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LG Mocks Samsung’s Galaxy S IV Times Square Billboard with Neighboring Optimus G Ads (Image)

March 14, 2013

Samsung recently invaded New York’s Times Square with billboards teasing today’s Galaxy S IV announcement, but it appears LG has taken the opportunity to troll their biggest competitor with advertisements of their own. As shown in the image above, LG’s new “Optimus G is Here 4 You Now!” ad has been placed directly above...
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Asus Shows Off MeMO Pad Android Tablet in New Video

February 4, 2013

Today, Asus launched its 7-inch MeMO Pad Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet, which appears to resemble the Google Nexus 7 at first glance. While the two devices look similar, the MeMO Pad isn’t as feature-packed as the Nexus-branded tablet. The MeMO Pad sports a 7″ LED Backlight 1024×600 display, 1GHz VIA WM8950 processor, 1GB...
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Qualcomm APQ8084 2.3GHz Quad-Core Processor with Adreno 420 GPU Details (Roadmap Leak)

January 30, 2013

If you were impressed with Qualcomm’s MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 processor from CES 2013, you will be blown away by the chipset-maker’s plans for 2014. Looking at the leaked specs for the unofficial Qualcomm APQ8084, it’s clear that it’s a significant upgrade over the current APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro with Adreno 320 GPU and upcoming...
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Google Nexus 7 2nd Generation Android Tablet with 1080p Display to be Made by Asus Again (Rumor)

January 29, 2013

Google has selected ASUSTeK Computer to manufacture the second-generation Nexus 7 Android tablet, according to a source close to the situation. Google must be quite content with Asus’ first attempt at a Nexus-branded tablet to continue business with the Taiwan-based manufacturer. That’s not too surprising considering the first-generation Nexus tablet was often sold out...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Android Tablet Pictured Next to Galaxy Note II Smartphone (Image)

January 25, 2013

Yesterday, the first photos of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet leaked out for public consumption. Today, we have even better, more revealing pictures to examine. Appearing on a French blog, the new images show the 8-inch tablet sized up next to the 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II smartphone, with both S Pen digital...
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Huawei Ascend Mate 6.1-inch Screened Android Phablet Demo at CES 2013 (Video)

January 10, 2013

Huawei made a big splash at CES 2013 with three impressive smartphones: the Ascend Mate, Ascend D2 and Ascend W1. The former are Android smartphones while the latter is a Windows Phone 8 equiped handset. In the video demo above, we go hands on with the Ascend Mate, which is a 6.1-inch screened Android...
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Sony Xperia Z vs Xperia ZL Demo at CES 2013 (Video)

January 9, 2013

At CES 2013 in Las Vegas, Sony unveiled the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL Android smartphones, each of which are set to release globally in Q1 2013. The pair of handsets are very similar in terms of core features, but there are some slight differences as well. One thing is for sure, the Sony...
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Samsung Galaxy Note II vs HTC Droid DNA Benchmark Tests (Video)

December 15, 2012

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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Google Samsung Nexus 10 Android Tablet Unboxing (Video)

December 13, 2012

We have the Google Nexus 10 tablet in the SmartKeitai labs for review and this is the unboxing video for the device. The Nexus 10, manufactured by Samsung, sports a 10-inch WQXGA Display (2560 x 1600 pixel resolution, 300 ppi), 1.7 GHz Samsung Exynos 5250 dual-core Cortex A15 processor with Mali T604 GPU, 16...
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Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W with 5-inch 1080p HD Screen (Details)

November 30, 2012

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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Jessica Alba Endorses Windows Phone 8 Over iPhone 5 (Images)

October 29, 2012

American actress Jessica Alba graced the stage during the Windows Phone 8 launch event today to offer her experience with Microsoft’s maturing mobile OS. The beautiful 31-year old celebrity is also a mother of two, so the focus of her appearance was on the new Kid’s Corner feature in Windows Phone 8, which essentially...
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Google Announces Samsung Nexus 10 Android 4.2 Tablet, Coming November 13 for $399 (Specs, Pics, Video)

October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy’s impending wrath forced Google to cancel its big Android event today, but the company still announced three new devices and an update to the mobile OS as planned. Along with the LG Nexus 4 smartphone and 32GB HSPA+ Nexus 7 tablet, Google also unveiled the Samsung Nexus 10 with Android 4.2 Jelly...
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Verizon Brands Samsung Galaxy Note II with Hideous Logo on Home Button, Now Available to Pre-order (Images)

October 25, 2012

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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Apple Replaces ‘New iPad’ with 4th Generation iPad After 7 Months

October 23, 2012

Apple surprisingly announced a new 9.7-inch iPad alongside the headlining 7.9-inch iPad mini during today’s press event in San Jose, California. The announcement of the 4th generation iPad comes just 7 months after the release of the iPad 3, which was dubbed “new iPad” prior to today. The timing is even more perplexing when...
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Apple Announces iPad Mini, Compares It to Google Nexus 7 (Specs, Pics, Video)

October 23, 2012

Today, Apple announced the iPad Mini at a press conference in San Jose, California. The new tablet is essentially a smaller iPad 2 with improved cameras. It features Apple’s A5 dual-core chip, a 7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS display with 1024×768 resolution (sorry, not Retina), 5 megapixel rear iSight camera with 1080p HD video capture, 1.2MP...
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