Android is such a complex robot. You know, I still find it funny when trolls use the phrase "Android is open" without really understanding what's really open and who really gets benefited from this in the Android ecosystem. I'll tell you this much, the last person to get anything out of it is you as a customer, and that’s rather shameful considering that you’re paying for the phone or tablet. I'll give you a quick example: If you wanted to buy an HTC One right now, it won't be cheaper than a Nokia Lumia 920, and I'm even considering the date that the Lumia 920 was launched. Why is ...

You're not going to see it advertised on billboards or during your favorite television program. Your local cell phone store isn't going to tell you about it either. It's something quite remarkable, and something that even the mighty Google couldn't do. Let's get some background under our belts, shall we? GSM is a wonderful technology. It has opened the world to mobile communications. That's basically what the acronym stands for -- Global System for Mobile Communications, originally Groupe Spécial Mobile. Using systems based on this technology, a subscriber can place their "identity ...

Sometimes you have a feeling that grows on you so gradually that it's hard to pinpoint just when you finally became acutely aware of it; you have the dim sense that your clothes aren't fitting as well as they used to, and then one day it finally clicks – you got fat. I've been writing about Windows Phone for years now, and while it's sure felt like a lot of what I've been sharing with you has been about Nokia, it's only recently started to register with me just to what extent Nokia's been dominating the platform. That's been especially clear in 2013, as while we got a single new Huawei ...

I need a beer, and I'm sure many of you need a drink as well. If this was five years ago, I'd be by my second pack of cigarettes, and it has to do with how furious I am right now. Let me explain why: For starters, I wish I could express in words how long it took me to love Android. My first device was a Google Nexus One, and man, even though I started off at the right foot, it rarely ever felt that way. What a gorgeous phone and what a great experience overall, as long as I didn't turn it on. Froyo and Gingerbread were just stale and cartoony no matter how much I tried to love the device. ...

One billion is a large number. If you had a billion one dollar bills and lined them up end-to-end, you could give them to me and I'd retire tomorrow.  Seriously though, you could wrap them around the Earth at the equator -- almost four times. One billion is a very large number. Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, is pretty optimistic about Android. One would imagine that any CEO of any company would be relatively optimistic about whatever their employer produced. In this case, it's a little more than simple optimism. Eric Schmidt thinks that Android is on track to surpass one billion units ...

Topic Yes, we're bringing our Samsung Galaxy S 4 devices to the hangout and you can ask questions about the phone from the Editor that reviewed it. Additionally, we're also bringing the HTC One phones to the hangout so you can ask your questions about the S 4's direct competitor. Think of it as a quick and dirty Q&A, with a twist, all happening live, where you can join and interact with Pocketnow team members (and their hottest phones). Despite setting a weekly broad topic, with Pocketnow Live, you can also bring your own. We can talk about whatever else you want to, tech or not, so ...

I've been using Windows since the 3.1 days. Back then my desktop computer cost thousands of dollars. To convince my dad to make the purchase I had to promise that I'd somehow make it last through college -- I wasn't even out of Junior High School at the time. Before you laugh, that was back in the day when such a claim could actually be pulled off. Home computers were generally of the "desktop" variety back then -- they sat on your desk and your huge CRT monitor sat on top of them. A few years later my friend's dad showed me a "luggable" computer. It was essentially a desktop computer with ...

Here at Pocketnow we're always striving to not only bring you quality content but to also come up with new and original ideas which we often times, after turning them inside-out and upside-down, transform to a regular feature. Meet Pocketnow VIP, our newest show based off of the popularity and success of Pocketnow Live. Pocketnow VIP will be a monthly show where we'll have the pleasure of being joined by the most outstanding personalities from the industry. We will sit down and have a one-on-one with our guests in the form of a public (but closed) live Hangout, meaning you can watch and ...