The latest version of the Android Market app store lets you set all your apps to update automatically, meaning you can forgo the tiresome task of individually updating each app, one by one. Instead, you can lie back with a brew — or a Martini — safe in the knowledge that all your lovely apps …
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November, 2011
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2 November
Amazon launches free e
In an interesting twist on e-book lending that’s sure to rile competitors, Amazon has launched the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, which allows Amazon Prime members to check out up to one e-book a month for free with no due date. Amazon didn’t put an exact figure on the number of books that will be part of the new program, but …
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2 November
Smartphones with great designs (roundup)
A quick glance at today’s smartphones and it might seem like you’re staring into an endless sea of black slabs, but if you start to look a little closer, you’ll find some real beauties in the bunch. In the list below, you’ll find some of favorite smartphones designs. These handsets stood out for a variety of reasons, from eye-catching displays …
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2 November
Verizon’s year
Don’t look now, but we’re in that all-important final stretch of the year where retailers begin to pull out the big guns. Verizon, for its part, plans to overwhelm consumers with three of the top Android smartphones this November in the form of the HTC Rezound, Droid Razr, and Galaxy Nexus. Glancing at the specs, any one of these devices …
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2 November
The best iPhone 4S accessories
So your shiny new iPhone 4S finally arrived. Now it’s time to outfit it with some killer accessories. I’m talking about a Bluetooth headset designed for runners and cyclists, a backup battery that’ll keep you talking and texting until you can get back to the charger, a custom case adorned with a photo of your loved one(s), and a lot …
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2 November
Google TV’s Honeycomb update: Still not ready for prime time (hands
It took Google an entire year to deliver a major update to the first round of Google TV products, and it has not been worth the wait. When Google announced the Honeycomb update last week, we had a twinge of optimism, based on the slick press photos and the stated mission of simplifying the user experience, which was sorely needed. …
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1 November
Samsung intros HM7000 Bluetooth headset
Samsung trotted out its newest Bluetooth headset today, complete with its own charging station. The HM7000 features a boom mic and incorporates the company’s most advanced dual-mic noise reduction and echo cancellation technology to date, according to Samsung. The Bluetooth 3.0 headset supports voice prompts and commands, A2DP music streaming, and multipoint technology. In addition, Android users can download Samsung …
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1 November
GarageBand now on iPhone and iPod touch
GarageBand, the brilliant music app that would make a tone-deaf macaque feel talented and enabled us to craft the melodic masterpiece embedded below, is now available on the iPhone and iPod touch. Previously the exclusive preserve of iPad owners, the new scaled-down version doesn’t appear to have lost much in translation. You get the same selection of touch-controlled instruments, as …
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1 November
How’s your iPhone 4S battery life? (poll)
Cupertino, we have a problem. This morning I woke up to a dead iPhone 4S. When I went to bed last night, the battery gauge showed at least 50 percent. I did see a few vampires roaming the streets (it was Halloween, after all), but I didn’t expect them to sink their fangs into my iPhone. I do expect this …
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1 November
Will the real Android flagship phone please stand up? (Ask Maggie)
When it rains it pours. And for Verizon Wireless subscribers, there’s a deluge of Google Android phones about to hit the market. But which new phone is Verizon’s flagship device? In other words, which one is the cream of the crop on the carrier’s 4G LTE network? In this week’s Ask Maggie, I try to help one reader figure out …
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