Google Announces Chrome Beta for Android

by Patrick Bisch on 02/07/2012 in Android, Chrome, Google with 3 Comments

A new mobile web browser is coming to your Android smartphone today. Google announced its very own Google Chrome web browser is being ported over to all Android devices running that latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. Yes, that means if your device manufacturer or carrier hasn’t pushed ICS to your phone yet, you’ll have to continue waiting. On top of that, Chrome Beta is only available is certain countries (including the U.S., phew!). Continue reading →

Best Buy Survey Hints at New Apple iTV Specs

by Patrick Bisch on 02/06/2012 in Apple, Apple TV, Rumors with 1 Comment

Best Buy customers have been tipping off The Verge about a new survey that Best Buy has been pushing out. What makes this survey stand out compared to other, more annoying surveys is that it asks strangely specific questions about Apple’s rumored HDTV. It even goes as far as listing specs, such as 1080p resolution with iCloud integration. Whether or not you believe the details, it still makes you wonder what Best Buy is trying to accomplish by sending out this survey. Continue reading →

Western Digital My Book Live Review

by Marc Angeli on 02/06/2012 in Gadgetry, Western Digital with 11 Comments

MyBook Live is one of Western Digital’s network drives that not only claims to back up multiple PCs or Macs on your network, but also becomes your personal cloud. This is something not even Apple’s Time Capsule can do, while a decent wireless router and backup, Time capsule doesn’t play nice with digital content and sharing, and for the price you pay (close to $400) you would expect more. MyBook Live seems to be the answer to powerful back up and local network sharing. Continue reading →

App Review: Jetpack Joyride For iOS

by Patrick Bisch on 01/31/2012 in App Reviews, iOS with No comments

Here’s a new game that will fit nicely into your iOS Games folder: Jetpack Joyride. If you’re a fan of Fruit Ninja or Age of Zombies, you’ll be happy to know that this addicting game was created by the same iOS game development company called HalfBrick. Not only is this game optimized for your iPad (no pixel stretching) and iPhone, HalfBrick also decided to change the price from $0.99 to free, but only for a limited time. Continue reading →

App Review: Google Voice for Android

by Eric Wilborn on 01/27/2012 in Android, App Reviews, Google, Google Voice with No comments

A long-time favorite Android app of mine has been Google Voice. I jumped into Google Voice while it was still by invitation (be jealous), quite a while before my first smartphone. There are so many uses for Google Voice that I’ve lost count. I’ll go over my favorites that can be performed with the Android app in this article, but feel free to cover others in the comments if I’ve missed any. Also feel free to ask questions and I’ll do my best to answer them. Continue reading →

Motorola Droid Bionic Lapdock Review

by Eric Wilborn on 01/25/2012 in Android, Gadgetry, Motorola, Tech with 2 Comments

Most accessories can make a mobile device feel (and look) new again, or even give it a couple of extra functions or uses. But then there are some accessories that essentially reinvent the original device, transforming it into something completely different. That’s exactly what the Motorola Lapdock does. Continue reading →

How To: Jailbreak Your iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Using GreenPois0n Absinthe

by Patrick Bisch on 01/23/2012 in Apple, How To, iOS, iPhone, Jailbreak with 2 Comments

The combined efforts of the iPhone Dev Team and Chronic Dev Team proved to be victorious last week when a new jailbreak tool called GreenPois0n Absinthe was released to public. This new tool was significant to the jailbreak community because it allowed users to jailbreak their A5 devices (iPhone 4S and iPad 2) after several months of waiting. Now that the wait is over, here’s our 5-step guide to jailbreaking your A5 iDevices with GreenPois0n Absinthe. Continue reading →

The Untethered Jailbreak for A5 iDevices Has Been Released

by Patrick Bisch on 01/20/2012 in Apple, iOS, Jailbreak with 1 Comment

It’s official: the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 have finally been jailbroken. Late last night, MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev Team tweeted that the A5 jailbreak was on the verge of being ready for public release. The jailbreak “dream team” just had to work out a few kinks in the actual jailbreak software and they’d release it shortly after. Well now that time has come. Continue reading →

Apple’s Education Announcements Began With Steve Jobs and NeXT

by Patrick Bisch on 01/20/2012 in Apple, Editorials, iOS with No comments

Apple had a number of announcements during its education event yesterday. They announced an update to iBooks with new interactive books, a brand new authoring tool called iBooks Author, and a new iTunes U app for iOS devices. But we’re not here to talk about what Apple announced at their event today or the other things that everyone seems to be talking about. Instead, we’re going to take a trip back in time to the mid-1980′s when Steve Jobs left Apple and was just 90 days into his next big company called NeXT. Continue reading →