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Eventually most of our computing efforts are expected to go mobile and come and go with us (or remain in the cloud), but in the meantime we dedicate this section to the latest smartphones and innovative mobile platforms, tablets, laptops and wireless technologies.


Opera releases first beta of new WebKit-powered Android browser

Opera releases first beta of new WebKit-powered Android browser
  • Posted March 6, 2013, 8:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Moving ahead with its plan to drop its own Presto rendering engine in favor of WebKit -- the same used by Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome -- Opera Software has released the first public version of its revamped mobile browser…

White House: It's time to legalize cell phone unlocking

White House: It
  • Posted March 5, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • In February, a petition calling for an end to the ban on unlocking cell phones was introduced. In a short amount of time, the petition received the requisite 100,000 signatures needed to elicit a possible White House responsible. Today, the…

Green Throttle launches Android-based gaming system with local multiplayer support

Green Throttle launches Android-based gaming system with local multiplayer support
  • Posted March 5, 2013, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Between crowd-funded consoles, gamepads and handhelds it would appear that Android has a bright future in gaming. Today, yet another company is throwing its hat in the ring. Led by Guitar Hero co-creator Charles Huang, Green Throttle aims to turn…

Windows Phone 8 successor to arrive this holiday season

Windows Phone 8 successor to arrive this holiday season
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • The successor to Windows Phone 8 may reach consumers as soon as this holiday season, according to a recent Microsoft job posting. Until then, at least two much needed updates named "GDR2" and "GDR3" are expected to hit smartphones running…

Smartphone shipments to outpace feature phones in 2013

Smartphone shipments to outpace feature phones in 2013
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 3:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Smartphones are projected to overtake feature phones in terms of shipments for the first time in 2013, according to a new report by market research firm IDC. The latter estimates that manufacturers will ship 918.6 million smartphones in 2013, or…

Samsung's Galaxy Note II the latest to fall victim to lock screen flaw

Samsung
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Security, Mobile Computing With Video
  • It seems Apple isn’t the only smartphone provider that’s having trouble as of late with lock screen flaws as we are now hearing word that Samsung’s Galaxy Note II is suffering from similar issues. Mobile enthusiast Terence Eden said he…

Apple iWatch rumored for possible 2013 launch

Apple iWatch rumored for possible 2013 launch
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 12:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Apple's so-called iWatch may find itself on retail shelves sometime this year, according Bloomberg per its usual sources familiar with the matter. Current rumors have suggested Apple's upcoming smart wristwatch may feature a 1.5-inch passive display, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity and…

Samsung teases Galaxy S4, launch set for next week

Samsung teases Galaxy S4, launch set for next week
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 11:03 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • While the contents of Marsellus Wallace’s briefcase remain a mystery to this day, there’s little doubt as to what lurks inside a box that’s the center of Samsung’s new Unpacked teaser video. We’ll find out for sure on March 14…

Tablets of 2013 Rundown: Nexus vs. Surface vs. iPad

Tablets of 2013 Rundown: Nexus vs. Surface vs. iPad
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 12:10 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing
  • The tablet market doesn’t look very different than it did a year ago from the perspective of who’s doing well and who’s not. Perhaps the most exciting developments came towards the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 from the usual big guys: Google released the Nexus 10 and updated the Nexus 7, Apple launched a smaller and cheaper iPad mini, while Microsoft went all in with the Surface RT and Pro.

    As usual, we've compiled a comparative table with what we consider are the best options either currently available or announced so far, complete with metascores from our Product Finder engine and review links.

FCC will investigate phone unlocking ban, cites innovation, competition concerns

FCC will investigate phone unlocking ban, cites innovation, competition concerns
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says the FCC will be investigating whether or not a ban on cellphone unlocking is a sensible demand. The government communications body will also be exploring its options to address the ban, assuming it determines the…

First BB10 update addresses battery life, low-light photos and more

First BB10 update addresses battery life, low-light photos and more
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing
  • It’s been almost a month since BlackBerry 10 launched alongside the Z10 smartphone and users are already being treated to their first update for the operating system. Announced this morning in a blog post by BlackBerry product manager Michael Clewley,…

Corning: devices with flexible 'Willow Glass' still years away

Corning: devices with flexible
  • Posted February 28, 2013, 3:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • A recent article from The New York Times has the web abuzz with speculation about a new iWatch device from Apple that will employ flexible glass technology from Corning. But even though samples of the company’s new Willow glass are indeed…

Samsung intends to double their tablet sales this year

Samsung intends to double their tablet sales this year
  • Posted February 28, 2013, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Almost exactly one year to the day, Samsung product strategy executive Hankil Yoon told reporters during a media roundtable meeting at Mobile World Congress that his company wasn’t doing very well in the tablet market.

Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 will 'evolve' with coming updates

Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 will
  • Posted February 28, 2013, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Microsoft
  • If you've invested in a new Windows Phone 8 device and you're worried about being left high and dry when the next major operating system update arrives, Microsoft's Greg Sullivan says you can rest easy. Speaking to PCMag and others at Mobile World Congress, the senior marketing...

Sony releases experimental Firefox OS ROM for Xperia E smartphone

Sony releases experimental Firefox OS ROM for Xperia E smartphone
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • Sony was one of the first major companies to announce their support for Mozilla’s new Firefox OS just a couple of days ago but we had no idea they already had something in the works. Today the Japanese company released…

Adobe Photoshop Touch arrives on iPhone, Android phones for $4.99

Adobe Photoshop Touch arrives on iPhone, Android phones for $4.99
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing
  • Adobe has released a version of Photoshop Touch for the iPhone and Android smartphones. The robust photo editing application shares an almost identical set of features with the tablet app although the overall experience has been designed specifically for smaller…

Upcoming PC smartphone promises Windows 8 Pro, Intel Atom, 64GB

Upcoming PC smartphone promises Windows 8 Pro, Intel Atom, 64GB
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Redmond-based i-mate says it hopes to change the you work and think, particularly when it comes to PCs and smartphones -- by putting them together. The recovering company is currently working a product it calls "Intelegent", a Windows 8 Pro-based…

Samsung unveils Passbook rival for tickets and coupons called Wallet

Samsung unveils Passbook rival for tickets and coupons called Wallet
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software With Video
  • Samsung showed off a new Wallet application during a developer conference at Mobile World Congress that will allow users to store things such as event tickets, boarding passes, membership cards, and coupons in one central location. Currently available as a…

Qualcomm says Snapdragon 800 easily beats Nvidia's Tegra 4

Qualcomm says Snapdragon 800 easily beats Nvidia
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 11:07 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing With Video
  • All eyes in the mobile world are on Nvidia’s upcoming Tegra 4 processor. The hardware maker wisely showcased the chip’s performance potential this week at Mobile World Congress and it came as little surprise that the quad-core Cortex-A15 processor and…

Intel announces Clover Trail+ Atom chips for smartphones and tablets

Intel announces Clover Trail+ Atom chips for smartphones and tablets
  • Posted February 26, 2013, 1:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Intel has announced some new additions to its lineup of mobile processors as it looks to compete with an army of ARM-based rivals. Dubbed Clover Trail+, the new chips are based on a 32nm process and are meant as replacements…

Pebble Review: Kickstarter's E-Paper Smartwatch

Pebble Review: Kickstarter
  • Posted February 26, 2013, 2:47 AM by Andrew Kameka | Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing With Video
  • The Pebble smartwatch for iPhone and Android is a prime example of the bizarre times in which we live. In an era of people increasingly telling time by looking at the corner of their computer's screen or their smartphone lock screens, Pebble wants to make the wristwatch everyone's preferred timepiece.

    A humble Kickstarter project embraced by nearly 70,000 backers, Pebble is the most buzzed-about smartwatch yet. Have those early believers been vindicated by the release of a phenomenal product or are they just another cautionary tale of what happens when reality doesn't meet the hype?

Dell announces Latitude 10 Enhanced Security for enterprise market

Dell announces Latitude 10 Enhanced Security for enterprise market
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Dell has launched an updated version of its Latitude 10 with improvements for enterprise customers. The company says its "Enhanced Security" edition device offers more security features than any other tablet available -- Windows 8 or otherwise -- making it…

Smarter design cuts existing SRAM power consumption by 27-85%

Smarter design cuts existing SRAM power consumption by 27-85%
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Industry giant Toshiba announced the development of a technology which promises a substantial cut in embedded SRAM power consumption. Ideal applications include smartphones, tablets and mp3 players -- essentially any portable device with a reliance on high-performance system memory, where…

Samsung confirms March 14 debut of Galaxy S IV in NYC

Samsung confirms March 14 debut of Galaxy S IV in NYC
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Chalk one up for the rumor mill as Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S IV will make its debut at a Mobile Unpacked event on March 14 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The electronics giant made…

Asus announces Padfone Infinity, 7-inch Fonepad tablet

Asus announces Padfone Infinity, 7-inch Fonepad tablet
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • It’s hard for smartphone and tablet manufacturers to get noticed in the sea of Android devices being rolled out or announced at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, but Asus has managed to grab a few headlines with an update…

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