Samsung 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab expected to be unveiled today

With Apple dominating the tablet marketplace, it was inevitable that Samsung and other manufacturers would be rushing to get their devices up to speed. Samsung has already discussed the merits of releasing a 10.1″ version of it’s Galaxy Tab,... 

Sprint gets Nexus S 4G and Google Voice integration

With just over 24 hours to go before the spring CTIA: Mobile Focus event is to begin, which includes a 3-4 hour presentation by Sprint, you’d think they would be pretty silent until that presentation. Fire all the new goodies at once into what... 

Foxconn, Inventec, Barnes & Noble facing Microsoft And

Microsoft has decided to take action against Barnes & Noble, Foxconn, and Inventec in relation to a range of patent infringements on Android devices all three companies either manufacture or sell. While many see Android as a Google-developed operating... 

BlackBerry PlayBook gets 13 million songs with 7digital de

In an attempt to compete with the might of Apple, RIM has managed to secure a deal that will see 7digital’s music store preloaded on to the forthcoming Playbook tablet. In turn this will give users access to about 13 million pay-per-track songs. This... 

Sprint looking to launch Nexus S 4G, EVO 3D & EVO View

Apparently Sprint is booking in a two-and-a-half hour time slot at this year’s CTIA show (an event held at the end of the month which deals with the wireless communications industry). While details are sketchy at this time as to what the exact... 

Motorola Xoom: The first 72 hours

With the exception of an unboxing, performing a review of a new device is a delicate task. When I say new, I don’t mean “new in a line of…” or some shiny new difference in an experience were all pretty used to. The exploration of... 

Pilots could replace paper with an iPad in the cockpit

A lot of pilots still use traditional paper-based solutions when planning flight paths and keeping abreast of the latest regulations, but slowly the move to a digital solution has been creeping in. Normally, due to the critical nature of flying an aircraft... 

Aquafairy fuel cell charges iPhone in 90 minutes: just add

The promise of fuel cells giving us all day/week/month power has been around for several years now. I have been looking forward to dumping my rechargeable batteries for quite a while, instead replacing them with a fuel cell I can refill and forget about... 

LG’s Optimus Pad is 3D in name only

LG isn’t just bringing 3D to Android with their new Optimus smartphone. Since tablets are the new big thing in mobile, they’re also taking the same hardware and same guts and blowing it up for the LG Optimus Pad. The Optimus Pad boasts an... 

Samsung Galaxy Tab to go 10-inch, Honeycomb and dual-core

When Apple first debuted the iPad, Steve Jobs made a big point about how Cupertino’s engineers had decided that ten inches was the optimal size for a tablet because it meant you didn’t have to compromise on a full-screen keyboard. Despite... 

Pelican tech might give future iPhones slimmer, better 3D

Would you like a better camera in your smartphone? With existing technology, there’s not a lot that can be done: a postage stamp sized sensor just isn’t going to be very sensitive to light, especially without a decent, high-quality lens.... 

HP TouchPad, Veer and Pre 3 confirmed as new webOS devices

In just a few hours, we will finally all know the new fruits that will come from HP’s acquisition of Palm last year. We’ve already heard tell of two new webOS tablets called the Topaz and Opal, but it appears those are code names, as it’s... 

Best Buy store leaks launch dates for Motorola Xoom and HT

Usually when we report leaks about Best Buy it is because an employee or “a source familiar with the matter” spills the beans. This time it’s Best Buy, or at least one of its locations, that is doing the spilling. As a result, we now... 

3D-shooting, watching, Honeycomb-packing G-Slate coming fr

Back at CES, T-Mobile played it coy when it cme to details concerning the forthcoming LG G-Slate. It would be easy to assume given their silence on the G-Slate that it was bound to be a dud, but not so: T-Mobile has just sent out the full spec list of... 

RIM shows off business side of PlayBook with BlackBerry Br

Research In Motion (RIM) offered a video demonstration of some of the business capabilities of the soon to be released BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM’s answer to the Apple iPad. The PlayBook is expected to launch sometime during the second quarter based...