The HP TouchPad Go was to be the savior of webOS as we knew it.  It would have, with one swipe up and one swipe over, cast aside all doubt that HP and webOS were major players in the tablet space. But HP just couldn't give it a chance to swoop in and save the day. OK seriously, the TouchPad Go would have been a nice little tablet – emphasis on little – and may have stalled webOS's decline. Realistically though, it would not have stopped the great “Too Many Cards” in the sky from ultimately claiming webOS into her bosom. But it would have been really nice to try. So, for those of ...

The other day, I was using Windows Phone's “Baby-Siri” to text a friend of mine after a frustrating experience. “Nevermind”, I said “Turns out the guy is a &^!^^@&”, only I didn't say “&^!^^@&” I said...well, this is a family friendly site. But it sort of drove me nuts. I wasn't just angry, I was …...&^!^^@&.....gar! Now, I don't want to get off on a rant here, but listen up, phone. Stop &^!^^@& bleeping my &^!^^@& texts. If that &^!^^@& is coming out of of my &^!^^@& mouth, it better &^!^^@& go onto my ...

Apple finds itself in an interesting position these days. Interesting as in unique in its history since entering the smartphone space. It is still selling iPhones by the gaggle and is it's on all four major carriers in the US – AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile. But it finds itself losing market share. Like, a lot of market share. This isn't completely crazy for the big Fruit. Their slice of the global smartphone pie has remained relatively consistent for the past several years. But recently, analysts have shown that Apple's global smartphone market share has started to slide and ...

Microsoft has made a lot of noise recently with their “Scoogled” campaign, accusing Google of taking every bit of information they can get their hands on – your searches, your emails, your IM's, etc and storing it and using it. They use it to give you ads; they use it to track your interests; they use it to "turn you into the product", to use the accepted phrase of the day. Microsoft's counter is to try and turn your fears into Google-phobia. They're trying to scare you away from Google. And it's kind of...what's the word? Oh yeah, stupid. Because what Microsoft doesn't address in ...

Ahh the great debate. Memory card slot vs. no memory card slot. HTC One vs. Samsung GS4. Lumia 920 vs. Lumia 820. We've heard over and over that a memory card is or isn't important when it comes to a device. The main reason for being anti-memory card is, “It doesn't really save you anything because apps can't install to anything but the primary drive. And that's all fine and good if you choose to not explore the full capabilities of your phone. Recently, the Pocketnow staff wrote opinions on whether we felt the HTC One was a better device or the GS4. To a man, we almost all agreed that ...

Blackberry and HTC have a bit of a problem. Their problem is they are coming off of losing seasons and they're trying to get their fans back in the stands. Ok, yes I'm using a sports analogy here, bear with me. The problem is they're charging just as much for their seats as the third team in town – the one who has won the championship two years in a row. And they're both surprised when their beer sales are plummeting. In short, Blackberry and HTC pricing against Samsung and Apple is doomed to failure until they can reestablish their premium brands to go with their premium phones. A Tale ...

My esteemed colleague, Stephen Schenck, wrote yesterday that by the time Windows Phone 9, or whatever it will be called, comes out Nokia may be the only player left at the Windows Phone blackjack table. It got me to thinking – it's not completely crazy and could easily happen. Nokia enjoys a special relationship with Microsoft – a sort of friends with benefits kind of relationship. Microsoft pays Nokia, Nokia pays Microsoft, Nokia puts together a nice little perk package in Windows Phone 8, most notably Here, the artist formerly known as “Maps”. Nokia has also spearheaded major ...

We find ourselves living in a great age of mobile electronics and technology. Choices abound in terms of devices, operating systems, apps, you name it. There is so much choice available to us as mobile consumers that is boggles the mind. You think to yourselves just ten years ago, give or take, smartphones were nothing more than a twinkle in a blackberry’s eye. And I have to ask myself, “are we better off?” I’m a Ted-head. A Tedder. A Teddite. I’m not even sure there is a name for people like me, but what I’m getting at here is that I enjoy the website ted.com. Their tag line, ...