Remember Steve Jobs’s “third screen” conceptualization of a tablet? In a nutshell, the idea is that the average user goes from their first screen, a desktop or laptop, to their second screen, a smartphone. Jobs had the idea of a tablet as a third screen, and as we’ve seen from Apple’s sales, he was right […]
You probably want to file this under “Solution in Search of a Problem” — Nokia has patented the bright idea for alert ink. The idea is to use ferromagnetic ink to create a tattoo that “pairs with your phone” and vibrates when you get an alert. For those not into body art, there’s also the […]
Some people have accused this blog of being a bit unfair to RIM. This could not be further from the truth. I write about the makers of the once-ubiquitous Blackberry because I want to see them return to greatness, and I hate seeing them make obvious missteps. Having sat through the death of Palm, I […]
There’s plenty of buzz going on about the reported Sprint/HTC event happening in two weeks. On April 4, the big bosses of the two companies will present… something. Smart money is it being one of the recently announced HTC One models. Whatever it is, Sprint needs it. While competing network Verizon has added the Droid […]
Marvel Comics announced they were making some changes to their digital initiative last week, introducing a new type of online comic format they’re calling Infinite Comics. This past weekend, I attended WonderCon in Anaheim and checked out the first Infinite Comics story, a new Nova story from writer Mark Waid and penciller Stuart Immonen. Somehow, the […]
Earlier this week, Verizon Wireless announced a list of handsets that would be upgrade to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. Without providing specific dates, Verizon goes on to outline by manufacturer which smartphones will receive the update. HTC: HTC ThunderBolt DROID Incredible 2 by HTC HTC Rhyme HTC Rezound Motorola: Motorola XOOM DROID BIONIC DROID […]
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 started using Android’s Google Music app in place of my iPod about two months ago. While I haven’t missed carrying around an extra piece of hardware in my pocket, here are a few details keeping the Google Service from eclipsing Apple’s gold standard iPod. (For our purposes here, I’m specifically talking about the Android […]
So, remember when Microsoft bought Skype back in May? The Android and iOS communities all buzzed with rumors that Skype’s development may slow down or even disappear on other mobile platforms, favoring integration with their own Windows Phone products instead. Thankfully that wasn’t the case, as Skype has released numerous updates for other platforms since […]
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 […]
