The Samsung Galaxy S IV Android smartphone has reportedly been clocked by the popular AnTuTu benchmarking application and the purported results reveal more than its performance numbers. The screenshots above actually list all the juicy details about the device. According to the benchmark utility, the SGS4 rocks a 1.8GHz Exynos 5 Octa 4+4 processor...
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The flagship HTC M7 smartphone is primed for an official unveiling at its February 19 launch event, however, there are two more Android handsets currently in the works from the Taiwan-based manufacturer. Following the M7 and MWC 2013, HTC will release the M4 and G2 in Spring 2013. Despite being ranked below the M7,...
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Sprint has started rolling out the Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean upgrade to the Google Galaxy Nexus smartphone by Samsung. The software update, L700GA02, bumps the OS from Android 4.1.1 to 4.2.1 and offers a bevy of improvements, including a redesigned camera UI with new Photo Sphere feature, enhanced notification shade, lockscreen widgets and more....
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Specifications for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 GT-N5100 and GT-N5110 Android 4.2 Jelly Bean tablets have leaked out. The former will be equipped with both 3G/WiFi capabilities while the latter is set to debut with WiFi-only connectivity, apparently. The two devices should fall in line nicely between the 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II smartphone and...
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The ARCHOS TV connect turns any HDTV into an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean powered smart TV. Coupled with a TV Touch Remote, which doubles as a gamepad, the TV Connect essentially delivers the full Android OS right onto your TV. Like an Android tablet, users can tap, swipe, zoom in, zoom out, select or...
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One of the coolest features of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is the ability to take 360 degree panoramas with the the new Photo Sphere feature. It essentially allows you to relive your memories as if you’re there again, similar to Street View in Google Maps. Well, the latest LG Nexus 4 commercial is centered...
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The successor to the HTC One X will apparently be a smartphone currently codenamed M7, according to evleaks. Due to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona in late February, the HTC M7 reportedly features an impressive 4.7-inch “SoLux” display with 1080p resolution and a pixel density of 468ppi. The leak also...
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In this video, we benchmark the Samsung Galaxy Note II and HTC Droid DNA Android smartphones, both of which are available on Verizon Wireless, using the standard benchmarking utility known as Quadrant. The Droid DNA clearly wins that round convincingly; however, if you take a look at the benchmark results using other apps, like...
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Like Verizon and its Samsung Galaxy S III, Sprint has started upgrading its HTC EVO 4G LTE smartphone to the latest major iteration of the Android OS, called Jelly Bean. The update includes a bump from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense 4.0 to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean with Sense 4.0+. Those who...
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Verizon Wireless will begin upgrading the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (build JRO03L.I535VRBLK3) tomorrow, December 14. The update will be pushed out over-the-air in phases, so sit tight as it could take a few days to a week to complete the roll-out. Check out the full changelog below to...
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We have the Google Nexus 10 tablet in the SmartKeitai labs for review and this is the unboxing video for the device. The Nexus 10, manufactured by Samsung, sports a 10-inch WQXGA Display (2560 x 1600 pixel resolution, 300 ppi), 1.7 GHz Samsung Exynos 5250 dual-core Cortex A15 processor with Mali T604 GPU, 16...
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After demoing half the features included in the Premium Suite upgrade for the Galaxy S III last week, Samsung has now posted part 2 of the series on YouTube. This should help clarify what users should expect from the update. Watch the video above and check out the changelog below. Powerful Multimedia - Paper...
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The DROID RAZR M (XT907), DROID RAZR HD (XT926) and DROID RAZR MAXX HD (XT926) smartphones for Verizon Wireless all received their respective Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates, but what about other Motorola devices of past and present? Well, Motorola recently updated their upgrade plans and it seems Q1 2013 will be the time-frame...
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Samsung just posted an informative video on YouTube showing off some of the features included in the Premium Suite upgrade for the Galaxy S III Android smartphone. Unlike the lengthy Premium Suite update video for the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, the demo for the Galaxy S3 appears to be the first of a two...
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The Motorola Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR MAXX HD smartphones for Verizon Wireless are officially in the midst of receiving an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. We mentioned that the 9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US upgrade would be arriving over the air this week, but we didn’t exactly expect it so soon. Users should keep an...
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