The best of Toy Fair 2011

Not all high-tech these days is serious. This week is the annual Toy Fair at the Javits Center in New York, where toy companies from around the world show off… →
Kyocera Echo hands-on preview

When first confronted by the dual-screen Sprint Echo, my first thought was that in its effort to compete with the Verizon iPhone 4 and all the 4G phones suddenly about… →
The best Samsung Galaxy Tab apps

Since Samsung and Google seem to have trouble explaining what a tablet-optimized Android app is, much less showing you the best, we’ve taken the guesswork out of the mystery by… →
How to find Android tablet apps

A minor mystery exists when it comes to Android tablet apps. At the press event announcing the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the first Android tablet PC, it was noted there would… →
Hands-on first impressions of the Nook Color

Call it the 1/2Pad. Barnes & Noble dances around the term “tablet” when describing its new Nook Color. Its bright LCD screen introduces a level of text readability and contrast… →
Barnes & Noble challenges Apple, Amazon with Android-powered Nook Color

As predicted last week week, Barnes & Noble has brought color to the otherwise drab monochromatic world of e-books with the first color e-book reader in the U.S., the Nook… →
How to crush the iPad in 12 not-so-easy steps

Want to get into the tablet PC business? Stop. Remember the warning Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman and the Cowardly Lion encountered on their way into the enchanted… →
Hands on first impressions of Windows Phone 7

At the end of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 launch event on Monday, something suspicious didn't occur – there was no Q&A. While Microsoft's total remake of the mobile phone is… →
Windows Phone 7 debuts to heavyweight backing, high hurdles

Microsoft chairman Steve Ballmer, already under pressure because of past mobile failures such as the Kin, today unveiled the Windows Phone 7 operating system and announced nine Windows Phones from… →
Can a Barrage of Android Tablets Endanger the iPad?

The iPad suddenly has competitors. At the IFA show this week in Berlin, Samsung announced its 7-inch Galaxy Tab, and Toshiba its Folio 100 (which won't be coming to the… →
FujiFilm FinePix Real 3D W3 Hands-on Impressions

Today Fuji unveiled its second generation dual lens 3D camera, the W3, at the Museum of Natural History here in Manhattan, where members of the media (present company included) got… →
Blackberry Torch: Hands On Impressions

So, is the new BlackBerry Torch, officially the BlackBerry 9800, an iPhone killer? Uh, no. That's something the lamestream media would ask. A more informed question is, will the Torch… →
Hands-On Impressions of Dell’s Streak and Aero

Let's get one thing straight. The Dell Streak, due to be available from O2 in the U.K. and likely from AT&T in the U.S. sometime soon, is not an Android… →
Motorola Droid for Verizon Wireless First Impressions – Apple, Beware

Verizon Wireless fans, rejoice: You now have a smartphone that’s impressive enough to quiet your smack-talking iPhone counterparts. Or at least you will have one when the Motorola Droid goes… →