Amazon and Google have opened the market to a whole new class of tablet customer with their 7-inch tablets priced affordably at $200. But the attractive price tag is only one reason to like these mini-tablets. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I explain why I like smaller tablets and why I think readers interested …
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With its newly designed user interface, Norton Mobile Utilities makes it a bit simpler to manage your Android device’s performance. The four main modules are all reorganized, and it’s easy to jump into any function, right from the get-go. Related stories Norton now on tablets–and in your wallet Get Norton Identity Safe free for all platforms Norton gets personal with …
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Now playing: Watch this: Phone News: Note 2, Jelly Bean and 4G 2:30 As the window for summer holidays winds shut, let this week’s Phone News take you on a trip around the world. We start off in leafy Albion with good news for a British 4G network, then head to Germany to meet a Note-worthy film director, and finally …
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Acer today announced a pair of Android smartphones with entry-level specs and budget-friendly price points. The two handsets, the Liquid Gallant and Liquid Gallant Duo, are identical across the board save for the dual-SIM capability of the latter. Details for the Gallant models include a 4.3-inch qHD display, a 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage, and a 5-megapixel camera. …
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With Verizon Wireless and AT&T piling on more restrictions to their data plans, T-Mobile USA is going the opposite route with a new truly unlimited plan. Starting September 5, T-Mobile will take a page out of Sprint Nextel’s playbook and offer a truly unlimited data plan — one without any caps, throttled connections, or overage charges. T-Mobile says that customer …
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Rumours of two new variations on Samsung’s most popular gadgets are doing the rounds, with both the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus and Galaxy S3 Mini tipped to be released before the end of the year. File the Galaxy S3 Mini strictly under rumour, but Android site The Droid Guy talks about a cheaper version of Samsung’s flagship phone going on …
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This year the gap between the picture quality of the best LED/LCD TVs and the best plasma TVs has grown wider than ever. Unless you’re interested in overspending for buying a Sharp Elite, there’s no 2012 LED TV that can come close to the picture quality of even midlevel plasmas like the Panasonic TC-PST50 and Samsung PNE6500. But maybe you’re …
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The embattled HTC is facing some bad news, following OnLive’s recent acquisition and restructuring. The handset maker announced today that it’ll be forced to recognized a $40 million investment loss in OnLive. HTC didn’t provide details on the loss. Reports surfaced back in February 2011 that HTC had invested $40 million into the cloud-gaming service OnLive. In that investment, HTC …
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How many times have you downloaded a picture from the Web, only to re-upload it to Facebook? With the number of meme images showing up in the News Feed lately, this time-consuming task is probably happening more than ever. George Takei, this tip is for you. Reddit user Markesh revealed recently that pictures you find on the Web can quickly …
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Some people have raised red flags regarding AT&T’s limits on the use of FaceTime on the upcoming iOS, alleging the restrictions could go against Federal Communications Commission rules. “Over-the-top communications services like FaceTime are a threat to carriers’ revenue, but they should respond by competing with these services and not by engaging in discriminatory behavior,” senior staff attorney at Public …
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Don’t call it a comeback. “The Simpsons: Tapped Out” made its quiet return late last week after suffering through one of the more embarrassing meltdowns in app history when Electronic Arts pulled the game from Apple’s App Store just a few days after its first launch in March. Simpsons fans had overwhelmed the server, causing connection problems, while massive bugs …
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Book publishers offer large-print editions for elderly readers and people with vision problems. Now there’s a “large-print” interface for Android: Big Launcher. This ingenious app replaces the stock home screen with one that’s large, easy to read, and easy to operate. That makes it a good choice not just for seniors, the eyesight-challenged, and the tech-unsavvy, but also folks who …
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A handful of tips and tutorial videos for a Motorola XT926 landed on YouTube this morning only to disappear shortly thereafter. Widely considered to be the Droid Razr HD, the clips were the first semi-official look at Verizon’s next Android smartphone. Those who were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the five videos saw demonstrations of various features such …
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Double Robotics has created a presence robot based around the iPad’s interface and controls. iPads not included. (Credit: Double Robotics) It’s a bit like the iRobot from Ava Robotics, another telepresence robot that uses Apple’s iPad, but Double Robotics’ Double is available for pre-order now — for just US$1999. The two-wheeled robotic stand holds one iPad, with another iPad controlling …
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TalkTalk is offering three — small, medium and large — handsomely wrapped, monthly packages, at bargain-basement prices, meaning anyone with as little as £5 to their name each month can have a slice of smart phone action with the dinky Samsung Galaxy Y. Sign up to the small package, and you’ll be entitled to 100 minutes, 250 texts and 100MB …
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