Earlier today, Koushik Dutta’s latest app, Vysor was leaked by someone on Reddit. Koush is being a good sport about this and providing insight via Google+. Nonetheless, I feel it is important to say a word or two about what it means to be a tester. When someone asks you to test their product, […]
Google has opened a new Store website, and with it comes the Chromebook Pixel 2. This is a departure from the “all services under Google Play banner” way of doing things we are all used to. The upshot is the new Google Store is very well done. Categories for different products are easy to find. […]
AT&T has acquired some pretty valuable spectrum today from the FCC. How valuable do you ask? 18.2 billion dollars valuable. The licenses for the AWS-3 10×10 spectrum are nearly nationwide. What does the acquisition of this J-block spectrum mean for customers? Speaking about today, nothing. Updating the infrastructure takes time. In a couple of years, […]
Mobile advertising is a double-edged sword. Developers need to make money. Many end users outright refuse to purchase apps. This is why mobile advertising exists. When it comes to me, I buy as many apps that I feel are worthwhile or innovative as I can. Devs need to eat so they don’t starve to death. If […]
Forecast.io has quickly become my go to weather source. Ever since a friend pointed me to the site I refuse to use any other source for the latest outlook. While it’s very iOS-esque and only has an official app for Apple products, the simple clean look works quite well. The interface is not the most […]
I’ve put off the real first look post on this camera until I had the finished product in my hands. I did have a video and post ready to go after the Double Exposure event. I didn’t post it, not because the hardware and software were bad, but because they weren’t finished. Seeing an unfinished […]
After only three days of exposure, Amazon has had Primecast blocked from use. From what I understand it was restricted via Amazon’s backend. That means there was no legal action taken against the Primecast developers or threats of action. The developers have taken the app down of their own volition. Contrary to what was written […]
The HTC Desire Eye and Re both have active product pages on att.com at the time of this writing. Both devices were slated to go live on November 11th. It seems AT&T have either published the pages early or made a mistake. The Desire Eye is listed at $149.99 with a two year contract or […]
LG’s G Watch R will be available in Sprint stores and on sprint.com on November 14th. Sprint customers looking for a more stylish smart watch than has been available through the carrier now have an option. The Android Wear device will be available for $299.99 or 12 monthly payments of $25 on Sprint Easy Pay. […]
AT&T is looking to expand outside the USA by acquiring Iusacell. They are looking to create a wireless network to cover over 400 million subscribers in the USA and Mexico. This number encompasses both personal and business accounts. This acquisition will set AT&T back $2.5 billion. Iusacell’s network covers more than 70% of Mexicans and […]
Primecast, a new app from SF Systems GmbH, is an unofficial way to cast Amazon Instant Video to your Chromecast or Android TV. Sign in with your Amazon account to get started and you can cast your watch list to any cast compatible device. Being an early version it has a few shortcomings. Firstly, you […]
This just in! The long awaited update to the AT&T variant of the HTC M8 has been long past due. I reached out to @moversi to try to find out why. He just responded with an adequate answer. I had guessed they were waiting for Lollipop to drop. I was very wrong. Mo confirmed the […]
Jawbone announced the Up 3 and Up Move activity trackers today. These new trackers promise to keep tabs on your fitness goals, health, weight loss and more. The Up 3 consists of a multi-sensor wearable which focuses on your biometric data. This is a wrist worn affair similar to the other wristable Jawbone offerings. While […]
Google has announced a new Chrome extension which integrates web-based Drive with applications for PC and Mac. You can now open docx files stored in Drive with Microsoft Word or Apple’s Pages. Users are no longer constrained to editing in the web browser, making this integration extremely powerful for many. To get started, install Drive […]
The FiLIP 2 smart locator is a watch-like wearable for your children. Using the companion app for Android and iOS, the locator can notify you when your child or children enter or leave a designated area (geofencing). What’s more, up to five contacts can be stored on the device. The FiLIP 2 will allow for […]
AT&T will be taking preorders for the Timex Ironman One GPS+ smart watch for $399.99 beginning November 7th. The watch offers one year of wireless service, as it operates without the need to be tethered to an iOS or Android device. It allows those who go for a run to leave their device at home […]
AT&T has long offered their Next installment billing program. You pay $0 down and make small monthly payments on your device. This also allows you to upgrade your device more frequently. Today, they’ve offered a longer term Next plan. Next 24 is very similar to the current offerings. It is just longer term. Having 24 […]
HTC hosted their Double Exposure event tonight in Manhattan. We were there and what we saw was damn exciting. Two new devices, tons of new software stuff and lots of talk about cross-platform. Let’s dig in. The HTC Desire Eye First up, the Desire Eye. This new handset sports a Snapdragon 801 processor, very nice […]
The Moto 360 is the Android Wear watch many people have been waiting for. This is mainly due to the physical design. Finally a watch that looks like a watch! Battery life fears along with how a round design would look and work with software had me a skeptic, however. Still, if I’m going to wear […]
Introduction With many posts popping up today about Sony’s Xperia line failing to meet expectations, it seemed fitting to finally get my review of the Xperia Z2 tablet out that’s been sitting on my to-do list for way too long. I think it’s important for consumers pay less attention to a company’s financials and more to the […]
HTC has just given many of their handset owners 100GB of free Google Drive storage for two years. If you have a semi-current HTC phone, chances are good you’ve been given a boost to your cloud storage total. This offer is a part of HTC Advantage, which encompasses many things. When you buy a HTC […]
Introduction I embarked on a quest to find the best multipurpose bluetooth speaker available. The criteria was it had to be somewhat portable, have decent battery life, and killer sound. As this speaker would be used for my home computer and all of the mobile devices in the house, it had to be top notch. […]
HTC Zoe is now live on the Play Store. The app is only available to select devices running 4.4. These seem to be only high end devices. It should be noted that the app is not natively supported by the Nexus 7 tablets or the Sony Xperia Z2 Tab that I have on hand via […]
The LG G Pad 7.0 will be arriving on AT&T August 8. It will be available for purchase on a two year contract for $149.99 or $12.50 per month with no money down. Further, if you are already planning on purchasing a LG G2, G3 or G Flex, the G Pad will only set you […]
Axis is OneLastTry studio’s latest offering into the Play Store. In the game’s description it is clearly stated: You will love this game. You will hate this game. All of this is true. Overview This isn’t the sort of game you can win. Axis is a “live as long as humanly possible” sort of game. […]
AT&T has announced the HTC Desire 610 will be available to their customers. Beginning July 25, the Desire 610 will be available for $199.99 on “no annual commitment” pricing. It will also be available to GoPhone customers at the same price. Yet another option (though I don’t recommend it) will be Next 18 pricing for […]
The LG G-Watch is now available for preorder in the UK. Priced at £159.00, Mobilefun joins the UK Play Store, Clove Technology and other online retailers as an outlet or the new Android wearable. It is good to see the new devices are available in other areas than the US. The only thing that has me […]
