By Brandon Russell |
Something that largely flew under the radar amid the iPhone 4S media frenzy was the fact that the device’s Bluetooth capabilities took a huge leap forward, moving from Bluetooth 2.1 to Bluetooth 4.0. The new Bluetooth protocols – high-speed, low-energy and classic – enables an…
By Joey Davidson |
If you’re picking up Battlefield 3 for the Xbox 360 tomorrow when the game launches, you’re going to have an option to install an additional, 1.5 GB texture pack. We’ll say this here and now: do it. The video above from WikiGameGuides.com shows off exactly what…
By Sean P. Aune |
After years of explosive growth, Netflix’s string of bad decisions this year is definitely catching up with them. Released today, the third quarter earnings report for Netflix showed a net loss of 800,000 subscribers since last quarter. While their overall subscriber base was still up…
By Emily Price |
Apple has posted a video of its “Celebrating Steve” event last week, an Apple-employee event celebrating the life of the co-founder. 81-minutes in length, the video was filmed last Wednesday at the celebration at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, CA and streamed live to Apple Stores…
By Jon Rettinger |
HTC is expanding on their successful EVO line with a new, world enabled device called the HTC EVO Design 4G. Priced at $99.99 with a two-year contract, the Design 4G comes packed with many of the “must-have” features of previous EVO devices along with some healthy…
By Sean P. Aune |
It may be hard to believe, but it was only three years ago today that the first Android phone hit the market, the G1 for T-Mobile. While it seems like hardly a day goes by now without a new Android handset being announced, the G1…
By Brandon Russell |
If you’re thinking to yourself you’ve seen the Samsung Transform Ultra before, you’d be right. This mid-range smartphone has been available on Boost Mobile for just about a month, and now envious Sprint consumers can get their hands on what is described as a “premium,…
By Killian Bell |
Since Apple launched its second-generation MacBook Air in October 2010 (the generation that really made the ultraportable notebook a decent purchase), PC manufacturers have been desperately trying to create a Windows-based competitor. One of the best attempts may be Dell’s XPS 14z, which the company…
By Joey Davidson |
DICE and EA have put together a blend of gameplay and real life video for this minute-long TV spot set to accompany the launch of Battlefield 3. While the gameplay presented generally feels familiar, the live action stuff is all new. The point here being,…
By Mike Perlman |
The Nikon Coolpix S1200pj digital camera is breed of its own, migrating a 20-lumen projector into its compact point-and-shoot body. Believe it or not, this is Nikon’s third projector cam, and after a full testing phase, I can safely report that the S1200pj features the…
By Mike Perlman |
Everyone’s favorite sports cam has undergone an overhaul, resulting in the all new GoPro HD Hero 2. Following the success of the original HD Hero, the HD Hero 2′s big upgrades come in the form of Wi-Fi Remote Control, Video Streaming and “Professional Image Capture.”…
By Sean P. Aune |
Steve Jobs, the highly anticipated biography of the Apple co-founder and long-time CEO by Walter Isaacson, hits bookshelves and digital formats today. Originally scheduled for release in 2012, the biography of the notoriously private Steve Jobs was moved up significantly, originally for reasons unknown. As…
By Sean P. Aune |
In one of the quietest product updates ever from Apple, the MacBook Pro line of laptops all received minor upgrades this morning. When Apple typically updates its products it’s accompanied by a press release and a “New” image appearing above the item on the front page…
By Emily Price |
The Steve Jobs biography, Steve Jobs officially went on sale today. Written by Walter Isaacson, the book takes a look at the life of the Apple co-founder, how he got to be so successful, and what he thought about his rivals in the business. In…
By Killian Bell |
With just over two weeks left until the title finally hits store shelves, Activision has released the official launch trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. In it, the company labels the release “the most anticipated game in history,” and ” the next chapter in…
By Killian Bell |
If you’re a BlackBerry PlayBook owner, you’ve got to be excited about the Android App Player that is making its way to your device in an future system update. It’s arguably one of the most exciting features about RIM’s debut tablet, which many believe has been…
By Killian Bell |
Despite its noncommittal statement shortly after the unveiling of Google’s latest Android 4.0 update earlier this month, HTC has provided more information on its Ice Cream Sandwich plans, with promises that the company will update as many of its devices as possible. The Taiwanese smartphone giant has…
By Killian Bell |
The closest thing we have to Netflix here in the U.K. right now is a service called Lovefilm, which allows subscribers to rent DVD, Blu-rays, and games, and have movies streamed to their internet-connected TV, PlayStation 3, and recently the iPad. However, there are a…
By Adriana Lee |
Earlier this year, an Australia-based Android user named Irwin Proud began an effort urging Motorola to unlock its Android devices. In this case, “unlock” has a particular meaning. It’s not like iOS jailbreakers trying to unlock their phones for use on another carrier. Unlocking a…
By Emily Price |
Nokia World is set to kick off in London this Wednesday, where Nokia is expected to announce ts newest line of smartphones. One of those smartphones, code-named Sea Ray, showed up this week in a teaser video for UK TV. The video aired in few…
By Emily Price |
The iPod was introduced for the first time 10 years ago today, on October 23 2001. Steve Jobs described the 5GB device as “1,000 songs in your pocket,” and its popularity paved the way for later versions of the iPod, as well as countless other…
By Emily Price |
Preorders for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus officially start today, with units shipping and arriving in stores on November 13th. The pint-sized tablet has a 7-inch 1024×600 screen, and is priced at $399.99 for a 16GB version. We first heard about the Galaxy Tab 7.0…
By Maximum PC |
Remember that nifty little “Skinput” interface that researchers at Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University were working on about a year and a half ago? It registered touches made to your skin, allowing you to use your body as an input device – hence its name. Well, it…
By Emily Price |
It looks like one of the new features of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be the ability to support USB gamepads. Android engineer Romain Guy tweeted late yesterday that “With Android 4.0 you can use USB gamepads and HDMI to turn your Galaxy Nexus…
