Archive for 'Gadgets'

No iPhone 5, only 4S

Apple released its latest iPhone today and everyone around the world was waiting and expecting an iPhone 5. Well, they did unveil a new iPhone but it isn’t called iPhone 5. Instead, they called it iPhone 4S. This is a much more accurate name for this product because it is a refresh of the current [...]

Amazon Fire a threat to tablet makers

Amazon released their first tablet, called the Amazon Fire. I have been waiting for a long time for some company other than Apple to take some initiative and stop launching me-too products. Frankly, every tablet that is not an iPad is not worth buying. That is perhaps until now with this Amazon Fire. The tablet [...]

iPhone announcement in one week

Apple announced that in one week from today, they will hold an event called “Let’s talk iPhone”. We all know what that means, a new iPhone. The venue is a bit of a surprise this time, being held at their Cupertino, California headquarters. Usually they like to hold such events at larger venues, not sure [...]

Is your mobile device safe?

Is your smartphone or tablet safe from hackers? It depends. It depends what type of system it is running. If you have an Apple device like an iPhone or iPad then you’re good. If you have a Windows based device running the latest Windows operating system then your fine as well. If however, you are [...]

AT&T preparing for new iPhone

A bunch of media outlets reported yesterday that cell phone carrier giant AT&T in the U.S. is informing their employees and stores to be ready for large amounts of customers coming to their locations to pick a new iPhone that will be launched in early to mid September. This seems to be the most concrete [...]

Apple wins lawsuit against HTC

Apple won a patent lawsuit against HTC in the U.S. late last week. This is a big deal because Apple has been saying for a while that competitors like HTC have copied their technology instead of creating their own. This case is not completely over yet because HTC will appeal. As is the case almost [...]

Is Google the next Microsoft for Apple?

Many, if not all of us remember the days of the early 90′s when the competition was fierce between the Macintosh computer and Windows. At first Apple led the way but, eventually Microsoft took the lead and would never look back. Bill Gates and his Microsoft team did it by making Windows inexpensive and open. [...]

Apple unveils iOS5, iCloud

Apple unveiled their much anticipated iCloud service on Monday that will automatically store your info, apps and settings from your iPhone, iPad and PC in the cloud (a central Apple server). It will also automatically push that info to your other devices so you no longer will have a certain app only on your iPhone [...]

Xbox 360 Kinect to fight obesity

I recently tried the Xbox 360 Kinect for the first time and I was very impressed. I played the Nintendo Wii in the past and based on the performance of that system, I was not expecting much from the Kinect. I found the Wii to be unresponsive and extremely inaccurate. However, the Kinect was the [...]

Google Wallet to replace plastic

Google announced on Thursday that they will be launching a new service that will act as a virtual wallet on your smartphone. Their plan is to eventually hold all of your credit cards, loyalty cards, tickets and even your keys virtually on your smartphone. To start it will only be available on one Android phone, [...]