Earlier this morning NVIDIA said its Icera 410 4G LTE modem has been certified for use on AT&T’s network and now, during a conference call with investors, NVIDIA’s manager of its mobile business unit Mike Rayfield discussed NVIDIA’s future through 2014. First, he re-confirmed that Tegra 3 quad-core devices will launch in North America later

Do it all, hyper-connected mobile devices just might be as distracting and dangerous as they are useful and utopian.

Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: Get ready for the Fall 2012 Smartphone Wars, featuring iPhone 5 vs Google Nexus! Apple iPhone 5 to Sport Redesigned 4-inch Display? Google Readying Nexus Line of Phones and Tablets for Fall? Be sure to check out Rumor Roundup every Friday at 5 PM

A recent study conducted by ABI Research notes that 70 percent of mobile app users spend “either nothing or very little” on mobile applications. ABI’s study suggests that the mobile application market relies heavily on big spenders as opposed to casual consumers. The highest spending three percent of all app users account for about 20

China-based phone maker Huawei is said to be focusing some of its research and development efforts on new motion sensing technology for smartphones and tablets. In a recent interview with Computerworld John Roese, the company’s general manager for its North American research and develop center, said that the company is “focused on disruptive technology and taking interesting

More information has come out of the Oracle vs. Google trial, this time revealing Google’s smartphone and tablet projections through 2013. The more interesting part, though, is the company’s tablet estimations. According to a slide from 2010, Google confidently predicted that tablets running the search giant’s Android OS would sell at least 10 million units

ARM announced its new quad-core hard macro Cortex-A15 MPCore processor on Tuesday. Designed to run at 2GHz, the Cortex-A15 MP4 hard macro’s performance exceeds that of the Cortex-A9 while maintaining the energy efficiency. We’re already drooling at the thought of the type of performance a quad-core phone or tablet running with a quad-core ARM-15 chip might

We first got word of Asus’ Transformer Pad 300 tablet back at Mobile World Congress, and it seems the device’s time has finally come to hit consumer waters. Asus on Friday revealed to PCWorld that the late is ready to start shipping in the U.S. on April 22, though no price point was shared. An

Toshiba recently announced three new tablets so it was only a matter of time before one of them s said hello to the FCC. First up to bat is the Excite 10, which is currently pegged for a May release. Toshiba’s ten incher ships with a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 10-inch

It’s no secret that HTC spends a lot of time designing its phones — the company’s devices speak for themselves and are among the most well built and beautiful products on the market. CNET’s Crave recently sat down with HTC’s design chief Daniel Hundt to discuss what exactly goes into the design process of HTC’s smartphones and

Technology research firm Gartner reported on Tuesday that there will be 665 million tablets in use by 2016, and 45 percent of them are expected to be Apple devices. The projection is based off of declining PC sales. Gartner also expects that 118.9 million tablets will be sold this year. Even though tablet market continues

Toshiba announced three new “Excite” tablets on Tuesday, including 13.3-inch, 10.1-inch and 7.7-inch models. While each tablet has its own unique form factor, all three devices offer similar specs: an NVIDIA quad-core Tegra 3 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 5-megapixel rear facing camera, a 2-megapixel front facing camera, a microUSB port and Android 4.0. In

Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon shares a bunch of mobile-focused consumer tech advice surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S line, including the infamous Galaxy S3, as well as the HTC One X and more. Jon also provides an insider’s look at

Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon shares his opinions on Windows 8 tablets and on next generation iPod Touches. He also provides some smartphone consumer advice for Android and iOS devices on various US networks. All this and more in this

Hulu announced today that it has released a brand new Hulu Plus app for seven Android tablets. For those of you with Android tablets out there, Hulu is hard at work making sure you get the best experience you can while using their streaming service.  The new app is currently available on the Google Play

The gadget habit can hit the wallet hard. It could even inspire you to consider second and third-tier manufacturers. Usually I caution people about this, but lately, I’ve been noticing more items from budget tech maker Coby out in the wild. Indeed, Amazon’s latest mass blast email listing the top-selling tablets even includes a Coby

Rumor has it that Amazon wants a larger piece of the tablet market, and it may launch three new tablets this year to try to accomplish that. According to Taiwan Economic News, Amazon is looking to launch three new tablets this year ranging from low to high-end models.  The report says that the three models will

Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon shares what he thinks the “new iPhone” (aka the iPhone 5) will have. Jon also provides some buyer’s tips for both the tablet and mobile space. Not to mention he’ll be boogying down to Dance

Lately, there has been quite a dust-up over the latest iPad’s finger-frying temps. Indeed, I find the action on Apple’s third-generation tablet to be pretty scorching myself, and I’m not alone. Just a few days ago, Todd, our resident mobile guru, reported on Consumer Report’s findings that this device hits 116 gobsmacking degrees. Yikes! Apple’s

“Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” Ben Franklin famously said. In today’s growing mobile world, you can add turning off your electronic device during takeoffs and landings. It’s just part of the hassle of flying. But that could all change, according to Yahoo. The Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly “exploring

Stuck with an employer whose idea of modern tech is an office-wide upgrade to Windows 98? Oof. It’s hard to spend all night drooling over the hottest devices when, by day, your corporate overlords make you use something with a pull-out antenna and a WAP browser. So how do you convince those bosses to get

Are you a new owner of an iPad? Well, if it’s an iPad 2, then please heed this warning: Do not — I repeat — DO NOT look at the third-generation iPad’s Retina Display. This is for your own good. It will hurt to see how much better it is. If the tablet in your hands

This month, it’s been all iPad-a-palooza on the tech webs. With its launch now upon us, some might even forget that there are other tablet options. The Android platform springs to mind, and indeed there are some entries worthy of your consideration. But if you’re the patient type, there’s also another competitor that will be

We love our Android fans that come to this site to read about the latest and greatest tablets for their OS of choice.  And with that in mind, we know how painful today can be for you with an endless stream of iPad news coming at you.  We feel your pain, we really do.  With that

Things have been increasingly moving away from Flash toward HTML5. (“Things” here includes stuff like funny cat videos, games, apps and other interactive or motion-based content. Basically, the sexy, splashy stuff.) For companies, the cross-platform development of HTML5 is a no-brainer. For end users, it would give them a smoother experience without so many crashes,