In a somewhat crowded field of 10-inch Android tablets, Acer’s $450 Iconia Tab A700 sets itself apart by offering a whopping 1920×1200-resolution screen. Compared to most 10-inch tablet screens, the screen on this tablet makes …
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Let’s Be Realistic About Nokia’s Chances
My post from earlier this week about what went wrong with Nokia’s Lumia 900 appeared to touch a nerve for fans of Nokia and Windows Phone. In the comments section and on Twitter, readers insisted that Nokia’s Lumia 900 sales were …
Running the Numbers on AT&T’s New Shared Data Plans
AT&T will launch shared data plans this August, following the path of its rival Verizon Wireless.
Just like Verizon’s “Share Everything” plans, AT&T’s “Mobile Share” plans will let users buy a bucket of data to share across …
Verizon Droid Incredible 4G LTE Review: Runt of the Litter
If you want a smaller smartphone without sacrificing high-end specs and the latest software, your only good option until recently has been the iPhone, with its 3.5-inch display. But now, there’s the Droid Incredible 4G LTE, an …
5 Benefits of a Thinner iPhone with In-Cell Display Technology
The Wall Street Journal just threw its weight behind some fairly old scuttlebutt that Apple’s new iPhone will employ thinner screen technology when it arrives, presumably later this summer or sometime in the fall. That technology …
Nokia’s Lumia 900: What Went Wrong
AT&T has chopped the price of Nokia’s Lumia 900 in half, and is now selling the high-end Windows Phone for $50 with a two-year contract.
Although Nokia has downplayed the price drop, telling the New York Times that it’s “ …
10 Best (and Worst) Batman Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android
With “The Dark Knight Rises” in theaters this Friday, here’s a check of the 10 hippest (and not-so-hip) Batman-themed apps for iPhones, iPads and Android devices.
Video: Equiso’s Android-on-a-Stick Turns TVs into Smart TVs for $70
Boston-based Equiso is looking to be an early Smart-TV-on-a-Stick contender with its $70 thumbdrive-sized device that plugs directly into your TVs HDMI port, turning your set into a big-screen version of Android.
ARM vs. Intel: How the Processor Wars Will Benefit Consumers
Tim Bajarin is the president of Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley. He contributes to the “Big Picture” opinion column that appears every Monday on …
Nexus 7 Niceties: 15 Best Apps for Google’s New 7-Inch Tablet
Google’s Nexus 7 is the best 7-inch tablet yet. Here are 15 must-have apps that look great on the Nexus 7’s display.
Clamshell! The Story of the Greatest Computing Form Factor of All Time
How do you tell if a new technology product is a brilliant breakthrough?
Listening to its creators doesn’t work: Tech companies have an annoying tendency to promote everything as a brilliant breakthrough. And tech journalists …
America’s Army: The Game, the Graphic Novel and Now the Tablet App
If you’d told me a couple of weeks ago that I’d be meeting with representatives of the U.S. Army here at Comic-Con, I’d probably have been really, really confused. But I did, and it all made sense: They were there promoting new …