While in Japan for CEATEC 2012, we dropped by NEC’s booth to check out the MEDIAS TAB UL N-08D Android tablet. It rocks a 7-inch WXGA 1280×800 display, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, an 8 megapixel rear camera, a 2 megapixel front-facing camera, 3100 mAh...
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In this video from CEATEC 2012, we take a look at the Kyocera Urbano Progresso smartphone. While the handset sports a 4-inch WVGA OLED display, 1.4GHz dual-core processor, an 8 megapixel camera and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the key feature of the device is its Smart Sonic Receiver. Using tissue conduction audio technology,...
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At CEATEC 2012 in Japan, NTT Docomo demonstrated prototype eye tracking software and a new gesture-based user interface, respectively called iBeam and Grip UI. Check them out in action in the video above. ibeam This amazing concept user interface for tablets makes it possible to scroll a browser screen or turn pages of a...
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In this video, we review Ocean HD Live Wallpaper for Android. It’s another fantastic live wallpaper from DualBoot Games, the same team responsible for past hits like My Beach HD, Christmas HD and Haunted House HD, among others. We check out the underwater, deep-ocean scenery of Ocean HD on the Google Nexus 7, HTC...
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The great minds at Madfinger Games just updated their Dead Trigger Android Game to 1.5. The latest version offers new arenas, missions, weapons and more. Early adopters who paid for the game before it became free are also treated to some goodies. Check out the full change log, along with our previous video review,...
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While gimmicky, promotional commercials for smartphones can be entertaining at times, we’re also big fans of generic overview videos from carriers since they do a great job of explaining the basics to average consumers. Sprint has been doing a great job of delivering such overview videos for all of their devices in 2012 and...
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The Jelly Belly Candy Company released a Jelly Bean themed Live Wallpaper for Android! It’s simply called Jelly Belly Jelly Beans Jar Live Wallpaper and it’s available now on the Google Play Store for free. Jelly Belly actually teamed up with our friends over at Kittehface Software to create this fun wallpaper for your...
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Gameloft’s Asphalt 7: Heat is finally here for Android. In the quick video review above, we take the popular racing game for a spin on a Google Nexus 7 Jelly Bean tablet. Asphalt 7 features 60 cars, 15 tracks, online multiplayer, and 6 different game modes packed with 15 leagues and 150 different races....
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After integrating a handy scientific calculator into Search, Google has now added a feature called Handwrite. It’s essentially handwriting recognition for Google Search and it can be activated on Android smartphones and tablets, as well as the iPhone and iPad. Simply enable the feature in the settings menu of Google.com and you will notice...
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After a lengthy one month delay, Gameloft finally released Asphalt 7: Heat for Android today. The new arcade racing game, which is now available on the Google Play Store for 99 cents, is said to be the fastest and most visually stunning of the popular Asphalt series. Asphalt 7 features: 60 cars, 15 tracks,...
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If you have ever tried to enter a mathematical formula into Google Search, you were probably pleased to find that it actually delivered a solution. Well, that function just received an upgrade as Google has now implemented a fully functioning scientific calculator. You can access the web app through your desktop or mobile browser,...
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In this video, we review Madfinger Games’ Dead Trigger Android game (version 1.1.0) using the HTC EVO 4G LTE, Google Nexus 7 and Asus Transformer Prime. Dead Trigger is a first-person Zombie shooter with spectacular graphics and gameplay. Best of all, it’s available for free on the Google Play Store (also available for iOS)....
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The first tablet to run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the Google Nexus 7 from Asus, is in our labs for a proper unboxing and review. The Nexus 7 features a 7-inch HD (1280×800, 216ppi) back-lit IPS display, Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core 1.3GHz processor (12-core GPU), 1GB of RAM, 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera, and 4325...
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After unboxing the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Android smartphone and coming away with positive initial impressions, it’s now time to push it to its limits with various benchmark utilities to see how it compares to the competition. In this video, I put the EVO 4G LTE through a series of benchmarks using apps...
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If you’re a fan of Zombie Highway, then you may want to check out Glu Mobile’s Mutant Roadkill for Android and iOS. The ultimate objective of the game is to simply drive as far as possible before an inevitable crash. Gameplay involves running over zombie-like mutants with your car as you sway your device...
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