Is This the Future of the Smartphone QWERTY?

Over the last several years, most smartphone users have had to adapt to all-touchscreen phones made popular by the iPhone and legions of Android devices. While you might find some qwerty keyboard options in the Android world, many have been mid-range sliders adding bulk. BlackBerry faithful have held on to their aging phones, because, to them, the keyboards just rock. Countless iPhone auto-correct memes can be found across...

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I Might Leave Android For BlackBerry...Maybe.

The Past I used to be a Palm OS guy. Owned several devices over the years. Anyone who knows Palm history well enough, knows they did very little to modernize the Palm OS, and lost their grip on the smartphone world to the likes of RIM, Apple, and Google with their respective OSes. I'm a fan of hardware and software being made by the same vendor. I thought about an iPhone back when it was first released, but they were...

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Tumbling over Instagram

When Instagram was finally released for Android last April, I said to myself, let's see what all this hype is about. After all, iOS users LOOOVED Instagram. Must be a "magical" app with tons of cool features I thought. I played with the filters. I did the obligatory food and drinks while I'm out shots. Took pictures of random things. I tagged stuff. I liked people's pics of their food, drinks, random stuff, and dozens,...

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You May Need a Loan for Your Next Smartphone.

Economy be damned! Carriers must be struggling more than their customers since some are considering no longer footing the tab for you to have your next new shiny device on their networks. Towards the end of last year, T-Mobile shocked the industry by announcing they are looking to scrap the popular marketing strategy of carrier subsidies. What does that mean? Well, remember when the $199 price tag on that iPhone didn't...

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Samsung Mobile announces the Galaxy S II Plus

Today, Samsung added another phone to the Galaxy S family with the announcement of the Galaxy S II Plus running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean powered by a 1.2GHz dual core processor. Also on board is a 4.3” Super AMOLED Plus display, 8GB of memory, 1GB of RAM, NFC, 1650mAh battery, 8 megapixel rear camera, and a 2 megapixel front facing camera. From the Press Release: Seoul, Korea - January 10, 2013 - Samsung Electronics...

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Three reasons I think BlackBerry 10 has a shot

The general consensus right now is that BlackBerry is in the gutter and doesn’t have a chance of getting out. However, I believe the once king of mobile has a legitimate pedigree to achieve a rebound. I don’t think they can ever regain the top spot in the near future, but the mediocre sales of Windows Phone 8 have left the third spot still a viable option. With the groundwork laid in the past, and the innovations of...

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Is 2013 the Year for GUM (Google Unified Messaging)?

It's no secret Google's got communication problems. What are they you may ask? GMail. Google Voice. Google Talk. Messenger. Hangouts. All great tools on their own, but would be vastly more powerful under one communication umbrella. In this regard, Google is definitely trailing behind. As it stands, competing platforms have been building their user bases and grabbing mindshare. iMessage, WhatsApp, and KIK are some popular...

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CES 2013 Favorites: Day 1

Well, the Consumer Electronics show is off and running in Las Vegas this week. Although Tuesday is officially day one of the show, the parties began over the weekend and hinted at what was to come as the show went into full swing. As expected, day one brought with it a stream of exciting news from the show floor. Here are a few of our favorites. Asus Qube with Google TV Ausus has jumped into the Google TV fray with...

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What I'd like to see at CES 2013 this week

The Consumer Electronics Show is taking place this week and is one of the tech worlds biggest events of the year. Open to those in the industry only, the event showcases products and services that companies hope will make it to consumer homes in the current year- or at least in the near future. Some products do... many don’t. It’s always exciting to see what may end up on store shelves this year. After attending CES...

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Facebook Messenger Rolls out Voice Messaging Feature

Facebook has begun to roll out a new feature in its iOS and Android Facebook Messenger app that allows users to send short voice messages to each other. The update is rolling out now and should appear in the app list shortly. Facebook is also testing Voice calling through the messenger app using the VOIP (Voice Over IP) protocol (think Skype), although it will only be available in Canada at the moment. We can pretty...

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