Enough with the App Obsession. Here are the Only 10 Apps You Need on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry 10!
Am I really the only one that finds it completely ridiculous when people don’t buy a phone because it only has 70,000 or 150,000 apps? I can’t possibly be. If I hear one more person say that Windows Phone has no apps or BlackBerry 10 can’t succeed because it is “missing” 700,000 apps that iOS [...]
The First Ten Apps I Installed on my Lumia 920 Running Windows Phone 8
Quite a few weeks it has been, and I am not referring to the holidays or New Years. So in my search for my next smartphone, I was pretty darn satisfied with my Note 2. Then, on a very sad day, as I returned to my office from a meeting, it was gone. Someone took [...]
I love my Android Phone. Thank you, Apple! (Google fans, why do you hate iPhone so much?)
Though I prefer iPhone – and Windows Phone – to Android, I understand that some, maybe most, prefer Google’s platform over Apple’s. To each his own. What I cannot understand is why anyone, even the most ardent Android fan, would hate Apple and the iPhone. Let’s be clear: without iPhone there is no Android. Not [...]
Microsoft should abort Windows Phone
I use Apple Maps on my iPhone. Like tens of millions of other users, at least. Despite what you’ve heard, it does not suck. In fact, for me, Apple Maps is far better than previous versions of Google Maps on iPhone. It loads faster, looks better and gives me turn-by-turn navigation (in the US). I [...]
Nokia Lumia 810 gets announced as a T-Mobile exclusive. It’s a slightly tweaked Lumia 820
T-Mobile has just announced the Nokia Lumia 810, an exclusive smartphone based on the Lumia 820 that was announced for international markets (and AT&T in the US). The Lumia 810 however looks nothing like the Lumia 820, having a profile more reminiscent of certain iPhones or iPhone-mimicking Android devices. It’s probably safe to assume that [...]
Amazon announces new Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Paperwhite. No smartphone in sight
Amazon hit gold with its Kindle Fire Android tablet late last year. And that obviously made it want to release new tablets. These have been announced today (as expected), and, yes, there are two of them. First of all, we’ve got a new 7 inch Kindle Fire, which isn’t called Fire 2, as previously rumored. [...]
Amazon Kindle Fire 2 images leak
On September 6, Amazon is hosting an event during which the Kindle Fire 2 is widely believed to be announced. It has been leaked many times in the past few months as the successor to Amazon’s very successful original Kindle Fire, the first decently specced tablet to be sold for just $199.99. Never, though, have we actually [...]
Windows Phone 8 Apollo will be previewed by Microsoft on June 20
Although it will probably not be released until the fourth quarter of the year, Microsoft’s next Windows Phone iteration – known as Windows Phone 8 Apollo – will be previewed later this month. The Redmond-based company has sent out invitations for an event which promises to provide “a sneak peek at the future of Windows [...]
UK: Acer Allegro with Windows Phone 7.5 now just £139.99
The Acer Allegro can now be bought in the UK, in SIM-free and unlocked form, for just £139.99. That’s amazingly cheap for a smartphone running Windows Phone 7.5 (codenamed Mango), especially since the Allegro initially went for about €300 (which is £240-ish). If you’re interested in an affordable Windows Phone, you should know that we haven’t seen one [...]
Nokia CEO confirms – Microsoft in discussions with carriers how to turn Skype into revenue generator
Now we know one of the reasons why Microsoft decided to buy Skype a year ago. There was a lot of speculation back then of what its plans for Skype are. While Microsoft didn’t go beyond some general phrases. Well, we still have not heard much from Redmond, but Nokia’s CEO has confirmed that Skype [...]
Skype app for Nokia Belle (Symbian) available for download
Skype and Symbian have always (?) been good friends, so it’s only natural for the latest iteration of Symbian to get a Skype app. Of course, since Nokia decided to kill off the Symbian brand, the latest version of the OS is simply called Nokia Belle. So, owners of Nokia Belle handsets now have a [...]
Windows Phone 8 (Apollo) will support multi-core processors, NFC, more resolutions, microSD
Microsoft hasn’t even launched Windows Phone Tango (possibly bearing the version number 7.6) yet, and here we have two gigantic leaks regarding the next ‘big’ release – Windows Phone 8 (which we’ve known so far by its codename, Apollo). The leaks come from PocketNow and WinSuperSite, and while the two sources agree on most of [...]
AT&T HTC Titan Review
Usually a phone’s name does not have much relation to the device itself, but this is not the case with the HTC Titan. The Titan is a behemoth with a 4.7-inch screen and a strong metal chassis build. The Titan is the only Mango device of the three announced by AT&T to have not yet been [...]
LG Optimus One Skype Edition on its way to Koodo Mobile in Canada
In Canada, Koodo Mobile has been selling the LG Optimus One for a long while. In fact, it was the first Android smartphone that Koodo added to its lineup, and it was released in March of last year. The LG Optimus One is a rather affordable midrange device that has seen great sales across the [...]
White LG Optimus Black to be launched by Telus
Already available at Telus in a black version (obviously), the LG Optimus Black will be released by the Canadian carrier in white, too. Just like the black edition, the white one comes with Skype pre-installed, allowing customers to make unlimited Skype-to-Skype calls, and will be priced similarly: from $0 (with a new 3-yr contract agreement) [...]
HTC Omega press shots revealed
Press shots have been leaked of an upcoming Windows phone 7 mango device created by HTC, codenamed Omega. This device will probably be announced at HTC’s september event. The Omega is pretty slick looking with its white and silver color combination and possible aluminum build. This device may be called the HTC Radar when it [...]
Telus offers the iPhone 4 for $99.99 and five Androids for free until September 7
If you’re in Canada and want to get yourself a brand new smartphone and don’t mind having Telus as your carrier, listen up. If you act before September 7, Telus has some interesting deals that seem to be tailored to the back to school shopping period. First off, the iPhone 4 can now be yours [...]
HTC Thunderbolt to get Android Gingerbread this quarter
Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt was supposed to receive an upgrade to Android Gingerbread on June 30. However, as you probably already know, the upgrade still hasn’t arrived. Now an HTC rep has reportedly stated that Gingerbread is scheduled to hit the Thunderbolt “in Q3″ – meaning this quarter, thus sometime before the end of September. The [...]
Why Millions of People are Hating the Google+ iPhone App Right Now
It has been over three weeks since Google launched their first ever successful social network. How do I know it is a success? Because for starters, everyone is raving about it. Sure, there are some kinks that need working out such as random people showing up in my stream despite the fact that they are [...]
Telus LG Optimus Black Skype Edition now available, $49.99 with three-year contract
Last month we heard that Telus was getting ready to launch the LG Optimus Black, with an interesting Skype-filled twist. Then towards the end of June Future Shop even started taking pre-orders for the device. Yet there was never an officially announced release date to speak of. Well, announced or not, that date is today. [...]
