Posts by Smartphones

By David Plews • July 31, 2011
For the past two weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of playing with HTC’s latest Android slider phone, the myTouch 4G Slide. I feel that to be entirely forthcoming, I must prefix this review by saying that this is not an advertisement for the myTouch 4G. In the time that I’ve had to test it out, I’ve just thoroughly enjoyed it. Find out more after the jump.

By David Plews • May 24, 2011
Place the new Samsung Nexus S 4G next to its predecessor, the Nexus One, and you won’t be able to tell much of a difference. Therefore, immediately the Nexus S 4G is off to a good start. Taking a good design, and updating its feature set, Samsung and Google have teamed up to update the Android purist’s phone, complete with support for Sprint’s 4G network.

By David Plews • April 24, 2011
Announced all the way back in late 2010 (yes, it’s been awhile), the HTC Arrive made its way to Sprint late last month. Touted as the first, and currently only, Windows Phone 7 smartphone on the Sprint network, the Arrive is the de facto option for those who are disenchanted with the smartphone software leader, Android. Featuring a unique slider design that reveals a full QWERTY keyboard, the Arrive is sure to win the hearts of those who are die hard keyboard texters. But is it the right phone for you? You can decide for yourself as we dig a bit deeper into the HTC Arrive on Sprint.

By John Pastor • January 11, 2011
Early Tuesday morning Apple announced in partnership with Verizon Wireless that it would bring the iPhone 4 to Verizon’s 3G CDMA network starting in early February. No standout new features except for the 3G Mobile Hotspot functionality have been announced and the phone will not be compatible with Verizon’s 4G LTE network as some had hoped. More details including the full press release after the break.

By David Plews • January 6, 2011
The onslaught of jumbo-phones continues as Motorola announced last night that their Droid Bionic will be coming to Verizon. With a 4.3″ QHD screen, the Bionic is LTE equipped and is ready to take full advantage of Verizon’s upcoming 4G network.

By David Plews • January 5, 2011
Not sure what the craze is with phones getting larger and larger, but the Infuse 4G, which will be coming to AT&T, has a …

By David Plews • January 4, 2011
With a more manageable 3.6 inch screen and slide out keyboard, the Evo Shift 4G provides a usable phone in a smaller package than its predecessor. You get the much beloved HTC Sense user interface, paired with Sprint’s 4G network allowing for wicked download speeds.

By David Plews • July 14, 2010
Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the original Motorola Droid, and attempting to one-up its competition, the iPhone 4, Droid Incredible, and HTC Evo, the new Motorola Droid X has quite a standard to live up to. The question at hand is, of course, does it live up to this standard?

By John Pastor • June 22, 2010
As with the iPad, Apple sent out review units of the new iPhone 4 to valued members of the press and the early reviews of the new smartphone are appearing. The phone is scheduled to arrive on customers’ doorsteps either tomorrow or on Thursday (depending if yours got shipped in time). We’ve got all the reviews thus far linked after the break with a summary of the verdict from each.

By Ken Addison • April 28, 2010
The world of mobile phones is constantly evolving. With the average contract commitment being 2 years, most smart phones are considered to be obsolete by the end of their initial contract. Today we look at another phone to further the continual upgrade cycle, the HTC Droid Incredible on Verizon Wireless.

By John Pastor • January 19, 2010
Last year was a big year for Palm, with the Pre announced at CES in January, and the Pixi announced in the fall. We’ve finally got our thoughts on the Pixi, from the webOS operating system to the Touchstone charging technology and everything in between. Get the rundown after the break.

By John Pastor • November 10, 2009
The BlackBerry line of smartphones have evolved in many ways over the years, one of them being navigation. From the thumbwheel, where the term “BlackBerry thumb” was coined, to the trackball, and now to the trackpad. RIM has pretty much left the interface of the BlackBerry the same, except for the icon design, but was a trackpad really necessary to bring the BlackBerry even further when everything else in the smartphone world is going touchscreen? How well does the built-in Mac support work? We’ll tell you after the break.