Mobile
Sony Ericsson releases the Xperia Active Billabong Edition smartphone
Sony Ericsson and Billabong (the sports and lifestyle brand) have teamed up to bring in a new flavor of the previously release Xperia active smartphone. Designed for the extreme sports enthusiasts, the Sony Ericsson Xperia active Billabong Edition features a tough, scratch-resistant body with wet finger tracking feature. The rest of the specs and features more »
LG Optimus LTE coming to Canada, this time via Telus
LG is soon making the LG Optimus LTE available to another Canadian carrier, TELUS. Now listed on LG Canada’s site, the LG Optimus LTE seems to be heading towards the said Canadian carrier, following the device’s released last November 2011 from Bell Canada. If this pushes through, LG Optimus LTE will be joining other LTE more »
Gingerbread still tops OS distribution across Android devices
Just a quick note on the latest Android distribution data published by the Google Android Developers for the last 14 day period ending February 1. As expected, Android Gingerbread still tops the Android OS distribution, getting 58.6% share for all of its flavors – 2.3-2.3.2 and 2.3.3-2.3.7. Following at a distance is Android Froyo with more »
Amazon is selling refurbished Kindle Fires for $180
Just three months after its initial release Amazon’s Kindle Fire is already available as a refurbished model. Amazon is selling refurbished Kindle Fire units at a 10 percent discount, bringing the cost down to $180. That really isn’t much of a discount, but it’s something. The price really isn’t as much of a surprise as more »
FCC filing shows a bigger Jawbone Jambox
It looks like Jawbone is ready to expand the Jambox line by adding in a bigger brother to the Bluetooth speaker. A recent FCC filing shows that Jawbone has a new Big Jambox on the way in the near future. There’s no photos of the new device, so all we know for now is that more »
Rhapsody (for Android tablets) now available in the Android Market
If you are a Rhapsody subscriber and happen to have an Android tablet then you may be happy to hear this latest news — an updated version of the Rhapsody app has come available and it has brought support for Android tablets. More specifically, the Rhapsody app has been updated to bring proper support for more »
Google announces “Bouncer” with intent to help keep the Android Market free of malware
Google has recently announced the latest addition to the Android Market, though just to clarify — this addition is not an app that you will be downloading and installing. This new addition has arrived with the codename of “Bouncer” and it is aimed towards blocking malware. According to the details coming from a recent Google more »
Huawei MediaPad 4G now available with AT&T, will be aimed towards business customers
AT&T has officially announced and launched their latest tablet offering. The device is the Huawei MediaPad 4G and it will be available for business customers beginning today, February 3rd. In terms of the pricing, AT&T noted that the tablet would be available for “enterprise users at varying price points depending on the business account.” The more »
RIM once again offering deep discounts on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
We have seen deals on the BlackBerry PlayBook several times in the past and well, it looks like RIM has once again dropped the prices. At this time, those interested can head on over to the Shop BlackBerry website and pick up a nicely discounted PlayBook tablet. The pricing is simple, the 16GB model is more »
Longform collects the best longform journalism to read on your iPad
The iPad, along with services like Instapaper, is great for reading long pieces of journalism. That’s why Longform is such a great idea for an app. Longform is an app that collects the best longform journalism on the web. The articles are taken from 25 top-notch organizations such as The New Yorker and GQ. You more »
























