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The OnePlus One, powered by CyanogenMod 11S and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor is a powerful smartphone at an affordable price, and a new video shows off the top 5 features of the device. It’s a short but sweet look at the smartphone, and a great introduction to what CyanogenMod has been up to since…
I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for the HTC G2, the hefty aluminum clad physical keyboard touting Android smartphone. The follow-up to the first Android smartphone ever, the HTC G1, T-Mobile’s HTC G2 helped usher in the second generation of Android devices at a time when smartphones were still quite a novelty…
A car smashed through the massive glass windows of an Apple Store in Berkeley, California early this morning. According to Apple Insider, the car not only crashed through a plate-glass window but busted through the Apple Store’s security gate as well. The cause of the smash-up is still unknown. Cars smashing into Apple Stores is…
LG’s new mid-range 4G LTE Android KitKat powered F70 will be making its way across the globe, LG announced today. Announced at MWC back in February, LG’s F-series is aimed at emerging markets and comes touting LG’s Knock Code software which first made its appearance on LG’s G series smartphones. Here’s a look at the…
Sad news folks. Samsung won’t be releasing the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the international variant of the Galaxy S III and Galaxy S III, quoting the lack of RAM as a reason. Yeah, it’s bogus explanation given the fact that Google optimized KitKat to work smoothly even on devices with 512MB of RAM. Samsung…
Thus far, Phonebloks’ concept of a modular phone has been adopted by few companies, including Motorola (now Google – Project Ara), ZTE (Eco-Mobius) and Xiaomi. The folks behind the idea are obviously glad to see so many players expressing interest for this amazing idea. However, they now want to expand the concept and include other…
Japan’s KDDI has announced the LG Isai FL, which as far as we can tell is a local version of LG’s upcoming G3 flagship. While it lacks volume control buttons on the back, it has a recently approved 5.5-inch Quad HD screen with super-narrow bezels and resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. Rest of the…
The earlier rumored Pantech Vega Iron 2 is now officially announced, and it’s rather amazing device despite lacking the Snapdragon 805 chip (as we’ve heard before). Rather, it relies on the still-solid Snapdragon 801, which is known for powering the HTC One M8 and Samsung Galaxy S5. Rest of the specs include a 5.3-inch full…
Yesterday it was a rumor, today it’s official. Apple has closed its biggest acquisition in years, having scooped up Beats Electronics in a deal worth $3.2 billion. As part of the deal, the company didn’t just a portfolio of fancy headphones and speakers, but also Beats music streaming service that works across iOS, Android and…
Samsung’s head of mobile design, Chang Dong-hoon, has resigned following criticism over the Galaxy S5 design. While Sammy’s latest flagship looks great, it falls behind the competition (Sony and HTC) which are now using more premium materials for their high-end phones, rather than plastic. Chang will remain active within Samsung and will now head up…