple’s penchant for minimalism is well known, and it’s a motif that frequently reveals itself in the history of Apple’s design. Most of Apple’s products have followed this progression of minimalism since their introduction. The iMac itself has evolved dramatically in this fashion since it…
