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When Google, technically HTC, shipped the Nexus One, many were blown away by the rich blacks and crisp text that the AMOLED screen it came with offered, but something just wasn’t right. A little investigation using a common everyday microscope revealed that the AMOLED display in question didn’t have equally sized of red, green and…
Hold on a minute. I thought Samsung is using home-made CPUs for its smartphones. The original Samsung Galaxy S relies on Hummingbird, whereas its successor (Galaxy S2) takes its power from dual-core Orion processor, which is also made by the Korean giant. So what gives? Honestly – we’ve no idea. The device marked GT-I9103 is…
Forget about those buy-one-get-one free, or BOGO, deals, U.S. Cellular is one-upping carriers who offer that deal with five free Android smartphones. That’s right: five free phones with the purchase of one. If you’re in an area with U.S. Cellular coverage, your only excuses are either having a small family or being Forever Alone. However,…
Samsung announced a new mobile DRAM with a wide I/O interface that will be used in smartphones and tablet PCs. The new DRAM is capable of transmitting data at a speed of 12.8 GBs per second which is four times faster than the recently introduced LPDDR2 DRAM and eight times faster than DDR DRAM which…
Although most of us are still skeptical on the prospects of Samsung’s bada platform, the Korean company doesn’t give up pushing it forward. During the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung talked about plans for bada OS 2.0, highlighting the upcoming updates. Among the things we should expect in bada 2.0, we find multitasking, push…
If you’re holding onto an Epic 4G, then you’ll be happy to hear thatAndroid 2.2 Froyo is on its way. Sprint’ kicking off President’s day (21st) with an over the air update that will be sent in batches, with all devices having access to the update by the 25th. It may be outdated at this…
Those who are looking for more information about the upcoming T-Mobile Sidekick 4G have just got their wish, as the sign-up page has gone live on the carrier’s site. If you’re looking to give the Sidekick line another try, the time is nigh. The Android-powered, HSPA+ toting Sidekick took us by surprise when we heard…
Those looking for an Android phone that don’t want to shell out the big bucks should look to the newly announced Samsung Galaxy Mini and T-Mobile Move that were just announced at Mobile World Congress. We’re hearing that both of these devices with hit the US sometime this Spring, and cost somewhere between $50 and…
For some reason Samsung hasn’t used the “official press channels” to launch the Galaxy S WiFi 5.0. Rather, we’ve seen the small tablet device at Samsung’s booth and were amazed why it wasn’t properly announced. Alas, the all-touchscreen device lacks cellular radios and you can only connect to the Internet via WiFi. Sure you can…
T-Mobile’s fastest HSPA+ 4G handset, the Galaxy S 4G, is both familiar and new all at the same time. The only difference between this device and the original Galaxy S and the Galaxy S 4G is, well, the 4G part, but that doesn’t mean there’s less to love about it. We finally got some hands…