Why The Smartphone Is Never Going To Die
We’re coming up on the six year anniversary of Steve Jobs announcing the iPhone. In the tech world, six years is a long time. People are starting to get restless and bored. My colleague Nicholas Carlson, for instance, is itching for the Next Big Thing. He believes the smartphone era…
Kim Komando: 10 favorite tablet apps for iOS, Android
Netflix (Free; iOS, Android): You pay a monthly subscription fee to watch all the movies you want. HeyTell (Free; iOS, Android): Instead of placing a traditional call, HeyTell allows you to record a quick voice message. It is sent over Wi-Fi or cellular data so you don’t even need a…
Android this week: More Jelly Beans; free magazines; Galaxy S4 pops up
For the first time since passing the 50 percent market, less than half of all Android devices are running version 2.3. Instead, nearly 40 percent use Jelly Bean. It’s easier to get digital magazines in Google Play and a pic of the Galaxy S4 popped up. After two weeks off to recharge my…
Tizen Is The Fulcrum Samsung Can Use To Protect Themselves Against Google
Here comes Tizen! Yes it’s another new mobile OS based on Linux, yes it’s another mobile OS which will be released on a small number of handsets, and yes it’s unlikely to trouble the top ten handsets of 2013, but Tizen has an important role for Samsung’s mobile division. Samsung is…
Apple’s Top Internet Executive Is Still Testing Out Foursquare
After Apple SVP Eddy Cue tweeted a couple of Foursquare check-ins, rumors spread that Apple was talking to Foursquare about using its data for local search. Since then, Cue has been more circumspect on Twitter. But he’s still actively using Foursquare. While Foursquare users can make their check-ins private or…
The Netbook Is Dead, Long Live The Netbook
The netbook is dead, we’ve moved on, the great hope for the computer manufacturers are no more. The netbook is an ex-netbook (Charles Arthur, The Guardian, and others). But hold on a minute, just because the exact models from Acer and Asus are no longer being manufactured does not mean…
Apple’s iOS 6 ‘Do Not Disturb’ Bug Means Your iPhone Won’t Disturbed You …
People who make use of Apple’s new iOS 6 feature called Do Not Disturb got a surprise on the morning of January 1st when the feature failed to switch off as scheduled because of a bug in the operating system. This is a real annoyance because it means that your phone…
Apple’s iPad kills the netbook; will MacBook Air devour notebooks next?
Apple [AAPL] and its iPad have destroyed the netbook industry with Acer and Asus ending production of the things. It’s an inflection point as we enter the Post-PC age — now get ready for next-gen MacBooks to devour what’s left. [ABOVE: A few relevant moments from Steve Jobs’ 2010 iPad Best…
Archos announces TV Connect, turns any HDTV into an Android smart TV
After announcing the 97 Titanium HD tablet with a huge 20481536 resolution that rivals Apple’s iPad, the folks at Archos are back at it, officially announcing TV Connect, which effectively turns any HDTV into a full-fledged Android-powered smart TV using a “specially designed” TV Touch remote. The device is essentially a sensor…
Do We Really Need Another Smartphone OS?
Linux giant Canonical said on Wednesday that it would release its own mobile operating system, joining a growing fray that includes Tizen and Firefox and that’s not to mention the coming relaunch of the BlackBerry OS with version 10. CNET’s Jessica Dolcourt has made her mind up in “No, we don’t…
