Sick and tired of phone manufacturers fighting over the ridiculous title to be the “world’s thinnest smartphone” while at the same time also possessing battery life that would make a simple capacitor blush? So are we. So damn sick of it. Every single feature you use on that fancy smartphone of yours sucks battery life. And each one of those features is completely useless once the battery dies. If this sounds like the daily rant going on inside of your…

So over a week ago I decided I wanted to sell my MacBook Air and purchase an iPad. I went through the chore of selling the Air and last Thursday I had the money in hand and started my trek of finding the right iPad for me. Obviously I was going to choose the newer iPad because that retina display is needed for me to live a happy life. Then it was the choice of WiFi or LTE capable, which I opted to go with LTE just so I could have the option when I needed a signal and I…

If you walk out on the street and ask any typical passerby what they think of when you say the word “tablet”, chances are you’ll hear “iPad”. While Apple’s original iPad that debuted back in 2010 was far from the first tablet to hit the market, it is hands down the only tablet to gain any notable following with accessory makers, developers and consumers. Where every tablet before it has failed the iPad has succeeded. And with the latest…

Sprint’s had it pretty rough over the last few years. For starters, one of the most popular phones to ever be released was absent on their network, meaning competitor AT&T (and later Verizon) had a lengthy lead on sealing in 2-year contracts with customers. Complicating matters, Sprint’s gamble on next-gen wireless technology with WiMAX didn’t pay off — they have since announced plans to focus on LTE moving forward and have broken up a contract…

When you ask any normal (read: non-techie) on the street what are some of the biggest mobile platforms, you’ll hear two main answers: iPhone and “Droid”. BlackBerry will likely get a fair showing still while you might even hear “Palm” uttered a time or two. But for all intents and purposes, the only modern OS’ that are blowing everyone else away are Android and iOS. HP CEO Meg Whitman, however, thinks there’s still room for their…