This is a video review update for Christmas HD, one of the best live wallpapers available for Android this holiday season. We demo every feature using a Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone running Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and Google Nexus 10 tablet running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. If you’re interested, grab the festive Christmas-themed...
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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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Samsung started rolling out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean updates for the international Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100), Galaxy Note II LTE (GT-N7105), and Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) smartphones. What appears to be a minor upgrade actually packs numerous new features and enhancements. In fact, you can view the additions for the Galaxy S III in...
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In this video, we unbox the Samsung Galaxy Note II for Verizon Wireless (SCH-i605). This Android smartphone-tablet hybrid, or “phablet,” is also available on all major US carriers, including Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile, as well as many worldwide mobile providers. It’s the same device showcased in a recent Samsung commercial featuring NBA superstar LeBron...
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Samsung dominated Visible Measures’ list of the Top 10 Most Viral Video Tech Ads of 2012 by nabbing four of the ten spots. The Korean manufacturer’s popular Galaxy S III Android smartphone commercial, titled “The Next Big Thing is Already Here,” received top honors with over 71 million views. If you recall, that was...
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The recently released TomTom app for Android has been updated to support smartphones with higher resolution displays. The initial launch of the app included exclusive compatiblity for WVGA and FWVGA resolutions, but now it fully supports up to 1280×800 HD screens. That means popular handset like the Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy Note...
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According to a source close to the situation, Sprint will be offering a buy one get one free deal for the Samsung Galaxy S III ($199.99), Galaxy S II ($99.99) and Galaxy Victory ($49.99) Android smartphones starting from December 7th through the 24th. The special holiday BOGO sale is limited to new and renewing...
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Sharp’s upcoming Aquos Phone SH930W was previously announced for the Russian market and now it also appears to be heading to Hong Kong soon. A source on ePrice has leaked the company’s internal slides for the device, confirming specs and other details we’ve heard through unofficial means before. The SH930W, as you may know...
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Samsung has posted a video showing how they tested their 2012 flagship smartphone lineup consisting of the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II. The Android handsets were apparently put through a litany of durability tests that some may consider smartphone abuse. The video demonstrates the load test, button press test (200-300g of pressure,...
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Rockstar Games announced release details for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition for Android and iOS devices. The classic open world, third-person action-adventure game will hit Google Play and the App Store for $4.99 on December 6. You can check out the list of supported smartphones and tablets below. “This 10th Anniversary...
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A week after Verizon crowned itself king of LTE data through 2013 and just one day after Sprint announced future coverage plans, AT&T has flipped the switch to its own 4G LTE network in a handful of new cities across the United States. New markets with access to AT&T’s lightning-fast data network include: Daytona...
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Today, Sprint updated the Samsung Galaxy Note II (SPH-L900) software to build VPALJC. A notable new feature, listed in the changelog below, is the addition of Multi-Window View, which had been missing from Sprint’s version of the Android phablet. It essentially allows users to simultaneously run two apps on the screen at once. Check...
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LeBron James, NBA superstar and reigning MVP, appeared in a new commercial promoting the Samsung Galaxy Note II Android smartphone during TNT’s broadcast of the Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat basketball game tonight. The lengthy ad, which can be viewed in the embedded video above, shows King James using the popular phablet (phone-tablet hybrid)...
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One of these things is not like the other… That’s right, Verizon Wireless greedily decided to brand the home button on its Samsung Galaxy Note II variant with a hideous carrier logo. You probably won’t find a single article on the Internet praising the placement of the logo as the majority of first impressions...
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T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy Note II is now available in marble white and titanium gray for $369.99 with a new two-year agreement or $649.99 outright. The device is considered the king of phablets (smartphone-tablet hybrid) at the moment, sporting a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, Exynos 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal...
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