MWC - March 12, 2013

The Mobile World Congress 2013 (a.k.a MWC), ran from February 25 to the 28th, held in Barcelona, Spain and was the largest event to date with more than 72,000 attendees. Some of the winners of the 2013 Global Mobile Awards included Samsung which grabbed awards for...

Vertu Ti $20k Smartphone
Feb 13, 2013:

The Vertu Ti may be the most expensive Android smartphone in the world. The price of the Vertu Ti Android Smartphone starts at $9,600 but with customization it can reach up to $20,000. What is the reason someone would want an Expensive Phon...

Released & Upcoming Phones of 2013 -
Feb. 14, 2013

So what does 2013 have in store for us in the mobile market? What upcoming phones will be available for us to stay productive, entertained, and connected? Will Blackberry make an impact this year with its new Blackberry 10 OS? W...

Microsoft Office 2013 - Feb. 4, 2013:

Now you can have up-to-date Microsoft Office with MS Office 365. Microsoft is offering Office 365 Home Premium, Office in the cloud for either $99.99 per year or $9.99 per month. MS Office 365 Home Premium can be installed on up to 5 computers and...

Blackberry Z10 - Feb 3, 2013:

With the announcement of the Blackberry 10 OS and the Blackberry Z10 (the first Blackberry 10 OS Smartphone), Research In Motion (RIM) also has changed its name to BlackBerry. The BlackBerry Z10 will be available in March 2013 through Verizon and it is st...

How many times have you used your hand to mimic the telephone sign to indicate you're going to call someone? Well, now new technology is taking this gesture a little further. The Hi-Call glove has a bluetooth built in speaker and microphone that allows phone calls to be taken by using your thumb and...

Microsoft Surface Pro with Windows 8 - Jan. 26, 2013

The Microsoft Surface Pro, one of the two Microsoft Tablets (the other Surface RT), will be available February 9, 2013. The Microsoft Surface price for the RT version is $499, while the Microsoft Surface Pro will start at $899. The ...

Samsung Galaxy S IV - Jan. 19, 2013

Many have talked about the possibility that the Samsung Galaxy S IV is on its way and would be available in Spring or Summer of 2013. Rumored features include a new Exynos 5 Octa (8 Core processor) showcased at the 2013 CES, 2GB of RAM, Android 4.2....

Best of CES 2013 - Jan. 11 2013

The Best of Consumer Electronics Show 2013 includes Samsung's UN85S9 Ultra HDTV. This Ultra High Definition LED 85-inch 4k TV will be available sometime in Spring 2013 and features LED backlighting, voice command control from its remote and an integrate...

CES 2013 - Jan. 8 2013

Day one of the Consumer Electronics Show 2013 introduced a Windows 8 20-inch tablet from Panasonic, new smartphones and Android based gaming console and Windows 8 gaming tablets. CES 2013 ends in a few days but there is still lots to cover. In case you do not kn...

Nomophobia - Jan. 6, 2013

The dependency to have instant contact, web access and entertainment through the use of smartphones has created Nomophobia (no mobile phone phobia). The fear of being out of mobile phone contact affects mostly the 18 to 34 year old age group. Several studies ...

Hyundai NFC Car - Jan. 4, 2013

Hyundai and Broadcom have partnered in the past to integrate the use of smartphones within vehicles. This time around, the two companies plan to replace car keys. Like a remote car starter, the smartphone will be used to start your car and more. Remote c...

Tagg The Pet Tracker - Dec. 27, 2012

Looking for a GPS application that functions like tracking devices for your pet? Tagg The Pet Tracker combines a portable GPS for your mobile phone or computer and a GPS device that attaches to your dog's collar. This lightweight GPS location track...

Sprint Drive First and Driver Safety - Dec. 25, 2012:

Joining the fight to reduce vehicle crashes, Sprint provides an Android app to keep your focus on driving. It's called Sprint Drive First and promotes traffic safety. This driving safety Android application can be found at focusond...

Mobile Emulators for Android - Dec. 7, 2012:

Though mobile games don't match the level of game play that Playstation 3 or Nintendo Wii U provide, they keep you occupied when you find yourself idle. Adding to your mobile gaming options are video game console emulators. They are from vi...

Apple iTunes 11 - December 1, 2012:

More than a free music player, Apple iTunes 11 has a simpler user interface. Redesigned to help you easily find the entertainment you're searching for. Select the Library in the upper right side and then on the upper left use the drop down menu to a...

Sony Xperia TL AT&T Phone Review:
November 4, 2012

The Sony Xperia TL AT&T Phone has a 4.6-inch 1280 x 720 px 16 million+ colors HD Reality touchscreen with the Mobile BRAVIA Engine. You can capture what is displayed on screen, enter text via a virtual QWERTY keyboard and customi...

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and the Google Nexus 4
November 3, 2012

What is the latest version of android? Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is the latest release of the Android platform and has added a few upgrades to its arsenal. Now what is the best android tablet or the best android phone yo...

Apple iPad Mini Preview:
October 24, 2012
On October 23, 2012, at the Apple Special Event, Apple executive Phil Schiller holds the Apple iPad Mini introducing it to the world. The Mini iPad features a 7.9 inch IPS touch screen with 1024 by 768 resolution, is as thin as a pencil (0.28...

BlackBerry 10 OS:
October 10, 2012
At the BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012, Thorsten Heins presented some of the features of the upcoming Blackberry 10 mobile operating platform. The new BlackBerry 10 OS was created from scratch and is more of an integrated mobile computing platform exper...

Apple iPhone 5 Features:
September 23, 2012

So what's the latest Apple iPhone 5 news? Well, it's released and available from AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. But you have to wait 3 to 4 weeks to receive it. Let's take a look at the Apple iPhone 5 features if you haven't done so already....

HTC Windows Phone 8X Preview:
September 22, 2012

HTC has introduced its first two Windows Phone 8 smartphones. The HTC Windows Phone 8X and the HTC Windows Phone 8S. These Windows Phones are expected to be released in the U.S. sometime this November. While Apps for Windows Phone...

The Samsung Ativ S is the first Windows Phone 8 -
September 3, 2012

When writing smartphone reviews nothing has been more exciting and full of anticipation than when new technology is developed. With the Samsung Windows Phone 8 Ativ S, the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone, you g...

Samsung Galaxy Note II - Android 4.1 Jelly Bean - August 28, 2012:

The Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-N7100 rumored to be released this September 2012 and will first be revealed in Berlin tomorrow. It will feature a larger touchscreen than its predecessor. It has been said that the Samsung...

Apple Samsung Patent Infringement - August 26, 2012:

Apple vs Samsung then Samsung vs Apple, the patent infringement case has finally been decided by 9 federal court jurors in San Jose, California. This Apple & Samsung patent war where Apple claimed that Samsung had violated seven of ...

Long Battery Life Smartphone Comparison:
Updated October 31, 2012

A long battery life to meet the needs of the numerous capabilities found in today's smartphone is vital in order for its success as the top smartphone with the best battery life. You need more juice than your ordi...

How important is it to send that text? Is it worth your life?:

It must be very important sending text messages. To risk your life to communicate something that is rather insignificant or obvious such as I’ll see you later, or driving to class, or when you get back we’ll talk or “I nee...

Review on the Preview of Microsoft outlook.com email:
August 1, 2012

I decided to sign up for an outlook email from outlook.com and check out the preview of the new Microsoft outlook email system. After filling in the requested information, I was greeted by a "Welcome to your new...

Texting While Driving - the guide to everything necessary to learn, spread awareness and protect yourself from this devastating bad and now illegal habit. At 1800Mobiles we have been quite vocal about the "idiotic" practice of texting or emailing while driving. We have covered stories following whic...

Google Nexus 7 enters the Android tablet market:
July 6, 2012

In search of a Google Android tablet, the Google Nexus 7 is a 7 inch tablet that my be the best android tablet currently available. The Nexus 7 runs on the latest version of Android, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. This Google...

Apple iOS 6:
June 20, 2012
The upcoming Apple ios 6 available sometime this Fall improves on ios 5 features and makes way for ios developers to incorporate these new capabilities for better apps. Apple ios 6 will be supported by the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 4th gener...

Microsoft Surface Tablet:
June 19, 2012

As we get closer to the release of the Microsoft Surface Tablet one can only wonder what price tag it will carry. No word on pricing for the Microsoft Surface Windows RT Tablet or the Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro Tablet. There are some d...

No more Unlimited Data Plans and Only Shared Plans At Verizon

Starting June 28, 2012, Verizon will strictly offer plans for the family with its new Share Everything plans. Additionally, the unlimited data plan will no longer be offered for 4G at a monthly rate for current customers. I...

Distracted Driving - Texting While Driving:

Before you text while driving, think again. Using your cell phone and driving is not driving safe, so imagine text messaging while driving, even worse. Texting while driving has caused many accidents and deaths. Driving on the phone or what som...

Massachusetts, June 7th 2012: In a landmark case a court convicted an 18 years old to 2 and a half years in prison for killing a 55 years old man while texting and driving.Most people might say it was about time. Texting-while-driving has become an epidemic in the U.S. and abroad. Almost 4,000 peop...

Android 5.0 Jelly Bean - Rumor or Reality:
May 26, 2012 by Giuseppe Canepa

You would think that the possibility of the release of the Android 5.0 Jelly Bean operating system is more of a fantasy rather than fact due to the reason that there are hardly any Android 4.0 Ice Cream S...

Nokia 808 PureView Review:
May 13, 2012

The Nokia 808 PureView boasts a 41 megapixel camera that is equipped with Carl Zeiss optics and PureView Pro, an imaging technology. At first the Nokia 808 PureView was not going to be sold in the United States but things have changed and...

New York, NY May 12 2012 - Butt Calling is a Big Problem for 911 Calls. First of all let's define "butt calling" or the more politically correct "pocket dialing". Who hasn't received a call from a friend where all you hear is someone walking and a muffled conversation? These are the embarrassing con...

New York, May 10th 2012: Blackberry announces new New BlackBerry 9320 Curve. Can't get enough of your Blackberry regardless of all those voices in the media saying Blackberry is dead? We agree with you. You say Blackberry; I say Crackberry. Bottom line, we love it! The new BlackBerry 9320 is thi...

Will Mobile Web Traffic be the main source of traffic in the future?
May 12, 2012

Back in August 2011, it was reported that approximately 7 percent of web traffic derived from non-computers. Within that 7 percent, 2 percent was tablet driven and 4.5 percent from mobile phones. A...

Mozilla Boot to Gecko Mobile Platform:

At the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) website, you can find a brief introduction to the newly created Boot to Gecko mobile operating system (still being developed) and you can also find resources for Boot to Gecko developers. Here you can learn ...

Cloud Computing Defined April 30th, 2012

Looking for a cloud app to utilize cloud based services? Well, you don't really need cloud software to access a cloud server. All you need is a web browser. Cloud computing is simply the use of services provided by a host through the Inte...

DLNA Defined: By Giuseppe Canepa - Date: April 29, 2012 What is DLNA? What does a DLNA TV, DLNA player, DLNA server and Windows 7 DLNA all do? What does DLNA stand for anyway? Do I really need DLNA? These questions are some of the most frequently asked when it comes to DLNA. DLNA stands for...

New York, Apr 28th 2012: Federal Ban Likely on Driving and Cell Phones. If one reads the statistics about the use of cell phones while driving, it becomes natural to think "what took the government so long". And if one doubts the studies and stats about cell phone related deaths, one can just watch w...

Samsung Galaxy S3 - Exynos 4 Quad Processor Powered:

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is the next big Android Smartphone to rival Apple and Android competitors. Many rumors on the specs and design are all around. There is no definite description other than the processor that will be running one ...

Ooops is right. Verizon Wireless leaked photos of the new upcoming Verizon Droid Incredible 4G LTE cell phone. Did they do in purpose so that "smucks" like me would write about it or was it a honest mistake from someone who just lost his job? We believe it may be the former. When Verizon realized...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 - Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet

Date April 18, 2012 by Giuseppe Canepa:

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 will be available in two different sizes, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 inch (8GB / 16GB / 32GB) and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 inch (16GB / 32GB). B...

LG Optimus 4X HD - First Nvidia Tegra 3 Smartphone for the U.S.

Date April 10, 2012 by Giuseppe Canepa:

The LG Optimus 4X HD will probably one of the first quad-core smartphones that hit the U.S. market. The LG Optimus 4X HD is an Android 4.0 smartphone that runs on the 1...

Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 and Android Tablets

Date April 9, 2012 by Giuseppe Canepa:

Now you can use the power of Adobe Photoshop on your Apple iPad 2 (or higher) and Android Tablet. The adobe ipad 2 Photoshop Touch / Android Photoshop Touch app brings you a simplif...

Microsoft Windows 8 release date - ??/??/2012:

Now you can interact with Microsoft Windows in an entirely new way. With the Windows 8 operating system (Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview) you can touch your way through the new user interface. Windows 8 isn't just for the PC, it's a...

Google Android Tablets - April 2012 Edition - Lenovo Tablet and Toshiba Tablet

Looking for the right Google Android Tablet? Wonder what is the best Android Tablet? Here I'll go over some of the available and upcoming Android Tablets. Let's start out with a Lenovo Tablet. Lenovo has th...

Liquipel Waterproof Your Device:

Unlike anything you have ever seen when it comes to waterproofing digital equipment, Liquipel, an innovative product that is a Edison Awards 2012 Finalist waterproofs your devices at the molecular level. You can truly have a waterproof digital camera, ...

The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System Review: Android Ice Cream Sandwich, also referred to as Android 4.0 is the latest Android Operating System as of 11/21/2011. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is not only for smartphones, an entire slew of Android devices have been designed to ta...

Motorola Droid Razr Verizon Phone Review:

The Motorola Droid Razr Verizon Phone is back and now its powered by Android 2.3.5 and Motoblur. One of the thinnest smartphone profiles to hit the market, the Verizon Motorola Droid Razr is less than 0.30 inches thick (7.1mm / 0.28 inch). I...

iPhone 4S AT&T Phone Review: everybody were waiting for the iPhone 5 and apple announces the 4S, which is just a little better than its predecessor. Of course, the iPhone 4S has been pre-ordered in the millions as some people still can't get enough of apple when there are far superior products in th...

Samsung Note cell phone review. New York, Sept 5th 2011 by 1800mobiles editorial team. For years, we have been asking manufacturers to combine emails and phones in one handy device. We would avoid carrying a phone and a laptop, and the RIM Blackberry was invented. Then we saw the advent of the iP...

Apple iOS 5 Features:

Unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and available this Fall of 2011, the Apple iOS 5 has over 200 hundred new features. Find out the latest improvements found in the Apple ios 5 and how it adds more to the already popular Apple iOS 4.3. Until t...

New York, NY - Aug 6th 2011 - Democrats Prefer iPhones & Blackberry - Republicans Prefer Android Phones. A recent study made by JumpTab showed the States where particular devices over-indexed each other. For example it turned out that iPhone users tend to be the majority in NorthEast states whereas ...

Motorola Droid 3 Verizon Wireless Phone Review: this is the latest Droid phone by Motorola for Verizon Wireless clients. It is a slide-out QWERTY keyboard with even a dedicated line of numbers for quicker typing. It runs on the new Android 2.3 operating system and remains open to upgrade to future An...

No More Verizon Unlimited Data Plans - New York, June 28, 2011:

On July 7, 2011, Verizon will no longer offer Unlimited Data Plans. After the July seventh date, new subscribers will be...

Cell Phones and Risk of Cancer Studies - Update June 2011: In late May of this year the World Health Organization released the very first study to ever indicate the possible link between the use of cell phones and the risk of cancer. All previous studies, including some from the WHO itself, seeme...

Google Wallet:

If all goes well this summer for Google, you may no longer get a men's wallet for Father's day. Google wallet is attempting to replace wallets for men this summmer by equipping retailers with the technology that will make it possible to pay with your Android smartphone....

Sprint Tops Customer Satisfaction Study, New York, May 16th 2011 by 1800Mobiles Editorial Team: according to American Customer Satisfaction Index LLC overall customer satisfaction with their cell phone service providers dropped by 1.4% to a score of 71. This data is actually higher than the years be...

Are Cell Phones Killing Bees? New York May 13th 2011, by 1800mobiles Editors: You may have heard about the worldwide phenomenon regarding the ongoing disappearance of honey bees. As they are essential for the pollination of anything from flowers to crops necessary for the world supply food sustainabi...

Top 4G Phones - New York, May 12, 2011:

With all the 4G Phones hitting the market and your options for 4G Coverage growing everyday it may be difficult even for the mobile smartphone veteran to decide which 4G Network to subscribe to. What should your 4G wireless solution be based on?...

Paper phones are here! New York, 05/06/2011, by G. Canepa, 1800Mobiles Editor:

Performing the same functions of a smartphone, the Paperphone is claimed to be the smartphone of the future. Currently the PaperPhone is just a prototype. The paperphone reinvents mobile calling, menu navig...

New York, Apr 12 2011: Verizon Wireless announced that on Aprl 17th will drop the one year contract option for its new customers. What does this mean to you? If you are an existing Verizon client and your contract is up for renewal, you will now have only two options when buying new more

Android Smartphones Lead in the U.S. and the World:
New York, March 8th, 2011, by G. Canepa: The best smartphone as of March 8th, 2011 is an Android smartphone. No longer does Blackberry rank as the number one smartphone platform in the United States. Android smartphones now lead a...

HTC Merge Verizon Phone Review: this phone is for use with Verizon Wireless service only, although it can work on more than just Verizon's US frequencies. This is the list of modes: CDMA 850 / 1900 and GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 WCDMA 2100 making it one of the few Verizon Wireless Global World phon...

New York, March 22nd 2011, by 1800Mobiles editorial team: By now you likely heard AT&T is buying T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. With the return of fewer wireless operators, what can this deal mean for the 130 million consumers who are going to fall under this new umbrella and for all...

How to make an app:

Have you ever searched through the app catalog for an app that performs a specific task on your phone or tablet and not find the app that you need simply because it doesn't exist. Then the thought enters your mind - I should make this app! Now you can. In this art...

New York, Dec 7th 2010, 1800Mobiles Editorial Team: Curious about what operating system is the most popular or what smartphone users like the most? This is our comprehensive report on cell phones, mobile technology and content consumption for 2010. SmartPhone Users Survey on News Consumption: Ac...

BlackBerry Style 9670 Phone Launch: New York, Oct 18 2010. Sprint Announced today the launch of the latest Blackberry. however this one is quite different. This is the first Blackberry full QWERTY keyboard smart-phone that flips out. The Blackberry Style will run the new Blackberry 6 operating syst...

New York, Oct 06 2010; by 1800Mobiles Editorial Team: Today Motorola and Verizon jointly announced the arrival of the new Motorola Droid Pro as well an the Motorola Citrus. We are particularly interested in the Pro as it signals Motorola's intention to finally compete with Blackberry keyboard-ready...

New York, Sep 28th 2010, by 1800Mobiles Ediorial Team. The much anticipated Motorola Droid R2-D2 cell phone is about to hit the market on Sep 30th 2010. As expected this new Motorola Power Phone will feature Android 2.2, a mobile hotspot, Flash Player 10.1 and a revised QWERTY keyboard. It also will...

New York, Sep 23 2010. By 1800Mobiles Editorial Team. The Wall Street Journal announced that RIM Blackberry should launch its own tablet device next week. More than the much debated name of this new portable computer, rumored to be "BlackPad", one particular feature caught our attention: screen size...

T-Mobile Launches its first 4G Phone. New York, NY Sept 09 2010. T-Mobile announced today it will release the first 4G phone in its line-up at the end of Sept. This revolutionary phone is the successor to the first Google G1 phone and it will be named G2. It runs on the new and improved HSPA+ (High-...

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review: New York, NY Aug 3rd 2010. AT&T and Blackberry announced the upcoming release of the new and first sliding keyboard touch-screen BlackBerry Torch 9800 cell phone. This Blackberry responds to all the issues that Blackberry users have pointed out during the years and Blac...

New York, July 23rd 2010 - By 1800Mobiles Editorial Team. We waited to write this article until the dust settled over the iPhone 4 Antenna PR fiasco. Today AT&T Wireless reported 3.2 iPhone sold in Q2 2010; last week Steve Jobs promised Apple would send free iPhone 4 bumpers in place of the Consume...

New York, July 9th 2010. By 1800Mobiles Editors - Motorola Announces Motorola Charm with T-Mobile Service. After the massive flop of the Microsoft Kin phones, now carriers and manufacturers are really worried when launching new phones that focus only on social networking. Although the Motorola Charm...

New York, NY Jun 24th 2010. By 1800Mobiles Editorial Team. Motorola announced today the release of the 11th Android phone made so far: the Motorola Droid X. The phone will be available for sale on July 15th 2010. No word on the expected online price, but Verizon mentioned $200 with a rebate as a pot...

How to Protect your iPhone from Breaking. New York, NY June 23 2010. The company providing warranty coverage to cell phone users, reported today that more than a quarter of all iPhones will eventually break within the first two years of use. According to Vince Tseng, vice president of marketing at S...

Sprint Adds Motorola ES400 Rugged Push to Talk Windows Mobile 6.5 Smartphone. New York, NY June 21 2010. Motorola and Sprint announced the upcoming release of the Motorola ES400 Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA), a phone truly made for the business professional. With features such as bar code scanni...

New York, June 18th 2010 After the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, passed an ordinance that requires all cell phone retailers, beginning next year, to label the emitted radiation levels of all phones sold to the public, 1800Mobiles has decided to follow his example and become the first nation-w...

DALLAS, June 17 2010: by 1800Mobiles Editors Samsung and AT&T just announced the upcoming realease of the latest Android 2.1 smartphone: the Samsung Captivate. offering more features to the ever-growing and demanding mobile social networking movement. The Captivate is faster than its prede...

Basking Ridge, NJ - June 16th 2010: by 1800Mobiles Editorial Team "Cell Phones and Kids"... if you are a parent your eyes are already rolling. You see your children with their eyes glued to a small screen and typing away even during dinner or while taking a shower. But do you really know what are ...

New York, June 14 2010 AT&T and HTC today announced the release of the HTC Aria. This would be the latest addition to the Android phones, positioned in the mid-range of the line-up. It’s not as powerful as the HTC Incredible or Evo, but it’s faster and more featured filled than the Motorola Backflip....

New York, June 13th 2010. By 1800Mobiles editors. After a four year wait, the World Cup is under way. Unlike the last one (played in Germany and won by Italy), this presents a novelty especially for American cell phone owners. Besides been able to watch it on the newly created web site ESP...

UK - June 11th 2010 by 1800Mobiles Editorial Team Lost in a forest and no access to a wall charger? No problem; now you can charge your precious cell phone by using the thermoelectric energy generated by your own feet. This innovative eco prototype cell phone charger is unveiled today by Orange unde...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 10: Skype and Verizon Wireless announced today they will expand Skype service to more Verizon Wireless 3G multimedia cell phones later this year. People have been using Skype for years from their computers using peer to peer file sharing technology. Hence the name "Skype"...

Steve Jobs is at it again. This time he fell a little flat, compared to his previous presentations. We are not referring to the embarrassing "could not activate cellular network" error-sign that popped up during his presentation; we are referring to the hype that usually leads to Apple's new produc...

June 03 2010. Bellevue, WA and White Plains, NY. By 1800Mobiles Editorial Team.T-Mobile and Nokia today announced the addition to their line-up of smart phones: the new Nokia E73 Mode. This phone will only be available to T-Mobile clients in the U.S. Its main reported features are: Wi-Fi calling ena...

June 02 2010. Dallas. By 1800Mobiles Editorial Team. Today AT&T announced the launch of new iPad plans. The two new iPad plans are more affordable than the $29.99/month unlimited data option. $15 per month entry plan for 200MB: that means one can enjoy sending or receiving 1,000 emails without a...