February 22, 2012

Half of all smart TVs sold aren’t even connected to the Internet

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Internet-enabled televisions have become the next big thing. LG, Sony, Panasonic, Samsung and Sharp, among others, offer TV sets with apps and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Sorry, RIM: The Playbook Still Sucks

I like some of the features from each of the tablet trio of iPad/Fire/Playbook. But each of them also infuriates me for different reasons.

Try This If You Have Touch Issues On the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

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Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G to hit T-Mobile in late March

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T-Mobile has confirmed that it will be getting a new Android device as an exclusive next month. The device is called the Galaxy S Blaze 4G and will operate on the T-Mobile HSPA +42 network.

Google updates Flight Search for Android, iOS

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Remember when Google launched its desktop-only Flight Search service back in the fall? Well, now it’s made the travel checking tool both Android and iOS friendly.

South African Carriers Hint a Q3 Galaxy S III Availability

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The latest news regarding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III — after the manufacturer disappointed everyone by letting them know that there will be no Galaxy S II follow-up unveiling at MWC — came from Samsung Benelux which were inviting the press to a March 15 event . However, South African carriers seem to have information according to which the highly anticipated phone will land on their networks early-Q3.

Hot On The Heels Of Spotify, Rdio Expands Music Streaming To Spain, Portugal

The landgrab for music streaming customers is on, and Rdio — the U.S.-based startup from Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis — is joining that race in earnest. The company today announced that it is now live in Spain and Portugal, just one month after it launched in its first European service, in Germany.

NEC shows off three interesting Android devices

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We don’t hear much from NEC here in the US on the tablet/smartphone front, but in Asia the company has several products that fall under those categories. Most of what we get from NEC in the US are projectors.

iOS 5.0.1 Bug Allows Very Persistent Villain To Access Contacts

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An iOS 5 bug allowed pictures to be displayed on a password-protected iPhone if the time on the device was set to an earlier time and date than the real timestamp of the pictures. A new security flaw has been discovered, this time on iOS 5.0.1, but it takes a very persistent villain several tries to get passed the lock screen.

Android Overload: Simpsons Game Coming Soon To Android, Samsung Learning Hub Coming Soon To Galaxy Tabs and More

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If you don’t know what this Android Overload thang is all about, this is the place where we stash all the important Android and mobile related news from throughout our day. You know, the ones that didn’t make it onto our front page.