The mobile networks in the US are designed to prevent new competition from entering the market. The US isn’t likely to see a new carrier to deliver a service that functions the same way that the current traditional carriers do. In order to succeed,... 

There’s an undeniable battery problem when it comes to smartphones today: My first mobile phone would last me a week on a charge, and that was if I played Solitaire too much. There’s obviously some serious differences between that little... 

With all of the hub-bub over the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon, it’s easy to forget about another big release. Rockstar Games has released its mobile port of  Grand Theft Auto III for iOS and Android. The groundbreaking open world title costs $4.99... 

iRobot, makers of the famous Roomba autonomous cleaning robot, recently sent us an unexpected product for review. It isn’t a vaccuming robot, or a washing robot, or even a robot at all. Instead, it’s an iPhone game called Roomba Revenge,... 

I laugh every time a see a commercial for a smartphone. For the most part, they are entirely unhelpful, and recently seem to involve robots fighting and things getting sliced in half. Oh, and they don’t tell you anything about the phone. In a world... 

Something happened the day the Droid X came out. The popularity of the device, and the trend in market towards larger screened devices, lead their design team to the conclusion that they needed to push this design as far as possible. So, it began a rapid... 

HTC needed to separate themselves from the rest of the Android manufacturers. With news of Motorola being bought by Google, and Samsung clearly a favorite for the Nexus device two years in a row, there needed to be something that allowed HTC to stand... 

Nokia will be hoping to push right back to the fore with their new Windows based Nokia Lumia 800 – the company’s first attempt at the premium phone market which has a good chance of success for a long number of years. This phone is a beautiful... 

While conventional cases and even bumpers offer some protection they don’t make your iPhone rugged. To do that you need something more, something like Case-Mate’s Tank case. At $60 it’s not cheap, but the company believes that it offers... 

The BlackBerry 9900 comes across on first impressions as one of the most handsome BlackBerrys ever produced. It has a wonderful slick and clean design that many who are hooked on RIM’s devices will find appealing, then again I’d imagine it... 

Smartphones have changed the way we handle many situations in our day-to-day lives. Soccer practice, an unfriendly run in with police, catching that moment when your best friend proposes to his future wife… all moments that can be quickly snapped... 

As expected, Google launched the latest iteration of the Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, alongside the Samsung announcement of the Galaxy Nexus. While Samsung certainly wowed the audience with a truly impressive phone, the real star of the show was... 

Just two weeks ago, CEO Tim Cook took the stage to reveal Apple’s latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S. As you have likely heard, much was made about the “disappointment” many expressed in reaction to the announcement. There is no refreshed... 

Android is no stranger to the concept of the budget smartphone. Not the best hardware, but more than enough to handle day to day operations, and the cost is usually way down. When Verizon Wireless deployed their LTE network, they did so with high end... 

There’s been a noticeable trend with the latest Android phones that come to Verizon Wireless. The hype machine starts, the fans get excited, the hype machine kicks it into overdrive, the fans become ravenous, and then the device comes out and the...