On the eve of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, tablet mania is hitting a fever pitch. We may see dozens of tablets launched this week alone, many from the biggest brands in computing such as Lenovo, HTC and Asus. The presumed Apple version in particular allegedly is going to become the new ...

All the talk about Apple’s next U.S. iPhone carrier once the AT&T exclusivity expires appears focused on Verizon Wireless. There are some good reasons for this: VZW has the reputation of having the best network, partially for its consistency in CDMA/EVDO in combination with its 850 MHz band. With 89 million wireless customers, VZW is ...

Following Novatel’s 3Q report and 4Q guidance last Thursday evening, NVTL stock dropped over 25% on Friday. Investors had expected strong MiFi revenue growth for 4Q, but management stated that this was unlikely to happen, despite continued channel sell-through improvement. The culprit was simply an inventory build-up in 2Q and 3Q, presumably at Sprint and/or ...

Until you have seen the new Sony Vaio X laptop, you haven’t seen anything at all. This just blows your mind away. It will be delivered to consumers November 20, and you can pre-order it from Sony now. This laptop is the thinnest, lightest and most battery-efficient thing on record. When you pick it up, ...

Microsoft’s recent debacle with its Sidekick device is the ugliest user experience we may have ever seen in wireless. The Sidekick device was the first one to backup and synchronize over the air (the “cloud”) to a central server starting already several years ago. The company behind the device was acquired by Microsoft 18 months ...

We all have numerous good reasons to love our iPhone. It revolutionized the handheld business with its AppStore and ease of use interface. Apple will continue to gain ground, and further innovations to its iPhone product portfolio could accelerate its growth even further. The synergies with the Mac computers and the Apple Stores themselves, are ...

First Qualcomm (QCOM), now Apple (AAPL). Remember the GSM vs CDMA phone standards wars some 15+ years ago? The European Union [EU] at that time turned against Qualcomm in favor of the Nokia (NOK)-Ericsson (ERIC)-Alcatel (ALU)-Siemens (SI) backed GSM standard, mandating it in Europe and therefore limiting what would have been an even greater potential ...

Please punch a hole in this one if you can! MetroPCS is now offering unlimited international calling to landlines from its cell phones for $5/month. That’s right — you can call that house in London 24/7, unlimited, for $5/month on top of your regular MetroPCS cell phone plan. Calling a cell phone abroad is 25c/minute. ...

{Editors Note: With Palm announcing that apps are rolling out, we have a review from a user. Last week Nate put out a great opinion post on his “angle” on “why the media is way off base on the Palm Pre where he talks about the viability of for Palm Pre. Here is a review ...

Deliveries of the all-new 2010 Toyota Prius started nationwide on May 27, and I got to take it on a spin tonight.  The previous model (2004-09) had sold almost one million units in the US, and over one million in total worldwide. Styling: Almost the same as before, but there’s not a single screw on ...