Not long ago, Samsung released a video commercial - seen above - which ends with this statement: "the best big-screen phone just got even better." Naturally, the statement’s about the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung’s latest flagship handset, which is available around the world since early October.
After seeing the commercial, we wondered if you, our readers, agreed with Samsung. So we ran a poll asking you: is the Galaxy Note 4 really the best large-screen phone out there?
The poll results are now in, and - perhaps unsurprisingly - most of you believe that the ...
Samsung is facing significant legal battles on two fronts, one being the well-known drama that is Apple v. Samsung, and the other is the less expensive, but equally relevant Microsoft v. Samsung.
Nokia’s 3310 and Ericsson’s T28 were among the best phones money could buy about 15 years ago. Today, of course, their small, monochrome displays, their chunky bodies and obsolete features don’t make them too attractive. But what if, in a parallel universe, the Nokia 3310 and Ericsson T28 ran Windows Phone, or Android? Well, designer Martin Hajek teamed up with German website Curved and reimagined both handsets, endowing them with smartphone interfaces: Windows Phone for the Nokia 3310, and Android for the Ericsson T28.
Russian-based luxury phone maker Gresso recently introduced a brand new smartphone called Regal R1. Measuring 143.2 x 70.2 x 8.8 mm, the R1 is presented as the thinnest luxury phone available. The handset is manually assembled, being made out of titanium - which offers extra protection against drops and bends.
When you take time to think about it, our devices possess a haunting nature all year long. First, they’re connected to the internet, and we know the internet never throws anything away, ever.
Inbox by Gmail is one of the coolest new apps right now. It is an evolution of what email can be, making your inbox into a to-do list, and designed to help you take action on each message that requires something to be done. One of the best ways it does this has just been given a name, Highlights, and Google is telling email senders how to surface useful information.
We've already seen an earlier version of the Android 5.0 update for the Samsung Galaxy S5, and the rumor has it that the Lollipop update from Samsung will be coming as soon as December. Sammy has been working hard on this, and now we're getting to see a newer version of the Android 5.0 update which includes more Material design elements, and UI tweaks.
October has been a crazy month for everyone interested in the world of Apple, Android, and Windows Phone, as practically all the hottest new gadgets are now out on the market, bringing the latest of silicon and all the power to run even the most intensive of apps and games.
Well, it's almost that time again – All Hallows' Eve – the time of the year when we, for some reason, celebrate the odd and the scary, either by dressing up as a legendary monster, or snuggling up at home, watching the horror movie marathons that channels schedule each year. Of course, these past years, there has been another media that does an even better job, one would argue, at scaring the bejesus out of us – horror games!
Google raised a lot of eyebrows when Motorola announced the Nexus 6 partnership handset, as it strays away from the typical Nexus tradition not only by being a no-compromise giant phablet, but also with the decision to out it at full price, like each and every other flagship out there, instead of subsidizing it to an extent.
HTC has released its business report for Q3 2014 and it seems rather favorable, considering the series of losses the company endured last year. The report says that the One (M8)'s momentrum continued over from Q2, still selling well despite the cut-throuat competition, while the mid-range Desire 816 and Desire 820 "solid sales" in Asia as well.
Last year, Samsung execs gathered together, and concluded that the single biggest obstacle against their Galaxy line of phones' world domination was design. Specs they had mastered, but users were constantly clamoring for a little something something in the premium chassis department.
Last year, Samsung execs gathered together, and concluded that the single biggest obstacle against their Galaxy line of phones' world domination was design. Specs they had mastered, but users were constantly clamoring for a little something something in the premium chassis department.
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The Samsung Galaxy A3 comes with “full metal unibody” design. The display is a 4.5-inch, qHD one, of the Super AMOLED type. This mid-ranger will apparently be powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SOC with 64-bit architecture, and 1GB of RAM. The phone makes use of a 8-megapixels rear shooter and 5-megapixels front one. The rest of the list includes 16GB of microSD-expandable storage, a 1900 mAh cell, and Android 4.4.4 KitKat.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 comes with “full metal unibody” design. The display is a 5-inch, 720p one, of the Super AMOLED type. This mid-ranger will apparently be powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SOC with 64-bit architecture, and 2GB of RAM. The phone makes use of a 13-megapixels rear shooter and 5-megapixels front one. The rest of the list includes 16GB of microSD-expandable storage, a 2300 mAh cell, and Android 4.4.4 KitKat.
Earlier this month, we showed you that you could easily play Fruit Ninja using a knife on the Sony Xperia Z3. Now, there’s a new video on YouTube which confirms - in case you were wondering - that you can do the same thing on another new and high-end Android smartphone: the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. What’s more, the video showcases the high sensitivity of the Note 4’s display: basically, you can fully operate the handset with a knife, and even the capacitive buttons work when the blade touches them.
It probably shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone, but the Amazon Fire Phone turned out to be quite a bust. The device garnered middling review scores all around, and terrible customer review scores; and, Amazon ultimately took a big hit on unsold stock in its quarterly report. Now, Amazon is commenting on the trouble, and is surprisingly blaming the problems on the price of the Fire Phone.
The MPAA absolutely hates piracy, and as far as the MPAA is concerned, piracy starts with someone illegally recording a movie in a theater. So, the logical conclusion is to ban any and all recording devices from movie theaters. Yesterday, the MPAA updated those regulations to specifically target Google Glass and other wearables.
With Halloween upon us, Sony decided to release a very short Halloween-themed video, this way reminding us that - as previously announced - its Xperia Z series of smartphones and tablets will receive Android 5.0 Lollipop updates starting the beginning of 2015.
Andy Rubin - the man who created Android about a decade ago, ultimately allowing Google to own the fastest growing tech product in history - is now leaving the Mountain View company.
If you were to just look at the version number of Google Wallet, yesterday saw the biggest update to the app that we've ever seen. Unfortunately, the app itself might not feel as though it received such a big update. Google Wallet made a big leap, going directly from version 2, all the way to version 7, but there were only a couple features added beyond the new Material design makeover.
Earlier today, Lenovo completed the acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google, as all customary closing conditions and regulatory requirements have been finally met. The price of the acquisition is of about $2.91 billion (including a 4.7% share in Lenovo that now belongs to Google). As previously stated, the purchase does not include the majority of Motorola’s patents, which are (and will be) still owned by Google.
If you are itching to try out a smartwatch, but weren't convinced it'll be of any use chained to your smartphone, then you just might find what you're looking for with the Samsung Gear S. This is the first Wi-Fi/3G-enabled smartwatch from a major brand, and it's coming to AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint in the beginning of November.
As promised, the hot-shot Motorola DROID Turbo is now on sale as a Verizon exclusive. It is available in two variants - with and without a Ballistic Nylon back panel, and is sold in two colors - Black and Red. The non-nylon version is available with 32 GB of storage and is offered on three pricing plans. The first option is to get the full retail price of $600 down to $200 by signing a two-year service contract. The subsided price is paid at checkout, and you're eligible for an upgrade after 2 years.
At the beginning of the week we asked you whether you feel like the smartawtch needs to be more like what Samsung is doing with the Wi-Fi/3G-enabled Gear S, or a tethered, companion device (like pretty much every other smartwatch on the market) in order to be a success.
There are plenty of innovative ways to operate our ever-bigger phones with one hand, and Samsung, LG, Sony, Apple and others have come up with their own takes on one-handed modes. These range from more complex features like shrinking the whole interface, to simpler ones, like a swipe from the left edge of the screen being used as a back key.
The CAT S50 was the toughest smartphone to be found at this year's IFA expo. Now, it's also one of the EU-only phones that managed to cross the pond and step on American shores. The smaller CAT B15Q accompanied it on the trip, which means a new duo of extra-buff smartphones is ready to make our weak, skinny handsets shut up and eat their protein.
In order to differentiate their products from the ones offered by their rivals, pretty much every manufacturer on the planet adds his own touch on top of the existing Android base. That's right, even though your Samsung device looks markedly different from a Nexus one on the outside, they share the same core that is Google's mobile operating system. But it's not just about the skin (the overlay) -- the available feature set across Sony, HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and LG devices differs. Sometimes significantly.
Almost ten months after it was announced that Google has decided to part with Motorola Mobility and sell it to Lenovo for $2.91 billion ($660 million in cash, $750 million of ordinary Lenovo shares, and a three-year promissory note worth $1.5 billion), the acquisition deal between the smartphone makers has been finally completed. Motorola and all of its 3,500 employees around the world are now part of Lenovo.
By now, most of Facebook's mobile-only devotees that sail under Android's flags should have been enabled to make use of its built-in browser, which allows them to open external links inside the app itself. As a whole, the idea is not necessarily a bad one, but its realization is not something extraordinary. Just the opposite, in fact - the on-board solution can't stand up to your regular browser of choice performance- or feature-wise, as it lacks a whole array of essential and fundamental browser functionalities. All in all, it's useful as a preview tool, but can't be regarded as a substitute to ...
Samsung has had a tough year in the mobile business, no doubt. The company's Q2 and Q3 financial reports show revenue going down as its facing serious competition from companies like Xiaomi in China, and now Apple, in Sammy's home – South Korea. The handset market has become a highly competitive place, where most of the big players have started to bleed money, and Samsung has inevitably joined the wounded.
By now, most of Facebook's mobile-only devotees that sail under Android's flags should have been enabled to make use of its built-in browser, which allows them to open external links inside the app itself. As a whole, the idea is not necessarily a bad one, but its realization is not something extraordinary. Just the opposite, in fact - the on-board solution can't stand up to your regular browser of choice performance- or feature-wise, as it lacks a whole array of essential and fundamental browser functionalities. All in all, it's useful as a preview tool, but can't be regarded as a substitute to ...
A blog post at gethuawei.com, the webshop that was set up specifically for US customers, has announced that the Jelly Bean-loaded Ascend Mate 2 will not be getting an update to Android 4.4.4 KitKat. This has made quite a few customers unhappy, to say the least, as the mid-ranger is less than 6 months old, and anyone who bought the device was expecting that it'll be getting updates for at least a year.
Did you get a kick out of that video of the BlackBerry Passport getting torn down with screwdrivers and tweezers? Taking apart the productive handset in a controlled setting is one thing, but getting some extreme drop testing going one is a whole different destructive play. Sherif and Anas from Axiom Saudi Arabia got their hands on a Passport and went to town with it.
When it rains, it pours. This old saying perfectly suits Samsung's current state of financial affairs. The largest and still not dethroned smartphone maker in the world has been having a lot of troubles over the past few quarters, experiencing both diminishing sales and tumbling earnings. In the beginning of October, for example, it was predicted that the giant from South Korea will once again disappoint and will report unsatisfactory financial results for Q3 2014. The financial report for the quarter is already out, and just as it was expected, Samsung once again proclaims a lot of trouble in ...
In the past couple of days, we've seen two videos that were supposed to look like simple fan footage of random encounters with actor James Franco, where he is accomplishing simple tasks with inhuman speeds. The videos were quickly uncovered to be part of a Motorola DROID Turbo viral campaign – one that would get people talking on whether or not the videos are real, and what the whole thing is about.
Far from being a high-end offering, the Nokia Lumia 635 is one of the cheapest 4.5-inch smartphones that you can currently buy in the US. This, however, doesn’t stop Microsoft from pitting it against Apple’s iPhone, suggesting that the Lumia 635 represents a better deal.