A Droid X is a Motorola smartphone that Verizon Wireless distributes throughout the Unites States, Mexico, and other overseas locations. The Droid X runs the Android operating system and has been distributed since July 2010. On May 19th, 2011, Motorola released the Droid X2, an upgraded version of the Droid X that uses the NVidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor. The Droid X and the Droid X2 both use a multi-touch capacitive touchscreen for input and include an internal 8 GB flash memory card for storage. These devices also support up Read More

A Kindle is an e-reader that Amazon produced, which also includes tablet PC features that allow users to browse the Internet, check their email, and use a variety of built-in applications. Kindles are available in a variety of different models including the original Kindle, the Kindle DX, and the Kindle Fire, just to name a few. Various Kindle models also include support for WiFi, 3G, or both, and features a USB port for connecting with any standard computer.   Types of Kindles While most people know that the Kindle is Read More

A nook is an e-reader that Barnes & Noble produced, which is similar to the Kindle and Sony Reader. The Nook is available in several different models that range in size and color, some of which include touch screen support. The Nook is able to store a wide variety of e-books in its built-in hard drive, display a full screen book layout when turned on its side, and connect to the Internet for access to more e-books. While Barnes & Noble sells thousands of e-books for the Nook, readers can Read More

A Kindle is a portable electronic device that allows users to read and access e-books from anywhere. Amazon provides Kindles, which include Internet access and can be charged via any USB port. Likewise, Kindles are able to store thousands of books simultaneously and allow users to modify the e-books they access by changing the font, rearranging content, or searching for specific content. What is AZW? AZW is the official file format that the Kindle uses for all of its e-books. The AZW format allows Kindles to read, access, and encrypt Read More

Android is an operating system that Google developed and owns, which runs on smartphones and tablet computers. Known as a leading operating system in today’s mobile device market, Canalys listed Android as the best selling smartphone platform worldwide in Q4 2010. Endeavoring to create a truly open mobile platform, Google works with many other companies under the umbrella of the Open Handset Alliance. Some other participating companies include T-Mobile, Intel, HTC, Qualcomm, and Motorola. The participation of several leading companies in the mobile phone industry has meant that Android is Read More

An Android is a smartphone that Google created that combines the functionality of a cell phone and a computer. While the Android does not provide all of the same features as a computer, it includes many different applications that allow the user to perform a wide variety of tasks that the Android itself does not support. Some of the Android’s standard features include a built-in camera, Wi-Fi access, Bluetooth functionality, and the ability to store media players. While the Android itself does not feature a default media player, several media Read More

The iPhone allows users to make voice memos while they are away from the computer. Users can make live recordings of their thoughts, shows, or just about anything that can be audibly detected. In order to extract a voice memo from the iPhone, either use the iTunes synchronization feature (with voice memos selected as an option to upload automatically when synced with the computer) or purchase a third party app that provides additional options to extract voice memos from the iPhone. How to Extract a Voice Memo from an iPhone Read More

A Nook is an e-reader that Barnes & Noble created, which can also be used as a tablet PC. The Nook includes direct access to the Barnes & Noble website, management software for organizing stored e-books, and a desktop application through which users can browse the Internet, check their e-mail, and run third party applications. The Nook is available in the form of the original Nook as well as the Nook Color and can be found in both WiFi-only and WiFi + 3G models.   Nook vs Nook Color The Read More

The iPod iPod is a portable media player created and sold by Apple Inc. It is by far the most popular and largest selling portable media player till date. iPod stores media files on a built-in hard drive. It has a number of add-on features such as address book, alarm clock, text reader, games, photo slideshow viewer and so on. Video content can also be viewed on an iPod. It has a maximum storage capacity of 160 GB. The iPod range presently includes the following: iPod Classic iPod Touch iPod Read More

Unfortunately, the iPhone does not yet permit printing via Blue Tooth connection. There is another option for mobile users who desire to print text messages from the iPhone, since the iPhone supports screen capture, which can be emailed to an account that the text message can be printed from. How to Print Text Messages from the iPhone Step 1 – Tap the “Messages” icon on the iPhone’s front panel. Step 2 – Tap the message to be printed. Step 3 – Scroll the message screen to display the portion of Read More