Archive for December, 2010 - Page 6

A couple of days ago we saw a rather disturbing report claiming that the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM’s first QNX tablet, expected to launch in March 2011, was going to be delayed to May or even later due to certain battery issues. The news came from an analyst looking at the [...]

Hewlett Packard has long been one of the bigger computer companies in the United States and a new contract with the nation’s leading space agency ensures relevancy for at least another decade. HP was recently awarded a $2.5 billion contract that will span an even 10 years.

Sharp originally announced their Galapagos line of tablet readers back in late-September and then first launched them in Japan in December. Sadly though, for a little while things got quite and it appeared as if Japan was the only area that was going to see a release.

All across America retailers saw a real boost in sales over the holiday season compared to the same period in 2009. Many of these companies pointed to this as a sign that the economy is rebounding and one of the largest benefactors was eBay who saw a 166 percent increase [...]

A new survey by Rasmussen Reports shows that the new “Net Neutrality” rules imposed by the FCC are not exactly popular. In fact in a time when the country is as divided as it has been in decades most people agree that the internet should not be regulated.

The Verizon CDMA iPhone 4 is one of the most expected devices of 2011 as it will mark the end of one of the longest iPhone exclusivity deals in the world, AT&T’s, not to mention that one of the most important Android carriers in the world, Verizon, will also offer [...]

As the uses for iPads and iPhones grow all the time, users are starting to see more and more social apps like Foodspotting. Foodspotting is basically an iPhone app that allows users to document their favorite foods at their favorite restaurants in order to make suggestions to complete strangers.

There may not be any bigger name in the audio book business these days than Audible. Android users can now rejoice as this particular service is finally out of beta and full of features. The internet’s premiere digital audiobook provider is even including free excerpts from some of their most [...]

One of the greatest things about having an iPad that actually has 3G capabilities is that you know that even if you are nowhere near a WiFi network you can still connect to the internet.

A short while back we saw Creative introduce the Zen Touch 2 portable media player in Europe and given that announcement was rather quite and unexpected we remained unsure if or when it would come available elsewhere. Well, flash forward till today and it looks like we have a nice [...]