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The Galaxy Nexus will be the first handset to ship with Ice Cream Sandwich and will include all the latest bells and whistles including facial recognition and improved notifications. Owners that snag one at launch may be surprised to discover that Adobe Flash is missing. This isn’t an oversight, but a purposeful delay by Google and…
MetroPCS has picked up another Android phone, as users of the prepaid carrier can now pick up an HTC Wildfire S for about $180. If you think that nearly $200 may be too much for a mid-tier device like the Wildfire S, you’d best to remember that MetroPCS doesn’t come with a two-year contract, so…
Amazon is kicking off the holiday shopping season early by offering multiple, high-end smartphones for a penny when you sign up for a new, two-year contract. Additionally, if you get a phone with a hotspot and activate it, then you can get a $100 Amazon gift card. We’re not talking about junk smartphones either, as…
Everyone knows Apple’s App Store is still ahead when it comes to mobile applications, but the Android Market has made tremendous progress when it comes to gaining ground. The one advantage Android has is its open-source nature along with its many phone choices, which attract both developers and consumers. Google’s mobile operating system has garnered monstrous numbers, which…
Google’s Android is essentially open and that offers a lot of choice in form factor, carrier, handset maker and it even led to things like the Kindle Fire but that openness also comes with a downside, as McAfee’s latest mobile security report says that nearly all the new instances of mobile malware it saw in…
Bell has announced that December 8 will be the launch day for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in Canada, with a pricetag sitting at $159.95 on a three-year contract, or $649.95 with no strings attached. When Bell initially made their announcement, there was some fishy language revolving around exclusivity, but from what I’ve gathered, it only extends over…
The already tough Motorola Defy+ is now even tougher thanks to Moto’s co-operation with JCB. The global construction, demolition and agricultural equipment company added an extra layer of “armor” (a case actually) around the phone for this limited edition device to improve its shock resistance capabilities. As a result, those who grab the Moto-JCB device…
We’ve already told you that T-Mobile will soon introduce a new low-to-mid range Android smartphone – Vivacity. Well the British arm of the Deutsche Telekom-owned carrier confirmed the device and is now listing it on a dedicated “Coming Soon” page from where users can register to be the first to know when it’s released. Made…
MediaTek may not have the sex appeal that Texas Instruments does with their OMAP processors or Samsung does with their Exynos chips, but they’re a player you need to watch with a close eye. Every year more and more devices are made by “other”, meaning manufacturers you wouldn’t necessarily rank in the top 5 in…
Now that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is officially out, at least in Europe, it’s time to see how it performs compared to the competition. We can’t think of a better site to run benchmarks on this flagship device than Anandtech, because they’re so meticulous that it’s damn near scientific. Let’s start with the dual core…