More Smartphones Opinion

  • 06 August 2012

  • Opinion: iPhone Trade-In Flurry Begins

    Do you have an old iPhone and want to get some cash for it to put toward the upcoming new one? You're not alone. Owners of older iPhones are now rushing to sell their devices in anticipation of the rumored September 12 launch date of the iPhone 5. They're cashing in up to $300 for an iPhone 4S, in many cases more than what they initially paid for the phone.

  • Opinion: Nokia Hints of Windows Phone 8 Lumia Devices in September

    Looking to grab attention before Apple’s expected iPhone 5 launch on September 12, Nokia will unveil new Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia devices the week previous, according to an online report.

  • 04 August 2012

  • Opinion: Apple, Samsung Wage Battle Both In and Out of Court

    If anyone believed the court contest between Apple and Samsung wasn't a bare-knuckle brawl, the first week of the patent infringement trial should have disabused them of those notions.

  • 03 August 2012

  • Opinion: New MetroPCS Phone Offers Mobile TV Programming: Worth It?

    MetroPCS now sells a phone capable of receiving free TV programming. There's one problem, though--it's expensive. The Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G will set you back $460, $200 more than its sister Galaxy smartphones, which don't have TV reception capabilities.

  • Opinion: Samsung Galaxy Note II to Debut August 29

    Samsung plans to reveal its follow-up to the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note smartphone in late August about two weeks before Apple is expected to launch the latest iPhone handset, according to an online report. The new Note device is expected to debut at a Samsung press event two days before the IFA tradeshow kicks off in Berlin.

  • 02 August 2012

  • Opinion: Put an Old Phone to Good Use--Make it a Lego NXT Telepresence Robot

    Do you have an old Android phone stored away that you keep only for emergencies--or just aren't sure what to do with it? You could breathe new life into the semi-retired handset by strapping it up to a Lego Mindstorms NXT set and turn it into a household security robot.

  • Opinion: Sharp Says New iPhone Screens Shipping to Apple

    Sharp, one of Apple’s three display suppliers, said the first screens for the next generation iPhone will begin shipping this month. The company’s new president, Takashi Okuda was quoted by Reuters, speaking at a press briefing in Tokyo, saying "shipments will start in August," but without any other details.

  • 01 August 2012

  • Opinion: Google Brings Google Wallet to the Cloud

    Google's cloud is about to get a silver lining.

  • Opinion: Google Play Grows Up: New Developer Policies Will Clean Up Google's App Store

    Google Play, Google's Android app store, is close to eclipsing Apple's App Store in pure numbers, but there's one area in which it's lacking. The former Android Market has a ton of rogue apps -- including copycat games, spam, and malware.

  • Opinion: Images of Sony Xperia Tablet Leaked Online

    Photos of one of Sony's next-generation Xperia tablets have been leaked online, showing a device that boasts a number of features and accessories including a keyboard cover/stand just like the one for Microsoft's Surface tablet.

  • Opinion: Court Delays Apple's Bid To Ban Galaxy Nexus Smartphone

    Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone will remain on sale in the United States after a federal appeals court granted its maker a temporary reprieve from a ban on sale of the handset.

  • 31 July 2012

  • Opinion: Google Chromebook and Chromebox Buyers to Get 100GB of Free Google Drive Storage?

    Google may soon offer Chromebook and Chromebox owners 100GB of free Google Drive online storage, according to code within the Chromium open source operating system.

  • Opinion: iPad Mini: What We Know So Far

    Apple is set to unveil a new iPhone and possibly a new smaller iPad on Sept. 12, according to pundits. Apple has previously dismissed the 7-inch form factor for tablets because it’s too small, but the recent successes of the Kindle Fire from Amazon and the Nexus 7 tablet from Google, manufactured by Asus, have slowly squeezed the 9.7-inch iPad’s market share, so Apple is expected to hit back.

  • 30 July 2012

  • Opinion: What to watch for when buying a used iPhone

    If you lose or break your iPhone, you’re on the hook to replace it. That doesn’t mean you have to buy a new one, though. There are plenty of used iPhones available on the market, and given that some people go so far as to buy a new iPhone every time Apple releases an update, many aren’t even that heavily used.

  • 27 July 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook Phone Dismissed by Zuckerberg

    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg cast doubt Thursday on the notion that the social network would be introducing its own smartphone any time soon.

  • 26 July 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook Phone Rumors Return Ahead of Quarterly Earnings Report

    An HTC-built Facebook smartphone may debut as early as mid-2013, according to a new online report. There’s no word on the hardware, but the purported new handset would include a “modified operating system,” according to Bloomberg. It’s not clear whether that suggests Facebook is basing its phone OS on Android or a lesser-known open source mobile platform such as Tizen.

  • 25 July 2012

  • Opinion: Samsung Removes Local Search Feature from Galaxy S III as Patent Suit Nears

    Samsung has removed local search capabilities from its Galaxy S III in hopes of fortifying the phone against Apple patent lawsuits.

  • 24 July 2012

  • Opinion: Qualcomm's Quad Snapdragon S4 Pro Tablet Now Available to Developers

    NVIDIA may have been first to the quadcore game, but Qualcomm is ready to bring on the competition.

  • Opinion: It's a Huge Mistake to Remove Password Prompt for Free Apps in iOS 6

    According to sources with access to the developer beta of iOS 6, the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system will allow users to download and install free apps without requiring a password. If Apple doesn’t fix that before iOS 6 is officially launched, it will significantly impair the security of iOS devices.

  • Opinion: Force iOS to use YouTube site instead of app

    The default YouTube app that comes with iOS was great back in 2007, but it hasn't seen a significant update in years and is lacking many features compared to the newer mobile YouTube website (m.youtube.com) that Google launched two years ago.

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