Verizon HTC Thunderbolt 4G Unboxing and First Impressions
We knew the moment was going to come eventually, but Verizon and HTC sure made it a suspenseful ride for us the entire time. The HTC Thunderbolt is now available in stores for $249.99 with contract ($179.99 through Amazon or go through Wirefly and Use Coupon Code THUNDER0321 for $25 off) and we got sent [...]
Sprint HTC Arrive Unboxing and First Impressions
Sometimes I find it too easy to make puns out of phone names. The HTC Arrive on Sprint is one of the easiest, so I will do away with the usual puns. I can understand the choice of the name this time, however, because the Arrive is the very first Windows Phone 7 device to [...]
AT&T HTC Freestyle Unboxing
HTC has been a critical partner this past month in shaping AT&T’s future. First, the Inspire 4G was the company’s first venture into Froyo and the “4G” world and in essence marked the beginning of the post-iPhone-exclusivity era (PIE for short? I coined it!). And the HTC Freestyle also bagged some other firsts for AT&T: [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G Unboxing
With the launch of several Galaxy S smartphones in the fall of 2010 as well as the announcement of the lineup’s sequel, the Galaxy S2, the newly-released Galaxy S 4G seems almost out of place, as if it’s between homes. It doesn’t feel quite comfortable hanging out with its older siblings, but yet seems too [...]
Verizon Motorola Xoom Unboxing
The Verizon-branded Motorola Xoom may not need much of an introduction, since it’s been lighting up headlines all over the place ever since its unveiling at CES 2011 (and even its brief appearance as “unnamed Motorola tablet prototype” when Andy Rubin was interviewed at All Things D). Regardless, the Xoom is a landmark device, stepping [...]
AT&T HTC Inspire 4G Unboxing
An onslaught of new 4G devices is about to be unleashed on AT&T’s network, with the very first one, the HTC Inspire 4G, available this week for $99.99 after contract with no mail in rebate. We received the Inspire 4G in the mail today and have been anxious to open it up and play with [...]
T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ 2 Review
I’ve never been a big fan of sequels. The very first version of something comes out and is so wonderfully brilliant that a second version is thought up to act as a cash cow. Or at least that’s the way I feel about movie sequels. But do phone sequels work the same way, or are [...]
Unboxing the T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ 2
I’m always eager to check out new phones and devices when they show up at my doorstep, and so it’s fun to videotape my first reactions and impressions about them before actually launching into the full review. The Motorola CLIQ 2 is the latest device to pay me a visit. Obviously Motorola felt like it [...]
Sprint HTC EVO Shift 4G Review
While it is not completely yet clear as to what Sprint’s roadmap looks like over the coming year, I have a feeling there may be several EVO phones included. The EVO Shift 4G is the second device under that name, suggesting Sprint is trying to mimic Verizon’s DROID series. Just like the Droids, I predict [...]
Unboxing the Samsung Nexus S
It’s not the Nexus Two. It could just be that Samsung wanted to go along the lines of its current Galaxy S series, as evidenced by how eerily similar the Nexus S was designed to that of the rest of the Galaxy S power team. It could also just be Google signifying that this was [...]
Unboxing the Sprint HTC EVO Shift 4G
Being first out of the gate doesn’t guarantee you’re going to win the race, but it certainly has its perks in this case. The HTC EVO Shift 4G was the first phone announced the week of CES to actually become available for purchase, and it’s a good way to start off the ensuing stampede of [...]