The statistics-mongers at IDC have some interesting news about the last quarter of 2011. It seems that the company that redefined the tablet market and made it something people actually want dove down to a mere 54.7 percent of shipped tablets. IDC claims Apple’s dip is largely due to the debut of last holiday’s hot […]
From the perspective of a device manufacturer, one of the big pluses of the Android operating system is the adaptability. You can use it as a code base and completely customize the appearance (ie, the Nook Tablet and the Kindle Fire). Samsung and HTC have always been firm believers in this philosophy, dating way back […]
Raise your hand if you’ve ever bought a phone only to find a cheaper one on sale right after the return period lapses. Anyone? Yes? Yeah, me too. Like just now. After recently purchasing an iPhone 4 on Sprint, I see Amazon is offering any Sprint 4G phone for a penny. On top of that, […]
Back in October, I reviewed the AT&T edition of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Overall, I loved the hardware, but was not happy with the data connectivity. While HSPA+ speeds were reached in my New Jersey home, a place where Sprint barely gets a connection at times, I see the exact opposite impact when I […]
The Spectrum Wars continue, folks. Remember how AT&T wanted to purchase T-Mobile? That was about more than market dominance. It was about spectrum. For those not in the know, there’s a limited amount of wireless frequency available for use. The FCC licenses out publicly available spectrum, but there have been warning signs of an […]
I have a confession to make: I didn’t cover HP’s highly disappointing earnings statement because I thought you guys might be sick of hearing me go on about them. Considering the recent mismanagement and musical CEO games being played there, it’s not too much of a surprise that earnings are lower than usual but a […]
Back when Toshiba first released the Toshiba Thrive we had high hopes. Sadly, reception was not as hot. Had they released it prior to the thinner, lighter iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy 10, they might have had a shot. It looks like they thought so too because PC World has discovered the Toshiba Thrive 7.7 […]
It’s a new year, so it must be time for some new Apple rumors. AllThingsD reports that the next iPad will come out in the first week of March, a scant two weeks from now. This actually fits Apple’s general time table. The question is what makes for an iPad 3? Will it be faster? […]
I confess to not being as big a fan of Apple’s current iteration of their desktop operating system. Don’t get me wrong, Lion 10.7 is great, but few of the new features are a compelling reason for me to upgrade from 10.6 Snow Leopard. Throw in stuff like FreeNAS not working (as well as UPnP) […]
It looks like Fox News reporter Shepard Smith has discovered what most cell phone power users have known for some time now. Namely, that just because your cell plan says it’s unlimited doesn’t mean it actually is. The TV personality’s home WiFi is down, so AT&T went and throttled his data connection. Check out the […]
