Maybe I need to be an executive at a major carrier or manufacturer, because I called the demise of the Facebook phone, the HTC First, before it was even released. Even the concept of Facebook Home is...
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Fred Armisen is a funny guy, but as Randall Meeks—the SNL News Technology Correspondent—he’s even funnier. So what do you get when you add Armisen as Meeks and Google Glass together? A hilarious mock review, that may be a satire on the device, but actually does a good job of showing average consumers just how ridiculous they may look wearing them. Armisen shows SNL News anchor Seth Myers just how “easy” it is to use Google Glass, while thrashing his head around in erratic movements to achieve what should be simple...
To some people the iPhone’s popularity seems to be fading, but don’t tell that to the folks at T-Mobile, who just sold 500,000 iPhone in just one month. Last month, T-Mobile announced their plans to ditch two year contracts and phone subsidizing and at the same time, they finally announced the launch date for Apple’s iPhone. Despite the fact that T-Mobile is the fourth largest carrier in the nation and that they were the last of the major carriers to launch the iPhone, sales still exceed expectations. T-Mobile has always...
Barnes & Noble has announced a new Mother’s Day sales promotion that discounts their Nook HD and HD+ to just $149 and $179 respectively. The HD+ seems to be the better of the two deals with a cool $90 off MSRP. If you asked a us a week ago if this were a good deal, we might have said meh, it’s a good tablet, but it seriously lacks apps. But since B&N have updated these two tablets with access to Google’s Play Store and its over 700,000 apps and games, there’s no better way to say it, than GET ONE. The fact...
The announcement and arrival of the Nokia Lumia 928 is rapidly approaching, but if you still wanted more proof this beefed up Windows Phone is headed to Verizon, look at the image above. This new ad, which is from the latest issue of Vanity Fair, shows a person’s hand taking a still shot at the beach in very low light, obviously showing off the camera’s low-light ability. On the ad page there’s also the logo for Verizon and the device’s name, the Lumia 928. The copy, while hard to read, mentions the 928′s...
When you’re company is purchased for a billion dollars and you’ve grown your user base to well over 100 million users in just two years, it’s easy to say that you’ve become more than just a flash in the pan. Instagram has become more than just a fun app to use, it’s become a way for millions of people to communicate through images. It’s easy to see why the company was scooped up by Facebook, the photo app became just another avenue for social networking. Now that Instagram has caught on and is a certifiable...
In an attempt to fend off competitors and to remain relevant, Barnes & Noble (BN) have decided to allow the Google Play Store to be installed (via an update) to their Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets. Previously, BN would have required users to download apps and books from their own curated store, but as tablets like the Google Nexus and Galaxy Tab having access to the the Google Play Store (which offer hundreds of thousands of the latest apps), BN’s offering failed in comparison. Even Amazon, which has their own forked Android store...
If the HTC One ends up being a failure, it won’t be from a lack of effort. The folks at HTC have been doing a much better job getting the One’s name out to the public, it doesn’t hurt that it’s also been getting rave reviews either. Both reviewers and consumers alike are loving the new HD display, quick performance and even HTC’s latest version of Sense, not to mention BoomSound, BlinkFeed and Zoes. But what if the HTC One is out of your price range, it’s not to hard to image, some folks are strapped...
If you’re like me, an avid photographer, then you may be excited to hear that Adobe is currently testing out a new “prototype” version of their popular Lightroom software for the iPad. The folks over at CNET received a little sneak peak of the software, which has no release date, but looks to be quite powerful. Within the mobile app, users will...
It’s been over six months since Apple’s design chief Jonathan “Jony” Ive took over the reigns of the company’s software UI design from former executive Scott Forstall. Forstall was given the boot by CEO Tim Cook after botching the release of Apple’s in-house mapping service and then failing to take responsibility. Ive, who has been the company’s driving force in product design, is now merging his unique industrial design sense with the upcoming iOS 7 software design. With only six months on the...
After months of waiting and even a slightly “sweetened” deal, T-Mobile and Metro PCS are finally one. The deal was initially announced last October (2012) and faced a few hurdles along the way, like some slightly un-pleased investors, who in the end got what they wanted. But it was clear sailing after the FCC granted its approval back in March. The newly formed company will begin trading on the Stock Exchange today as “TMUS.” Regarding the newly formed company, T-Mobile’s outspoken CEO John Legere said, “The...