Samsung’s Galaxy Gear advances the smartwatch concept, but it’s too expensive, limited, and difficult to use in its current form. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Month: October 2013
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (T-Mobile)
Samsung refines its top-tier phablet with the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 3, a powerful, full HD phone/tablet combo that may be the only mobile device you need. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Seagate, TDK show off HAMR to jam more data into hard drives
Seagate Technology will demonstrate HAMR, a technology it’s counting on to fit more data onto hard disk drives, at the Ceatec show this week. Read the original post by ComputerWorld
German Apple TV users get Vevo and NHL
Apple TV users in Germany have some new options for entertaining themselves. Apple’s enabled Apple TV boxes in Germany to use Vevo and NHL channels, according to Macerkopf. Vevo is a relatively recent upgrade to Apple TV: the service was added to an Apple TV upgrade back in August for the […] Read the original…
Experts say that with the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung’s AMOLED tech has surpassed LCD
For as long as anyone can remember, Samsung’s highest end phones have used AMOLED technology. What is AMOLED? It’s complicated to explain in one paragraph, but the best way to wrap your head around it is that each individual pixel in an AMOLED panel can light itself up. This contrasts […] Read the original post…
LifeProof nuud Water- / Shock-Proof Case for iPhone 5 for $60 + free shipping
DealNews Marketplace offers the LifeProof nüüd Case for Apple iPhone 5 in Black, model no. 1307-03, for $59.99 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $20, although we saw it for $5 less last week. It’s designed to survive drops of up to 6.6 feet […] Read the original post…
Deal of the Day: Ballistic Every1 Series Case for iPhone 5
Today Only: Buy the Ballistic Every1 Series Case for iPhone 5 and save over 40% off! The Ballistic Every1 Series Case offers four layers of advanced protection for your iPhone 5. Air gap suspension springs surround your device with 1mm of air so it never lays against a hard surface. […] Read the original post…
Apple Ends Complimentary 20 GB Storage Plan for Former MobileMe Members
After notifying former MobileMe customers of an impending iCloud storage downgrade in August, the complimentary 20 GB of iCloud storage Apple has offered to those customers for the past two years has now expired. As noted in an Apple support document, affected members will be downgraded […] Read the original post by Richard Padilla
Samsung Galaxy Gear Will Support Galaxy S3 And Galaxy Note 2 As Well
During IFA 2013 in Berlin, Samsung announced a smartwatch of the company’s making called the Samsung Galaxy Gear , a device which would presumably be compatible with devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 , which is unsurprising given that the Galaxy S4 is Samsung’s […] Read the original post…
Leap Motion Controller for PC / Mac w/ GameWAVE App for $80 + free shipping
newegg offers the Leap Motion Controller for Windows and Mac, model no. LM-010, bundled with the Leap Motion GameWAVE App for $79.99 with free shipping. Although it’s list price, it’s a savings of $4 (for the app) and the best current deal we could find for this newly-released gesture-motion controller. […] Read the original post…
‘Monkey Island’ creator’s adventure game The Cave comes to iOS Thursday
Sega has announced plans to launch The Cave for iOS on Thursday. The game was created by Ron Gilbert, a veteran game designer who made the first two Monkey Island games, Maniac Mansion and other hit games. It’ll be $4.99. The Cave is an adventure game with puzzles to solve. You […] Read the original…
Intermec CN51, Rugged and Versatile, Runs Android or Windows 6.5
Intermec has developed the CN51. The handheld computer can run Android 4.1 or, for customers with legacy apps, Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5. Read the original post by Jason
FreedomPop Phone Is First ‘100 Percent Free Mobile Phone Service’
FreedomPop Voice, running on the Sprint network, offers 500MB of data, 500 texts and 200 anytime minutes free each month and without a contract. Read the original post by Jason
iOS and iOS 7 readership on iMore now dwarfs Windows and iOS 6
As might be expected, until recently most iMore readers used Windows to read iMore. That’s been changing, and now the largest group of iMore readers are using iOS. That’s amazing in two regards because, it shows our readership moving from a Microsoft platform to an Apple platform, and more interestingly, […] Read the original post…
McAfee All Access 2013 for PC and Mac for $0 after rebate + free shipping, more
newegg offers the McAfee All Access 2013 for Windows and Mac, part no. AAI13EMB1RAA, for $70. This $70 mail-in rebate drops it to $0. With free shipping, that’s tied with our mention from four weeks ago as the lowest total price we’ve seen. (It’s a current low by $16.) This […] Read the original post…