While many consumers are waiting for the HTC One to go on sale in their respective markets, the folks at iFixit have already disassembled the flagship Android smartphone for all to see what’s under the hood. As you may recall, the One features a 4.7-inch 1080p Full HD Super LCD 3 display, Qualcomm Snapdragon...
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Sony decided to not only teardown the Xperia Z Android smartphone, but they also reverse engineered it back together. If the ticker in the corner is any indication, we’re pretty sure the handset will score highly on iFixit’s repairability rating system. Watch the complete build-up in the video below.
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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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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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Beginning next week, Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR MAXX HD users will receive a firmware upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The 9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US update will be pushed out in phases starting early December, according to an official statement from a Big Red representative. It looks like it’s a slightly newer build...
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 will be getting a significant software update in various regions in the coming weeks and months. Along with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the upgrade delivers enhanced multitasking, new S Pen-optimized features, enhanced content creation and editing capabilities. The Korean smartphone and tablet manufacturer has even put out a 12-minute...
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The Google Nexus 4 by LG received a repairability score of 7 out 10 by the guys at iFixit, as it was torn down this past weekend in the name of science. The Nexus 4, which was recently released and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, rocks a 4.7-inch WXGA IPS display (1280×768 pixel resolution,...
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Verizon Wireless updated the Motorola Droid Razr M from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean today, November 9. The 98.12.4.XT907 upgrade delivers fantastic features like Google Now, Voice Search, Off-line Voice Typing, improved notifications and more – full change log along with official video demos posted below. The OTA update...
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AT&T will be pushing out a significant update to the Samsung Captivate Glide smartphone beginning tomorrow, November 10. The upgrade will bump the QWERTY keyboard-equipped handset to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Users can download the update by heading to Samsung’s update portal from a computer once it’s released. From AT&T: Beginning Nov. 10,...
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- YouTube Direct Link Rovio just released Angry Birds Star Wars for Android, Windows Phone 8 and iOS devices. In the video above, we review the new game on the Google Nexus 7 Android tablet. It’s actually quite fun as it brings new aspects and gameplay mechanics to the series. The game still revolves...
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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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An early build of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has leaked out for Verizon’s Motorola DROID RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD smartphones. The leaked 9.1.39 build is available to flash for advanced owners who are brave enough to put their devices at risk. Its stability is unclear at the moment, but the leakster...
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This is a video review of MotionPortrait’s HauntedBooth 3D Ghost and ZombieBooth apps for Android and iOS. The apps allow you to alter photos of yourself or your friends by transforming any portrait of a person into a ghost or zombie. In fact, we used images of President Obama and Governor Romney in the...
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Teardowns of smartphones and tablets are typically orchestrated by the folks at iFixit these days, but the makers of the Xperia Tablet S decided to take this one into their own hands. In the time-lapsed video below, you will see Sony engineer Takuya Inaba rip apart the new Android tablet and put it back...
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