Our retail unit of the Microsoft Surface has arrived from the Microsoft store, and the packaging looks a bit different from the press units, so here’s the unboxing video and some photos of the unit.
We are currently working on the full review based of the actual units that people will buy (retail), so keep an eye out for it on Monday morning. We will go over the design of course, but more importantly, we will cover critical aspects of the tablets such as productivity with Microsoft Office, USB devices, Internet browsing, battery life and off course, apps.
On that note, if there are things that you want to know about the Microsoft Surface, drop a comment below, and we will try to address them in the review. In the meantime, take these images and movie as a teaser. So far, the build quality is just as we expected, and the overall user interface is fast and fluid. Next: let’s see if the device can live up to the hype.
I know a lot of you guys are counting down the moons, days, hours, minutes, seconds, breaths, eye-blinks and everything else until you get your hands on the new iPhone 5. We’re obsessives, we get it. So here’s something to placate you until then. A spoiler alert, if you will: here’s what’s inside the iPhone 5 box. More »
I know a lot of you guys are counting down the moons, days, hours, minutes, seconds, breaths, eye-blinks and everything else until you get your hands on the new iPhone 5. We’re obsessives, we get it. So here’s something to placate you until then. A spoiler alert, if you will: here’s what’s inside the iPhone 5 box. More »
We’re in the thick of iPhone anticipation season, with over 2 million people waiting for their devices to arrive and other crazies already lining up at Apple stores. We’ve seen the device at Apple’s press conference, but we haven’t had a chance to see the device unboxed. Apple’s packaging is always carefully considered and well-designed, and the iPhone 5′s box is no different. There’s everything you’d expect in the box, including a charger, a Lightning cable, and Apple’s new Earpod headphones. There’s also a surprising new addition of a travel case for the Earpods, which will certainly be appreciated by everyone who is used to tangled white cords. All the components are neatly fit into the packaging, and there’s a big photo of the iPhone on the front.
Like the iPhone 5 itself, this version of the packaging seems iterative. There hasn’t been much of a change from previous generations, except that the box is longer, and the product itself sold out faster. People who have been watching Apple packaging leaks will find the design boring, but it still is an excellent overall gadget box, one year more refined.
A Kindle HD 7″ has landed in the office, and we are clearly going to publish a full review of the device. In the meantime, here is a video and some photos from the unboxing session. To be frank, there is not much to see as the packaging is truly minimalist, and inside there is not much besides the tablet itself and a cable. To cut on costs, even the power supply is sold separately (it’s good to know) — although most people may already have some USB power source anyway. (more…)
Think of this comic strip as a warning for everybody with a YouTube account who’s going to get an iPhone 5 and record a video of them unboxing it. Don’t do it. It’s weird. It’s silly. It’s not a thing anymore. And it might be even a little pervy. More »
This week we’ve got our hands on the newest set of myTouch phones from T-Mobile, both of them having essentially the same specifications and being made by Huawei. While there are some LG devices out there that have essentially the same names as these two devices, rest assured: these are made by Huawei and will be popping up at T-Mobile very, very soon. Now that we’re clear on that, let’s have at it: both devices work with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread with Huawei’s own unique user interface, both have a 4-inch display at 480 x 800 pixel resolution, and both work with 5 megapixel cameras on the back.
These devices are certainly both made for the lower end of the Android-toting universe as they’re both running a version of the software that’s a couple generations old and both have a single-core 1.4Ghz processor from Qualcomm inside. With such a processor and software you’re still certainly going to be able to do a whole lot, of course, as most of your everyday functions like web browsing, interacting with social networks, and emailing all work just great on a single-core processor as they should.
Note: T-Mobile is marketing this duo as a set because they are so extremely similar. The only real difference we can tell from what we’ve seen thus far between the two is the slide-out QWERTY keyboard – and the thickness, of course.
They’re also both rather small at 0.56 x 2.5 x 4.9 inches for the Q and 0.41 x 2.46 x 4.5 inches for the myTouch without the keyboard. They both have a lovely look, just as all myTouch devices have had over the past few years, regardless of manufacturer. Have a peek at our myTouch 4G review from 2010 and our myTouch 4G Slide review from 2011 as well. And if you’re really looking for a thrill, head back to our T-Mobile myTouch 3G unboxing from back in 2009!
Though they make look similar, these devices are not the myTouch phones of old. Their build is significantly lower quality than the past versions of the myTouch lineup – where HTC chose high quality hard plastic and a solid build, here we’ve got what feels like a slightly more flimsy set of details.
That said, we’re giving these devices the benefit of the doubt for now. We’ll give you the full scoop when our full review ramps up for both devices very, very soon. Meanwhile you can check out the rest of our [Phone Review Portal] to see all the other choices you’ve got on the market today – with more from T-Mobile on the way as well!
This week we’ve gotten our hands on the rarest of the Samsung Galaxy S III models in the wild, that being the AT&T Garnet Red. The differences between this device and the white or blue versions of the device carried by AT&T are few and far between, with the red front, back, and home button shining uniquely in the palm of your hand. What you’ve got here is a sort of pattern extremely similar to what we’ve seen with the blue version of the device, just Garnet Red in this case. This device has a 4.8-inch 1280 x 720 Super AMOLED display, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich onboard, and AT&T 4G LTE connectivity in select locations across the USA.
This device also brings on the same fabulous 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor as each of the other USA-based Galaxy S III units and has a lovely 8 megapixel camera on the back with the ability to film 1080p video. You’ve got both 16 and 32GB built-in memory options and a microSD card slot with which you can expand your memory by another 64GB if you wish. Also under the battery cover is a massive 2100mAh battery that’ll have you powered up all day long, no worries.
You’ve got a choice between Metallic Blue, Ceramic White, and Garnet Red for this device when you pick it up on AT&T here in the USA, and inside you’ve got a collection of software and hardware perks that will make you want to purchase a device for each of your friends and family too. Have a peek at some Galaxy S III exclusive sharing options as well as our [full review of the AT&T Galaxy S III] too for more information on this cool smartphone – out in stores right this minute.
You’ll be able to pick up the Garnet Red version of the Samsung Galaxy S III on July 29th, that being this weekend for those of you keeping track, and it’ll cost the same prices that the other color combinations have cost thus far – check it out!
Also have a peek at our hands-on with the Galaxy S III in many different iterations in the timeline below:
The unboxing video is a tired trope of tech blogging, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find new ways to embarrass ourselves with it. Like, for example, every tech blogger in the world failing miserably and hilariously to open the stupid box. Way to rage against the spaghetti-armed stereotypes, comrades. [Jean-Louis Nguyen via BI] More »
Today we’ve got our hands on the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE from Verizon, a device that’ll be out in stores on the fifth of this month. This device represents HTC’s efforts to bring most of the greatness from the HTC One series over to Verizon for their 4G LTE excellence in a relatively small form factor. You’ve got a 4-inch LCD qHD display – the same one as exists on the HTC One S, coupled with a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor from Qualcomm and a price of $149.99 after $50 mail-in rebate – have a peek at it up close below.
This device works with Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich and has HTC’s own newest user interface on top, that being Sense 4.0 as well. This device looks and feels rather similar to the HTC Rezound, aka the highest definition smartphone on the market, and comes with its own lovely egg-like shape as well. Have a peek at our full review of the HTC Rezound and come back for a much more compact version of said device here.
Above you’ll see our newest hands-on with the device, our first look having been back earlier this year at CTIA 2012 in New Orleans. Things having changed much since then, this device still looking the same on the inside and outside, with what appears to be no significant software modifications inside either. On another note, the only difference between this and an HTC One device – HTC One S, HTC EVO 4G LTE, HTC One X, is the HTC ImageSense chip.
What you’ve got here is the next in a line of rather successful “Incredible” devices from Verizon’s DROID lineup. With HTC’s addition of the fantastic Snapdragon S4 – the same processor also sitting in the rest of the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S III line, mind you, HTC and Verizon likely have another winner on their hands. Have a peek at the hands-on photos above and below and prepare for a full review this week!
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