By Jon Rettinger |
For months, reports swirled around a tweaked version of Nokia’s Lumia 920 heading to Verizon, and last week we finally saw the device become official. While the device itself isn’t a revolutionary leap over what AT&T users have had access to since last year, there…
By Brandon Russell |
Ouya is a brave device. Rather than offering a tablet or smartphone, the company has developed an Android-powered console that takes the experience of mobile gaming and blows it up. If you’re constantly fed up with the limited screen real estate of a Nexus 7…
By Todd Haselton |
We just received AT&T’s version of the LG Optimus G Pro, a rather stellar new smartphone that retails for $199.99 with a new two-year contract, or about $100 less than the Galaxy Note II. It’s a phablet and we’re actually really keen to the design,…
By Jon Rettinger |
Companies such as Samsung, HTC and Motorola grab most of the plaudits in the Android market, but every now and again you find a diamond in the rough that carries the kind of potential—at least on paper—to make a name for itself. With Oppo’s Find…
By Brandon Russell |
We already got our grubby mitts on a U.S.-bound version of the Galaxy S4, so how about some Octo-Core goodness? Our little tech obsessions wouldn’t be complete without seeing what eight cores—1.6GHz quad-core plus 1.2GHz quad-core—can do inside of a tiny phone. Does it burn…
By Todd Haselton |
The HTC First is, for all intents and purposes, a Facebook Phone, the best and most thorough admission into Mark Zuckerberg’s fancy new Android playground. It’s not about the hardware, which is great by the way, nor is it about the latest specs. For $99,…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 recently arrived so we decided to give you an unboxing to take a quick look at the tablet and what’s included when you pick one up. Samsung sent us the 16GB Wi-Fi only model, but a 32GB option and connected options…
By Brandon Russell |
We’ve been using the international HTC One for about a month now, and during that time it’s really proved itself to be one of the most complete devices ever built. Not only is it the best designed device out on the market today, it’s arguably…
By Brandon Russell |
It’s telling when a 5.5-inch screen doesn’t phase us as odd. The industry has been slowly creeping toward the preferred phablet craze, and nearly every device we’ve seen announced in 2013 has drilled into that phablet oil. Samsung has been a dominating force in the…
By Brandon Russell |
We’ve already gotten a thorough in-depth look at the BlackBerry Z10, both the international and AT&T models, but we’ve also gotten our hands-on the white Verizon model. When we see a big release like this, it definitely doesn’t hurt to take a look from multiple…
By Sean P. Aune |
How do you know you’re a true comic book geek? When you splurge on a fancy Blu-ray set of comic book movies even though you own the individual releases. As the resident comic book geek around TechnoBuffalo, it naturally falls on me to handle the…
By Todd Haselton |
We’ve already delivered you our full review of the BlackBerry Z10, so we’ll keep this relatively short here. We recently received the AT&T version of the Z10 and we’re finally bringing you our unboxing. We apologize for the delay due to an influx of mobile…
By Jon Rettinger |
You’ve heard about how darn beautiful the HTC One is, about its thoughtful aluminum body and its abandonment of the megapixel myth. We’ve previously held it in person, on a controlled show floor. But now we have one in our office, and wow, this is…
By Jon Rettinger |
Try as it might, Sony’s name is largely out of the mobile conversation. Blame Samsung, or HTC, or the iPhone. But there’s no denying the Japanese company has quickly fallen behind as others confidently stride forward. The Xperia Z might be a return to form—we…
By Jon Rettinger |
The Samsung Galaxy Grand, announced late last year, fits very neatly in between the company’s Galaxy S III and immense Galaxy Note II. That means, of course, that this 5-inch device could be that “just right” size for consumers who who don’t want a 4.8…
By Jon Rettinger |
Pro. One word—three simple letters—in Microsoft’s Surface lineup makes an enormous difference. Where the Surface RT faltered, Microsoft is hoping the Pro model can be the Windows 8 device we’ve been waiting for all along. This is a braver example of where the tablet/PC markets…
By Jon Rettinger |
BlackBerry, formerly known as RIM, has finally revealed its cards, and the hand it played could have huge ramifications as the year progresses. To answer critics, to show it can still introduce exciting handsets, the company unveiled an all-touch BlackBerry Z10, and also a QWERTY…
By Todd Haselton |
We rushed home from BlackBerry’s event today with a fresh BlackBerry Z10 review unit in hand and quickly unboxed it. Now, bear with me here, Jon is out traveling so I unboxed it in my apartment and will send him the unit for his full…
By Jon Rettinger |
Samsung’s ATIV Odyssey, hitting Verizon on Jan. 24 for $50 with two-year contract, is in the TechnoBuffalo offices, ready to unbox. If you’ve held Samsung’s Galaxy S III Mini, this is basically that form factor, complete with 4-inch screen, but with Windows Phone 8 under…
By Aaron Baker |
At $49.99 with a two-year agreement, the price point of the Pantech Discover is exceptionally competitive, given the features. Available at AT&T now, it goes head to head with the Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC One X+. Sporting a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4…
By Aaron Baker |
The HTC Butterfly is essentially the international version of the DROID DNA on Verizon Wireless. It will work on AT&T’s HSPA+ network in the United States, although it doesn’t support AT&T’s 4G LTE bands. Our buddies at Negri Electronics swung by our offices at CES 2013 and…
By Jon Rettinger |
We already had the opportunity to get our mitts on Apple’s 21.5-inch iMac (late 2012), and now we have its bigger brother in the TechnoBuffalo offices. The 27-inch is just as impressively designed, with an immaculate build that’s unrivaled by other all-in-ones. Ever since Apple announced the…
By Jon Rettinger |
Samsung’s new Galaxy S III Mini is, as the name suggests, a tinier version of one of the company’s best-selling smartphones ever. It bears a like-for-like outward resemblance to its bigger brother, though it feels a lot different because of its smaller size. To be…
By Brandon Russell |
The Drobo Mini is a high speed Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 enclosure designed for the best, fastest, and safest option for data backup. Compatible with both Mac and PC, the machine comes in a diminutive package that’s as portable as it is speedy. We haven’t…
