Gadget News

Latest smartphone displays pitted in no-holds-barred deathmatch

Latest smartphone displays pitted in no-holds-barred deathmatch

Sep 30, 2010

If you’re a numbers geek, you’re trying to be scientific about your next smartphone purchase, or you just like pretty colors, you might appreciate DisplayMate’s latest report rounding up examples of all (well, most) of the latest and greatest display technologies out there: IPS LCD, Super AMOLED, AMOLED, and TFT, represented by the iPhone 4...

Tango launches 3G and WiFi video calling on iOS and Android, no account required

Tango launches 3G and WiFi video calling on iOS and Android, no account required

Sep 30, 2010

Today at San Francisco’s Mobilize conference, a company by the name of Tango launched its video calling application, appropriately called… yes, “Tango.” Like Fring, it’s available for both iOS and Android devices, and handles calls over 3G and WiFi. Like FaceTime, no account is required to initiate calls. We chatted with Eric...

Marvell’s quad core Armada processor won’t see tablets or phones, destined for a mystery game platform

Marvell’s quad core Armada processor won’t see tablets or phones, destined for a mystery game platform

Sep 30, 2010

Looks like that quad-core Armada processor won’t be having apps for breakfast after all — confronting Marvell’s Jack Kang at Mobilize 2010, he told us the chips proved too power-hungry for devices without a dedicated cord. That doesn’t mean we won’t see them soon, however, as the man let slip that it’s actually the quad-core...

VIZIO shoots a 3D Blu-ray player through the FCC on its way to retail

VIZIO shoots a 3D Blu-ray player through the FCC on its way to retail

Sep 30, 2010

Those sweet XVT Pro 3D screens from CES are still MIA, but VIZIO’s apparently planning to jump into the 3D game shortly, as evidenced by this Blu-ray player that wireless goodness spotted in the FCC database recently. Other than the 3D capabilities and WiFi N capabilities little is known about the unit, but with VIZIO’s favorite holiday (Black...

Sprint lays out strategy for iDEN sunset, refreshed CDMA network

Sprint lays out strategy for iDEN sunset, refreshed CDMA network

Sep 30, 2010

CDMA2000 isn’t getting any younger — but it’s a spring chicken compared to iDEN, a network that has remained the de facto standard for push-to-talk fanatics against all odds, surviving occasional challenges to the throne and Boost Mobile’s desire to dip its toes in the CDMA waters from time to time over the past couple years. It...