Archive for the ‘Manufacturer’ Category

It always seems that a couple of times each week I am in a situation where I am running out of battery power.  Between Google Maps, Skyfire, and SlingPlayer Mobile I frequently run out of juice.  If only my back pack or travel bag that I carry with me everyday could function as a charger. Well [...]

Beware, an Android device will be attacking a cell phone store near you.   Last year we came to know and respect the G1.  Most analysts found the phone to be exciting and adequate for a first try for Google, however many experts insisted that at the time there was nothing game changing about the G1.  [...]

As the clock ticks by I keep getting updates and rumors on when the Touch Pro 2 is going to be released. The rumors keep flying June, July, August.  The strongest rumor seems to be August 12 on TMobile’s network (originally it was suppose to be today July 22). This is somewhat surprising, considering ATT [...]

Is it just me or has Sony Ericsson failed at successfully entering the mainstream US smartphone market.  Its unclear to me as to why Sony Ericcson hasn’t been competing in the US with HTC, Samsung, RIM and Apple.  Not too many people would say that SE makes poor quality phones.   They certainly dont suffer [...]

The iPhone is to blame for the growing smartphone frenzy.
It was only about 3 years ago when the average US based cell phone user didn’t know what an app or a sim card was, then along came the iPhone.  Most US based users felt they simply wanted a phone to talk and occasionally text.  A [...]

For years now HTC has been making their phones with just a mini USB port. This basically meant it was a major pain if you wanted to use your normal 3.5 mm headphone. I have bought and lost so many mini USB to 3.5mm audio adapter over the past 3 years. This [...]