Are you ready for the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games? NBC wants to get their viewers prepared with two official smartphone apps, called NBC Olympics and NBC Olympics Live Extra, for Android and iOS (iPhone, iPad). If executed properaly, you’re in for a treat because the two apps are said to cover 32 sports,...
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The Google Nexus 7 tablet from Asus wouldn’t be a Nexus device without a stop motion unboxing video from French Canadian director Patrick Boivin. Like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S before it, the Google Nexus 7 gets unboxed by the familiar three ninjas, but this time UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre uses...
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UPDATE: check out our Nexus 7 unboxing video. Google has finally put all rumors to rest by announcing the Nexus 7 Tablet from Asus. It’s powered by the all new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and comes at an affordable price-point at just $200-250, depending on choice of storage. The Nexus 7 Tablet...
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Today, Google announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at their annual I/O developers conference. While Jelly Bean isn’t the huge upgrade to the OS that we experienced with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, it’s still a significant update with several key elements. Android 4.1 will be available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Nexus S...
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As you know, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8 at a press event earlier today. Let’s take a closer look at the highlighted features from the preview. Keep in mind, this is only the beginning, as Microsoft will unveil more further down the line. Windows Phone 8 Key Features Hardware Partners: First wave of Windows...
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Microsoft announced an intriguing line of products at an ultra-secretive press conference in Los Angeles tonight. Steve Ballmer and friends took to the stage to unveil two upcoming tablets, both classified as “Surface,” which will run Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro, respectively. The two devices feature a 10.6-inch ClearType HD display, full-sized USB...
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Gameloft released the first trailer for their upcoming Batman game, The Dark Knight Rises, which is inspired by the movie of the same name. As you can see in the video above, it looks like it will deliver fantastic third person action to the smartphone realm. Unfortunately, we have a sick feeling that this...
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UPDATE: Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and US Cellular have formally announced the Galaxy S3 as well. It took a while, but Samsung has officially confirmed that their famed Galaxy S III smartphone is coming soon to five major US carriers. Customers on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular can all look forward...
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Madfinger Games, the creators of Shadowgun, has released a preview video of their next title, Dead Trigger. The developers of this first-person zombie shooter hope to deliver console quality gaming on Android and iOS devices through intuitive controls, stunning graphics, ragdoll physics, volumetric fog, normal maps, specular lighting and realistic water. Gamers can look...
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Here’s the latest Galaxy S III promotional video from Samsung. It’s essentially an elegantly made overview video that focuses on all the main features of the handset. It’s actually quite long at just over three and a half minutes. See why the Galaxy S3 is “designed for humans” in the clip below. Introducing Samsung...
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At Expo Comm Wireless Japan 2012, NTT Docomo and Fujitsu showcased a recently co-developed Android-powered smartphone prototype with a double-sided transparent OLED touchscreen display. Thanks to sensors on either side, you can solely use the front panel as you would with the average handset, use the back independently as to not obstruct the view...
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Sprint has announced the HTC EVO 4G LTE. This is the Android-powered smartphone that was previously rumored as the HTC EVO One and it offers much of the same features as the One X on AT&T. The EVO 4G LTE builds upon Sprint’s EVO brand with a 4.7-inch 720p HD Super-LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon...
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In this video, we unbox the new iPad from Apple. It features a 9.7-inch LED back-lit IPS Retina display (2048×1536, 264 PPI), Apple A5X dual-core processor with quad-core graphics, 1GB of RAM, 16/32/64 GB of internal storage, 5 megapixel rear camera with 1080p video capture, VGA front-facing camera, Bluetooth 4.0, 42.5Wh battery for 10...
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In this video, we unbox the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Android Tablet. It’s currently running Android 3.2 Honeycomb, but Asus will release an OTA update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on January 12th. We’ll be sure to cover the software in-depth at that time (or after we get back from CES). The...
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In this video, we compare the gaming performance of four smartphones and two tablets. The game used in the demo is Madfinger Games’ Shadowgun, an over the shoulder third-person shooter that highly resembles the popular Gears of War series on the Xbox 360. The game is available in the Android Market for $4.99 (also...
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