Archos announced the TV Connect today with intentions to demo the new product at CES 2013 during the second week of January. According to Archos, the TV Connect with TV Touch remote turns any HDTV into an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean-powered Smart TV. The TV Connect enables users to access apps and play games from...
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Today, at a media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Apple announced the new iPhone 5 smartphone to the masses. Let’s start with the device specifications. The new iPhone features a larger 4-inch Retina display with 1136×640 resolution at 326 ppi and 16:9 aspect ratio, the new A6 processor...
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AT&T announced its Mobile Share plans in mid-July with a tentative launch time-frame of August, but now the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S. has set an exact availability date. The new plan options will go live starting August 23rd. Similar to Verizon’s Share Everything plans, AT&T customers under the same plan can...
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T-Mobile USA announced the Samsung Galaxy Note two weeks ago and now official release details have been confirmed. The 5.3-inch screened phablet, that’s phone + tablet, will be available on the fourth largest wireless network in the nation beginning August 8 for $250 with a two-year agreement. The Galaxy Note features a 5.3″ HD...
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Today, AT&T announced its new Mobile Share Plans which will allow customers to share data across multiple smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices starting this August. Similar to Verizon’s Share Everything plans, AT&T customers on the same account can get unlimited voice/texts per line while sharing a limited amount of data between up to...
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In the image gallery below, the Google Nexus 7, manufactured by Asus, gets its proper teardown treatment, courtesy of the guys at iFixit. The Nexus 7 is highly regarded as the best 7-inch Android tablet and it’s available to purchase now with shipments due to arrive in mid-July. The $200-250 priced tablet is the...
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UPDATE: check out our Nexus 7 unboxing video. Google has finally put all rumors to rest by announcing the Nexus 7 Tablet from Asus. It’s powered by the all new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and comes at an affordable price-point at just $200-250, depending on choice of storage. The Nexus 7 Tablet...
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Google I/O 2012 is underway! However, much of the details for the Nexus 7 Tablet have already been leaked via a promotional video and product listing on Google Play. The Nexus 7 Tablet features a 1280×800 IPS display with “scratch-resistant Corning glass” (likely Gorilla Glass 2), Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM,...
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The Sony Xperia Ion is now available, courtesy of AT&T and Best Buy, for just $99.99 or $49.99, respectively, with the usual two-year agreement. The Xperia Ion is Sony’s first 4G LTE smartphone and comes with a 4.6-inch 720p HD Reality display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 1.5Ghz dual core processor, 12-megapixel Fast Capture camera with...
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Microsoft announced an intriguing line of products at an ultra-secretive press conference in Los Angeles tonight. Steve Ballmer and friends took to the stage to unveil two upcoming tablets, both classified as “Surface,” which will run Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro, respectively. The two devices feature a 10.6-inch ClearType HD display, full-sized USB...
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Six months after it was announced, AT&T is finally ready to launch the Sony Xperia Ion Android smartphone. It will be available on June 24 for just $99.99 with a new or renewing two-year agreement. The Xperia Ion is Sony’s first 4G LTE smartphone and comes with a 4.6-inch 720p HD Reality display, Qualcomm...
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Today, Verizon Wireless announced Share Everything Plans that they claim will “forever change the way customers purchase wireless services.” The idea is simple, family members get unlimited voice/texts and share a limited amount of data between up to 10 smartphones/tablets. Also, the Mobile Hotspot service is included at no additional charge. The Share Everything...
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Asus is well-known among the Android circuit for their popular Transformer tablets, but we’d argue none of their previous products truly lived up to that brand name. Enter the Asus Padfone (smartphone), PadFone Station (10-inch tablet shell) and PadFone Station Dock (attachable keyboard) – a trio of devices and accessories that take transforming gadgets...
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Bad news for existing Verizon Wireless customers, as Big Red announced today that they will charge a $30 upgrade fee starting April 22. Statement from Verizon: On April 22, Verizon Wireless is implementing a $30 upgrade fee for existing customers purchasing new mobile equipment at a discounted price with a two-year contract. This fee...
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Following its success on iOS and recent release on Android, Facebook has announced plans to purchase Instagram for $1 Billion. The deal to acquire the popular image-sharing app will consist of cash and shares of Facebook, and it’s expected to close at the end of Q2 2012. Full presser below. Press Release: Facebook to...
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