Rebate: A Cheap Ploy

Over the years smartphones and carriers a like have grown and evolved. Offering more power in the form of handsets, while offering better coverage and pricing from respective carriers.  But there is one thing that hasn't changed: rebates.  I'll be honest, I hate rebates. I prefer shopping at places like Best Buy where they...

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T-Mobile Galaxy Note II: Missing The Best Feature

While I'm excited to finally see some awesome handsets hit T-Mo, I'm upset that one particular feature was stripped from the US variant of the Galaxy Note II. This feature being the multi-tasking that Samsung introduced with the Note 10.1, and perfected with the Galaxy Note II.  Until this guy, Android has not had any type...

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New Nexuses: The Rumors are Reality

Big news today in the world of Android! Despite Google's event being canceled due to the weather, a bevy of new Nexus devices were released today. Those devices were as follows: The Nexus 10 The big news with Nexus 10 is that the rumors about it having a higher resolution than the latest generation iPad are true. This guy is rocking...

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Android 4.2: Still Jelly Bean

Well folks, it's official! Android 4.2 has been announced and I'm happy to report that it's still Jelly Bean; just A New Flavor. Just like we thought, 4.2 includes new quick settings from the notification tray along with a slew of other useful features like a Swype-like style of text input. If you'd like to read the full list of features,...

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Nexus 10: The Good and Bad of The UI

Rumors of new Nexus 10 tablet have been sweeping the internet recently. The biggest differences with this guy are that the speakers are located on the front(which is awesome!) and the new 10" Android tablet UI. This post will discuss the latter.  As pictured above, the new 10" tablet UI seems to be taking it's cues from it's...

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Google's Event: Canceled Due To Hurricane Sandy

Unfortunately Google's October 29th Event, where they were sure to announce new Nexuses, has been canceled due to Hurricane Sandy. Not much is known at this point, but this post will be updated when more info is available. Via TmoNews...

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T-Mobile: LTE Is Coming

Brace yourselves, the LTE is coming! It has been confirmed that the newly announced Galaxy Note 2 has a dormant LTE radio. The fine folks over at AnandTech have discovered that the Note 2 is the same on AT&T and T-Mobile, say for the model number. This means that when T-Mobile eventually re-farms their network and launches...

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The Newer iPad: Too Soon...

Along with today's iPad Mini announcement Apple also showed off their refreshed 4th Gen iPad. I'm to call it the Newer iPad. But this is a refresh that I'm far from excited about. Why? 2 reasons: 1. The new Lightning connector and 2. the 3rd generation iPad was released in April...of this year. It does include a few other new features...

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iPad Mini: It's Official!

Breaking news folks! The iPad Mini is official. No one saw that coming, right? But in all seriousness, this looks like a great little tablet. The only thing I'm not to keen on is the price. I think if they had stayed in the $250 range this would be a real winner. Not that the price will deter anyone from buying it. I mean, it's made...

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T-Mobile iPhone 5: Maybe...

What if I told you that the iPhone was coming to T-Mobile? Would you be skeptical? I don't blame you. This has been speculated numerous times in the past, and guess what? Still no iPhone on T-Mobile... Magenta has actively begun to support unlocked iPhones, but that still means you have to either buy a much more expensive unlocked iPhone...

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The iPad Mini: Does Anyone Care?

Apple has officially sent out invitations for an event being held on October 23rd. This will  undoubtedly be the announcement of the illustrious iPad Mini. But my question is, does anyone care? There were leaks upon leaks concerning the iPhone 5 months before it was made official. This can be said for the Mini as well, but...

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The Next Nexus: About To Become Official

Google just sent invites to an event scheduled on October 29th. Obviously this has to be the announcement of the LG Nexus 4. But the question is, what else will be announce...

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Bigger is Better?: Specs, Screens Size, and Batteries

Today I wanted to write about 2 subjects that really irk me. First, I wanted to talk about upgraded devices launching in the same year as the original, which I touched on in this article. Secondly, I wanted to talk about the Bigger is Better issue that the Galaxy S III Mini brought to my attention.  So like I stated above,...

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Rumor: 32GB Nexus 7

Normally, more storage is a good thing. That means more pictures, more music, and more fun!  But not in this case. Why? Because the 16GB version launched a few short months ago, for the same price.  This kind of market is absolutely idiotic. HTC and Samsung have both been guilty of this as well, launching the One X+ and...

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Google Play: A Long Awaited Update

A new update to Google's play store was released for Android yesterday and with it came a host new features. But the 2 that found most important are thus: A.You can remove apps from the all menu and B. backing out of an app to the all menu does not take you to the top of the list. Thank God. This feature should've been in the...

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Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga: It's Hybrid Season

With the launch of Windows 8 just around the corner, a slew of hybrids has begun to emerge. Like the newly announced Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga pictured above. These remarkable 11" and  13" notebooks are the kind of hybrid I'm talking about. It has your standard array of ultrabook specs and ports. It has the regular ol' track-pad...

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The Next Nexus, Or Nexuses?

So before all these crazy LG Nexus rumors and leaks started floating around, there was talk of multiple Nexus phones possibly being made by different manufacturers for different carriers, but with stock Android. Now I don't know how likely this is anymore, but I'm going to continue with this article regardless. Different Builds, Same...

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The Next Version of Android: Too Soon?

Android 4.2, rumored to be called Key Lime Pie, is most likely going to launch between now and November with the next iteration of Google's Nexus line. Google's Nexus line is the flagship line of devices, not unlike the iPhone, that launches once a year from Google with the latest version of Android. The great thing about a Nexus is that...

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T-Mobile: Brace Yourselves, The Phones Are Coming...(UPDATED)

Seems the rumor mill is over-flowing with T-Mobile devices that are reported to be just over the horizon. First, let's start with Windows phone.  The Nokia Lumia 810 is going to be Magenta's exclusive Window's Phone 8 device. It has a 4.3" OLED WVGA display with Nokia's Clear Black technology, an 8 megapixel camera with  Carl...

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Widgets: What Android Skins Are Doing Right

I just got done running an AOSP rom on my One S, and I have to say, I love stock Jelly Bean. The fluidity of Jelly Bean absolutely trumps that of ICS. Project Butter is evident in everything you do. Going back to ICS, you really notice things like how much lag there is from time to time, or how many dropped frames there are....

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Naming Strategy: The Android Downfall

Since the birth of Android, one of the most annoying things that manufacturers have done with it, besides some of the down right horrible skins and UI's, is the naming strategy.  When I see an awesome new(or rumored) handset like the one pictured above, I get excited just like any self-respecting nerd would. But then I here the...

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Carrier Exclusives: Hurting Everyone Involved

One of the most disappointing things in the world of mobile tech, is to find out that the device you've waited so long for is not coming to your carrier. A repeat offender in the area is would be  HTC. While companies like Samsung, and even Apple(even though the iPhone is still not available on T-mobile) have managed to rectify this...

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HTC's One X+: It's Official(UPDATED)

Well folks, it's official! The HTC One X+ is launching this fall in the UK. It has yet to be announced when this guy will hit US shores, but we have been assured that it will have LTE on board when it does. While, surprisingly, the UK version will not. Other specs include a larger 2100mAh battery(it's a start), a 1.6 megapixel front facing...

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Speaker Placement: Something Has To Be Done

Galaxy Note 10.1 Sound quality on mobile devices was, often, a very overlooked feature. When I had the HTC Sensation, I eventually return it because of the terrible speaker it had. These days I feel like sound quality is becoming more important to manufacturers. The new Kindle Fire HD has Dolby digital surround sound speakers, and the...

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