Without Jobs at the helm will we see a 7 inch iPad or QWERTY iPhone?

Steve had some strong feelings about design alternatives at Apple and now that he is no longer the CEO I wonder if any of these hardware strategies and designs will change.

Blog posts | August 24, 2011 5:10pm PDT
Review: RIM scores a hat trick with latest BlackBerry Bold and Touch lineup

RIM's three new touchscreen smartphones run BlackBerry OS 7. The Bold 9930 has the best QWERTY keyboard seen on a smartphone and the Torch models are the top BlackBerry smartphones in their form...

Blog posts | August 16, 2011 6:41am PDT
Sprint HTC Arrive: Windows Phone 7 limits a fantastic QWERTY keyboard

The Sprint HTC Arrive is the first WP7 CDMA smartphone available and it is a decent device. The specs are at least a year old and the WP7 OS does poorly at supporting landscape orientation.

Blog posts | March 17, 2011 5:45am PDT
Review: Sprint HTC EVO Shift 4G leaves a lot to be desired

Sprint and HTC decided to follow up the successful HTC EVO 4G with a smaller, cheaper model that sports a physical QWERTY keyboard. Unfortunately, the keyboard is not good enough to take on the...

Blog posts | January 11, 2011 2:54am PST
Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab easel case roundup

There are several accessories rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy Tab and in this article we take a look at three with kickstand functionality.

Blog posts | December 20, 2010 4:57am PST
Hands-on with the T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9780

The successful BlackBerry Bold 9700 is being succeeded by the new Bold 9780 that offers a few key improvements over the 9700. You can't go wrong for $130 at T-Mobile for this device.

Blog posts | November 23, 2010 4:42am PST
Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Basic cell phones

A look at the best or most common basic cell phones from each of the four major U.S. carriers.

Blog posts | October 25, 2010 6:20pm PDT
24 hours and we saw 12 Android smartphones on six US carriers

Google Android is taking off like wildfire and at CTIA we saw a rather startling number of new devices announced from all four major carriers and a couple regional carriers. Most of these devices...

Blog posts | October 6, 2010 9:28pm PDT
Keyboard showdown: Droid 2 vs. Epic 4G vs. BlackBerry Torch

For those who still prefer a hardware keyboard on their smartphone, here are comparison photos of three great devices: Motorola Droid 2, Samsung Epic 4G, and BlackBerry Torch 9800.

Image galleries | August 26, 2010 6:54am PDT
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G first impressions shows it can't beat the EVO 4G

Sprint is the third to launch a Samsung Galaxy S device in the US and looks to have a lock on the best model with a full QWERTY keyboard. I still think there are several reasons the EVO 4G beats...

Blog posts | August 24, 2010 1:41am PDT
Back to School Guide 2010: Smartphones

Smartphones have dropped in price so that the top of the line is generally in the $200 range, making them more affordable for the student. Let's take a look at the top two smartphones and a...

Blog posts | August 15, 2010 4:28am PDT
A generation of typers, not writers

Are the generation almost predisposed to be better at typing than writing?

Blog posts | June 1, 2010 5:16am PDT
Does the BlackBerry Slider form factor appeal to you?

High resolution photos of a rumored BlackBerry Slider have emerged and may or may not be a future BlackBerry device. Is there a need for a large screen BB with a physical QWERTY keyboard? I...

Blog posts | March 4, 2010 6:45am PST
Smartphone Buyer's Guide: What are the choices on my carrier?

I recently posted the 2009 Holiday Guide for smartphones and in that guide posted about just one smartphone from each carrier. There are more selections than just one though and now that most all...

Blog posts | November 9, 2009 5:06am PST
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Cell Phones

Even though 2009 was a difficult one for many in regards to finances, the mobile phone market continued to grow and manufacturers continued to roll out some excellent phones for the consumer. In...

Blog posts | November 1, 2009 9:16pm PST
With BlackBerry Storm2, RIM wins the battle but loses the smartphone war [review]

Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm2 smooths the rough edges of the original. But that doesn't mean it's any more competitive in the race for the top smartphone.

Blog posts | October 28, 2009 2:31am PDT
Image Gallery: The Samsung Gravity 2 is a compelling QWERTY feature phone

T-Mobile recently launched the successor to the Gravity with a few key improvements that justify the upgrade for heavy texters and those looking for faster data access. Improvements in the Gravity...

Image galleries | September 16, 2009 7:48pm PDT
Back to school special: QWERTY messaging phones

It's that time of year when kids go back to school and people start to think of ways to stay connected and in touch. If your kids are like mine, text messaging is used 90% of the time compared to...

Blog posts | August 31, 2009 4:25am PDT
King of the QWERTYs: RIM BlackBerry Tour

Capacitive touch screen devices are all the rage today with the iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre, HTC Hero and BlackBerry Storm. However, there are still many people who want a non-touch screen forward facing...

Blog posts | July 21, 2009 3:00am PDT
Image Gallery: King of the QWERTYS

Touch screen smartphones are all the rage today with the iPhone, Palm Pre, and Google Android devices. However, there are still millions of people who enjoy a messaging experience on forward...

Image galleries | July 19, 2009 10:11pm PDT