Creative Start-ups Are Leading The Way For Home Automation and Remote Control
Home automation and remote control is a pretty hot topic in the tech world. Pundits and dreamers have been rooting for them for years now, and plenty of interesting concepts have emerged....
View ArticleCell Phones Hit New Benchmark: 6 Billion Subscriptions Worldwide, Says ITU
It’s official — we’ve reached a milestone, people: According to the International Telecommunications Union’s annual report, Measuring the Information Society 2012, the global population is sporting...
View ArticleT-Mobile No Longer Offering 200MB Data Plan, Going With 2GB Base Instead
T-Mobile has reportedly ditched its bottom dollar 200MB data plan, and is instead requiring new customers go with 2GB for $20 per month. According to TmoNews, the change actually occurred back on Oct....
View ArticleTechnoBuffalo Holiday Guide to Mobile Devices
We’ll all soon be sitting around the Thanksgiving table talking about the upcoming holiday season. Grandma wants a new phone and mom said she wants some sort of tablet for reading and maybe playing...
View ArticleBallmer: Windows 8 and Surface RT Appear to be “Off to a Good Start”
Microsoft recently introduced its Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 operating systems. There were lines outside of Microsoft’s stores for consumers who were interested in purchasing the...
View ArticleA Lifestyle Editor Weighs In On Windows Phone 8
Before we talk about Windows Phone 8, let’s just take quick stock of this crazy thing called the smartphone market: I’m just going to come out and say it — iOS is dull. In the beginning, its...
View ArticleRIM CEO: More Than 50 Carriers Already Testing BlackBerry 10 For Q1 2013 Launch
Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins sent out a status update to the press today advising that his company’s BlackBerry 10 platform is still on schedule for a first quarter 2013 launch. Heins also...
View ArticleAndroid Accounted for 75 Percent of All Worldwide Smartphone Shipments During Q3
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), Android devices during Q3 of this year accounted for exactly 75 percent of all smartphone shipments. In contrast, Apple’s iPhone only garnered...
View ArticlePhilly Tops List of Most Likely Place For Smartphone Loss
If you’ve ever had a smartphone lost or stolen, then you know the special kind of grief and horror that goes along with it. Aside from the freak out of being out one expensive device or worse —...
View ArticleRobotic Butt Dial: Samsung Builds Mechanized Backside To Stress Test Galaxy...
In a world where smartphones are becoming more than just tech tools, but works of art — complete with stunning glass panels and well-machined parts — Samsung’s commitment to plasticky, lightweight...
View ArticleMicrosoft on WP 7.8: “We Hope To Share More Details In Near Future” (Like...
There has been a ton of hoopla over Windows Phone 8, enough to send WinPho 7 users’ feelings right into the dumper. “Why should we be punished for jumping in early?”, they ask. “Microsoft, why hast...
View ArticleMore Than 50% Of All U.S. Mobile Phone Users Hit The Internet, Says Study
According to a new report from Pew Internet & American Life Project, people are doing more than just placing calls on their mobile phones. But of course, we knew that. Most of us are snap-happy,...
View Article7 Tips For Designing A Hot Smartphone Launch, According to Google
Device manufacturers and PR reps dedicate huge resources to making us want their products. They do studies, gauge metrics and still, many of them can’t figure out why one device is considered...
View ArticleCES Trend: TVs and Phones Are BFF in 2013
The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show hasn’t even officially started yet, we’re still in the middle of press day. But that doesn’t mean we haven’t had a chance to attend a fair share of press...
View ArticleAT&T Sold Record 10 Million Smartphones in Q4
AT&T is preparing to launch its fourth quarter 2012 results in January, but the carrier recently revealed that it has already sold an incredible amount of smartphones in Q4. The company set a new...
View ArticleA Peep at the YotaPhone: A Smartphone with Front LCD and Rear e-Ink Screens
CES isn’t even over yet, and already the press and pundits are lamenting the overall lack of innovation on the show floor. Well, there’s at least one phone maker out there trying to do something...
View ArticleHisense U958 Hands-On
Make no doubt about it – devices litter the show floor at CES 2013, and one of those is the Hisense U958. It offers a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Play CPU, 4.5-inch FWVGA display with 854×480...
View ArticlePantech Discover Unboxing
At $49.99 with a two-year agreement, the price point of the Pantech Discover is exceptionally competitive, given the features. Available at AT&T now, it goes head to head with the Samsung Galaxy...
View ArticleWorld’s First Smartphone-Powered Satellite Launched Into Space
The STRaND-1 nanosatellite carries a Google Nexus One More From MaximumPC Steve Ballmer is “Super-Glad” Microsoft Built Surface, Thinks Windows 8 Adoption is “Perfect” Surface Pro Bombs iFixIt’s...
View ArticleThe Biggest Obstacle to Mobile Innovation: The Battery
Recommended Reading Flexible Battery to Introduce Thinner, Foldable Electronics (Video) Imagine being able to safely roll-up or fold your smartphone or tablet when packing for a trip. While this...
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