Tag Archives: CTIA

Samsung’s First 4G LTE Windows Phone, the Focus 2, Will Be $49.99 at AT&T

Samsung wasn’t content to let HTC hog all the new device announcements this morning; they, along with AT&T have announced the Focus 2. This is Samsung’s first 4G LTE Windows Phone, and AT&T’s third. The Focus 2 will be “an affordable smartphone that will be available beginning May 20 in pure white for $49.99 (with a two-year service [...]

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HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE Revealed at CTIA

Were you under the impression that most Droids were made by Motorola? I’ll admit that for a while, when I heard Droid that was my first thought — probably because of the Motorola Droid commercials that used to constantly be on. But as you can see by the title (and by the past HTC Droid [...]

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Latest HTC One Android Phone, the V, Coming This Summer

This morning HTC has announced the HTC One V, the latest of the HTC One series. We’ve covered the One X and the One S, and later this summer it looks like we’ll have another version to look forward to. If you like Android phones, these have proven to be some of the most exciting [...]

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Line2 for iOS Gets Updated with MMS and Location Sharing

  I’m a big fan of the Voice Over iP service Line2. The company’s iOS app is clean, fast and lets you make clear calls, especially when you are in a high-speed WiFi network. (They also offer an Android app and I’m hoping to see a version for Windows Phone soon but I have not [...]

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HTC One X (G4X) Rumors for T-Mobile; Tegra Quad Core Inside?

  Image courtesy of HTC HTC has been pushing out some pretty powerful phones, but the options have been pretty underwhelming over at T-Mobile. The Samsung Galaxy S II has been pretty much ruling the T-Mobile flagship phone department, but a rumor flying around could put that to the test. We are hearing that the [...]

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Jabra Announces Jabra FREEWAY In-Car Speakerphones

Jabra has just announced their latest and greatest in-car Bluetooth speaker, the Jabra FREEWAY and it is impressive. As the company explains Taking audio quality to a whole new level, the Jabra FREEWAY features a ground-breaking new three speaker system – a first-ever in the category – along with HD Voice Ready, ensuring superior audio [...]

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T-Mobile Expands 4G Network and Speeds and 4G Product Lineup

(Image courtesy of T-Mobile) T-Mobile keeps on reminding us rabidly loyal fans why we love their network so much. In addition to announcing the T-Mobile G2x with Google, they announced a partnership with Audi, but most importantly, they are further enhancing their 4G infrastructure, as they said they would. T-Mobile announced that they are planning [...]

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HTC Introduces the EVO 3D, the EVO View 4G, and the HTC HD7S

Here’s a change from what we saw at Mobile World Congress, HTC has today announced three new US devices, and one of them happens to be a Windows Phone 7. Two of the devices are for Sprint, and only one is for AT&T. Let’s take a look at the HTC HD7S first, and then we’ll [...]

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The Wilson Electronics SignalBoost DB Pro Cell Phone Signal Amplifier Review

I live in a rural area which is fantastic for wide open spaces and natural beauty … yet not so great for timely FedEx deliveries or wireless service. We  have much better GSM (AT&T & T-Mobile) coverage than CDMA (Sprint & Verizon); 3G is not here yet, so we must be content with EDGE. The [...]

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Dial2Do & Plantronics Bring Advanced Hands-Free Voice Control To Your Phone

During last year’s CTIA conference I saw a voice service from a company called Dial2Do.   There have been, and continue to be, a sea of voice applications — ranging from offerings from Vlingo, DriveSafe.ly, to Google’s own Android integration of voice-to-text, voice search, and application control.  So what is special about Dial2Do?   Their service can [...]

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Sneak Peak: CardStar for BlackBerry and Android

The CardStar team was kind enough to give us a chance to test drive their beta versions of CardStar for Android and BlackBerry.   CardStar’s going full throttle from announcing some brand new services at CTIA, including expanding to bring more businesses (local and large chains) to consumers via their unique customer loyalty mobile application.  If [...]

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CardStar Is Bringing More Customer Loyalty Options to the Masses

During last month’s CTIA event  I had a chance to sit down with CardStar’s CEO, Andy Miller.   If you’re not familiar with the CardStar application for the iPhone / iPod touch, you should do yourself a favor and download it immediately   It literally replaces having to keep up with multiple loyalty program cards in [...]

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The Race for 4G Is On!

One of the main themes of this year’s CTIA Wireless conference was Mobile Broadband.  People just can’t get enough of it.  Literally! Major wireless service providers in the U.S. have long been battling it out over whose network reigns supreme for speed and reliability.   The race is heating up with the promise of 4G speed [...]

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CTIA 2010: Now That It’s Over, What The Heck Does It All Mean?

Last week’s CTIA International Wireless event wrapped up in Las Vegas, bringing no doubt that the age of the “super phone” is upon us.  Sure, you’ve heard that Sprint will be rocking the HTC EVO with full 4G WiMax goodness.  Samsung will be bringing out their Galaxy S phone that doesn’t just have a vivid [...]

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Case-Mate’s iPad Offerings Look Great

It will come as no surprise that Case-Mate will be bringing their style and experience to protecting your iPad in the very near future. Case-Mate has announced a number of different types of cases with the style, and price point, for just about everyone. The portfolio of iPad accessories will be available Q2 and prices [...]

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XBOX One Fallout – No XBOX or X360 Games, No Indies, No Used Games, and More

Xbox One - What about Gaming?

Well, THAT didn’t take long! In fewer than a dozen hours the XBOX One reveal went from being exciting … [...]

Cognition Episode 2 The Wise Monkey Slashes onto Mac and PC!

Cognition Episode 2 The Wise Monkey

A few months ago I reviewed the iPad version of the first ‘episode’ of Cognition, the adventure game series from [...]

Jagged Alliance Kickstarter Closes in On Goal During Final Hours

Jagged Alliance Flashback

Anyone with a history in classic PC gaming is familiar with the Jagged Alliance franchise. Going back to the 90s, [...]

2014 Kia Cadenza Stylishly Conquers the Pacific Coast

Last week I was invited to test drive the 2014 Kia Cadenza along with a small group of other bloggers [...]

Popcornflix Partnership Enhances Digital Movie Xbox 360 Application

The popcorn keeps expanding at the Popcornflix movie streaming service, as Unicorn Media, a leading Internet video solutions provider, announced [...]

Carry Yours Cards, Cash and Phone in Style With Waterfield’s New Finn Leather Wallets

With the advent of such things as Google Wallet and Apple’s Passbook there is a growing interest in virtual wallets. [...]