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Samsung is reportedly slated to release versions of its flagship Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 mini handsets which will support multiple LTE standards, allowing owners of the devices to seamlessly switch between 4G networks across the globe which utilize varying LTE standards. The new versions of the handsets will have the capability to switch between…
Instagram’s inclusion of video on their service last month has helped the service see a huge boon in traffic, rivaling that of YouTube and Vine last July 4th. A report from Flash Networks shows Instagram video hits from that day rising slightly above YouTube traffic, and rising far and beyond Vine’s traffic for that day.…
The Surface lineup of Windows tablets are not selling as well as Microsoft hoped. How bad are they doing? Really bad, according to analysis of Microsoft’s annual form 10-K by Todd Bishop of Geekwire. According to the document, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft has recorded Surface tablet revenue of $853 million between October…
Samsung issued a statement explaining why benchmark apps can bump up the Galaxy S4 GPU to 532MHz, while games and other apps cannot. According to the Korean manufacturer, games, which run at max and in full-screen mode for extended periods of time, are not allowed to increase the GPU frequency above 480MHz in order to…
Sounds from the famous Vienna Boys’ Choir will come preloaded on the soon-to-be-launch LG G2, the Korean company has announced. LG worked closely with the choir on a series of “unique harmonic sounds” including 9 ringtones and 5 notifications and alarms, as well as 4 musical chimes like Bach’s Air on the G String. Those…
Well what do we have here – the upcoming Motorola X in Neon Green. Not that we haven’t seen it before; it’s just that this time we see it being used by one of Motorola’s employees. And we like it a lot. The image above comes from Moto evangelist Guy Kawasaki, who snapped it at…
Chinese Oppo launched the all new Color ROM (originally known as Firefly) for the international version of its flagship smartphone, Find 5. The new ROM has been developed with the help of Oppo Ambassadors and Beta Testers, featuring a completely redesigned look and feel. Some of the main changes include the new communications center, desktop…
We’ve told you that Samsung is working on a Snapdragon 600-powered Samsung Galaxy Note II and voila – it’s now available for purchase in China. As far as we’ve understood, aside from the processor change, rest of the specs are the same and include that big-ass HD screen, 2GB of RAM, dual cameras, a ton…
A report by AnandTech suggests Samsung is gaming benchmarks by allowing the GPU in its flagship Galaxy S4 handsets to operate at a higher frequency with benchmark apps than with other apps. AnandTech tested the Exynos 5 Octa Galaxy S4 handset and found that the GPU frequency was clocked at 480MHZ while playing games. When a…
Amazon may be going with a full court press in order to dominate the Android tablet market. According to leaked information from BGR, the retail giant is planning to up the specs on its Kindle Fire HD tablet, while keeping the price low in order to deliver a knockout punch that’ll bring the competition to…