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While the NVIDIA Shield is essentially an ultra powerful Android tablet with a controller attached to it, some may have overlooked a very simple aspect of what the Shield can do. The handheld doesn’t necessarily have to be about playing the most graphic intensive games available for it, or even streaming games from your Kepler…
The new Nexus 7 finally saw the light of day on July 24th, and came with a bevy of new features, most notably the newest version of Android Jelly Bean, 4.3. No, it wasn’t the Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie reveal that we’d all been itching for. Apparently, there were a few bugs in the…
While many manufacturers are getting colorful with their handsets, Samsung is allegedly sticking with the traditional black and white options for the upcoming rumored Galaxy Note III. According to SamMobile, Samsung will launch the Note III with the two polar opposite colors and then add a pink option to the mix a few weeks after…
People do strange things when they sleep — some talk, some walk and apparently some even text. According to a report by CBS, sleep texting is on the rise and it’s not a healthy behavior for those who are unknowingly doing it. Not only does it interrupt REM sleep, sleep texting potentially embarrassing. While some…
Good news, Verizon customers! The HTC One is now officially available on Big Red, giving one of the hottest handsets around another home. The HTC One has been available on T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T for some time now, and we’re glad to see Verizon finally getting in on the action. The HTC One is still…
Earlier this week, photos allegedly of a black iPhone 5C were spotted on Chinese website Weibo. These photos made their way through the rumor mill, but like so many other rumors, these snapshots are probably false. Sonny Dickson chimes in on the black iPhone 5C rumor and claims the photos are of a cheap Chinese…
Virgin has released its first waterproof smartphone, aptly named the Reef. The Reef, which is manufactured by ZTE, touts entry-level specs as well as IPX7 ruggedness. The device can be submerged in up to 1 meter of water for 30 minutes max. Inside of the rugged package is a 1GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage…
This year has been an interesting year for Nokia as it’s been a year that’s been filled with both highs and lows. The Finnish company has hitched itself to Windows Phone making it the number one manufacturer of that OS in the world. So you can only imagine that the company is extremely invested in…
While we’re still waiting for an official release of BBM for iOS and Android, user guides for BlackBerry’s messaging app have surfaced online. A user guide for an app? That’s a new one to us, but we’ll check it out anyway. BlackBerry has stated in the past that BBM for iOS and Android would be…
Google is seeking a location-based patent that will keep people’s smartphones more safer when they travel out of the country. The search giant applied for a patent that modifies your smartphone’s security depending on where you are. The idea is for the phone to ask for a code or any other security measure (beyond slide-to-unlock)…