Windows Phone 7 comes to Verizon via HTC Trophy

Verizon Wireless made a huge push with Google’s Android operating system when it announced the first Droid branded smartphone in October 2009. The Droid was marketed as an alternative to Apple’s iPhone which was offered exclusively by AT&T... 

Apple testing gesture-based lock screen for iOS

It appears Apple is looking towards the future of their lock screens by adopting a similar gesture lock system that is found on Google Android phones. The primary benefit of the latter is for enhanced security, as instead of keying in a pass code you... 

All high-end Motorola smartphones will get Webtop after Ju

Motorola made a huge splash when it introduced the Atrix 4G smartphone and its companion laptop. Much of the excitement was diminished when people found out that the laptop would cost $450 and that the companion experience wasn’t quite ideal (at... 

Motorola Xoom 4G LTE upgrade in 90 days

Motorola’s Xoom tablet has not exactly had the ideal of starts, what with the online payment company Xoom Corporation suing Motorola for trademark infringements and news that Adobe’s Flash support will not be out on the device for at least another... 

Android Market expands to offer e-books

Google is certainly trying to make the Android Marketplace a tempting place to frequent for its many followers, as they have already added cosmetic changes (incorporating a rating system) and earlier this month introduced a web friendly store. But recent... 

Over two years of Android activations visualized

We are often told how many Android handsets are being activated every day, or how Android use has exploded over recent months. It’s easy to say that with big numbers being quoted, but nothing beats a visual depiction over time to get the point... 

Droid and My Tracks help win speeding ticket court case

Depending on where you live in the world you can get caught speeding in a number of different ways. The two most common are in a speed trap which uses a camera, or by a police officer monitoring a highway with a speed gun. Sahas Katta got pulled over... 

Gingerbread update arrives for Nexus One, Nexus S gets NFC

The Gingerbread update for the popular Nexus One was supposed to happen last November, but the latest reports show that the 2.3 update has finally made it to the platform this week. But that’s not all, Nexus S owners will get an OTA update too. Hopefully... 

iFixit teardown the Motorola Atrix

iFixit have managed to get their hands on a Motorola Atrix and have literally dissected the phone inside and out to uncover how fast the device is, and also how easy it is to repair. In terms of raw speed, they have confirmed what the specs show on paper... 

Classroom-style show Coding Green Robots aims to educate A

It doesn’t matter what platform you’re on, or what tools are available to them, an app is simply only as good as its developer team. Mobile apps require a delicate balance of a pleasant UI, helpful features, and constant development even... 

Best Buy’s HTC Thunderbolt pricing different than Verizo

The HTC Thunderbolt has received quite a bit of attention in recent weeks and mainly for the wrong reasons. As the first 4G LTE device on Big Red, it seems this device should be getting lots of attention in a positive light. We’ve seen features... 

Dell leak reveals full 2011 tablet & smartphone line-u

Someone at Dell forgot to password protect their computer yesterday as the full release schedule for the company’s tablets and smartphones line-ups found its way onto the web overnight. And as you’d expect, there’s a few surprises in... 

Honeycomb and Gingerbread headed on a collision course, sa

When Apple first released the iPad, they effectively forked iOS. iOS version 3.1.3 was for iPhones and iPod Touches, iOS 3.2 was for the iPad. Even when iOS 4 came out, Apple wasn’t able to merge the two forks: that had to wait until iOS 4.2. The... 

Google announces One Pass, trumps Apple’s own in-app sub

A day after Apple officially kicked off in-app subscriptions, Google has come along and officially announced the same thing. Called One Pass, Google’s specific answer to the in-app subscription problem is quite a deal more flexible than Apple’s…... 

Fujitsu sees Kyocera Echo, raises with dual-screen Android

A couple of weeks ago, on the eve of the Verizon iPhone launch, Sprint weakly announced a rather bizarre gimmick of an Android phone in the Kyocera Echo, the world’s first dual-screen smartphone. They even hired magician David Blaine to try to...