We knew it was going to happen, but now we have official confirmation from Samsung. The Galaxy Note II will be available on all of the major U.S. carriers starting sometime mid-November. Samsung has given itself a huge advantage by adopting a multi-carrier approach and I applaud them for that. It opens the door for a wider customer adoption and will certainly result in more sales (just look at the Galaxy S III).
T-Mobile is gearing up for its “Magenta Deal Days” Zero Down promotion in hopes of suckering a few chaps into signing a 2-year contract and paying full retail for a phone. I’ve always detested the way T-Mobile tries to mislead consumers with these deals. The lure is “zero down payment,” but the truth is — there is a down payment. Sure, you’ll get that money back in the form of a rebate card, but that’s not the point. It’s not “zero down,” it’s $149.99 down with a $150 rebate card. It’s more like a deposit than anything.
Motorola’s new lineup of RAZRs has me wondering if they’ll be changing their name to Gillette in the not so distant future (yea, I know, horrible joke). Motorola has unveiled yet another RAZR, only this one sports a 2.0GHz Intel Atom processor. They’re calling it the RAZR i (get it, i for Intel), and aside from the Intel processor, it’s nearly identical to the RAZR M.
[Update: Currently the WiiMote App cannot connect to devices running Android 4.2 but the developer is looking into a fix.]
My biggest gripe with trying to play console quality games on a mobile device has to do with on-screen controls. No matter how accustomed to them I become, they just don’t offer the same precision and/or experience as do physical controllers. I find playing FPS games with on-screen controls to be close to unbearable. Maybe I’m just old school, but give me a controller over onscreen controls any day.
With HTC’s New York event right around the corner, the rumors are flying from every direction. They all seem to point to a 5-inch device that appears to be making its way to Verizon. The top two possible names at this point are DROID Incredible X or HTC One X 5. I personally prefer the first.
