Big Idea: RIM Should Build BlackBerry Smartphones Running Android
RIM should license Android. Sound foolhardy? Consider how well that strategy has served Samsung in the consumer space. Galaxy S III sales have been off…
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True or False? Unless your phone says “Nexus” on it, you’re not running true Android
Android is winning because it is by nature customizable by manufacturers, can be retrofitted for a variety of platforms, and gives consumers far more choice…
Review: Jays a-Jays One Plus tangle-free headphones with universal remote
I was able to adjust the EQ to dial in beautiful sound for a variety of music I sampled on the Jays One Plus headphones,…
Updated Google Nexus reportedly made by HTC, features 5-inch display
The 5-inch display on the HTC Google Nexus 5 would put the new flagship Android in the so-called "phablet" category- a device with a screen…
Next Issue for iPad adds Details, Cosmopolitan, Road & Track, Oprah Magazine – now offers 72 titles
With all of the hardware announcements this month -- Kindle HD, Nokia Lumia 920, HTC Windows Phone 8S and 8X, Apple iPhone 5 -- it's…
DSLR Dilemma: Canon EOS 60D or new full-frame EOS 6D?
Just how I contemplated upgrading to a 5D Mark II (and then the Mark III) I realize that the benefits over something like the EOS…
That’s it? iPhone 5 boasts extra row of icons (Dud)
The iPhone 5 is underwhelming at best, and a dud at worst. It's clear to me that the Golden Age of mobile tech, presided by…
How to get a Samsung Galaxy S III for only $99
If you've been holding out for the right Android deal to come along then a $99 Samsung Galaxy S III looks to be the sweetest…
Amazon announces upgraded Kindle Fire, attacks iPad with Kindle Fire HD
Bezos took the wraps off Amazon's iPad killer, the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD. The larger tablet features a high-resolution 1920x1200 display, in-plane switching (254 pixels…
Autodesk Smoke integrates video editing, high-end effects (Trial extended)
Smoke 2013 integrates high-end effects tools within a standard nonlinear editing workflow at a cost of $3,495 USD. The software will ship later this year.