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Looks like Samsung is done with plastics for its flagship devices, SamMobile says quoting its insider sources. The Korean company has looked at the HTC One and is now “worried” about the design and build quality of its own phones, which are completely made out of plastic. And while we have nothing against plastic, we…
Android users, myself included, have at least 20-30 apps installed on their devices, if not more. Many of these apps, especially those we consider essential, like to add their option to the Share menu without consulting us. This in turn gets us the Share menu that’s too big, hence a pain to use. And while…
Few days ago investment firm Detwiler Fenton pretty much invented the story that BlackBerry Z10 devices were returning in volumes. BlackBerry and Verizon Wireless reacted to refute the claims, even calling these findings “absolutely false.” As you could imagine, this isn’t something BlackBerry shareholders like and the company is now asking US’ Securities and Exchange…
The New York Police Department (NYPD) began giving away Android smartphones to its officers as part of a new pilot to improve public safety. According to the New York Times’ story, some 400 devices have already been distributed, providing officers with detailed access to police data while on the move. Apparently these phones can’t be…
The Carphone Warehouse is running a neat promotion offering free Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to anyone who buys the Galaxy S III Mini. There’s a catch though, you must sign-up for a carrier contract to be able to take advantage of this deal. The cheapest plan is the one offered by O2, and it…
Huawei is preparing a new device for its own backyard, Ascend G700, and as I’m writing this, the chances are slim we’ll ever see it being introduced in the West. The mid-to-high end device has been caught while getting approval from China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, sporting a 5-inch 720p HD screen and MediaTek’s MT6589…
ASUS’ dual-computer, Transformer AiO P1801, is now available from a number of retailers, Amazon included, for $1,299. As you may know from our previous post, this device comes with an 18.4-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) touchscreen, and works both as a Windows 8 computer and Android tablet, with the included SplashTop Remote Desktop software enabling…
The long-time rumored Motorola X phone may not be released in late June or July as we previously thought. Heck, we were hoping Google will initially unveil the device at its annual Google I/O event next month, but apparently that won’t be the case. According to PhoneArena and its sources, Moto’s flagship release date was…
During the recent Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing, China – ZTE unveiled a new smartphone powered by Intel’s newest 32nm Z2580 mobile Atom chipset. The ZTE GEEK comes with a Clover Trail+ processor clocked at 2GHz, providing smooth graphics and animations. In addition, it also packs a 5-inch 720p HD (720×1280 pixels) screen, 1GB…
Last time we talked about Virgin Mobile Canada’s “Tester Team” program, they were inviting few of its users to review the Samsung Galaxy S III, which at that moment was the hottest device in the world. Now they’re back doing the same with the HTC One. Under the deal, 5 lucky subscribers will get to…