It’s been a wild day in Android land. Earlier this morning, Motorola and Verizon pulled back the curtain on the sleek, gorgeous, and positively anorexic Motorola Droid Razr, only to have the spotlight stolen by the double-whammy of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. (Compare the specs here.) The …
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October, 2011
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18 October
Siri shares your nickname with your contacts
Siri, the voice-controlled assistant that lives inside the iPhone 4S, has been gossiping about us behind our backs. Specifically, it’s been been sneaking its pet name for us into our contact information, where it could be accidentally shared the next time we message someone with our details. The heartless trust-breaker Siri has the ability to call you whatever you want …
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18 October
Motorola Droid Razr vs. Samsung Galaxy Nexus (chart)
Today’s definitely a big day in Android land, with not one but two big phone announcements. First, Motorola announced the Droid Razr, which packs plenty of power in a very slim package. Later, Samsung released news of the Galaxy Nexus, which sets the standard for Android phones with the brand-new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. We know many Android fans …
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18 October
Ultra
NEW YORK–It’s baaaack. Motorola brought back its Razr line but in a more powerful package, with the introduction of Motorola Droid Razr for Verizon Wireless. Measuring just 7.1mm thick, the Droid Razr is made from Kevlar fiber and features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced qHD touch screen with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass. Despite its thin profile, the Android Gingerbread smartphone …
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18 October
Apple TV re
The Apple TV may just be a “hobby” in Apple’s eyes, but it’s been quietly improving over the last year. The current iteration of the product was released in the fall of 2010, and at that time was derided for only being able to stream a few Fox and ABC TV shows. Since then, Apple has issued a variety of …
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17 October
Apple gave Siri its bite
You probably know by now that Siri, the new iPhone 4S personal assistant, has some serious attitude. At times, it’s a downright smart arse (which is ironic, considering it can’t look up location-based services outside the US — not till next year, at least). Well it appears Apple added the extra attitude after it bought the software. Norman Winarsky, co-founder …
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17 October
Google Wallet gets an upgrade
Google today launched a new set of capabilities to its mobile payment service that it hopes will draw in more early adopters. Customers can use their Google Wallet-armed smartphones to redeem coupons and earn rewards points, something it calls the SingleTap experience. The new feature marks the first major enhancement since the summer launch of Google Wallet, which enabled consumers …
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17 October
T
T-Mobile made it official today and introduced the LG Doubleplay, a unique Android Gingerbread smartphone with dual touch screens. The Doubleplay features a slider design with a main 3.5-inch touch screen on front and a secondary 2-inch touch screen located in the middle of the split QWERTY keyboard. T-Mobile and LG say that the displays can work in tandem and …
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17 October
Ice Cream Sandwich rumored to include photo
We’re less than 48 hours away from finding out for certain, but it looks as though Ice Cream Sandwich will feature photo-editing tools at the platform level. If a number of uncovered camera icons are to be believed, the next build of Android could make it much easier to touch up photos. AndroidPolice, who initially discovered these icons, indicates that …
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17 October
A quarter of Brits suffer back pain due to gadget use
Our beloved gadgets are turning us into a generation of hunchbacked invalids, according to a new survey by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA). The BCA has revealed 24 per cent of Brits have complained of neck or shoulder pain while using or carrying gadgets and suggest things may get worse, with 29 per cent of us typically carrying two or …
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