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Ever wonder why smartphones with 4G LTE connectivity have such terrible battery life? The answer is rather simple. While most phones usually have only one cellular radio on at the same time, devices using 4G LTE need to have two radios on simultaneously. One of those radios, the one that does that 4G LTE, can…
Samsung is the undisputed leader when it comes to building displays using OLED technology. Sure, we sometimes hate the tricks that they sometimes pull (PenTile!) in order to make their screens cheap enough to manufacture in volume, but for the most part they’re doing a fantastic job at pushing the state of the art forward.…
Earlier today, less than six hours ago in fact, we filed a report saying that Samsung was going to announce a device at Mobile World Congress later this month called the Galaxy S II Plus. Now, thanks a tweet from Eldar Murtazin, Editor in Chief of Mobile-Review, we now know what that device looks like.…
File this under “rumors,” but if we don’t see the new Galaxy S III unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (and we won’t), we may get a slightly improved version of the existing Galaxy S II. Apparently, a certain Galaxy S 2+ showed up in An3DBenchXL’s benchmark database, with WVGA display and a…
Google updated its Google Docs app for Android to allow users to access their files even when there’s no Internet connection around. Then, once you download some of the files and change them while offline, simply tap Update and everyone else who can access your documents (or just you) we’ll see the difference. Moreover, the…
These are good times for all of you looking to purchase a new mobile phone, with retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Wirefly, Best Buy and RadioShack offering many of the popular devices for less. Today we’ll talk about the two last mentioned retailers and their newly unveiled special offers. Best Buy is offering a free $50…
What if I told you that I have inside information on a new ultra high end smartphone that’s due to come out in less than three weeks? It has a quad core ARM Cortex A9 processor, quad core PowerVR Series5XT graphics processor, 5 inch OLED screen, WiFi/3G/GPS/Bluetooth, and best of all it’s going to cost…
We don’t usually write about ultrabooks, but after our team has attended Dell’s Create.Work.Inspire event, I decided to rant about it. Plus, we are talking about ultra-portable devices here, and that’s somewhat related to mobile, right? So what are the things you should know about this type of laptops? Ultrabooks are thin and light –…
Thanks to the good ol’ Wi-Fi Alliance, we know Samsung will soon launch three new devices (if not more). There are two tablets, marked as P3100 and P5100, and what seems as the Galaxy S III (marked as GT-i9300). That’s the good news. The bad news, as you’ve probably heard, is that we won’t see…
GetGlue, the social network for entertainment, updated its Android app, adding all of the features its iOS app already has. Here’s what’s new: New Stream that turns your friend’s entertainment into “user generated art,” with comments appearing on top of the images. You can vote and reply on any check-in right from the stream or…