Hello and welcome back to a regular edition of Spec Tech.  This week, Facebook buys Instagram, rumors from Wii U, Samsung Galaxy III launches, and the largest tablet screen is presented.   Facebook bought the very popular app, Instagram for $1 billion.  No one knows exactly why this deal was made, but it could be that Instagram wanted to spread ...

Welcome to this week’s review; I hope you guys didn’t get pranked too hard on Sunday.   After 16 years of waiting and begging, fans finally got a sequel to Sonic 3 and Knuckles, a 1994 platform video game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.  This was the first time Sonic has had a purely 2D platformer on a home console ...

                  Well, it’s official. The new iPad is the most popular yet with Apple selling 3 million units in the first weekend;  iPad’s best launch yet.  Many people have criticized this device for having very few changes.  I sort of agree with these critics, but it’s not a bad thing.                 Although you won’t notice at first, the screen ...

This week we have some Verizon phone leaks, a possible console coming from Steam, and the iPad 3. Verizon accidently let slip the release dates of two unannounced phones, the LG Cayman and Droid Fighter. There were no specs with this story, but these phones will be on store shelves at the end of March and the beginning of April. ...

Welcome to the first day of March! Only one week left until spring break! This edition will introduce you to a ton of phones, the Windows 8 Beta, and the countdown to the iPad 3. The Mobile World Congress event started with a bang as Nokia announced the Nokia 808 PureView; a phone unlike any other. Although it runs the ...

This issue of Spec Tech is all about new phones, BlackBerry’s OS 2.0 update, and E-reader tablets. Companies are still announcing smartphones, even though the Mobile World Congress isn’t until next week. Samsung announced the Galaxy Ace 2 as well as the Galaxy Mini 2. The Galaxy Ace 2 has a 3.8-inch WVGA screen, 800MHz processor, 5-megapixel camera, front facing ...

This week Netflix should start getting worried, iPhone classes, and say goodbye to the PlayStation Network name. In an interesting move, Verizon and Redbox have teamed up to have a new streaming service and even possible downloading of movies. The standard DVD kiosks will remain, but you will be able to stream movies to your smartphones, TV sets and maybe ...

When Sonic CD was released in 1993, I was so excited. But, I did not have a SEGA CD console, so I never got the game. In the end of 2011, Sonic Team released an enhanced port of Sonic CD on pretty much anything that can connect to the internet. Is this enhanced port worth your time and money? The ...

This week is a slow week for tech news, but we have leaked phone information, more rumors of the next Xbox and a new Alienware desktop. Although Verizon announced the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx at CES last week, there have been some updates. This device has a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED HD screen, 4G LTE ...

I hope everyone had a fun Thanksgiving and a safe Black Friday. In this issue, announcements from Microsoft, EA wants to give you free stuff and more iPhone 5 and iPad 3 rumors. Microsoft announced that thousands of users’ Xbox LIVE email accounts had been sent a scam email. The email promised free Microsoft Points for a small survey; those ...