By Noah Kravitz |
Why am I so excited to test MetroPCS’ LG Connect 4G smartphone? Two reasons: 1.”Unlimited” talk/text/Web plans on MetroPCS start at just $40/month, and; 2. It’s got a front facing camera. That’s why. Forty bucks a month for virtually unlimited use of an Android device is…
By Jon Rettinger |
If you’ve ever held a tablet and thought to yourself, “I wish this had dual-screens,” Sony is introducing something that’s right up your alley. Instead of releasing a me-too device, the Japanese company’s maverick approach with its Tablet P is sure to turn some heads…
By Jon Rettinger |
The PlayStation Vita has finally arrived stateside, introducing an evolved handheld with some truly exciting technology and, quite frankly, a chip on its shoulder. We got a glimpse of the U.S. iteration at CES, and couldn’t wait to get a more extensive hands-on to see what…
By Jon Rettinger |
Plain and simple, the Samsung Galaxy Note is a mobile anomaly. Falling in between a big smartphone and small tablet, the device carves out an all new place in the middle while offering a truly wonderful Android experience – an experience that I’ve fallen in…
By Jon Rettinger |
When the European Union mandated that all cell phone manufacturers move over to a universal standard of using MicroUSB for charging, it left many wondering how Apple would get around the law. The Cupertino-based company is famous for its proprietary 30-pin connector, and it was hard to…
By Mike Perlman |
Can you even begin to fathom that Motorola is on its fourth Droid already!? Oh the humanity! The Motorola Droid 4 is touted as the “World’s Thinnest QWERTY Smartphone,” measuring in at just under 1/2-inch. Here in this unboxing video I take a rather musical…
By Dave Cryer |
The kind people at Vodafone UK sent me over the newest offering from RIM’s BlackBerry Curve range, the 9360 (also known as the 9350 or 9370 in other countries). This new model sports the latest version of BlackBerry OS 7 and Near Field Communication (NFC)…
By Noah Kravitz |
Remember the good ol’ days when a mid-range phone lacked for features and sported a screen so small you could barely fit an entire 10-digit phone number on it? Those days are gone, kids. Long gone. Meet the LG Spectrum for Verizon Wireless, a mid-range…
By Jon Rettinger |
In my years of unboxing videos, never has a phone made me nervous to hold and use. The $2,400 BlackBerry P9981 carries that dubious distinction. Essentially a BlackBerry Bold 9900, this Porsche designed device is crafted with stainless steel materials along with a grippy leather-clad…
By Jon Rettinger |
With AT&T’s 4G LTE rollout currently underway, more devices, like the Pantech Burst, are hopping off the production line. The more, the merrier, we say. As a device aimed at the lower-end market, the Burst packs some pretty impressive specs, particularly at its $49.99 asking…
By Jon Rettinger |
When the Samsung Galaxy Note was announced a few months back, many wondered whether it was a phone, tablet or something we’d haven’t even heard of. At 5.3-inches of screen, the device absolutely towers over smartphones currently on the market. We got a brief hands-on…
By Jon Rettinger |
There’s been no shortage of tablet devices this year, and Verizon is seeing fit to say goodbye to 2011 by introducing an oddly named Honeycomb line: Xyboard. How the honchos at Big Red ever thought the name would catch on, we’ll never know. In a…
By Jon Rettinger |
To answer your question: Yes, companies do still make QWERTY devices, and the Samsung Captivate Glide is the newest keyboard-toting member in the increasingly disappearing market. While most of the phones we saw in 2011 came sans keyboard, there are still those who long for…
By Jon Rettinger |
In what is likely the biggest phone release of 2011 (aside from the iPhone 4S), the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is finally available for mass consumption. No, Verizon customers, you’re not dreaming. If you’ve got $299.99 to spare, you can pick up your very own Nexus…
By Jon Rettinger |
Best known for its heavily-influenced iPhone lookalikes, Meizu is going legit by launching its first Android powered device. And surprisingly, its specs reveal it to be one of the best Android phones you’ve probably never heard of, at least on paper. Equipped with a A9…
By Jon Rettinger |
In a move Research in Motion hopes will appeal to the younger, SMS-loving crowd, the Waterloo-based company has released its miniature BlackBerry Curve 9360. When we say miniature, we mean miniature. Equipped with a display that measures in at only 2.44-inch, the device touts a…
By Dave Cryer |
Tablets are plentiful nowadays, so when Motorola announced their Xoom 2 - also known as the Droid Xyboard in the U.S. - I was dubious if it would have any takers. They needed to make something distinctive with some new features. This time around they have…
By Jon Rettinger |
AT&T steps into the age of LTE Android phones with the LG Nitro HD (known elsewhere as Optimus LTE). Featuring a massive 4.5″, 1280 x 720 pixel display and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, Nitro HD hits AT&T stores December 4th with a $249.99 (with two-year…
By Jon Rettinger |
A Transformer is only a Transformer if you can slide it into a dock that turns it into a keyboard-powered tablet/laptop hybrid, right? Right. That’s why we’ve got ourselves a Dock to go with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime quad-core tablet we’re lucky enough…
By Jon Rettinger |
There are certain products in the tech world that are so revolutionary, so ahead of the game, they completely change everything. Most recently, the iPhone (2007), T-Mobile G1 (2008) and iPad (2010) fit the bill. All three offered experiences unlike anything before them – perfect amalgamations of hardware…
By Noah Kravitz |
AT&T’s got two new Windows Phone smartphones in their lineup: The HTC Titan, which Jon unboxed last week, and the Samsung Focus S. The Focus S is Titan’s little brother, if a phone with a 4.3″ display can be called, “little.” While technically slotted in…
By Emily Price |
We still don’t know exactly when we’ll see the Galaxy Nexus in stores (although we have a pretty good idea) but we do have a Galaxy Nexus in the TechnoBuffalo offices. The first phone to run Ice Cream Sandwich, the handset will come sporting a…
By Brandon Russell |
We’ve been anticipating the release of the HTC Titan for quite some time, and at long last it’s in the TechnoBuffalo office. It wasn’t just the massive 4.7-inch screen, beautiful build quality or 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 processor that attracted us to the device; it’s…
By Dave Cryer |
When Google announced the Galaxy Nexus I just knew it was going to be something special. The hardware (manufactured by Samsung) looked great, the specs read well and the fact that it was to be running Ice Cream Sandwich sent me dizzy with excitement. Further…
