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by Jaime Rivera | July 22, 2014 9:34 PMRead On
Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the LG G3 Prime announcement with some additional specs to the current G3. OnePlus then shows us how to make and not sell a bamboo back for its One smartphone. HTC follows as we get some interesting leaks Android Wear offerings. Then Apple takes the stage as reports claim ...
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Windows Phone
by Stephen Schenck | July 22, 2014 6:23 PMRead OnFor a moment in time, it seemed like such a sure thing: following the first two generations of full-sized Surface tablets, this past spring it finally looked like Microsoft was going to introduce a more compact Surface Mini. In the days leading up to the company's May event, the Mini was the clear favorite for the new ...
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Windows Phone
by Jaime Rivera | July 22, 2014 5:56 PMRead OnThe Nokia Lumia 530 has been on our radar for the last couple of weeks. Surely it's not the next Lumia flagship that many of us would dream about, but after the success of the Lumia 520 last year, it's clear that a lot of people are looking forward to a well-priced and decent Windows Phone experience. If you're holding ...
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Android
by Stephen Schenck | July 22, 2014 5:47 PMRead OnWearables, man. It used to be that if you wanted to be at the forefront of technology, having a smartphone in your pocket was all you needed. But now with smartwatches and the likes of Google Glass being picked up by new users every day, living on the bleeding edge means strapping a bunch of that gear right on to your ...
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Android
by Jaime Rivera | July 22, 2014 5:17 PMRead OnEven with the lack of success that companies like Google have found in wallet applications, that doesn't mean that these are giving up on this service. Apple's approach was different with PassBook where you can't really buy anything with it due to the lack of NFC capabilities on iPhones, but you can still store certain ...
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Android
by Stephen Schenck | July 22, 2014 4:54 PMRead OnThe road to hell is paved with good intentions, as the saying goes, and every so often we see a manufacturer come out with a phone that commits wholeheartedly to some noble idea, only to see everything come apart in the execution. LG's G3 is the first phone many smartphone fans will ever get to see with a high-res quad ...
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Multi-Platform
by Taylor Martin | July 22, 2014 4:51 PMRead OnWhen it comes to analyzing the quality of a smartphone's camera, there are two main approaches. There's the guided style: "We had a gander at the new [Smartphone] from the fine folks at [Smartphone Manufacturer], and we took its camera out for a spin to see how it performed under a variety of lighting conditions. When ...
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Android
by Jaime Rivera | July 22, 2014 4:24 PMRead OnWith rumors of HTC working on new categories like tablets and wearables, it's only a matter of time before more credible data surfaces. The company has found some new air with the launch of the HTC One (M8), so this would be the smartest time to expand its mindshare through other well-made products in different ...
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Android / iOS
by Stephen Schenck | July 22, 2014 3:26 PMRead OnWho's your virtual assistant of choice? Are you a die-hard Siri user, running the app since even before Apple bought it up? Or have you been won over by Google Now and its tight integration with your phone's launcher? Maybe you're a new Cortana fan, eager to spend more time seeing what Microsoft can bring to this race. ...
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iOS
by Jaime Rivera | July 22, 2014 2:40 PMRead OnIf you all remember, the launch of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c last year caught Apple with a little surprise. Tim Cook at some point admitted that he expected there to be a balanced demand for Apple's current iPhones, and instead, people went crazy for the iPhone 5s and nearly ignored the iPhone 5c. It took Apple months ...
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iOS
by Jaime Rivera | July 22, 2014 2:05 PMRead OnEven though 7-inch tablets have gained a significant level of popularity these days, Apple sadly can't say the same about its iPad mini lineup. The original iPad mini disappointed many with its low-resolution display, and the iPad mini with Retina Display was sadly overshadowed by its bigger brother, the iPad Air. This ...
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Android
by Stephen Schenck | July 22, 2014 1:18 PMRead OnIt almost seems like par for the course by this point: you're a major smartphone OEM, you release your latest flagship handset, and then a couple months later you follow that up with a tweaked edition boasting some slightly better hardware (and available only in a very limited market). Samsung did that with its LTE-A ...
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Android / iOS
by Taylor Martin | July 22, 2014 1:02 PMRead OnTo say I've been excited about Google Now on a smartwatch is a bit of an understatement. I've ranted about how Google Now and wearables were a match made in heaven more than once. And the minute Android Wear was announced, I stopped what I was doing and vented about my buyer's remorse over the $250 I had just spent on ...
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Android
by Michael Fisher | July 22, 2014 12:15 PMRead OnHTC built the One E8 as a companion device to its One M8 flagship, intending it as a more flamboyant, slightly cheaper version of the same. It's a phone for markets where dual-SIM support matters, a phone for folks who prefer flashy polycarbonate over brushed aluminum ... and most importantly for our purposes: it's a ...
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Android
by Stephen Schenck | July 22, 2014 12:15 PMRead OnChinese OEM Xiaomi has been catching out attention lately with some decent hardware, like the Tegra K1-powered Mi Pad or the very affordable Redmi 1S we just took a look at. Now it's back with both a high-end smartphone and super-cheap wearable, as the company introduces the Mi 4 and Mi Band. The Mi 4 sports a five-inch ...
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