November, 2011

• 15 November

  AT&T: Sprint’s public, private claims are two

  

  AT&T’s fight with Sprint Nextel over its right to buy T-Mobile USA keeps getting uglier. The latest move by AT&T: claiming Sprint is two-faced, pointing out contradictions between its publicly made arguments and its confidential responses to the Federal Communications Commission. AT&T won the right to access Sprint’s confidential documents because it needs to prepare …

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• 15 November

  Google Music Store screenshots leak, free tunes incoming

  

  Google has managed to get one over on iTunes with its forthcoming Music Store, which will offer a free song of the day, every day, according to leaked screenshots. TecnoDroidVe has gained access to the store via the back door it seems, reports Android Police, and discovered what looks like an early version of the virtual music shop, hence these …

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• 15 November

  Kindle Fire vs. iPad 2 vs. Tab 8.9: Performance speeds

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Battle for speed supremacy: Kindle Fire vs. iPad 2 2:47 Yes, in case you were wondering, the Kindle Fire is a tablet. It downloads apps, surfs the Web, displays books, and plays music and video. Its chief interface tool is a capacitive touch screen and it’s a small, relatively thin device. Based on those facts, comparing …

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• 15 November

  What does Ice Cream Sandwich release mean for phone updates?

  

  Google has released the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source code, meaning manufacturers can start filling their smart phone cones with ice-cold creamy updates, and bold hacker-types can start beavering away on squeezing the newest version of Android on to their device. Now that the software update is in the wild, companies who make Android phones can set about tinkering …

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• 15 November

  Help! Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet?

  

  At less than $250 a pop, Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet are sure to be hot gifts this holiday season. The new, low-cost tablets are ushering a new era in tablet computing by making these devices more affordable. In fact, they’re so cheap in comparison to other devices on the market that a shopper could get …

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• 15 November

  Kindle Fire has something for everyone

  

  As the holiday shopping season gets under way, chances are good that you will come across someone shopping for an Amazon Kindle Fire. Thanks to its attractive $199 price tag, the Kindle Fire quickly has become the most talked about tablet since the iPad 2. While some will argue that it’s actually an e-reader, I’ve come to the conclusion that …

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• 15 November

  AT&T to sell Kindle Touch 3G

  

  Looking to buy a Kindle Touch this holiday season? Well, Amazon.com won’t be the only place the new device will be available. The 6-inch Kindle Touch is an E Ink e-reader with no buttons on the front. It has a mult-touch screen and a speaker for audio books. The Wi-Fi version costs $99. The Wi-Fi/3G version is $149. Amazon.com Starting …

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• 15 November

  Vizio E3D0VX series review: 3D and apps for less

  

  If you want the most features for your TV buck, look no further than Vizio’s E3D0VX series. It’s the least expensive 1080p 3D TV on the market–yeah, entry-level 720p 3D plasmas from Samsung and LG cost less but don’t include active glasses, while Sony’s PlayStation TV is just 24 inches. The Vizio also sports a well-equipped Internet package, complete with …

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• 14 November

  Leaked BlackBerry pic could point to first BBX OS phone

  

  We all know that RIM needs a new game plan to stay relevant in the super-smartphone age, and its name is BBX. The forthcoming BBX operating system converges QNX, the OS behind the unsuccessful BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and BlackBerry OS, which continues to run current BlackBerry smartphones. Even when RIM announced its plan to develop BBX last month at the …

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• 14 November

  Samsung won’t block iPhone 4S on home ground

  

  Samsung has decided not to block the iPhone 4S on its home ground of South Korea. The South Korean company has chosen not to launch a legal challenge to Apple’s new phone, which went on sale in the country last week. Apple and Samsung are currently locked in a knock-down-drag-out legal fight over phone and tablet design, with the two …

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