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Can HTC stick to a plan?

Business And Money Now that we’re two days into February, it’s time to start looking ahead. We’ve spent the last couple of days talking about BlackBerry’s new BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system, along with its hardware, and even why you might switch...

Feb 2nd by Evan Selleck 56 28 Reactions

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Are you leaving Android for BlackBerry 10?

Android I still have a lot of questions about BlackBerry’s newest mobile operating system. Quite a few of them have to do with the OS itself, but I’ll get those answered when I have a device in my hand. The majority of them,...

Feb 1st by Evan Selleck 39

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Did I fall in love with another doomed mobile OS?

Blackberry Os Yesterday, BlackBerry officially launched BlackBerry 10. You read that correctly. The Waterloo-based company is no longer called Research In Motion, or RIM. It’s all BlackBerry, all the time. With the company name change, it’s obvious now...

Jan 31st by Evan Selleck 15

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Are you going to buy the new 128GB iPad?

Business And Money Early Tuesday morning, Apple announced a new iPad . It’s the same fourth-generation iPad that we’d seen get launched at the end of last year, but with one major difference: Memory. This new-yet-familiar iPad features a...

Jan 29th by Evan Selleck 20

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Are Apple's app policies keeping you away?

Ios A day after our beloved Aaron returned, he posed a simple question, in the form of a poll: What does Apple need to do to stay competitive? It’s a good question to ask, because this year is the year that Apple will hopefully unveil an iOS...

Jan 27th by Evan Selleck 7

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Which apps need to support BlackBerry 10 for you to consider switching?

Blackberry Os While some may believe that Research In Motion is already setting things up to sell hardware or license software , I don’t have any reason to think that RIM isn’t giving BlackBerry 10 the attention, and dedication, it...

Jan 27th by Evan Selleck 31

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How much would you pay for Google's Project Glass?

Android It’s hard to believe that it hasn’t even been a year since we saw Google take the curtain off one of their most talked about projects. When Google Glass was first introduced, back in April of last year, it was through the company’s social...

Jan 26th by Evan Selleck 73 48 Reactions

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Should companies stop us from texting and driving?

Lifestyle There are days that I get a lot of different notifications on my phone. Most of them are indicators that someone is trying to get in touch with me, whether that’s through instant messaging clients, social networking tools, or just a plain...

Jan 26th by Evan Selleck 11

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How do you feel about virtual buttons?

Android If we’re just looking at smartphones, the jump from Android 2.3 Gingerbread to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is remarkably drastic. It is, without a doubt, a revolution and not just an evolution. The Ice Cream Sandwich update to Android...

Jan 25th by Evan Selleck 38

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Is RIM using BlackBerry 10 to facilitate a sale?

Blackberry Os Are you excited about Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10? I’m excited about BlackBerry 10. Among the competition, I think the Waterloo-based company’s new effort stands out, something that every designer wants in their designs. The sliding...

Jan 24th by Evan Selleck 8

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Are the Motorola X Phone rumors too good to be true?

Android In 2009, Motorola and Google teamed up to create the original DROID. This was the device that, for all intents and purposes, started the Android push into the mainstream here in the United States. Despite the fact that Verizon was also...

Jan 22nd by Evan Selleck 27

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How often do you share photos online?

Lifestyle While I don’t consider myself even an amateur photographer (I barely take enough pictures to be considered for any experience level), I enjoy it when it happens. I tend to snap photos of landscapes, though, especially if there’s a...

Jan 20th by Evan Selleck 0

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Can gestures replace hardware buttons?

Blackberry Os As we move forward, and we watch our phones evolve, we’re being shown a level of innovation that’s truly breathtaking. Our smartphone displays are getting bigger, and our phones are getting thinner. The cameras we’re...

Jan 19th by Evan Selleck 9

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Siri needs a raise

Android Do you ever find yourself using a feature on your phone so much that you think it’s absolutely crucial to its existence? You use it so much that it’s become a learned habit, and you choose to do that one thing over...

Jan 18th by Evan Selleck 13

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Which OS would you sacrifice to see another succeed?

Android Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems are all the rage. They’ve taken the world by storm, and wiggled their way into the hearts of millions of consumers (literally) all over the globe. Apple, along with the army of Android...

Jan 17th by Evan Selleck 51

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Can the M7 revive HTC?

Android In 2013, the mobile industry is weighted down by impending peril. Even if Nokia is doing “well enough” in their partnership with Microsoft, there seems to always be whispers of the company’s potential to slip down the slippery slope of...

Jan 16th by Evan Selleck 46 28 Reactions

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What is Facebook waiting for?

Business And Money Most companies have expectations that they cannot shake. Some companies, like Apple, have such huge expectations placed on them for new devices, that when something doesn’t launch to match those expectations, the results can be pretty...

Jan 15th by Evan Selleck 44 42 Reactions

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For RIM, it has to be about quality and not quantity in app count

Blackberry Os Within the smartphone market, it’s not all about specifications or pricing . If it were, there’s no doubt in my mind that Windows Phone 8 would be doing even better than it is. We live in a world of applications, and...

Jan 14th by Evan Selleck 39 31 Reactions

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Did you buy a Nexus 4 because of the specs or the price?

Android When a new phone is announced, there’s a short time where it’s all about the specifications. Even if we’re wondering in the back of our head, “How much is this going to cost?” there’s at least a teeny tiny moment in time where we’re just...

Jan 13th by Evan Selleck 37

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What headphones do you use?

Lifestyle Do you remember the good old days when you purchased a phone, opened the box, and found a pair of headphones inside? That used to be a common commodity, but the argument could be made that they weren’t really worth the purchase....

Jan 13th by Evan Selleck 86

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Are you heading to a T-Mobile store searching for a Nexus 4?

Android Carrier exclusivities are generally never a good thing. Unless it’s a phone that no one, not even the folks on that particular carrier, wants. In that particular case, I guess it would be fine. But more often than not, an...

Jan 12th by Evan Selleck 8

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Can Sony Mobile succeed as just a premium manufacturer?

Android We have all watched as the smartphone has essentially taken over the mobile market. While it’s still possible to find feature phones, or even flip-phones out there in the wild, and even in some wireless retail locations, smartphones have...

Jan 12th by Evan Selleck 11

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Are you dropping your mobile contract in 2013?

Business And Money While it would be great to see companies like Samsung and Apple revolutionize the mobile market this year, we may be looking at a suite of new phones that have essentially plateaued in the hardware department. Sure, we’ve seen...

Jan 11th by Evan Selleck 23

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Will Archos make waves with their new tablets?

Android In Las Vegas, Nevada, this year’s CES is wrapping up. A lot of the journalists that covered the event have already left the area, heading back to wherever it is they came from. Stands are being torn down. Products being packed...

Jan 10th by Evan Selleck 11

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Are you going to buy an iPhone on Straight Talk?

Lifestyle As more attention is put on iOS and its need to change, the iPhone keeps popping up on new carriers. There has to be some irony in that. Or, perhaps it makes sense. With even more popularity and availability, people can’t stop seeing an...

Jan 10th by Evan Selleck 14

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Should Samsung retire the Galaxy S II name?

Android This morning, Samsung officially announced a new phone. No, it isn’t the next Galaxy Note. No, it isn’t the next Galaxy S. What it is, though, is an old Galaxy S. If Samsung was looking to surprise folks with a phone announcement, I’m not...

Jan 10th by Evan Selleck 50 32 Reactions

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Would you pick the Huawei Ascend D2 or Ascend Mate?

Android Two days ago, while the tech populace descended upon Las Vegas for this year’s CES, Huawei took the covers off their newest pair of devices. The first, and smaller of the two, is called the Ascend D2, and it’s a 5-inch device running...

Jan 9th by Evan Selleck 10

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Are you getting a Pebble smartwatch sent your way?

Lifestyle Last year, the Pebble smartwatch reached its Kickstarter goal. Actually, to be most accurate, in May of last year the Pebble smartwatch demolished its original Kickstarter goal. The company behind the smartwatch, Pebble Technology,...

Jan 9th by Evan Selleck 5

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If Android had a hardware requirement, what would you pick?

Android I have to give Google a lot of credit for what they have done with Android. Over the years the mobile operating system hasn’t always been the center of loving affection, and there are still people out there who would love to bash it for...

Jan 8th by Evan Selleck 26

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Is a 20-inch tablet too big?

Tablets Panasonic is on the ground in Las Vegas, Nevada, showing things off. They aren’t the only ones, of course. A ridiculous number of other companies are in the same area, vying for the attention of a tidal wave of journalists, videographers,...

Jan 8th by Evan Selleck 14