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by Joe Levi | May 23, 2013 7:17 AMRead OnRumors are surfacing about Amazon playing with the idea of finally bringing a smartphone to market. Why wouldn't they? They've already got some basic eBook readers, and some devices that should rightly be called "tablets". They don't have a phone, not yet anyway. So what's this we're hearing about an Amazon 3D phone? According to sources that don't want to be named, not only is Amazon working on a phone, but it might include a 3D user interface as well. I know what you're saying: we already had 3D phones, and they flopped -- big time. You're right, but let's look at what went wrong, and ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 9, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Nokia's marketing campaign for their un-announced Nokia Lumia 928. Then we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active, which is now tipped for AT&T. Asus is next as we talk about their event planned for Computex where they'll probably launch their new Transformer tablet. Then we go through some Apple news as we hear more reports of the next iPhone being called the iPhone 6. We end today's show talking about Amazon and the probability that they might bring two phones to the market, one with a 3D display. All this and more after the break. ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 9, 2013 5:09 PMRead OnRumors of an Amazon smartphone have been around forever, and after the Kindle Fire launched, speculation has only heated up that Amazon was planning to branch out into phones, as well. We've talked about the various rumors a number of times over the past few months, but they all seemed to tell the tale of a pretty pedestrian-sounding smartphone. The latest rumors to arrive suggest the company could have some much bolder plans in mind, trying to rekindle the 3D smartphone fad with the introduction of an Amazon 3D smartphone. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon has two smartphones ...
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by Jaime Rivera | April 2, 2013 2:12 AMRead OnWe've heard tons of rumors regarding an Amazon phone for the last couple of years. It still hasn't become a reality, and many of us believe it has to do with Amazon's closed business model, which has only proven to be mildly good on their tablet offerings as a strategy. Now, once you start noticing that Charlie Kindel, former General Manager of the Windows Phone developer platform, show up for work at Amazon on Monday, and being in charge of a secret program, rumors get good. This is the first time we see Amazon actually hiring a high-caliber executive from any other company focused on ...
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by Jaime Rivera | March 30, 2013 7:00 AMRead OnWith so many devices launched between the fall of 2012 and Spring of 2013, we know many of you want to know what's worth your money, and what you should skip with no questions asked. Both 2012 and 2013 have been great years for mobile technology, but we have a feature called "Worst Gadgets Ever" for a reason. There's always a good deal of products that either end-up as vapor ware, some that suck on their own, and some which simply aren't worth your money when compared to other devices in the market. We thought we'd help you with the Top 5 devices that we would all skip out of everything ...
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by Michael Fisher | March 28, 2013 1:40 PMRead OnWe love us some new technology, and we certainly give it its fair shake on today's episode of the Pocketnow Weekly. But every so often, you need to give a little lip-service to the tech of days gone by. The platforms and devices of yesteryear. That's right: I'm talking about dead technology. It makes sense, then, that a man going by the twitter handle DeadTechnology is here to help us dust off those fond memories. In his inaugural visit to the Pocketnow Weekly, our own Adam Doud pulls back the veil of public apathy secrecy surrounding the phenomenon of the "webOS meetup," a regular ...
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by Jaime Rivera | March 27, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we go through some new iOS 6.1.3 bugs that have been detected. Then we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and some new things discovered after a ROM dump. Later it's more Galaxy S 4 talk as we have some results on battery tests against the HTC One and iPhone 5. Later we talk about some new Xperia models leaked, the Xperia A and Xperia UL, and please don't laugh at the names before we do. We end today's show talking about Amazon and their probable 4.7-inch smartphone. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Latest iOS 6.1.3 Update Seems Pretty Bug-Prone ...
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by Stephen Schenck | March 27, 2013 1:03 PMRead OnWhere are we now with rumors of an Amazon smartphone? There was a lull for a couple months, but we started hearing some new chatter a little earlier in March, looking at the idea that Amazon could be ready to start selling its phone in the second half of the year, following manufacturing not really getting started until June. Now a new rumor is out, suggesting a possibly revised timetable, as well as tackling one of the phone's hardware specs. That's important, because throughout all this, specific hardware details have been sorely lacking. Supposedly, Amazon has scrapped plans for a ...
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by Jaime Rivera | March 20, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Microsoft's Cash-For-Apps program and how this is being complained about by the community. Then we turn the page to Amazon, as a $100 tablet seems to be in the works. Later we talk about a new BlackBerry Playbook in the works, even though we doubt it'll be big either. Later it's all about Motorola as Guy Kawasaki begins teasing about the X Phone customization capabilities. We end today's show talking about Nokia's Solar Charging smartphones in the works. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Microsoft Defends Cash-for-Apps Program - ...
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by Stephen Schenck | March 20, 2013 11:45 AMRead OnWhat's the ideal price for a budget Android tablet from a respectable manufacturer? Lately, all the players have been hovering around the $200 mark, but can we do even better than that? Amazon may be trying to undercut its competition by making a model available for substantially less, according to rumors suggesting the company intends to release a new version of the seven-inch Kindle Fire HD for just under $100 later this year. How could Amazon produce the tablet so cheaply? That's good question, because what little we've heard about its hardware so far suggests that it will be remarkably ...
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by Stephen Schenck | March 14, 2013 12:32 PMRead OnSmartphone nuts like us demand the newest and best hardware. Retailers like Amazon are all too aware of this, so when something better comes along, you'd better believe that it's interested in offloading old stock. With the Galaxy S IV just about to go official, Samsung is trying to wring a few more sales out of the Galaxy S III towel, offering some big savings on both it and the Galaxy Note II. The biggest discount is for the Galaxy S III on Verizon, which Amazon is knocking down to just one cent on-contract, down from around $70. Sprint's GS3 sports the same offer, though it already had ...
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by Stephen Schenck | March 11, 2013 3:02 PMRead OnAre we getting any closer to seeing an Amazon-branded smartphone? Ever since the company got into the Android game with the introduction of the Kindle Fire, we've wondered if Amazon might use that experience to branch out into smartphones, taking advantage of the kind of connectivity that phones offer to find new ways to expose customers to its retail offerings. That rumor's been kicking around ever since, and last year we saw a few blips on the radar claiming to offer details about how Amazon would manufacture such a device. Last we heard, a mid-2013 launch was supposedly in the works. ...
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by Jaime Rivera | February 5, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Android 4.2.2 and a possible release date before Key Lime Pie comes to town. Then we talk about HTC as new rumors have the company bringing more than just another cool name for the future camera technology on the M7. The iPad is next as we found a "Radio Buy Button" we're trying to make some sense out of. Then we talk about the rumors of Apple working on an iPhablet, and yes, we dismissed it just as quick as we began. We end today's show talking about Amazon Coins and why it doesn't make sense. All this and more after the break. Stories: - ...
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by Stephen Schenck | February 5, 2013 11:45 AMRead OnIn-app purchases are a huge source of income for app developers, allowing them to remove some of the initial hesitance users might have in dropping a few bucks on an app, and instead letting them make their money bit-by-bit, as users pay a little here and there to unlock new features or add functionality. Today Amazon announced a new way for Kindle Fire users to make such purchases, with plans for the launch of its Amazon Coins virtual currency. The Coins will arrive this May, but we're left asking ourselves, what's the point of all this? Amazon promotes these Coins as an easy way to both ...
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by Stephen Schenck | February 4, 2013 3:56 PMRead OnAmazon's Kindle Fire HD models aren't even six months old yet, but things move fast in the Android tablet world, and as even the budget-priced end of the scale sees the move to quad-core chips and A15-based designs, Amazon may be starting to feel a little pressure to make its tablets (despite their huge sales figures) just a tad more competitive. To that end, the company has a short-lived promotion on the 8.9-inch versions of the Kindle Fire HD underway, offering what amounts to 10% savings. As part of what's being positioned as a Valentine's Day sale, shoppers who enter the code ...
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