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by Michael Fisher | May 16, 2013 6:03 PMRead OnWe've been talking about two smartphones in particular these past few weeks: the HTC One and the Galaxy S 4. You may have noticed. We've kept our focus on these phones for an especially long period because they're flagship devices - the high-end superphones representing the best of the best their manufacturers can offer. As we've discussed at length in venues like the Pocketnow Weekly podcast and Pocketnow Live hangout, the varying construction approaches used by these manufacturers also provide a window into their design philosophies. Samsung has staunchly defended its use of ...
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by Taylor Martin | May 10, 2013 6:43 PMRead OnYou don't have to look back very far in time to recall a vastly different mobile market with a wide array of offerings. Smartphones and feature phones alike came in all many different shapes and sizes, and moving parts were in – displays that pivoted, swiveled, and twisted around, or keyboards that clumsily tucked under the display. Back then, a trip to the carrier store was an adventure. I was still a young whippersnapper and had only recently discovered the vast realm of smartphones and mobile data. And back then, I didn't research before buying a new phone, I put no forethought into ...
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by Michael Fisher | March 6, 2013 4:36 PMRead OnEver recorded a 90-minute podcast full of Skype-related artifacts and drop-outs, only to find once you wrap it up that you used the wrong mic? If so, you know the pain we've experienced cutting together today's episode of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast. Sorry for the levels on this one, folks; it's unfortunate, and we've done all we can to normalize them, but you're probably going to be twisting your volume knob an awful lot over the course of this here episode. On the bright side, if you manage to endure, you'll be treated to some excellent discussion on everything from Galaxy S IV leaks to ...
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by Michael Fisher | March 5, 2013 3:01 PMRead OnIt happened so slowly I didn't even know what ya'll were up to. Editorial after editorial, I lamented the ballooning size of the smartphone screen. I wasn't any sideline observer, either: I'd carried devices in sizes ranging from the Centro and Veer to the Droid DNA and Galaxy Note II. I knew the advantages of large screens; I just didn't think they overcame the absurd feeling of carrying a lunch tray in my pocket. But you jumbophone-buying masses got the better of me. Somewhere along the line, something started surreptitiously scratching away at my "no-superphone" stance. Probably it was ...
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by Michael Fisher | August 7, 2012 1:40 PMRead OnOne of the reasons Apple rumors are so tenacious is that they have such an amazing shelf life. Apple's once-a-year product cycle for its mobile products leaves a lot of time for speculation, and the stagecraft and panache that accompany its announcements almost guarantee that, no matter how iterative the product, people are going to foam at the mouth to get their hands on it. If that kind of rampant pre-emptive enthusiasm is predictable for the standard iPhone and iPad announcements, it's even more true when rumors start swirling about a change in form factor. Rumors of a smaller "iPad ...
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