Author Archive | Yoni Gross




No Gingerbread for the HTC Desire…or is There?

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This is one of those stories that developed faster than I could deal with it. I sat down to breakfast and saw that yesterday HTC announced via their Facebook page that there would be no Gingerbread update for their Desire Android smartphone. By lunch, the announcement was rescinded. The Desire was a popular phone in […]

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That iPhone’s Price is Higher Than You Thought

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Apple delivered an unusual reminder to its customers on Tuesday of what they really charge for their premier mobile device. As of this morning, the Apple Store offers US customers the option to buy the iPhone 4 unlocked, able to make calls with a micro-SIM card from any GSM carrier worldwide. That’s an important feature […]

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Toshiba Enters the Tablet Fray

I like my tablets like Robert Crumb liked his women.

Toshiba officially entered the world of Android this morning, opening pre-orders on their new Thrive tablet. In many ways, the Thrive is typical of Android tablets we’ve seen in recent months. 10.1″ HD display, Android 3.1 Honeycomb, NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, front- and rear-facing cameras. But Toshiba has found a few ways to stand […]

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Voice of Objectivity: Is RIM Still Relevant?

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Voice of Objectivity is an ongoing column meant to temper the tendency of the Techcited to run away with the most exciting or controversial ideas in technology’s near future. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of Techcitement or this writer. Someone’s got to keep a cool head around here. I guess […]

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HTC EVO 3D and EVO View 4G get launch date

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They may have chosen a day when their news cycle would be stolen in a matter of hours, but Sprint has announced that two new HTC devices will be launching on their network on June 24th. The first device is the much-anticipated successor to the popular HTC EVO 4G. On the surface, the new EVO […]

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First official peek at Windows 8

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Microsoft released its first public demonstration of Windows 8 this morning, and it looks like we’re all in for a major UI change when it’s released next year. It’s clear from the moment you see the Start Screen that the Windows Phone 7 team was involved in the new design. I say “Start Screen” because […]

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