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Let’s get this out of the way: The first version of Android, Cupcake, was a steaming pile of garbage. Things got better when Eclair, and then subsequently Gingerbread, hit the scene, but it took the release of Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy Nexus to get us to stand up and applaud Google’s design team.…
LG is still trying to grab mind share in the congested world of manufacturers who offer Android handsets. The Korean based OEM will be releasing another phone this month in Europe, which includes the UK, Germany, and France. This latest device will be called the Optimus L5. The L5 will carry low-end specs – like…
An experienced Android user will spend a countless number of hours scouring the internet looking for the best ROM to put on their device. There are plenty to choose from, certainly more than we care to name; one of the more popular ones is called MIUI. People say it’s the best attempt anyone has ever…
What happens when you take the best selling smartphone of 2011, replace the 800 x 480 screen it originally shipped with with a 720p display, and then slap a QWERTY keyboard on it for good measure? According to TmoNews, you get T-Mobile Samsung SGH-T699. Here is what they know about the device: It’ll ship with…
Six weeks ago we filed a report on an as yet to be announced Huawei smartphone called the M660. Back then all we had was an ultra low resolution press photo of the device. Today we have images of this thing in the wild. It’s still not official yet, but here’s what the folks at…
As spotted by Droid-Life, the ship date for Verizon’s Galaxy S III has slipped a day to July 10th. When pre-orders first went live earlier this month, the handset had an estimated ship date of July 9th. Now, the pre-order page lists July 10th as the date handsets will start shipping to customers. A one…
It’s Father’s Day weekend and if you find yourself without a gift for Dad, here are a few last-minute suggestions to help get you started. In the list below, you will find phones, accessories and digital gifts that are quick and easy to buy. Check out the suggestions and add any of your own in the…
ABI Research looked at smartphone shipments for Q1 2012 and confirmed what we already knew — Apple and Samsung are the big winners in the smartphone market. According to ABI, Samsung sold 43 million smartphones in the quarter, while Apple sold 35 million iPhones. Combined, the two companies grabbed 55 percent of global smartphone shipments…
While it certainly comes as no surprise that Apple sells more iPads than any other tablet maker combined, a new report out of Chitika suggests that Apple’s iPad commands an even greater market share when it comes to internet browsing. Chitika serves ads to several sites around the web, and selected a sample of the…
Samsung’s official global blog has a fascinating story about the company’s research and development team and its work on the Galaxy S III. Details on the project were deliberately kept under wraps to prevent leaks that would taint the announcement of the project. In a very Apple-like manner, the Korean manufacturer forbid its engineers to talk…