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Android
by Anton D. Nagy | May 23, 2013 5:10 AMRead OnWe've recently heard rumors of HTC switching to numbers for its phone models and nothing could come as a direct confirmation but an official device unveiling today, as HTC announces Desire 600. The Taiwanese phone-maker has officially put the HTC Desire 600 in the spotlight for Russia, Ukraine, and the EMEA region. This might be a mid-ranger but it is a potent one. It ...
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Multi-Platform
by Anton D. Nagy | May 23, 2013 4:14 AMRead OnWe've been huge fans of future possible sapphire solutions for smartphones ever since MWC. We've also visited the factory that can make this possible. Sapphire is known to be an extremely tough material, almost impossible to scratch. It has its own downside though: it's also very brittle. Gorilla Glass, on the other hand, is less brittle, but, it is much easier to ...
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Android
by Anton D. Nagy | May 23, 2013 3:26 AMRead On10 million Samsung Galaxy S 4 units was the number we expected officially from the company after reading reports concerning the success of this year's flagship coming from South Korea. Right on schedule, the phone-maker officially announced global channel sales for the Samsung Galaxy S 4 exceeding 10 million devices. As a quick reminder, it took the original Galaxy S ...
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Android / Windows Phone
by Jaime Rivera | May 22, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about LG's new Optimus GJ and what's different from the previous Optimus G, if there really is any difference. Then we talk about Microsoft and how it had to water-down its YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 due to a petition from Google. Speaking of Google, their new Google Drive is next as it got significantly revamped in mobile. ...
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Android / Windows Phone
by Michael Fisher | May 22, 2013 6:45 PMRead OnIt's become a trope in mobile tech: write an article about Nokia, and someone will leave a comment suggesting that all the beleaguered company needs to do to return to prominence is build an Android phone. Mark my words: it'll even happen on this article, despite the contravening headline. And, fanboys being fanboys, a flame war (or at least a small brush fire) will ...
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Android / Windows Phone
by Jaime Rivera | May 22, 2013 5:37 PMRead OnWhen Henry Ford was asked almost a century ago why he focused so intensely on making automobiles a mainstream in complete contradiction to what the experts thought at the time, his response was simple - "If I would've asked people what they wanted, they would've asked for a faster horse". When Steve Jobs almost had a heart attack because Steve Wozniak had to honor a ...
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Windows Phone
by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 5:21 PMRead OnIn case you haven't been following, Microsoft and Google have gotten themselves into a minor tiff over YouTube. It started earlier this month when Microsoft updated its YouTube app for Windows Phone. This brought a lot of new functionality, but as was quickly pointed out, seemed to violate some YouTube policies, specifically with how it allowed downloads and didn't ...
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Android
by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 4:48 PMRead OnGoogle is on a bit of a tear lately, updating apps and services across the board. We follow up the recent changes to Google+ with an update for the Android Drive app, giving the program a new look. The Now-ification of Google apps continues with Drive's new card-based layout. You can swipe these around to navigate through your shared files, and there's a new quick ...
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Windows Phone
by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 3:58 PMRead OnWhile we didn't get a chance to see Nokia's rumored EOS, a 41-megapixel PureView Windows Phone handset, at the company's press event the other week, hope remains that this smartphone is still in the running to make its debut soon. We've recently looked into rumors from sources claiming to have had a glimpse at the hardware, but weren't left with a clearer idea of when ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 3:11 PMRead OnBack in April, Verizon distributed invitations to an event taking place today, during the annual CTIA convention. At first, we were thinking the carrier might be planning to say something about its GS4 launch, but after learning about its accelerated timetable for the start of sales, that didn't make sense anymore. We also thought about the Lumia 928, but that was ...
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Android
by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 1:19 PMRead OnWaterproof smartphones: so hot right now. Sony got things rolling in 2013 with the Xperia Z, and with models like the Galaxy S 4 Active looming over the horizon, it doesn't look like waterproof phones are going away anytime soon. The latest to go official comes from LG, which today revealed the waterproof Optimus GJ. As the name implies, this handset shares much in ...
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Android
by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 12:21 PMRead OnEarlier this month, we finally started to see all the rumors surrounding Motorola's X phone come together to take physical form, upon the discovery of imagery of an "XFON" apparently getting ready for AT&T. Then we saw what appeared to be the same handset hit the FCC as Motorola model XT1058, again showing support for AT&T's network. Since then, there have been ...
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Android
by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 11:38 AMRead OnThe Galaxy S 4 is all about software. Some of us are less taken with Samsung's effort than others, but it's nonetheless clear that the company focused on creating a feature-packed experience for its users. It looks like Samsung is just as interested at keeping the flow of software coming that really highlights the GS4's capabilities, and to that end Samsung has ...
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Android
by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 10:55 AMRead OnHTC's 2013 Androids have thus far been generally higher-end devices. Sure, the First is no One, but specs like that 4.3-inch 720p screen make it clear that this is no bargain-basement model. We all knew that trend couldn't last forever, and sure enough, we're now getting a look at some lesser Androids to help fill out HTC's handset lineup, upon the discovery of ...
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Multi-Platform
by Taylor Martin | May 22, 2013 9:45 AMRead OnOver the years, Bluetooth has become one of those terms you simply expect to see when reading through the specifications of a phone – any phone. It's a given that most smart devices have it. Laptops, smartphones, tablets, and most wireless peripherals or connected accessories utilize Bluetooth in some way or another. And the use cases for Bluetooth stretch far and ...
