Our list of expectations for this today's WWDC keynote continues to grow, and it's becoming worryingly long. At this rate, it's going to take Tim Cook a good four or five hours to announce everything we're anticipating, and so it seems inevitable that some of us are going to be disappointed that the product we were waiting for didn't come. But two products on my "probably" pile include...
What at first seemed to be a bug in the HTC ThunderBolt’s Wi-Fi Hotspot app may actually be indicative of larger problems with Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network. The problems may also be throwing a wrench into launch plans for Samsung’s first LTE device for Verizon, the Android-powered phone apparently to be called Droid Charge. Jon encountered the device, then codenamed Stealth, in the...
Verizon’s first 4G LTE smartphone is big, bad, and blazing fast. I’ve had one in my hands for a few days now, and while it’s too soon to give a full-on review of the device, I have formed a few first impressions. There’s no getting around ThunderBolt’s size, which is roughly on par with HTC’s other 4G devices, Evo 4G for Sprint and Inspire 4G for AT&T, though Inspire is noticeably...
If you’re curious where the HTC ThunderBolt is, it’s apparently connected to a charger somewhere. According to our source that shared the Samsung Stealth with us, the ThunderBolt is indeed coming, but it’s having major issues with the 4G aspects draining its battery power. After testing the phone for themselves, our source said that with normal use and the 4G turned on, they would see...
With Apple’s recent announcement of a MacBook Pro refresh, many have been quick to say that the HD front-facing camera, updated CPU, and superior GPU are the core updates to the popular computer line. However, one of the most innovative features is Thunderbolt, a high-speed connectivity solution that Apple actively collaborated with Intel on. Will this innovation make USB 2.0, and it’s...
If you were following our live updates of the CES 200 Verizon press event, you got a chance to see the newest darling in HTC’s lineup, the Thunderbolt sporting the carrier’s new 4G network. As a point of clarification, the presenter was unaware of the processor, which we have confirmed to the newest iteration of our old friend the 1Ghz Snapdragon, which is a bit anemic in this era of...