Of all the Android-based tablets to hit the market later this year, Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Is one of the more impressive iPad competitors. However, if the rumors that its price will be carrier-subsidized at somewhere between $200 and $400 turn out to be true, it’s in big, big trouble.
For most people, tablets are a third …
If you’re having trouble choosing a wireless carrier, I regret to inform you that to base your decision upon which of the Big Four is most prepared for Hurricane Earl is downright futile.
Is Sprint prepared for Hurricane Earl’s impact? Yes, according to a press release titled “Sprint is Prepared for Hurricane Earl’s Impact.”
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Reuters has it on authority from “people familiar with the matter,” that Google wants to get its long-rumored cloud-based music service launched by Christmas. According to these unnamed sources, Google’s Andy Rubin, of Android fame, “has been leading conversations with the labels about what a new Google music service would look …
It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
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Remember the optional party line feature available from your telephone company back in the late 80s and early 90s?
One girl from your entire group of friends would have somehow convinced her parents to add party line to their phone, she’d call up a handful of other awkward preteens, and you’d all sit there in silence together, with …
It’s official. ViewSonic’s 10-inch tablet will be called the ViewPad 100, and a preproduction model has been shown off at the IFA show in Germany running both Android and Windows 7.
Android purists will appreciate that the company doesn’t seem to have plans to meddle with the stock interface, though the prototype shown off is only …
Apple just announced three new iPod models—shuffle, nano, and touch—as well as a totally redesigned and less expensive version of Apple TV. Here’s a look at the products along with some buying advice for each one.
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It looks like the rumors were true. Toshiba’s previously-leaked 10.1-inch Android tablet has officially been put on display at the IFA show in Berlin.
It’s indeed running on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset, which sports a dual-core processor and enhanced graphics capabilities. The 10.1-inch capacitive multi-touch display has a …
Philips recently unveiled “the world’s first cinema proportioned 3D TV” at the IFA consumer electronics show in Germany. The line will be called Cinema 21:9 Platinum Series TV.
It’s comprised of a 58-inch screen shaped into a super wide 21:9 aspect ratio, which is the same used in most movie theaters. Aside from the big screen, …
Kensington’s $40 Pocket Battery for Smartphones is roughly the length and width of a credit card, with a thickness of just over 1/4 inch.
The battery pack features two-inch mini and micro USB connector cables that snap in flush to either side of the casing. The underside of the battery pack stores a one-inch standard USB connector that
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Samsung has finally made its 7-inch Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab, official.
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The company’s press release states that the Galaxy Tab “will be launched in Europe in mid September, and in other markets including Korea, the US and Asia in coming months,” though there’s no …
In light of Apple’s recent Apple TV announcement, Amazon has made the price of download-to-keep “hit shows from ABC and FOX” just 99 cents per episode. You’ll recall that Apple TV will offer streaming, per-episode rentals from ABC and FOX for 99 cents, but you don’t get to keep them.
It’ll be interesting to see if this is just a …