Yesterday’s article about AT&T’s policies towards FaceTime over cellular caused a bit of discussion on the Facebook feed. One hearing-impaired reader didn’t feel AT&T’s choosing to block the feature for all but a select few was such a big issue. After all, hearing impaired users can use other phones, other networks, or other apps. He […]
The current version of Apple’s video chat solution, FaceTime, only works over WiFi. This is allegedly to spare cell networks the beating video calls would give them. With the iPhone 5, Apple will release Facetime over cellular, allowing users to make video calls over the new flagship phone’s LTE connection. With caveats, that is. AT&T, […]
Everyone and their mother was expecting Apple to release the iPhone 5 today. While that went down as expected, Apple had plenty of surprises. The iPhone 5 is taller and faster than previous models. You can now get a 4″ Retina display on your iPhone 5, running on the same A6 chip that powers the […]
Today is going to be a big day for Apple. Every time the computing giant has an announcement, a ton of pundit opinions emerge and interest rises from the non-tech press that few other tech announcements get. You even see it in the weeks beforehand, as outlets everywhere discuss laundry lists of rumors. Not wanting […]
It was a year ago last month that HP managed to annoy a decent chunk of users by shutting down a hot new tablet, not even 30 days after releasing it. It was even more annoying if you realized that this wasn’t the first time HP had done this. HP previously released the Slate back […]
Amazon just finished its press event, and as a friend said, “after watching that live stream, I need a cigarette.” Like any good seduction, Amazon started slow. The Kindle Paperwhite, a $119 e-reader is impressive, yes, but that’s ssuming you’re willing to spend that much on a a one-trick pony. Sure, the Paperwhite looks amazing, […]
I love branding. Samsung has a winner with the Galaxy (and is hoping for one with ATIV), HTC has the One, and Nokia has the Lumia line. Motorola is now joining the party, going all in on the RAZR line by introducing three new phones as The RAZR Family. This is a smart move […]
Back in April, I was fairly harsh on Dell for dropping out of the tablet race. The massive PC maker had promised to come back late this year, and it looks like IFA is going to be a coming out party for the new devices. Except there’s not a true tablet in the bunch, and […]
Last year, Toshiba introduced the Excite line at IFA. This year, however, I’m not finding much chatter. The company introduced a personal storage device called the STOR.E CLOUD that looks kind-of sort-of interesting. Is the general consumer really building personal clouds though? This is a device that appeals to me, but I don’t see a […]
I’ll get to the Galaxy Note II in a minute, I promise. However, I have to focus on what is, for me, the biggest story about Samsung at IFA: Samsung announced a Windows Phone 8 device one week before Microsoft was expected to. Wow, the folks at Nokia have to be more than a little […]
