San Francisco startup Basis Science confirmed pricing and availability for its Basis health tracker today. The $199 watch-style gadget hits the market in early December, continuing the evolution of wearable fitness technology for everyday consumers. With a complement of four sensors at its disposal, the Basis device is capable of measuring a wide range of …
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Today Jawbone unveiled a new and revamped version of its Up fitness solution. Priced at $129.99, and available now for preorder, the Up says Jawbone has been significantly rebuilt from the inside out for increased strength and greater functionality. Jawbone first launched the Up last year but was forced to suspend sales of the device due to unforeseen technical problems. …
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Over the weekend Verizon briefly called out the Droid DNA as its next Droid handset. The revelation was fleeting, though; the carrier promptly scrubbed all mention of DNA from its Web site. Verizon is likely kicking itself, and likely the people responsible, for the slip-up since it came days ahead of the new phone’s expected launch tomorrow in New York. …
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Multi-core processing and NFC support aren’t the only big new tricks in Windows Phone 8. Microsoft has added fresh ways to sift through its apps store too. At 120,000 titles, Microsoft’s Windows Phone offers nowhere near the largest selection compared with Android and iOS. Even so, that’s nothing to shake a stick at and sorting through all those options can …
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Judging from an invite that just hit our desks, Verizon and HTC will pull the tarp off a fresh smartphone on Tuesday. The press event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. in New York, and we plan to be on hand to find out just what kind of luscious mobile technology will drop from the sky. Related stories Best …
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When Americans think of mobile phone brands, two maybe three names spring immediately to mind: Apple, Samsung, and perhaps Motorola or even HTC. I bet Sony isn’t on the tip of your tongue, despite the company’s marketing efforts. Early this year when Sony partnered with AT&T to sell the Xperia Ion, I was very excited. That’s because the Ion was …
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If you’re a Sprint customer but aren’t interested in a new iPad Mini, perhaps the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is more your speed. The carrier just confirmed that it will sell the larger Android slate, its first to offer 4G LTE data, starting on November 11 for $549.99. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core …
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Sony just confirmed U.S. pricing and availability for its latest handset, the Xperia TL. You can expect the handset, official smartphone of the ‘Skyfall” James Bond film, to cost $99.99 on November 2. I’m not sure about you but when I think of a gadget worthy of 007’s tool kit, I imagine an sophisticated multimillion dollar device able to make …
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No doubt Apple’s fresh gadget, the iPad Mini, is a tempting proposition, but starting at $329, it certainly isn’t an impulse buy. To be honest, it’s downright exorbitantly expensive, and that’s not even when stacked up against the Android competition. For instance Apple’s own iPod Touch costs $299 for its base model, which offers twice the storage and can tackle …
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If you own an old-school Razr Maxx and have been gazing longingly at Motorola’s latest creation, the Droid Razr Maxx HD, here’s a tidbit to consider. Its bigger screen and more robust processing comes at a price: a shorter run time. As I had suspected, the new Droid Razr Maxx HD comes close but can’t quite match the first Maxx’s …
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