NASA phone nanosensor can detect diabetes and cancer from

It’s amazing when we see stories about science-fiction becoming a reality. Pictured above is a clip-on nanosensor for a mobile phone that has been developed by NASA to detect toxins in the air, alerting you when it senses harmful substances. First... 

The dream is over: Peek ends lifetime email service for it

Don’t quite remember the Peek mobile email device? Back in 2008 the email-only handset (a TwitterPeek was announced in 2009), was a pretty hot gadget, that is at least among some small parts of the tech crowd and the for non-smartphone users. Others... 

ADzero is a gorgeous, bamboo Android phone

Ahh, bamboo. Strong, beautiful, renewable, bamboo. Green gadget lovers everywhere were abuzz when Asus launched a bamboo-clad laptop. Even manufacturing giant Foxconn has outed some snazzy bamboo designs in the past. Now there’s ADzero, an Android... 

Post-honeymoon with the Galaxy Nexus

At some point or another, nearly every smartphone that was released in 2011 has crossed my desk. I’ve been able to experience the mobile ecosystem to its fullest extent, with one unfortunate result: I find it extremely difficult to purchase a smartphone... 

The Verizon Foundation powers Maryland schools with Androi

Smartphones and tablets get a lot of attention from the tech world right now. These small computers can be used for just about anything these days. In fact the most common question I get asked about about a tablet is “Can my child use this for... 

Your iPhone home button is now obsolete with Zephyr 1.1

Those who are skeptical that iOS could ever go buttonless may want to take a look at the latest version of Zephyr. The jailbreak tweak, which enables multitasking gestures on the iPhone, now makes the home button completely obsolete. In the new update... 

Droid Razr Developer Edition to allow an unlocked bootload

Back in October, Motorola announced to their hacker customers that the Droid Razr would be the company’s first device with an unlockable bootloader. Well, both the Droid Razr and its better-balanced sequel, the Droid Razr Maxx are here, and they... 

NTT DoCoMo asks Google to limit Android data use

Ever since the smartphone became popular, the mobile networks have been complaining about how much extra data users pull down and the stress that puts on their infrastructure. Such data use has seen most networks introduce caps on contracts and significant... 

$270 Spark Linux tablet is powered by (and generates funds

You’ve got a ton of choices right now if you’ve started shopping for the perfect tablet to meet your needs. But which one do you pick? Should you stick with a big brand name? What if you’re a staunch supporter of free, open source software?... 

Google Music Manager now lets you download all your songs

You’d be right in assuming that downloading all your songs from a cloud locker service is a simple, standard feature. They’re your songs, after all. But with Google Music, you could only use its desktop app to download songs purchased through... 

HTC Sense 4.0 adds guest mode, better email, 50GB Dropbox,

HTC Sense 4.0 isn’t ready for public consumption yet (that’s v3 above), but there’s a good chance the company will show it off in its full glory at MWC2012 in the coming weeks. It looks like some select individuals have already had... 

Droid Razr Maxx proves that LTE phones can have good batte

When LTE was introduced to the US last March (with Verizon’s launch of the HTC Thunderbolt), geeks everywhere salivated at the prospect of wireless data that was (in many cases) faster than their home internet connection. Then they actually used... 

HP’s open-sourcing of webOS begins today

The last time we heard about webOS, HP had opted to open-source the mobile platform, letting developers take a stab at breathing some life into it. It was an unconventional move, but not necessarily a bad one: it puts the platform largely in the hands... 

Are fake iOS 5 battery fixes circulating?

Do you remember all of those complaints we heard a couple of months ago about iOS 5 battery life? Things have been (mostly) quiet on that front for a while. Apple’s iOS 5.0.1 update helped some users’ handsets to last longer, but not everyone... 

Lumia 900 to cost $99.99 on AT&T

We know that Microsoft and Nokia have a steep hill to climb with their smartphone collaboration. The Lumia 900 looks like a great handset, but that’s no guarantee that it will gain traction with customers (remember that the Nexus One, an iconic...