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Ben Lang - who has written 366 posts on Carrypad.
Ben has been writing about mobile tech in the UMPCPortal/Carrypad network since the middle of 2008. Before this, he wrote front-page news and moderated the forums at MicroPCTalk.com. With a focus on usability, Ben continues to be fascinated by the evolution of mobile technology and the increasing role that it plays in the lives of individuals. Ben is looking forward to practical "wearable computing" over the next 10 or 20 years.
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Posted on 17 March 2012
Sellout.Woot has the Archos 101 G9 Turbo on sale (for one day only, as is Woot’s style) for a reasonable $259 (permalink). The price has been dropped $20 from when we saw the same product on sale from Woot back in February for $279. This is a brand new 8GB WiFi-only version of the Archos [...]
Tags: archos, archos 101, archos 101 g9, archos 101 g9 3g usb stick, archos 101 g9 ice cream sandwich, archos g9 3g stick, archos g9 android 4.0 ics
Posted on 08 March 2012
Well this is odd. No doubt you’ve heard by now that Apple has just announced the latest refresh of the iPad, but for some reason they aren’t calling it the ‘iPad 3′. This update includes nothing particularly revolutionary, but that’s not to say that they didn’t just up the bar. See the new iPad tracking [...]
Tags: apple, apple ipad, apple ipad 2012, apple ipad 3, apple new ipad, apple new ipad battery, apple new ipad siri, ipad 2012, ipad battery
Posted on 05 March 2012
The Asus Padfone is one of the most unique devices soon to be hitting the Android market. The PadFone can exist in three different states — as just the phone itself, as a tablet (by putting the phone into the tablet dock), and as a smartbook (by attaching the keyboard to the tablet). Android 4.0 [...]
Tags: asus, asus padfone, asus padfone dock, asus padfone keyboard, asus padfone price, asus padfone release date, asus padfone specs
Posted on 05 March 2012
We have the LG Spectrum on hand at Carrypad HQ to give you review coverage of this huge 4.5″ phone. First thing first, here’s the unboxing and overview: The LG Spectrum is one of the last big releases from LG before the company switches up the styling of their devices to something they’re calling ‘L-style’. [...]
Tags: lg, lg spectrum, lg spectrum verizon, lg spectrum verizon 4g, lg spectrum verizon lte
Posted on 03 March 2012
Google has relaunched and redesigned their database of ‘official’ Android devices. Previously found at google.com/phone, Google has moved the gallery under the Android domain; it can now be found at android.com/devices. Along with the domain move, the gallery has recieved a visual overhaul which uses cues from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Obviously this move [...]
Tags: android devices by carrier, google, google android, google android device gallery, google android device gallery carrier
Posted on 29 February 2012
Samsung was the fist to show that Android could succeed on a tablet when they launched the infamous original Galaxy Tab back in October of 2010. This was a 7″ device and was devised long before the tablet-specific Android 3.0 Honeycomb build was available. Despite relying on a customized version of Android which was meant [...]
Posted on 29 February 2012
Asus has gone ahead and revealed the Transformer Pad Infinity (700 series), their latest and most premium tablet to date, at MWC 2012. The Transformer Infinity’s stand-out feature is a 10.1″ full HD 1920×1200 Super IPS+ display which uses Corning’s Gorilla Glass 2 for added scratch resistance and protection against breakage. The chassis (less the dockable keyboard) [...]
Tags: asus, asus transformer, asus transformer pad, asus transformer pad infinity, asus transformer pad infinity 1080p
Posted on 29 February 2012
At MWC, Nokia has announced the 808 PureView, a Symbian powered phone with a massive 41MP camera. It’s been said in the past, ‘never judge a camera by its megapixels’, but here we might have to make an exception.
Tags: Nokia, nokia 808, nokia 808 pureview, nokia 808 pureview 41 megapixels, nokia 808 pureview 41mp, nokia 808 pureview carl zeiss
Posted on 29 February 2012
As you know, Chippy is in Barcelona this week and has been bringing us fresh news right from the heart of Mobile World Congress. He took a brief respite from the show to bring us a quick audiocast update with a special guest… jkk mobile! If you’ve followed our pal jkk, you’ll know he’s been [...]
Posted on 29 February 2012
At MWC today Microsoft is showing off the latest updates to Windows 8 since the Developer Preview. The company is now offering a Windows 8 Consumer Preview, and says that there have been over 100,000 changes since the dev preview. You can find the Windows 8 Consumer Preview download right here. Microsoft hopes that Windows [...]
Tags: microsoft, microsoft windows, microsoft windows 8, microsoft windows 8 consumer preview, microsoft windows 8 consumer preview boot thumb drive, microsoft windows 8 consumer preview bootable flash drive, microsoft windows 8 consumer preview download, microsoft windows 8 preview
Posted on 28 February 2012
Right on cue with recent reports from “insiders” and “people familiar with the matter”, Apple has gone ahead and sent out invitations to media outlets announcing a March 7th media event where the company will unveil the iPad 3. Of course Apple had to announce it in the middle of one of the largest annual mobile tech trade shows, [...]
Tags: apple, apple ipad, apple ipad 3, apple ipad 3 4g lte, apple ipad 3 at&t, apple ipad 3 retina display, apple ipad 3 verizon, apple ipad 4, apple ipad 4g, apple ipad 4g lte
Posted on 28 February 2012
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 equipped with 4G LTE is finally touching down at Verizon starting in just two days. It’s been a long time coming, but starting March 1, you’ll be able to pick up the premium tablet for $499. What do you get for $499? Well, first there’s the much lauded 7.7″ Super [...]
Tags: samsung, samsung galaxy, samsung galaxy tab, samsung galaxy tab 7.7, samsung galaxy tab 7.7 4g lte, samsung galaxy tab 7.7 launch, samsung galaxy tab 7.7 price, samsung galaxy tab 7.7 release date, samsung galaxy tab 7.7 united states, samsung galaxy tab 7.7 verizon
Posted on 27 February 2012
Asus has taken the wraps off of the Eee Pad Transformer 300 series at MWC today. This model was leaked last month, and while the series (300) name led us to believe that this would be a full upgrade from the Transformer Prime (200), it seems like Asus is actually trying to create a more [...]
Tags: asus, asus eee, asus eee pad, asus eee pad transformer, asus eee pad transformer 300, asus eee pad transformer 300 nvidia tegra 3
Posted on 27 February 2012
Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet which features the same ‘S Pen’ active digitizer and stylus technology as found in the Galaxy Note smartphone. Back when the Galaxy Note was announced at IFA, Chippy and I bother remarked that we might enjoy the stylus functionality more on a tablet rather than a [...]
Tags: digital inking, samsung, samsung galaxy, samsung galaxy note, samsung galaxy note 10.1, samsung galaxy note 10.1 s pen, samsung galaxy note adobe ideas, samsung galaxy note photosho
Posted on 26 February 2012
There are several reasons why iOS devices have always managed to beat Android devices in the touch-responsiveness department. For one, the way that the on-screen elements are rendered is different between the two operating systems. Then there’s the fact that each Android device may use different touch-controllers from one device to the next. Nvidia is [...]
Tags: android gaming, nvidia, nvidia tegra, nvidia tegra 3, nvidia tegra 3 directtouch
Posted on 26 February 2012
LG has announced, and will be showing off at MWC (starting tomorrow), the Optimus 4X HD. This is LG’s first quad-core phone and uses the Nvidia Tegra 3 platform. It’s likely that we’ll see a number of Tegra 3 smartphones announced and shown at MWC this year. Tegra 3 has actually been on the market [...]
Tags: lg, lg optimus, lg optimus 4x, lg optimus 4x hd, lg optimus tegra 3, nvidia, nvidia tegra 3
Posted on 23 February 2012
Mobile World Congress, the annual mobile tech trade show held in Barcelona , is fast approaching. All manner of mobile tech companies will be debuting new products, and Asus has been releasing brief teasers of their upcoming announcements. Their latest teaser suggests that Asus may beat Apple to the market with a high-resolution tablet. Yesterday’s teaser showed [...]
Tags: asus, asus eee, asus eee pad, asus eee pad 2560x1600, asus eee pad high resolution, asus eee pad retina display