Archive for August, 2011 - Page 30

It is Wednesday, which means it is the day that Nokia fans had been waiting for. And coming as expected, Nokia has come forward with an announcement. Also true to the original teaser, the announcement included the followup to Symbian Anna — Symbian Belle. But thankfully, there was more to [...]

We saw Motorola unveil the Motorola Fire smartphone a few weeks back and at that time the availability was not yet confirmed for all markets. In short, it was rolling out with the first launch happening in China and then later in Hong Kong, Taiwan and eventually Europe (amongst other [...]

Cell phones have long been under fire from health professionals and enthusiasts after the World Health Organization pronounced them a cancer risk. Here comes another health concern related to cell phone use. According to a recent study published on the Italian Journal of Andrology, cell phones can affect sperm count [...]

Samsung is making it to the news pages these days, with its ongoing love-hate relationship with Apple, launch of new product lines and even an offer to take over HP’s hardware business. Business analysts say Samsung’s case is even more interesting, being a mix of traditional Korean and Japanese sensibility and [...]

HP’s announcement over the retirement of its webOS devices and the spinoff of its PC business brought about a barrage of reactions from all sides. Things were gravy on the consumer front – people flocked to retailers to get their hands on a firesale Touchpad (best $99 tablet ever, is [...]

Samsung is known for its Galaxy line of Android-powered smartphones. But while the current naming conventions called for letters and numbers, a new model-naming convention will tell you just what the smartphone is all about.

Last week, HP shocked some folks when they announced they were ending their webOS phone and tablet business, as well as looking into spinning out their PC business. Since then, Wall Street hasn’t been kind to their stock price, and the company’s value has dropped some $10 billion. Some have [...]

The end of last month brought the announcement that non-paying customers on television streaming sites such as Hulu would have to wait eight days to see Fox Television shows once released. This is supposed to serve as an incentive for folks to sign up for paid subscriptions to these sites [...]

If you haven’t heard of it yet, Square is a service that makes it super simple for just about anyone to receive credit card payments using their smartphone. Just install the free app, register, receive a free device that attaches to your phone, and begin swiping cards. The newest update [...]

If you’re worried about committing to long contractual data plans, have no fear and turn to Sprint for an HTC Evo View 4G. It’s called an Á la carte data plan and they’re becoming popular. For smartphone or tablet users who only need the mobile data for specific periods of [...]