Stories by Robert S. Anthony

RIM BlackBerry PlayBook: The first apps

We look at the initial crop of apps — good and bad — to appear in the BlackBerry App World.

By Robert S. Anthony | 23 April, 2011 12:43

Tags: hardware, RIM BlackBerry PlayBook, BlackBerry Playbook, tablets

Microsoft announces Office 2011 for Mac

At a product launch event in New York Monday, Microsoft gave the media a day-early peek at Mac Office 2011, which went on sale at retail outlets and via Microsoft this morning. Eric Wilfrid, general manager of Microsoft's Mac business unit, explains how Mac Office 2011 is faster than previous versions, not only in startup, but in the execution of key tasks.

By Robert S. Anthony | 27 October, 2010 05:26

Tags: Mac, office, Microsoft, hardware systems, desktop pcs, microsoft office

iRobot demos 'shape shifting' next-gen robots

Meet the next generation of robots that shape-shift, are squish-able, and can troll the world's oceans for months on a single battery charge. iRobot, best known for its Roomba disc-shaped robotic floor sweeper, is going way beyond scooping potato chips from under couches with its latest robot offspring.

By Robert S. Anthony | 16 October, 2010 05:21

Tags: robots, iRobot, robotics, Tech industry

Windows Phone 7: Microsoft antes up in smartphone race

Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer officially launched the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system Monday and announced nine new phones and partnerships with wireless carriers. It's a landmark moment for Microsoft that needs to prove its Windows-centric phones, with links to Microsoft Office, Xbox Live, and a nascent library of apps, can woo the masses away from Apple, Android, and BlackBerry-based phones. The first handsets with the new OS will be available November 8, said Ballmer.

By Robert S. Anthony | 12 October, 2010 05:42

Tags: wireless technology, Xbox, Phones, windows phone 7, t-mobile, microsoft office, Apple, samsung, Game platforms, htc, consumer electronics, Microsoft

Panasonic debuts first consumer 3D HD camcorder

Panasonic used the broiling, hectic setting of the U.S. Open tennis tourney in New York Wednesday to showcase the capabilities of its first handheld consumer-grade 3D camcorder. On a day so hot and humid that one athlete, Victoria Azarenka, collapsed and had to withdraw from competition, Panasonic showed how the US$1,400 Panasonic HDC-SDT750 handheld unit could record clear 3D video without the large and heavy hardware usually connected with 3D videography.

By Robert S. Anthony | 03 September, 2010 07:51

Tags: consumer electronics, Digital camcorders, Panasonic, 3D camera, digital video, camcorders, 3d TV

Samsung lays claim to world's fastest Blu-ray Drive

Samsung Semiconductor Monday introduced a handful of new hard disks and optical drives, including a 3.5-inch desktop PC drive which it bills as the world's fastest Blu-ray drive on the market.

By Robert S. Anthony | 16 June, 2010 04:12

Tags: samsung, blu-ray

Samsung introduces eReader

At a splashy event in New York's Time Warner Center, Samsung dove headlong into the electronic book market with the Samsung eReader, a US$299 device which allows you to take notes in the margins and share content with other Samsung eReaders.

By Robert S. Anthony | 10 March, 2010 11:04

Tags: e-reader, samsung

Samsung focuses on 3D LED TVs

In a press conference almost as packed with product announcements as it was filled with weary members of the press, Samsung took the cover off of dozens products, including super-slim LED TVs, new e-book readers and capped it with content partnerships with DreamWorks, Technicolor and Google.

By Robert S. Anthony | 08 January, 2010 02:37

Tags: samsung, ces 2010, 3d TV

Google Maps Navigation: Free and easy

An impressive feature of Google's new Android 2.0 mobile device operating system is Google Maps Navigation, a that's not only free to use, but is fairly easy to learn as well.

By Robert S. Anthony | 31 October, 2009 00:57

Tags: Google Maps Navigation, mobile phones, GPS, smartphones, Google Android, navigation

First look: Verizon Droid with Google Maps GPS

After weeks of ads teasing us with glimpses of a handset that could do what iPhones don't Verizon Wireless finally unveiled the Droid by Motorola. This is an impressive phone that flexes its raw data and graphics processing muscle as much as its does its smart features such as Google's new turn-by-turn 3D Maps Navigation service. The Droid is the first mobile phone to sport the Android 2.0 (previously code-named Éclair). The Droid will cost $300 (with a two-year contract), but a $100 mail-in rebate drops the price to $200. Monthly voice plans start at $39.99 and the monthly charge for e-mail and data services such as Web browsing start at $29.99.

By Robert S. Anthony | 29 October, 2009 07:09

Tags: Google Maps Navigation, mobile phones, verizon, smartphones, Google Android, Motorola Droid

Volkswagen revs up a new sales engine: Your iPhone

On Wednesday Volkswagen launched its new 2010 GTI hatchback not via a television or radio commercial or an auto show floor presentation, but in Apple's App Store, thus becoming the first car company to announce a new car exclusively through a mobile device, according to the company.

By Robert S. Anthony | 24 October, 2009 11:32

Tags: smartphone, Apple, iphone app store, app store, iPhone, iphone apps

Android Donut is served: Tastes pretty good so far

In the past few days many of T-Mobile's myTouch 3G and G1 handset customers were sent a serving of Donut, the newest version of Google's Android operating system for mobile phones. While a glance at the home screen of Android 1.6 doesn't reflect much of a difference over version 1.5, a look under the hood reveals a wealth of sweet surprises.

By Robert S. Anthony | 16 October, 2009 01:19

Tags: Google, Android, Google Android, smartphones

Flexible displays: Ready to wear?

If new research bears fruit, the next stop for flexible display technology might be the side of a commuter bus or the front of a T-shirt.

By Robert S. Anthony | 22 August, 2009 03:35

Tags: LED, oled, displays

Samsung Reclaim: Sprint's lean, green smartphone

Sprint dove into the green cell phone market Thursday with the introduction of the Samsung Reclaim, an eco-friendly smartphone built in part from corn-based bio-plastics. The unit will be available Aug. 16 for $49.99 (after rebate with a two-year service agreement) from Sprint, Best Buy and Radio Shack.

By Robert S. Anthony | 07 August, 2009 04:28

Tags: samsung, mobile phones, green

Sharp adds LEDs and size to Aquos HDTVs

LED-backlit HDTVs once were an expensive rarity, but that's changing. Sharp Electronics' new line of Aquos HDTVs offer the premium of LED backlighting. The advantage of LED backlighting: It can boost black levels and minimize power consumption, even while still providing a superior level of brightness.

By Robert S. Anthony | 11 July, 2009 03:18

Tags: lcd tvs, sharp, led tvs

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