The average consumer isn’t the only one taking an interest in the expanding tablet market. A new NPD Group survey suggests nearly three quarters of U.S. small and medium businesses (SMB) with fewer than 1000 employees plan to purchase tablets over the next year, a 68 percent jump over the same survey NPD conducted during the second quarter of 2011. Apple’s iPad is said to be the most...
Following complaints from a large proportion of early Lumia 800 adopters, Nokia has finally acknowledged in an official statement issued today that there is indeed a software bug affecting its new device, and it has promised to issue a fix in early 2012. It also states that the Lumia 710 does not suffer the same issue, and says that if you do not wish to wait for the forthcoming...
Here ye, here ye — Please note, tech fans, that the Droid Bionic has finally, finally landed on Verizon. Moto’s long-awaited 4G LTE Droid Bionic puts a dual-core 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM in your hands, and 4.3-inch qHD display, all in a svelte, supermodel-thin form factor. As far as specs go, this is no slouch, but that’s not the most stunning aspect of this debut — it’s the...
Sony hasn’t exactly been highly secretive about its upcoming tablet duo — currently codenamed the S1 and the S2. The devices have already enjoyed fame in a series of teaser videos that began last month, and Sony even allowed the press to play with the devices following the company’s announcement with AT&T a couple of weeks ago. However, there’s a few things that Sony has so far...
I'm a huge fan of the BBC iPlayer app for iPad. What with two young children and an addiction to Call of Duty, it's not often I get time to sit down and watch some of my favorite TV shows — but having iPlayer on my iPad means I can catch up wherever I want, whenever I want. (Providing I have Wi-Fi access, for now.) From today, the BBC will begin its global roll-out of iPlayer,...
My bathroom has been under renovation all week, which meant that I had to take my home office on the road for a few days. One afternoon I was sitting at a local coffee shop, and the table next to me was having a pretty elaborate conversation about mobile phones. Everyone at the table was of senior citizen status, and one man at the table was attempting to educate the group on...
Verizon is preparing to go to a new tiered data plan for its phones on July 7th it appears. In a story first brought to light by Droid Life, the company is ending a current unlimited promotion on July 6th, and then on July 7th new customers will be treated to a new plan that is only slightly better than what is offered by AT&T. The new plans are: Data plans: 2GB – $30/month 5GB...
MSNBC aired a report on a class action lawsuit filed against AT&T, alleging that the carrier has been overcharging millions of subscribers. In data comparisons and tests, it was found that AT&T "systematically overstated the amount of data used on virtually every transaction." iPhone and iPad users, a key customerbase, were regularly overcharged seven to 14 percent for data, and...
A lingering question in the world of cell phones right now is if Apple will bring LTE (Long Term Evolution) support to the iPhone this year. Other 4G options such as WiMax or HSPA+ would seem off the table as LTE is the standard AT&T and Verizon, Apple’s two carriers in the United States, are working on. The problem is that it appears Apple isn’t working on any of them as of yet...
This morning a story hit the web indicating that iPhones and 3G iPads regularly record the location of your device in a hidden file. Locations and the time stamps for when you're at those locations have reportedly been stored on devices since the release of iOS 4, and are restored across backups and device migrations -so it's intentional. If you read through some of the reactions on...