Now playing: Watch this: Forget Google. Search with Do@ instead 1:40 Do@ brings a rare innovation to search in its free app for iPhone. Instead of lifeless, text-based search links, you see thumbnails to live Web pages that you can interact with right away. It’s a germane solution to search that we hope catches on, …
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Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) kicks off this morning in San Francisco (join us at 10 a.m. PT for the live blog). The usually tight-lipped Apple set expectations last week that among the announcements will be something for the next generation of iOS. New rumors suggest that iOS 5 will receive group messaging along the lines of RIM’s BlackBerry …
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The Samsung Chrono may not stray much from the well-worn path tread by Samsung’s flip phones before it, but we will say one thing: the phone can make calls. Large dial pad buttons keep it simple, and a call quality so unclouded we had to ask several times to make sure our callers were still on the line is a …
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AnandTech HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou took the stage at Qualcomm’s Uplinq conference in Sad Diego today to talk about Android and Windows Phone 7, but not before tooting HTC’s own horn. The Taiwanese phone-maker shipped 25 million smartphones in 2010, Chou said, and continues its growth in the opening quarter of 2011 with 9.7 million smartphones. On the strength …
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Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia, at Mobile World Congress 2011 Stephen Shankland/CNET Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has once again stepped to the forefront to defend and define the Finnish cell phone manufacturer’s decision to run Windows Phone 7 as its primary mobile platform. The most recent in a series of appearances came today at Qualcomm’s Uplinq conference in San Diego, …
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I think most people would agree that a solar charging back cover for their mobile phone is a good idea. Not only will it bathe you in rays of eco-friendliness and goodwill toward humanity, but a sun-powered backing could also top off an ebbing battery. That is, of course, if the charger lives up to the hype. The worthiness of …
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Video calling apps are still fairly few and far between on the iPhone, but Oovoo for iPhone is already a step ahead in offering video conference calls with Oovoo for iPhone. Features-wise, Oovoo on iPhone, which quietly entered the app store last week as a beta, closely resembles its Android cousin. It has a clean design that shows off the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In #176: Take a penny, leave a penny 39:53 Your loyal mobile reviews crew takes a look this week at a bold smartphone-within-a-tablet, and Sprint’s latest FCC punch at AT&T. We also debate the consequences of refusing to pay for a phone that costs you just a penny. Join us for all the news, reviews, …
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If you think you can’t get a decent smartphone from a prepaid carrier, think again. We’ve been gratified to see more and more Android smartphones crop up at the high end of prepaid lineups for carriers like Boost Mobile, Cricket Wireless, Virgin Mobile, and MetroPCS. These handsets are nothing to sneeze at, and they offer prepaid customers far more power …
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U.S. Cellular gains another budget flip phone for its repertoire of entry-level feature phones. The Samsung Chrono has Bluetooth, speakerphone, and is Web-capable. It also includes GPS and texting with predictive text. Physically, it sports a 2-inch QVGA screen and a VGA camera. The Chrono weighs just over 3 ounces and stands 3.7 inches tall, 1.8 inches wide, and is …
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