It’s a familiar refrain among parents of young children: Kids don’t want to play with toys anymore because they’d rather play games on an iPad or a smartphone.
Now, some toy makers are trying to adapt by fusing phone and …
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5 Big Hopes for Samsung’s Galaxy S III
As an owner of Samsung’s Galaxy S II, I’ve taken an interest in a series of rumors about Samsung’s next flagship phone, the Galaxy S III. There’s not much to chew on at the moment, aside from the requisite spec boosts and a …
RIM in Limbo: Next-Gen BlackBerry Phones Delayed to Late 2012
With BlackBerry 10 smartphones delayed until late 2012, the next year is going to be pretty awkward for Research in Motion.
For nearly another year, the company will have to peddle phones based on BlackBerry 7, an operating …
Why Buying a Cheap Smartphone Isn’t So Dumb Anymore
A couple years ago, it seemed like most tech writers offered the same smartphone buying advice: Spend what you must and buy the best.
At the time, the advice made sense. Free and cheap smartphones were generally awful, so you …
Our Favorite Things: Last-Minute Gift Ideas (Day Three)
The Techland crew presses on with our favorite gadgets and holiday gift ideas of 2011. On Tuesday, Graeme likened this feature series to a procession of reindeer, but as the group’s token Jewish guy, I’m considering it a set of …
Poor RIM Renames BBX ‘BlackBerry 10′ Due to Trademark Woes
Research in Motion can’t catch a break. The maker of BlackBerry phones is giving up on the name “BBX” for its next-generation operating system due to trademark issues, and will call it “BlackBerry 10” instead.
RIM announced …
Is Carrier IQ the Devil, or Just Misunderstood?
Last week all hell broke loose over a little piece of surreptitious smartphone software apparently capable of gleaning everything about your mobile maneuvers from the websites you choose to visit using your phone’s browser, to …
iPhone Tip: Get Home Screen Widgets for Quick Settings Tweaks [UPDATE]
The iPhone doesn’t do widgets, at least not officially. But thanks to developer Jeff Broderick, iPhone users can now add settings widgets to their home screens, providing shortcuts to airplane mode, brightness, Bluetooth and …
Droid 4 Launching Already? Here’s Why
Motorola and Verizon Wireless are reportedly about to release the Droid 4, less than five months after the launch of its predecessor.
The rumor comes from Droid Life, which posted some convincing leaked product shots and a …
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Windows Phone 7.5: Microsoft’s Overachieving Underdog
The new update to this inventive mobile operating system is a real alternative to the iPhone and Android.
How Many Hours a Day Would You Guess People Watch Electronic Devices?
Before I tell you how many hours a day people spend watching content on tablets, TVs, phones and so forth, because a polling group’s done the legwork and compiled a bunch of numbers, let’s talk quick about technology. The word, I …
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First Look: Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
For all the attractions of Google’s Android mobile operating system, many smartphones based on it have a quality to which no gadget aspires: They’re less than the sum of their parts. The hardware can be clunky. Device makers …
