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A Few Questions to Ask yourself before you Order the iPhone 4

Last week, Steve Jobs released Apple's latest iPhone, the iPhone 4.  It is without a doubt a stunning piece of engineering and design.  I, for one, certainly find it the most attractive iPhone yet.  The new iPhone has the same A4 processor as the iPad, and a "retina display" screen.  The new screen has packed more pixels into it than early laptops, and is LED backlit.  Shunning … [Read more...] about A Few Questions to Ask yourself before you Order the iPhone 4

Apple releases a new AppleTV – This time they are playing for keeps

Apple first released their Apple TV in 2007, with 40GB and 160GB models.  Apple hoped to start their own subscription service, with users purchasing media on their computers, and streaming it to their AppleTV.  One needed to use iTunes to take advantage of all the capabilities, and the original AppleTVs had a hard time dealing with some of the newer codecs.  As software … [Read more...] about Apple releases a new AppleTV – This time they are playing for keeps

A review of Quickoffice Pro HD for the Android Tablet

Every week at CTOvision we will be reviewing a mobile application that makes our enterprise run smoother. This week I will be reviewing the Quickoffice Pro HD for the Honeycomb Tablet. I have been using Quickoffice Pro for 6 months now. I use it on my 7" Galaxy Tab to take notes and do a little bit of Excel spreadsheets on it. I have been extremely pleased with it, … [Read more...] about A review of Quickoffice Pro HD for the Android Tablet

Android App of the Week – Viber

Every week at CTOvision we will be reviewing a mobile application that makes our enterprise run smoother. This week I will be reviewing Viber for Android devices. Viber is available for free from the Android Market here. Viber is a VoIP application that only requires you to register your phone number - then call anyone else who is a Viber member. You can text or call any … [Read more...] about Android App of the Week – Viber

Android Devices now number 190M Worldwide

In Google's Q3 earnings call, they released that there are 190M Android Devices Worldwide. Google's mobile revenue is now up to $2.5B over the past 12 months. They are adding over 575K users a day, an incredible rate of adoption. The Motorola purchase, which was seen as Google's first foray into device manufacture, has been called a defense of the Android Operating System - a … [Read more...] about Android Devices now number 190M Worldwide

Now that ICS is here, don't buy an Android that's not the Galaxy Nexus

Last night, the first official Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) specs were released. It was released on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, the latest "Google" phone. The "Google" phones get the first updates, and are continuously updated. Android 4.0 is the 'One Android to rule them all.' It is designed to be the intersection of Gingerbread and Honeycomb - to be a unified OS for both … [Read more...] about Now that ICS is here, don't buy an Android that's not the Galaxy Nexus