Last week, a U.S. District judge dealt a serious blow to Google and Samsung by slapping an injunction on the Galaxy Nexus phone and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in a patent infringement lawsuit.
Although Judge Lucy Koh hasn’t found …
Smartphones
Going Android: An Experiment
I’ve logged plenty of hours on Android phones, starting with the very first one, the remarkably rudimentary G1, back in 2008. But the phones in question have always been backups to my main handset (which, since mid-2008, has been …
How to Fix RIM: A Twitter Symposium
Over on Twitter, I asked my followers to provide their best advice on the operating-system strategy which RIM (which just delayed BlackBerry 10 until 2013) should adopt moving forward. “Dump BlackBerry 10 for Windows Phone” seems to be the most popular option…
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Jelly Bean Impressions: Android’s Most Important Update Yet
Android 4.1, or “Jelly Bean” as it’s nicknamed, is not an update full of showstopping features. You can gather that much from the version number, in which only the decimal has changed.
But don’t be fooled; Jelly Bean is arguably …
Peel’s AllPlay: A More All-Encompassing Guide to What’s on TV
Last year, I reviewed Peel, an intriguing smartphone application–it’s free, although it also works with a gizmo that turns it into a universal remote control–designed to make it easier to find the handful of TV shows you’ll …
RIM’s Most Excellent Decision: Delaying BlackBerry 10
Back in April, I failed to take advantage of an opportunity to look prescient. A couple of weeks before RIM held its big BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, I got an invitation to meet here in the Bay Area with executives …
Five Years Ago Today, the iPhone Went On Sale
Apple’s much-anticipated iPhone, which goes on sale in the US today, will struggle to break into the mainstream because of a lack of a 3G connection and low demand for converged devices, according to research.
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Google Brings Chrome and Drive to iPhone and iPad, Docs Goes Offline
Google is launching versions of its Chrome browser and Google Drive app for iPhones and iPads.
The company also announced offline editing for Google Docs during its Google I/O developers conference on Thursday.
Chrome for …
Google Unveils $199 Nexus 7 Tablet, New Android Software and More
Google’s day-one keynote from the 2012 I/O developer conference has officially wrapped up. We’ll have plenty of analysis directly from the show, but here’s a quick look at what’s been announced so far (check out pictures of the …
Liveblog: Google I/O 2012 Day One Keynote
Google’s I/O conference is so jam-packed with news that it features not one but two keynotes. We’ll be at both of them, and will relay the news to you as fast as it happens. Join us here for keynote #1 today at 12:30pm ET …
Google I/O Conference: Five Questions I’d Like to See Answered
Google kicks off its annual Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco today.
While the event is ostensibly a place for app developers to get educated about Android, Chrome and related Google products, it’s also a venue …
Video: How to Save a Wet Cell Phone
So you dropped your phone in the toilet. Here’s a cheap and simple trick that just might save it.
Mobile user? Click here to see the video.
Past videos here.
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