Review and Deal: Acer Iconia A100 with Android 4.0 – $169 Shipped
It’s the cheapest tablet in America with an official Android 4.0 upgrade. Is official firmware worth the price? We review the refurbished deal, with an actual refurbished unit.
Review: DNSCrypt Beta from OpenDNS Helps Keep You Secure Online
We pick apart the new tool from OpenDNS. Currently in beta for Mac, it aims to improve one of the most transparent parts of the Internet.
Review: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter
We preview the future of data connectivity, at least the future of iPad data connectivity. Apple’s Thunderbolt was off to a slow start. Will Seagate turn it around with a SATA adapter? We find out.
Review: LG Optimus (Kajeet)
Kajeet might be an unfamiliar name to most, but the company has been around for the past five years, providing wireless service as a virtual operator in its own niche as a child-friendly alternative to other, more expensive services. The provider has recently rearranged its lineup to include smartphones, but with the new additions comes […]
Sprint Delivers Honeycomb 3.2 to EVO View 4G (with Review)
Just in time for the holidays, Sprint has rolled out the Android 3.2 Honeycomb upgrade that we first confirmed was on its way for the HTC EVO View 4G. The upgrade is is well over a hundred megabytes, those on a capped 3G/4G data plan are urged to download this update over Wi-Fi. The update […]
Unboxing and First Impressions: BlackBerry Style 9670 (Boost Mobile)
We were kindly provided a Boost BlackBerry Style for review by Boost Mobile’s PR agency this month and I’ve been using it as my primary phone instead of my E71. My full review won’t go up until this weekend, but here are a few things that I’ve been able to take away from using the […]
Review: Motorola Triumph
The most powerful prepaid smartphone in America gets a full review. At twice the price of the LG Optimus V, is it worth the cost of admission? Read more to find out.
Review – Straight Talk Prepaid Service: An Alternative to Tiers and Buckets
On May 10th, after weeks of looking for a prepaid service to serve as my new primary service to save some cash, I decided to skip the usual suspects in MetroPCS, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, GoPhone and Verizon Prepaid and ended up choosing Walmart’s exclusive Straight Talk prepaid service. You may be wondering why I […]
CherryPad America Unboxing – Cherrypal’s $200 Android Tablet
We did say we weren’t going to review the CherryPad America, due to the ongoing issues with the device. But, we did have it in-house, so here’s the unboxing of one of the cheapest functional semi-functional possibly-up-and-coming cheap tablets. Read more to view the complete unboxing.
Cherrypal Confesses: CherryPad America Not Google, Android Complaint
Cherrypal has acknowledged that the CherryPad America has serious issues that the company acknowledges cannot be fixed immediately. The company’s offering has curiously included the Google Experience. PhoneNews.com contacted Google to find out if the device legally licensed Google’s superset of Android (known as the Google Experience). These apps include Google Maps, YouTube, Gmail, and […]