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In a few short months, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will turn a year old. It’s been my personal device since it launched last October, and it will be a sad day when I let it go. That is, until we see the next Nexus device hits the street. While it wasn’t until mid-August and September…
As a loyal Android user, some might assume that I hate everything Apple. It’s what fanboys love to insinuate, but that’s certainly not the case. I’ve always admired the design aesthetic and hardware of Apple products and for the first time ever, I’m seriously considering buying the next iPhone (along side my Galaxy Nexus, of…
These are not good times for Sony. The once-proud Japanese electronics maker is struggling in pretty much all markets it used to rule, from TVs to portable music players (Walkman), Sony is facing competition from the likes of Samsung, LG, Sharp and Apple. Sony’s phones are also on the list of “affected products” so we’re…
Smartphones are making their presence felt in all facets of a person’s life. Some believe that that these devices have brought the future closer, and while this is a truth that cannot be denied, there are plenty of features and functionalities that have yet to come to your smartphone. Let’s take a look into the…
It’s been a while since Google acquired Motorola in a $12.5 deal which was mostly described as a patent play. From then on, Moto released few products most of which failed to impress us, including the new Atrix HD. So I’m wondering – maybe it’s time for Google to completely dump Motorola’s hardware business? After…
I’m sure you heard the news that in August, AT&T will join Verizon Wireless by offering its new shared data plans for families or just groups of people who would prefer to have one giant pool of monthly data to feed all of their devices. When we first heard late last year about the carriers’…
Yesterday we talked about potential buyers for Research In Motion. What was once the most profitable company in Canada keeps struggling as it faces competition from Apple, Google and its partners, most notably Samsung. Of all the companies we mentioned yesterday, we think Microsoft may be best suited to acquire the BlackBerry maker or make…
Let’s face it – Microsoft needs to seriously make its mobile platform better in order to grow its market share. Currently iOS and Android are leading the way, leaving little room for another player. As European operators have said it: “No one comes into the store and asks for a Windows phone device.” It’s a…
With Nexus 7 getting all the attention these days, I decided to take a step back and rant about my next tablet purchase. First of all, let me say that I like Google’s new tablet as it offers an incredible bang for the buck. However, it has a darn small screen by today’s standards. I…
You may’ve heard that U.S. version of the Samsung Galaxy S III doesn’t come with a quad-core processor but with a dual-core one (Qualcomm Snapdragon S4) and an additional gig of RAM (for a total of 2GB). According to the Korean company, its engineers decided to take this step (add an additional 1GB of RAM)…