Out of all the smartphones that hit in 2011, the impending release of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is probably our most anticipated. (Saving the best for last?) Ever since announcing Ice Cream Sandwich back in October, consumers have been eagerly awaiting the Galaxy Nexus with expectations that the device would combine hardware and, more importantly, software into the ultimate, harmonious...
In Part 1 of my tech travel journal, I explained how I was traveling recently without a laptop. Well, actually, I did have one on my trip to San Francisco, but it was emergency backup only. Otherwise, with one tablet, three smartphones and a mobile hotspot, I presumably had more than enough to get some work done. After all, this is the promise of mobile technology, isn’t it? To liberate...
Do you feel as though no week goes by without a new handset hitting the market? How do you keep up with the latest and greatest? Well, thankfully, our top 5 phones roundups are here to help. We’re back to the States for this installment: The Top 5 Sprint Phones, Fall 2011 edition: #1. Apple iPhone 4S I really, truly think that iOS still offers the best combination of user-...
Expectations were always high for Nokia’s next round of handsets. Ever since the company partnered with Microsoft, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop promised great things were ahead for the Finnish-based company, and we enthusiastically agreed in our early review. Unfortunately, not everyone is as optimistic about the company’s future. According to the New York Times, James Faucette, an analyst...
This normally happens to me …  after a month or so after a new mobile phone release, I start to question if the manufacturer has done enough. We all know that many expected Apple to announce the iPhone 5, but that is old news now. I have learned to live with the fact that the iPhone 4S might well be my daily mobile for the next year. Of course there are many things I am happy with, but...
A hacker has uncovered a bug in Apple's new iOS 5 firmware which allows certain iPhones locked to AT&T to be unlocked for use on T-Mobile. The hack works with the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4, and Apple's latest iPhone, the iPhone 4S. The biggest advantage to this trick is that you do not need to jailbreak your device or make any alterations to its hardware or software. Instructions...
Applidium, the team of developers behind iOS applications such as Analytics, Falldown 3D, and VLC, claim to have cracked open the protocol for Apple's new intelligent assistant, Siri. While the feature is currently exclusive to the iPhone 4S, the hack could open up support for other iOS devices and even Android-powered smartphones! In fact, using their method, Siri could be hacked to...
The engineering brilliance behind the Droid Razr cannot be understated. Packed in just .28-inches of stainless steel and soft-touch Kevlar, the Razr manages to include some truly impressive specs into an amazingly thin frame. Like Motorola’s clamshell offering from yesteryear, the Droid Razr is an incredible feat of hardware design that should be the blueprints for future devices. But...
Many were disappointed with Apple when the company announced its iPhone 4S early last month. Following rumors surrounding an iPhone 5, some where expecting an all-new device that boasted a fancy redesign. That device will be coming next year, however, according to "sources in the upstream supply chain," and it will be accompanied by an all-new iPad, iMac, and MacBook Air. A report from...
When the iPhone 4S was released, it rang in 4 million launch-weekend activations (and pushed iOS up to 61.64 percent of the global mobile-OS market last month). With all those new handsets in the wild, it was only a matter of time before users began noticing some quirks. Battery life is a chieffy among them. I was one of the users hit with the nasty power drainage problem. (I know that...