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Samsung took the wraps off another Galaxy device this morning, the Samsung Galaxy Win. The company has yet to officially launch its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, but that’s clearly not stopping it from pumping out another one. Judging by specs, the Samsung Galaxy Win is a mid-range handset. It has a 4.7-inch display with…
Lately I’ve noticed that there’s a new trend in the way I’ve been using my iPad 2 or, rather, the way I haven’t been using it. That’s just it: I haven’t been using it. I’ve owned my iPad for about two years now and I go through the highs and lows. The highs are when…
A judge from the International Trade Commission gave a preliminary ruling on March 26th that Samsung is infringing on yet another Apple patent. The patent is for a “method and apparatus for providing translucent images on a computer display.” As always, it’s quite broad. Samsung infringes on Apple’s patent with its text selection feature in…
A report from comScore indicates the iPhone is gaining some market share in the United States. It’s not because of declines from BlackBerry or Windows Phone either. iOS is stealing from Android’s piece of the pie. From November 2012 to February 2013, Android market share fell two percent from 53.7 percent to 51.7 percent. Apple’s…
AT&T has clarified its pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S4. The carrier originally gave it a flat-out $249 price tag without a storage capacity attached or any other models/prices. It turns out that the original price is for the 32GB model. AT&T’s pricing for the Galaxy S4 will officially be $199.99 for the 16GB model…
Evleaks, which has become famous (or infamous depending on the perspective you’re coming from) for leaking authentic images of unannounced or unreleased devices, is at it again. The new “home on Android” Facebook is planning to unveil this Thursday, April 4th, will apparently be featured in an upcoming HTC smartphone, the HTC First. Evleaks posted the…
Rumor has it Sony is planning to unveil at some point in 2013 two new Xperia Android smartphones that mix in another one of Sony’s famous brand names. There’s the possibility of an Xperia device with a Cyber-shot branded camera built in as well as another Xperia smartphone with a Walkman music player. The Sony…
Very often in the news you’ll read about concerns that Android is highly vulnerable to malware. Alongside that is news of iPhone’s stellar security because of Apple’s approval process for the App Store, essentially preventing any type of malicious attempt at invading. (Occasionally, there’s an exception or two.) Windows Phone, however, is often left out…
Bloomberg published a pretty detailed analysis of Samsung, describing the company’s rise to fame as the number one smartphone maker across the globe. In it, however, was a very subtle acknowledgment about the release of a future Samsung phone — none other than the Galaxy S4 Mini. The Galaxy S4 Mini has been rumored pretty much…
Uh, yeah. That thin glass block you’re looking at above is supposed to be an iPhone 6 concept design. Before I rip into it as you might have expected, let me at least explain what it has to offer. Designer Abel Verdezoto mocked this up to release his own concept for what the iPhone 6 could…