All Entries in the "Hardware" Category

Samsung Ships One Million Galaxy S Phones in 45 Days

Posted by Paul Balsom | Aug 30, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Today, Samsung announced in a press release that they’ve hit the one million mark with Galaxy S phones. As some of you may know, Samsung made a deal with all of the top 5 U.S. carriers (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular) for the Galaxy S series, and this broad distribution strategy has appeared to have paid off as they have surpassed the million mark in just over 45 days.

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Dell Steps Their Game Up with Android Powered Aero Smartphone

Posted by Jason Coe | Aug 25, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Dell is stepping their game up (kind of like Marcus PSP- video below) and entering the Smartphone octagon with their own Android powered phone called the Aero. Available through AT&T for $99 with a 2 year contract ($299 without), the phone has a 624MHz processor, runs on Android’s Cupcake OS (version 1.5), supports multitasking, and packs a 5 megapixel camera.

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QuakeCon 2010 Demo Showcases RAGE on iPhone at 60FPS

Posted by Jason Coe | Aug 12, 2010 | Comments View Comments

This week at QuakeCon 2010, John Carmack (creator of huge titles such as Quake, Wolfenstein 3D and Doom) showed off a demo of RAGE on an iPhone 4 at a brilliant 60 frames per second refresh ratio… amazing. Carmack even states that it “runs great on an original 2G iPhone” which speaks volumes considering the lack of power for the old iDevice. The game is said to be available in the App Store sometime this Fall.

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AirPhone Is A Damn Good iPhone 4 Knockoff, Still Cheap

Posted by Jason Coe | Aug 11, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Apple has been dealing with piracy and fake knock off iPhones from day 1, but as the smartphone division becomes more popular, those who are replicating the phones are getting much more ‘visually’ accurate with their re-creations and even more cheap with their claims.

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Android Froyo 2.2 Update Available

Posted by Jason Coe | Aug 11, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Android users on Verizon’s network received notifications this morning that the latest OS update for the Motorola Droid can be downloaded over the air, bringing the Android ‘Froyo’ build to 2.2.

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IDR655m Headphones Review for iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted by Jay Krishnaswamy | Aug 09, 2010 | Comments View Comments

I just took a look at a pair of Wicked Audio’s earbuds, and they won over my ears. However, Schosche’s IDR655m just took them back. With their insane production of sound, these pretty much $100 headphones are ones that cannot and should not be missed!

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Speck Fitted Case for the iPhone 4

Posted by Jay Krishnaswamy | Aug 04, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Appmodo had reviewed a few iPhone 4 cases over the past month, from cases that offer maximum protection to cases that provide style. Today appmodo is reviewing a customizable case from Speck. The Speck Fitted case is a hard case with added fabric for style. Unlike other Speck cases this case has two different pieces, let’s see how that works.

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Appmodo Field Test: Does invisibleSHIELD Save Your Signal

Posted by Jake Wright | Aug 04, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Although invisibleSHIELD makes no claims (other than an image that says “save your signal”) on their site that their shield will improve your signal I wanted to test it out and see if it does in fact save your signal.

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OtterBox Defender Series Case Review for iPhone 4

Posted by Jake Wright | Jul 28, 2010 | Comments View Comments

As more and more features are added to the iPhone we use it more and more during our daily lives, we also store more and more important data on the device, data that is valuable, sometimes irreplaceable. What do you do with your valuables? You protect them! There is no better way to do that than with the new OtterBox Defender Series for iPhone 4. Review

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New Law Legalizes “Jailbreaking”, Installing Unapproved Apps

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jul 26, 2010 | Comments View Comments

A new set of government rules, announced today, includes the legalization of smartphone “jailbreaking”. “Jailbreaking” involves hacking a smartphone to allow the installation of “unapproved” applications for a given operating system. What has been a hazy “rule” for a long time, is now officially off the “naughty list” for all smartphone users.

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Scosche CBHSOL2 Bluetooth Speakerphone Review for iPhone

Posted by Jay Krishnaswamy | Jul 23, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Don’t you hate it when you sit in your car, stuck driving, get onto a freeway and then immediately receive a phone call? You know you shouldn’t pick it up as this causes a hazard to you and other drivers around you, but you have to because it’s an important phone call? That’s where Scosche CBHSOL2 comes in. It is a hands-free device that uses bluetooth to project calls out loud. The cool thing? It’s solar powered!

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Apple Launches the iPhone 4 Case Program, As an App

Posted by Jay Krishnaswamy | Jul 23, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Apple has just launched the iPhone 4 free case program as an app though! It is available for free here in the app store.

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Ballistic HC Series Case for the iPhone 4

Posted by Jay Krishnaswamy | Jul 22, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Want the upmost protection for your iPhone 4? I can definitely say this case is the toughest of the tough. Whether you are in construction, manufacturing, or just clumsy this case will do you some good.

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Ultrasone Zino S-Logic Headphones Review

Posted by Jay Krishnaswamy | Jul 22, 2010 | Comments View Comments

You can never experience truly amazing sound quality with the factory ear buds included standard with all iPhones and iPod Touches. They’re just not good enough. So how about Ultrasone’s Zino S-Logic headphones instead? They’re better in almost every aspect. Better sound quality, more portable, and comfortably fulfilling!

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