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TVCatchup, our favorite and most-used TV-watching service has brought its app over to Android. The service, which we’ve found to be much more reliable than the BBC’s live streams on our flaky connection, lets you watch nearly 60 free-to-air channels available in the UK. The ad-supported app is available for free on Google Play right Continue Reading →

Verizon has revealed a new budget Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Stellar, delivering Ice Cream Sandwich and 4G LTE for free on contract. Packing a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen and 1.2GHz dualcore Snapdragon processor, the Galaxy Stellar is also one of Samsung’s SAFE approved devices, targeted at enterprise users with added security and other business-friendly tech. Continue Reading →

The telecom world is like the Old West: People keep riding into town to tell the local sheriff that they plan on taking it over. The growth of wireless phones has been astonishing, from Apple‘s iPhone lineup to Google‘s Android model. And with primarily three players all vying for a piece of the pie, it’s Continue Reading →

I have Android Jelly Bean on both my GSM Galaxy Nexus and Verizon Galaxy Nexus devices and just noticed an update to Google Search appeared in the Google Play Store. This update adds a few things for Jelly Bean users, in particular more control over your favorite sports teams and movie time support. You can Continue Reading →

Lost in the slew of new products that Samsung dumped onto the tech market Wednesday was the news that Samsung’s flagship smartphone may finally be getting its long-promised upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. As Engadget writes, Samsung announced during its IFA keynote address that the Galaxy S III and the new Galaxy Note 10.1 Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120830_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The IFA consumer electronics conference is in full swing and Samsung and Sony have made some huge product announcements. Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note II, which has a 5.5-inch screen, making it the largest smartphone ever released and one of the most powerful. It also announced the Continue Reading →

This year’s IFA in Berlin looks to be a whopper of a show, especially for Sony. Around since the 1920s, the show has never gotten so much attention but this time might just overshadow CES in Las Vegas and CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. Sony seems to be getting the most attention, although everyone is pouring Continue Reading →

With every flagship Android handset Samsung produces, screen sizes grow. And the company’s latest smartphone is the largest yet: The Galaxy Note II sports a whopping 5.5-inch display. After months of rumors, Samsung introduced its new Note on Wednesday at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. The Note II is a follow-up to the Continue Reading →

If you spend a lot of time in the car, you know what an awesome companion audiobooks can be. A pricey one, too. A single “book on tape” (OK, CD) might run you $20, $30, even as much as $50. That’s why I’m a big fan of Audiobooks.com, which offers unlimited listening for a flat Continue Reading →

At the IFA conference in Berlin, Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Camera, a 4.8-inch Android-powered camera with WiFi, 3G (or 4G) connectivity, and a quad-core SoC. See, digital cameras have lost their swagger. With the combination of pretty decent micro lenses and smartphones, the digital imaging sector has been left to the serious hobbyists Continue Reading →