It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here. With the Verizon iPhone set to be available in less than a month, plenty of disgruntled AT&T customers and Verizon lifers alike are getting ready to light up the airwaves of the self-proclaimed “most reliable network in America” with Apple’s iPhone 4. And while there are several reasons the …
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It’s Official: The iPhone 4 Comes To Verizon In Early February
After years of speculation, Verizon announced it will carry the iPhone during a special press conference in New York City. In early February, the company will offer the the iPhone 4 to its customers. It will run on Verizon’s 3G network, despite the company’s recent extensive marketing campaign for its 4G LTE network.
“If the press …
5 E-Readers For 2011
At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, e-readers were still a venerable showcase, and manufactures were out in full force to show off upcoming devices. Though big names like Kindle and Nook still rule the e-reader market, convergence devices (i.e. tablets) featuring snazzy e-reader apps are biting at the industry’s heels. While big …
Two Minute Video: Aftermath Of The Consumer Electronics Show
The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show has officially come to a close. With an estimated 140,000+ attendees and over 3 million square feet of exhibition space, it’s a tech show that’s nearly impossible to adequately cover in the four days that it’s open. That being said, here’s a look at some of the overarching themes from CES and what we …
Two Minute Video: Off We Go to the Consumer Electronics Show
The annual Consumer Electronics Show officially opens its doors tomorrow morning, but the hoopla is already in full swing. Allie and I are on our way out to Vegas to cover the show, but here’s a quick overview of how everything works and what we expect to see from all the vendors this year (hint: starts with “T” and ends with …
Two Minute Video: Google’s Web-only Notebook, the Cr-48
Google’s web-only Chrome OS (operating system) will hit the consumer market next year, with several major manufacturers selling inexpensive notebooks that boot directly into a web browser–no desktop, no “Start Menu,” no “Dock,” just the web.
Until consumer products become available, Google has loaded Chrome OS onto a prototype …
Two Minute Video: Testing a Fireproof, Waterproof Hard Drive
The $250 ioSafe SoloPRO external hard drive promises protection against fire up to 1,550 degrees and water up to 10 feet deep. The internal hard drive is a standard one-terabyte desktop drive and the external enclosure connects via eSATA or USB 3.0.
In the event of a catastrophe, the company will either walk you through extracting the …
Two Minute Video: Quick and Simple TV Buying Tips
Let’s buy a new TV this holiday season—you and me. I need a new one desperately. But there are so many options: How big of a screen do you need? 720p or 1080p? Plasma, LCD, or LED?
Here are a few simple tricks for sorting everything out.
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Two Minute Video: Samsung Netbook Tops 10-inchers
Buying a netbook is a tricky proposition. By nature, netbooks are fraught with tradeoffs and shortcomings in order to offset low price points and portability. Samsung’s 10-inch NF310 netbook gets a whole lot right without suffering from too many drawbacks.
While most 10-inch netbooks sport cramped 1024×600 resolution screens, the …
Seven Great Thanksgiving Gadgets
It’s Thanksgiving and instead of updating your menu this year, think about updating your kitchen gadgets. From a laser thermometer to an edible printer, reinvent your culinary experience with a few of our favorite cooking toys.
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Two Minute Video: Facebook’s New Messaging System Explained
Facebook unwrapped its new “Messages” feature earlier this week, and announced that it’ll slowly be rolling out to users over the coming months. Here’s a quick, basic look at the upcoming service that aims to blur the lines between e-mail, instant messaging, and text messaging.
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Two Minute Video: Windows Phone 7 Tips and Tricks
Here’s a quick look at some tricks you can do with your new Windows Phone 7 device. Aside from the tips contained in the above video, check these ones out as well for some additional functionality.
Quickly delete multiple e-mails
Tap the left-hand edge of any message in your inbox to expose checkboxes next to all your messages. Check
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