Showing posts with label September. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September. Show all posts

Monday, September 10, 2012

This Week in Reviews [September 3-7]

Welcome to the weekend! Time to kick back, relax, and enjoy This Week in Reviews. We got our hands on two 4G LTE hotspots (from Verizon and Sprint), a waterproof smartphone from Kyocera, a new e-reader from Sony, a hybrid tablet/PC from Lenovo and an affordable 13-inch ultraportable from Dell. Read what we though of each below.

The Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot 890L seeks to repeat the success of the carrier's sickeningly fast $49.99 Jetpack MiFi 4620L. And with the ability to support up to 10 devices, global connectivity and a lower price of just $19.99, it would seem that the Jetpack 890L would be a steal. So is the 890L the best hotspot on Big Red's network? Read on.

Read Our Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot 890L Review


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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Rumor: iPad mini Production to Ramp Up Significantly in September

Rumors about a 7-inch iPad mini have been swirling around for a while now; when are we actually going to see the darned thing? Assuming the fabled device is actually in production and not just a figment of our projected desires, it could be cast into the spotlight very, very soon. Tipsters have been whispering that the shrunken-down iPad could be unveiled alongside the iPhone 5 at a September 12th press event, and now, DigiTimes reports that Apple’s suppliers are ramping up the production of the iPad mini’s components.

Citing its usual “sources from the upstream supply chain,” the publication claims that Apple’s suppliers will start pumping out iPad minis at a rate of 4 million a month starting in September; the same sources say that suppliers are currently producing several hundred thousand iPad minis a month.

That aligns with the Wall Street Journal said at the beginning of July; according to that report, Apple suppliers (including LG Display and AU Optronics) were told to be ready to ramp up production on a sub-8-inch tablet in September.

What can we expect when the iPad mini launches? Previous reports from credible sources like Bloomberg and the New York Times have said that the comparatively pint-sized tablet will have a 7.85-inch, standard resolution display with a smaller dock connector sitting between a pair of speakers on the bottom of the slate. Earlier this month, it was reported that the iPad mini could look more like an iPod touch maxi, with a larger bezel on the top and bottom and a smaller bezel on the sides.

Via MacRumors


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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Motorola and Verizon Tease “Main Event” on September 5th

Bring your cameras to work on September 5th, New Yorkers, because you could witness a sight that happens once in a blue moon: a horde of pasty tech journalists jogging en masse down the city streets. Nokia and Microsoft already had a press conference scheduled in NYC that day to talk up the Windows Phone Lumia lineup, and the hub-bub hints that it may be the unveiling of the first Windows Phone 8 device. Exciting! But that’s not all that’s in store for that fateful fall day.

Not to be outdone, Motorola and Verizon just shipped around a save-the-date of their own. The date: September 5th.  The location: New York City. The purpose: Motorola’s not saying… but we have a strong guess.

Since Verizon’s the co-sponsor and the tagline of the announcement is “Motorola On Display,” it’s not going too far out on a limb to guess that September 5th will be the grand unveiling of the so-called Motorola Droid RAZR HD, which has had several details leaked to the web in recent weeks. The Droid RAZR HD reportedly has a 4.5-inch true 720p display — hence the name — along with a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, world phone capabilities and on-board 4G LTE.

The fifth is just the tip of the iceberg for major September announcements; Samsung’s teased us with “Something Big” on the 1st and Apple is widely expected to unveil the iPhone 5 on September 12th.

Via SlashGear


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