Stories by Eric Mack

In pictures: 15 hot phones for the holidays

With contract prices ranging from $US50 to $US300, this list of the season's top phones has something for any stocking or budget.

By Eric Mack | 19 December, 2011 09:55

Tags: mobile phones, xmas

$99 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet to debut in US

The Novo7, a 7-inch tablet available in China that runs Ice Cream Sandwich, is set to arrive in the United States in the coming months with an expected price of $99.

By Eric Mack | 08 December, 2011 05:00

Tags: Android, consumer electronics, Google, hardware systems, smartphones, tablet PC, tablets

Test drive Windows Phone Mango on your Android or iPhone

Sick of your iPhone or Android handset? Want to try out Windows Phone Mango? Microsoft is letting Android and iPhone users try Windows Phone 7.5 Mango with an HTML5 demo that runs in your smartphone's browser.

By Eric Mack | 01 December, 2011 03:13

Tags: consumer electronics, Handhelds, Handhelds / PDAs, Microsoft, operating systems, Phones, software, Windows, wireless technology

5 hidden features in iOS 5

Who knew Apple's iOS 5 mobile operating system held so many secrets? Developers and sleuthing hackers have been hard at work since Apple released the OS in October unearthing a number of hidden features and tweaking the OS to do things it was never intended to do.

By Eric Mack | 11 November, 2011 07:55

Tags: Apple, apple ipad, applications, iOS, iphone 4, iPhone 4S, mobile, Mobile OSes, Phones, Telecommunication

What phones get Google's Ice Cream Sandwich mobile OS first?

Phones and tablets loaded with the Android 4.0 operating system start arriving in stores soon, but when will existing phones get the update and wich models will be left out in the cold?

By Eric Mack | 03 November, 2011 02:19

Tags: Android, consumer electronics, Google, lg, Phones, samsung, smartphones

Google+ app for Android gets major overhaul

Google revamped its Google+ Android app Monday sprucing up the social network's mobile front door with a cleaner interface, more functions, and a promise of improved battery life. The Android app (now Version 2.1) is available for download at Android Market.

By Eric Mack | 02 November, 2011 04:44

Tags: Android, apps, consumer electronics, Google, Google Plus, Handhelds, Handhelds / PDAs, Microsoft, Phones, smartphones, social networks, wireless technology

Apple patents new multitouch, 3D Gestures

A new Apple patent reveals the company is looking into ways to integrate more gesturing into the iPad and other devices, a la Tom Cruise's holographic glove-controlled system in Minority Report.

By Eric Mack | 29 October, 2011 01:59

Tags: Apple, apple ipad, intellectual property, legal, legal issues, Microsoft, patent, tablet PC, tablets, touch, touchscreen

Android overtakes iOS in app downloads

The Android operating system now leads in total app downloads, another benchmark in the race to dominate the smartphone market, according to ABI Research.

By Eric Mack | 26 October, 2011 02:43

Tags: Android, Apple, applications, apps, app store, consumer electronics, Google, iOS, mobile, Mobile OSes, networking, smartphones, Telecommunication, wireless

Kindle Fire, others to get HTML5, CSS3 in 'Kindle Format 8' update

Amazon is refreshing its staid, black-and-white take on the e-book with a new format that supports HTML5 and CSS3. Kindle Format 8 (KF8) will give Kindle users something a little more colorful to read on the new tablet/e-reader hybrid, the Kindle Fire, which is set to hit stores in time for the holiday season.

By Eric Mack | 25 October, 2011 03:17

Tags: amazon.com, consumer electronics, e-books, e-readers, Kindle Fire, upgrading

Cell phones don't increase cancer risk, new study says

A Danish study that monitored 350,000 cell phone users over an 18-year period found no link between mobile phone subscriptions and an increased risk of cancer.

By Eric Mack | 22 October, 2011 01:22

Tags: consumer electronics, Phones, research, smartphones

Ice Cream Sandwich: 7 more cool features

Ice Cream Sandwich, Google's latest update to the Android franchise, has plenty of improvements and changes hidden under the surface that make the mobile OS even sweeter. With more Android phones being announced every day in preparation for the holiday shopping season, here are seven new features in Ice Cream Sandwich you should be aware of.

By Eric Mack | 21 October, 2011 04:26

Tags: Android, Google, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile OSes, Telecommunication

Windows Phone Mango: How to upgrade now

Microsoft has started rolling out its Windows Phone 7.5 update, with more than 500 new features including a new music hub and better multitasking. But most Windows Phone 7 users will have to wait a week or even a month for Mango -- unless they use this little workaround to take a bite of the update right now.

By Eric Mack | 29 September, 2011 03:45

Tags: Microsoft, mobile, Mobile OSes, Phones, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7

Android doubles iPhone in new smartphone sales

Android devices have outsold the iPhone by a 2-to-1 margin in the past three months, according to a new Nielsen survey.

By Eric Mack | 28 September, 2011 01:04

Tags: Android, Apple, consumer electronics, Google, iPhone, Phones, RIM BlackBerry, smartphones

Skype iPhone, iPod Touch app has security hole

Skype is working to fix a security hole in its iOS app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows a hacker to steal a person's entire address book. The vulnerability, located in the app's chat message window, can be exploited with JavaScript code. It was pointed out by security researcher Phil Purviance of AppSec.

By Eric Mack | 21 September, 2011 02:21

Tags: applications, apps, consumer electronics, hackers, iOS, iPhone, mobile, Mobile OSes, Skype, smartphones, software, Telecommunication

Will HP leave PC users out in the cold?

The future of Hewlett-Packard's PC business may be a bit cloudy, but that's not stopping the industry leader from forging ahead with new consumer products. The world's largest computer-maker has announced an upgrade and price drop to the very popular Pavilion DM1 laptop.

By Eric Mack | 09 September, 2011 03:50

Tags: computers, desktop pcs, Gartner, hardware systems, hewlett-packard, HP, laptops, ultraportable laptop

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