When the topic of smartphones comes up, LG’s name is hardly the first on anyone’s lips. Despite having launched the popular Optimus a few years back (arguably the first smartphone to be the same on all networks), LG has been without a major hit. Recent phones, such as the LG Viper, have failed to catch the […]
The battle between Microsoft and Google has extended into nearly every realm, encompassing a variety of services, especially their smartphone operating systems. Heating the fight up even more is Google’s decision to stop supporting Microsoft’s Exchange standard for Gmail on Windows Phone 8, calling for the usage of the more universal CardDAV and CalDAV protocols […]
Israel-based ebook site Total Boox is introducing a new business model based on charging consumers by a per-page-read basis for the books they purchase. Company CEO Yoav Lorch believes this business model appeasl to readers, publishers, and writers, describing the per-page system as a “powerful marketing channel” to access new readers and increase revenue by […]
NVIDIA recently announced its new portable gaming console running on Android’s Jelly Bean during a press conference, and this little gadget is too impressive for its own good. Project Shield, to put simply, is a controller screen combo (don’t throw it) with a built-in miniature audio system, and features the new Tegra 4, which NVIDIA touts as […]
When Samsung announced the first Galaxy Note in 2011, it was met with confusion, disbelief, and some snickers. The idea of a phone with 5.3 inch screen seemed absurd. We were just getting used to the idea of 4” 4.3” 4.5” 4.65” phones, and here was a phone that seemed to be questioning whether it […]
Waiting in line just got a whole lot more fun! The good folks at Cheezburger Network have released a new Android app to view I Can Has Cheezburger?, FAIL Blog, The Daily What, and 44 more of the humor juggernaut’s meme sites. While Cheezburger previously had dedicated apps for a couple of its biggest sites, […]
I’m kind of nuts about android keyboards. I’ve tried them all, even the weird ones, but I always seem to come back to Swype. It is simply the smoothest interface for one-handed touchscreen input, as far as I’m concerned. At least, it was. The other major keyboard contender has always been SwiftKey. Predictive typing that […]
In the past five months, my Nexus 7 has become a vital part of my daily routine. Compact, lightweight, and feature-rich, it’s everything I want in a tablet. Or at least, it was when it came out. Let’s be honest, I can never be quite satisfied with my gadgets, and the moment I get one […]
Motorola has long been one of the strongest Android phone makers. While Samsung may get higher numbers and HTC a bit more of the mind share, Motorola’s original Droid for Verizon is arguably the phone that made Android take off as more than just “not iPhone.” The line is so successful that many users dub […]
Sometimes a 10-inch tablet is too large and a 7-inch tablet is too small. For those Goldilocks circumstances, the few 9-inch tablets on the market can make due. The Lenovo IdeaTab A2109A fits the bill, capable of both content creation and media consumption in a smaller, relatively light, and somewhat cheap package at only $299. […]
