Friday, January 4, 2013

RCA’s Mobile TV tablet includes two tuners to watch live TV

While RCA's MIT700 tablet never made it to market after a CES 2012 debut, RCA is trying out a new Android tablet that allows users to watch live television. Announced within a press release earlier today, RCA is planning to launch an Android-powered, 8-inch tablet that can be used to watch live over-the-air television broadcast from nearby stations....

HTC CEO sees innovative new smartphones making up for setbacks

HTC is determined to go from 'quietly brilliant' to 'loudly brilliant' in 2013 HTC settled its patent dispute with Apple last year, but the Taiwanese smartphone and tablet manufacturer still has to overcome marketing hurdles in 2013, according to its CEO. "Our competitors were too strong and very resourceful, pouring in lots of money into marketing," HTC...

CES 2013: what to expect

Vegas, baby! The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is one of the largest showcases of new technology in the world. Hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association in Las Vegas, CES 2013 will open to press and exhibitors from every facet of the electronics industry, and TechRadar will be there. We'll descend upon the gambling capital of the world for...

HTC CEO blames poor smartphone sales on marketing

HTC is determined to go from "quietly brilliant" to "loudly brilliant" in 2013. HTC settled its patent dispute with Apple last year, but the Taiwanese smartphone and tablet manufacturer still has to overcome marketing hurdles in 2013, according to its CEO. "Our competitors were too strong and very resourceful, pouring in lots of money into marketing,” said...

Meet Travis Jensen: The pro photographer who shoots with an iPhone

Street photographer Travis Jensen talks to us about how he uses his iPhone and Hipstamatic to document life on the streets of San Francisco. Travis Jensen’s calling in photography started not in the darkroom but out of necessity. The 33-year-old began his career documenting extreme sports as a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. After growing frustrated...

BlackBerry Z10 parts leak seemingly confirms 4.3-inch display

Finding out what makes the Z10 tick (credit: EtradeSupply) A small handful of parts for one of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices have appeared online that confirm some suspicions about the smartphone's specs. The parts, which were obtained by ETrade Supply, include the LCD screen, touchscreen digitizer, and both the rear and front housing assembly for...

Angry Birds sold more copies over Christmas week than most games will ever sell

The world's favorite bird-flinging casual game made a mint over the recent holiday season: Christmas Day alone accounted for 8 million downloads of Angry Birds titles. When your local cinemaplex begins rolling out advertisements for the upcoming Angry Birds CGI film you may be forced to wonder how a casual game about throwing birds into walls has become...

If you have 4G LTE, chances are you’re using less Wi-Fi, but why?

As LTE networks spread across the globe a new report has found that subscribers download more data, use Wi-Fi less, and are more likely to be on metered plans than 3G subscribers. The growth of 4G really kicked into gear in 2012 with over 100 LTE networks going live in over 50 countries across the world. It seems like mobile consumers are hungry for data and...

BlackBerry Z10 parts confirm 4.3-inch display

Finding out what makes the Z10 tick A small handful of parts for one of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices have appeared online that confirm some suspicions about the smartphone's specs. The parts, which were obtained by ETrade Supply, include the LCD screen, touchscreen digitizer, and both the rear and front housing assembly for the BlackBerry Z10 model....

Apple may release an ‘iPhone Mini’ to dethrone Samsung in 2014, analyst says

Some analysts have said that Apple could release a smaller low-cost iPhone to oust Samsung from its spot as the top smartphone maker. Apple and Samsung are always at odds when it comes to smartphone launches. Both companies produce what have arguably come to be known as the most popular smartphones lines on the market: Apple’s iPhone brand and Samsung’s...

Izik, a search engine for tablets, steps in the ring against Google Now and Siri

Izik is the first tablet-oriented search engine, and it wants to be different from your average search engine. Move over Google and step aside Bing. Blekko has launched Izik, a search engine designed with tablet owners in mind. The new search service hopes to lure in users with its much more rich and curated information, and seems a lot like Siri or Google...

Samsung says Galaxy S4 won't arrive before May

Don't expect a Galaxy S4 announcement any time soon Those eagerly waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S4 may have to just keep on waiting, as the Korean firm is now saying that the handset will not launch until May at the earliest. In an oddly candid use of social media, Samsung Lebanon answered a user's Facebook question of when the company's next Android smartphone...

Samsung says Galaxy S4 will not arrive before May

Don't expect a Galaxy S4 announcement any time soon Those eagerly waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S4 may have to just keep on waiting, as the Korean firm is now saying that the handset will not launch until May at the earliest. In an oddly candid use of social media, Samsung Lebanon answering a user's Facebook question of when the company's next Android smartphone...

Stay warm and connected with winter gadgets to beat the chill

If the wintery weather and the freezing cold have got you holed up inside going slowly stir crazy then you need some high tech winter gear to warm you up. The long, cold winter can be a depressing prospect for many. The threat of cabin fever looms large as we battle through the snow to get from one warm place to another. Sledging adventures and snowball...