After failing to bring the SC1630 Smart Camera to market in 2012, Polaroid is back with another attempt at an Android-powered point-and-shoot digital camera in 2013. The new 18 megapixel Polaroid iM1836 Android Smart Camera was announced at the 2013 International CES and this time it features updated specs and an interchangeable lens. Interestingly...
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In this video from the 2013 CES in Vegas, we go hands on with the upcoming Ubuntu Phone OS running on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone. “Ubuntu for phones” is not to be confused with Canonical’s two-in-one “Ubuntu for Android” solution, which allows users to run the Android OS on their handset while...
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Now that Christmas is over, it looks like Samsung is adjusting its Galaxy Note II marketing efforts from regular consumers to business men and women. In the company’s latest TV commercial, titled Office Upgrade, Samsung features the Galaxy Note II in a comical office scene in which two employees discuss the usefulness of the...
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It seems Samsung will soon update its original Galaxy Note (GT-N7000) to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Premium Suite features attached. While an upgrade to Jelly Bean was expected, it’s good to see Samsung include unique options and apps from the phablet’s successor, the Galaxy Note II, as well. Galaxy Note users will get...
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The Samsung Galaxy Note II, released globally, including on all four major carriers in the US, has a unique Multi Window option that allows users to run two apps side-by-side in a split screen view. Unfortunately, the AT&T model of the popular phablet has been lacking this feature up to this point. Fortunately, the...
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UPDATE: Winners have been selected and contacted by email! Congratulations to: S. Baranco, L. Imutan, S. Rener, Asa, A. Baroudi, D. Hansen, G. Ries, and R. Jeffries. Thanks to everyone who participated and stay tuned to our YouTube channel and smartkeitai.com for more giveaways. We, at SmartKeitai, want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas,...
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Google’s Android team has posted a seasonal video on YouTube to wish all their fans happy holidays for 2012. The clip features a Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and Bugdroid wearing a Santa hat. It’s a heartwarming story of the familiar green Android robot wishing for some holiday cheer. The Android team surrounds...
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Samsung is reportedly preparing to showcase its 5.5-inch 720p HD flexible display for smartphones in early January. The Korean company will debut the bendable display with 1280×720 resolution and pixel density of 267ppi as a prototype demo at CES 2013 in Las Vegas – we’ll be there to check it out! In its current...
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Today, Samsung announced the Galaxy Grand Android smartphone. Judging by the handset’s moniker, one would certainly expect an impressive device, however, the spec sheet reveals otherwise. The Galaxy Grand boasts a huge 5-inch LCD display, but it’s only of WVGA (480×800) resolution, unfortunately. That’s well below the qHD, HD and FHD resolution screens that...
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The T-Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note II (SGH-T889) will soon receive an upgrade (UVALK8) that will add the useful Multi Window View option that was oddly missing upon release. Starting Wednesday, December 19, T-Mo Galaxy Note 2 users will finally get access to the robust multi-tasking feature that enables specific Google and...
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The Samsung Mobile USA team wanted to wish their fans happy holidays, so they put together a video featuring the Galaxy Note II Android smartphone and Kirigami. If you’ve never heard of it, Kirigami is the Japanese art of cutting and folding paper into decorative or representational form. Think of it as intricate origami-like...
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Remember Samsung’s sexually suggestive “Work Trip” commercial for the Galaxy S III Android smartphone? You know, the one where a husband is leaving for a business trip and his wife surprises him with a last-second NFC sharing of what’s hinted to be a homemade sex-tape as she warns him not to watch it on...
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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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Last week, we heard of the possibility that the Samsung Galaxy S IV would not only feature an “unbreakable” display, but it could also make its retail debut as early as April 2013. Well, a credible source now claims those rumors are more fantasy than reality. It appears the ultra-durable, bendable OLED display technology...
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