Sprint Regains the Smartphone crown with the EVO 3D

Today at CTIA, Sprint announced the HTC EVO 3D, a phone that everyone expected the Thunderbolt to be, but even better. The phone has yet another version of Sense, which is looking better than ever, and it has a dual-core processor. This is the first phone by HTC to feature a dual-core processor, which happens to be a Qualcomm Snapdragon one with each core at 1.2 Ghz. Of course, the phone is 3D featuring two five-megapixel cameras that can shoot 720p 3D video and 1080p 2D video. The phone also has the ability to view YouTube videos in 3D if enabled. The EVO 3D will be launching in June on Sprint's WiMax 4G network. The phone is slimmer in width than the EVO 4G but has similar thickness and height, so this device will be a little more pocketable, but still large as it features a 4.3 inch display. Sprint also announced the EVO View 4G, the rebranded version of the HTC Flyer. What is shocking is the Flyer has a single-core 1.5 Ghz processor, which is slower than the phone it will be launching with. I believe that the device will be launching with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, but I am not positive as the Flyer was originally supposed to with the updated version of Android Gingerbread (2.4). Be sure to bookmark and share this post, and I will se you guys soon!

AT&T Purchases T-Mobile

A huge milestone in the mobile industry has occured today as AT&T purchased T-Mobile USA. AT&T will now have much better service, but the carrier doesn't seem to want to put work into their network. AT&T also purchased Cingular in 2007, but their network remained sub-par. If AT&T needs better service, they seem to just buy their way to victory, rather than improving their network themselves. The good news is though, all Google Nexus phones will now be on AT&T rather than T-Mobile so less people will have to switch carriers to get their new phone. Tell me in the comments what you think about this purchase by AT&T! Be sure to share and bookmark using the buttons below!

You Can't Avoid The Future

Isn't the newspaper starting to look a little long in the tooth? Many
people are starting to migrate to newer ways of accessing information.
They want to know what is happening now, faster and smarter. People are
moving towards TV's, cell phone applications, interactive websites, and
social media to find out the news on topics they want. In news, one size
does not fit all. People want to hear the news that they feel is
important, whether it be finance, crimes, world news, or technology
industries. Matthew doesn't like to use the newspaper because
he feels that it is too much of a struggle to find the topics he wants
to hear about. He goes straight to the TV, clicks on the remote, and
sits back and relaxes. Sports? ESPN. World News? NBC. Finance? CNBC.
Local? Eyewitness news. TV is just easier, and Matt gets the information
that he wants, faster.  Like
many other kids, Matthew doesn't feel like the news is a big part of his
life, but all of the social media, constant internet connection whether
at home or mobile, and the wide use of television these days. He feels
that soon the world will be completely electronic, and let's face it: we
are almost there. Think of your everyday life. Wake up, and the first
thing you see is electronic, your cell phone, alarm clock or whatever
you use. Next thing clicked on, the TV for some daily updates. Then you
check the internet, smarphone or tablet for the weather. Next you drive
to work, voice dialing clients and fellow staff for your job. The UI's
of the car have been getting as advanced as our PC's these days. Then at
work, you sit at your computer, watching the e-mails flood into your
virtual inbox. You go home. Walking in the door, you hear the sound of
an eerie screech, and find your son playing Call of Duty: Black Ops in
the basment, killing someone they don't even know in a video game. The
bottom line is our life is now conpletely connected. Nothing is stopping
it.

Motorola Xoom Launching Flash-Less?

Engadget reports that the Motorola Xoom will be launching on February 24th without flash. The Verizon launch page for the device says in small text that flash for the device will be given as a software update in "Spring 2011" and not be available on release day. It is believed that they are waiting for Flash 10.2 for mobile devices which is expected to be released in the coming weeks. Be sure to follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/techbloggerjohn, and please bookmark and share using the buttons below!

Prices, Prices, Prices

Okay, today is the first day I'm making a post from my phone using the Blogger for android app! To start off, Droid-Life is reporting that the HTC Thunderbolt has been speculated to have a $299.99 price tag. They are hoping that this is without the instant discount, but this seems to be way too overpriced considering that the Atrix was leaked at 149.99, featuring a dual-core processor to boot. This whole HTC Thunderbolt fiasco is starting to look like a big mess to me, now with rumours that Skype with video will not be launching with this guy, and will be coming with a software update after the launch. The Samsung Galaxy S 4G is going to be launching on T-Mobile soon with a $199.99 price tag, $50 bucks more than previously thought. The device is basically a bigger Samsung Vibrant with HSPA+ connectivity. The device will launch with Android 2.2 Froyo which is important because Samsung is only rolling out the OTA updates for their Galaxy S devices now. In other news, the Motorola Xoom Android tablet launch page is now live on Bestbuy's site. The page says that the Xoom will be priced at $799.99 and not the $1200 we saw the other day; must have just been a placeholder. Be sure to follow me on www.twitter.com/techbloggerjohn, and please bookmark and share!

Apple App Revenue Shrinking Fast, So is CEO

Apple has still maintained their lead in the mobile app market revenue, but it's lead is shrinking. Their app store currently holds 82% of the market share in revenue, far ahead of any other company. Why the worry you ask? 82% is 10%  less then what it was in 2009. If this rate increases, Apple is headed for trouble. In other news, the ENQUIRER is reporting that Steve Jobs supposedly has only 6 weeks to live. They photographed who they believe to be as Jobs, looking much thinner than his already frail frame. He was apparently walking in to the Stanford Cancer Center, suffering from cancer in his buttocks. Yeah, the ENQUIRER isn't the most reliable source, and we will be sure to keep an eye on this. Jobs has had previous battles with cancer, beating a slow form of pancreatic cancer in 2004, and having a live transplant in 2009. This photo is courtesy of Omnitechnews.net, where they happened to get a hold of an image of the future issue of the ENQUIRER. See you guys later!

Original Story: Omnitechnews.net

HP Products Announced

Image from Engadget

HP has announced a slew of new WebOS devices, including the Pre 3, the Touchpad and the Veer. I'm not going to go that in depth with them but will tell you that the Pre 3 runs WebOS 3.0, has a high-resolution 3.6 inch touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera that shoots 720p HD, and this is the real kicker, a 1.4 Ghz processor. This device seems to be a real step up from any previous announced WebOS phones. The Touchpad slate has a 9.7-inch touchscreen at a resolution of 1024*768, and has a front facing camera, and a 1.2 Ghz dual-core Snapdragon processor, the kind Qualcomm has been hard at work developing. The Touchpad, will be a good challenge to the Playbook, Xoom, and IPad 2. Hopefully HP can get the marketing right so they can sell more products than in previous attempts.