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FCC Asks Mobile Signal Booster Users to Power Them Down
Mobile February 26, 2013
Having the best mobile phone you can afford is totally useless if you do not get a good signal from your carrier, and in spite of the prevalence of telecomm providers, there are still spots where signals are very weak. That’s what manufacturers of cell phone signal boosters have... Read more
Asus Fonepad Debuts At MWC, $249 For US Customers
Mobile February 26, 2013
Phones the size of tablets are a growing trend at this years Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. First Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 8.0 and that announcement was followed by the Asus Fonepad. A long-rumored product by Asus, the Fonepad is a 7-inch Android tablet that is also... Read more
Google has thought of a customizable new way for its users to keep up with what’s going on in the world. While the site is complex and extensive, it’s very easy to use, and quite simply named, News. The app is Free on Google+ via Android.AppStore. Once you’ve launched... Read more
The success of a new smartphone or tablet on the market is no longer just determined by its features or the ease of use. The screen resolution of the gadget also plays a major role in convincing people to spend money on it. This may well prove to be... Read more
Kyocera Torque Phone Approved By Bear Grylls
Mobile February 24, 2013
When Bear Grylls puts his stamp of approval on a rugged piece of machinery you know it has been built to stand up to extremely harsh conditions. The Kyocera Torque is that device and as the first ultra-rugged 4G LTE smartphone it will be selling for a rather cheap $99.... Read more
Great Apps for Business Travelers
Best SoftwareBusinessMobileSoftware Reviews February 24, 2013
If you are a frequent business traveler, you probably have an entire traveling routine that helps you to manage all the details of your trip. You may even use your mobile device to help make traveling easier. Mobile apps have increasingly become a greater part of how people interact... Read more
Motorola Defy XT for Just $99 from Republic Wireless
Mobile February 23, 2013
You can now buy a smartphone for $99. Believe it or not, you don’t have to break the bank to pay for a new smartphone. You would have guessed the phone is not going to be from Apple, Samsung or any other major provider. Rather, the smartphone is the... Read more
CloudOn 4.0 Delivers Microsoft Office To Android Phones
MobileOffice SoftwareSoftware Reviews February 22, 2013
Popular mobile productivity platform CloudOn has released CloudOn 4.0, a new update that brings Microsoft Office productivity to Google Android-based smartphones. Previous versions of the platform only worked for iOS devices and Android tablets such as the Google Nexus 7. Using CloudOn 4.0 Google Android smartphone users can now  create,... Read more
Twitter announced this week that it would soon be enhancing its API with two additions to its metadata. Upgraded Language Detection One of these changes is a new language property which will determine each Tweet’s language by way of Twitter’s machine language detection algorithms. While it will most likely... Read more
Check Out Startups on the Go With the Kickstarter Mobile App
BusinessMobileSoftware Reviews February 21, 2013
Kickstarter is a great way to get your project ideas out in front of other people. Now more than ever, you can put your project ideas into other people’s hands with Kickstarter’s new mobile app. Perhaps you are looking to get a project funded, or maybe you like to... Read more
Is Slacker the New Pandora?
MobileSoftware Reviews February 20, 2013
Slacker isn’t slacking anymore. The digital streaming service Slacker is making an attempt to lose it’s “slacker” image. With a new redesign, Slacker hopes to have a chance to win over new followers. The music service has been on the market for six years now but has a significantly... Read more
Apple MacBook Retina Pro Gets an Update
Mobile February 19, 2013
What is holding you back from getting a Retina Macbook Pro? If you are holding back because of price, then you may be glad that you waited. Apple is bringing changes to the prices and specs of their Retina MacBook Pro line. They are lowering the prices of the... Read more
LG Optimus G Pro Officially Unveiled In South Korea
Mobile February 19, 2013
The LG Optimus G Pro smartphone was officially unveiled by the electronics firm on Monday. The phone debuted in LG’s home country of South Korea. The Optimus G Pro is the first full HD smartphone for the tech giant and with that new feature comes some powerhouse additions. Powering... Read more
Apple has long had a reputation amongst its investors for hoarding cash. In fact, the company has 137 billion in cash reserves. Some believe that Apple’s reluctance to distribute cash to their investors is a by product of the fact that they almost went bankrupt in the past. For... Read more
While the rollout of new products used to take top billing at Macworlds past, at this most recent Macworld, the spotlight belonged to the celebrities. Stars at the event included Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad, stars of the new film JOBS, and Fred Armisen, who has famously impersonated Steve... Read more
Will We Be Seeing A Totally Different iOS This Year?
Mobile February 18, 2013
Apple’s mobile operating system is arguably the most beautiful you’ll see in the market today, and I only say arguably because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Looking at things from an unbiased point of view, one cannot ignore the fact that, as aesthetically pleasing iOS may... Read more
Windows 8 Tablets More Popular than iPads Among Workers
Mobile February 17, 2013
Apple has been the kingpin of the tablet market since it launched the original iPad a couple of years ago. Since then, several other companies have come up with their own tablets but none have managed to diminish the popularity of the iPads. With further versions now available only... Read more
The Room: Popular iPad Game Gets 5 Stars
GamingMobileSoftware Reviews February 16, 2013
Fireproof Games is the creator of the Room, a mind-bending, HD puzzle game for the iPad 2. The original game designed for the iPad was named Apple’s iPad Game of the year for 2012, and with good reason. Players’ assessments of this game are nothing but positive, earning and... Read more