Splashtop Remote Desktop, which normally costs $4.99 on the Android Market, is free today through the Amazon Appstore (promotion ends 1/7 at 3AM ET). Splashtop is one of the more well-known remote desktop solutions available on the Android platform and now it’s free for a limited time, so take a look at the features,...
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Japanese smartphone manufacturers continue to impress with camera components. Sharp has developed a 12.1 megapixel, 1/3.2-inch CMOS camera module with optical image stabilization that features the industry’s thinnest profile at 5.47mm. The new RJ63YC100 model is said to be less susceptible to blurring that’s typically caused by camera shake or shooting swift-moving objects. It’s...
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The most notable features on the Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR have to be its super-slim 7.1mm profile and Kevlar fiber-coated backplate. However, being the (current) World’s thinnest smartphone doesn’t mean Motorola sacrificed on high-end features. The Android handset features a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display, and an 8 megapixel rear camera...
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In our Verizon HTC Rezound unboxing video, we talked in detail about its specs. Aside from a dual-core 1.5GHz processor and 720p HD display, the Rezound also sports an 8 megapixel camera with auto-focus, f/2.2, and 28mm wide-angle lens. In camcorder mode, it supports up to 1080p HD video capture. If you’re wondering how...
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We’ve taken a look at the Verizon HTC Rezound and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was recently released in the UK – both sporting 720p HD displays. Well, the Japanese market is about to get an Android smartphone with an HD screen of their own, but it will also support glasses-free 3D technology. NTT DoCoMo...
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The Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch has an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and full 1080p HD video capture capabilities. It also has a 2 megapixel front-facing camera for video chat. In this video, we check out the Galaxy S2′s camera software to see what kind of features and settings...
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Art of Bytes, the folks behind the popular GRave Defense HD tower defense game, released a new video teaser showing off some gameplay of their latest project, titled Night of the Living Dead Defense HD. It’s a remake of GRave Defense and it’s already headed to the Android Market with new maps, monsters, and...
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Samsung posted their take on the upcoming Apple iPhone 4S by comparing it to their in-house Galaxy S II Android smartphone, which is available on Sprint, AT&T, and soon on T-Mobile. Samsung states, “Wow! The Galaxy S II really does go above and beyond! Take a look at how the Galaxy S II is...
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Sure, Apple is due to launch the iPhone 5 today, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any Android news. In fact, a tipster has revealed what could be the highly anticipated Google Nexus Prime from Samsung. As you can see in the photo above, this Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphone sports a button-less...
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Today, LG announced the previously leaked Optimus LTE Android smartphone for the Korean market. The LG Optimus LTE features a 4.5-inch “True HD IPS” display (1280×720 resolution), 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 1830mAh battery, HDMI-out, DLNA support, 4G LTE connectivity, and it...
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Along with the announcement of the next-generation Exynos 4212 mobile processor, Samsung also announced the S5K2P1 image sensor. It’s optimized for compact mobile CE devices and premium smartphones (hopefully Android). The S5K2P1 sensor supports a native 16:9 format video at up to 8.3Mp resolution at 60 frames per second and maximum 16 megapixel-resolution for...
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Samsung has announced two new variants of the widely popular Galaxy S II Android smartphone, called the Galaxy S II LTE (pictured above) and Galaxy S II HD LTE (pictured below) – both headed to South Korea. The Galaxy S II LTE was announced at IFA 2011 and it’s essentially like the upcoming T-Mobile...
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The U+ LTE enabled LG LU6200 (Optimus LTE) has been spotted in the wild showing off its next-gen 4.5-inch 720p HD IPS display. The Android smartphone, which naturally will compete with Samsung’s Galaxy S II line, sports a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, an Adreno 220 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, an 1,830mAh...
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LG has reached an agreement with Capcom to exclusively offer the Android version of Street Fighter IV on their upcoming HD smartphone. The game will make its debut on LG’s global apps site in Q4 and the exclusivity will last for three months after launch. As we prepare our first HD smartphone for launch,...
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In Japan, Hitachi announced a new 4.5-inch 3D-capable mobile display. Sure, we’ve seen a 4.5″ screened smartphone before in the Samsung Inspire 4G, and we’ve also seen glasses-free 3D technology on the HTC EVO 3D and LG Optimus 3D, but Hitachi’s display is a different kind of beast. Not only is the display massive,...
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