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Google Now on Android needs a set of standards

Android Google's bread and butter of Android are services like Google Drive and Gmail. Likewise, the company hailing from Mountain View also found a market with Google Now, and it's easily my favorite feature of any Android smartphone. I cannot...

Apr 28th by Chase Bonar 56 22 Reactions

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What are your initial thoughts of the HTC One?

Android It's been five whole days since I received my HTC One on T-Mobile, and I'm pleasantly surprised by HTC's end-game. The One is a well-crafted piece of art that leaves little else to be desired. Build quality bests every Android device on...

Apr 27th by Chase Bonar 161 87 Reactions

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The thought of a durable Samsung Galaxy S 4 has won me over

Lifestyle I once ran over my smartphone with a car. It was the Motorola Backflip courtesy of AT&T - the first Android device on Ma Bell. Although this sort of incident is usually a catastrophic failure on the owner's part, it was premeditated. But...

Apr 26th by Chase Bonar 48 35 Reactions

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Is the flexible display dream inching closer to reality?

Lifestyle For the better part of three years, manufacturers have been toying with the idea of flexible smartphone displays. The thought of a display that can bend and twist at our will would be an interesting feature, no doubt, but the mobile...

Apr 26th by Chase Bonar 37 34 Reactions

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Has Samsung's TouchWiz become too complicated?

Android There are many software features that add value to a smartphone's interface. The ability to share apps and photos through NFC and SMS first come to mind. The same goes for a battery icon that displays your actual battery percentage. But...

Apr 25th by Chase Bonar 35 26 Reactions

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It's officially HTC against the world

Android The good and the bad of the new flagship from HTC has been divvied out in proportionate batches. The majority of positive publicity surrounds the One's build quality and marketed features. But the negativity is becoming increasingly harder...

Apr 23rd by Chase Bonar 69 26 Reactions

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Here's why an improved Nexus 7 could unleash the new Android

Google We're right around the corner from Google I/O and there are plenty of rumors to be excited about. Yesterday, Ms. Anna Scantlin elaborated on a rumor that the new Nexus smartphone from Google could be a modified Nexus 4 boasting LTE and...

Apr 21st by Chase Bonar 15 5 Reactions

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Samsung could make mind control the next big thing

Lifestyle Samsung recently unveiled Air View and Air Gestures with the latest version of TouchWiz UX on board the Galaxy S 4. This feature utilizes touchless touch screen technology to reference inputs as normal touch points do without actually...

Apr 20th by Chase Bonar 1

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When disaster strikes, the smartphone prevails

Lifestyle Running, analyzing, and cornering the Boston Marathon bombing into a stream of comprehensible data has proven difficult over the past week. There is just so much information to comprehend and every bit of it has proven useful in one way or...

Apr 19th by Chase Bonar 32 29 Reactions

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This budget iPhone image brings back fond memories, and I'm sold

Ios Just a few months ago, I asked you what features a cheaper iPhone could do without. Suggestions included a smaller screen with a lower resolution, a lesser camera, and a polycarbonate shell in place of the aluminum on the iPhone 5. It...

Apr 19th by Chase Bonar 65 32 Reactions

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Android smartphones deserve software updates, says the ACLU

Android If you've ever been stuck in a two-year commitment with an Android smartphone that isn't receiving the latest software update due to your carrier taking their sweet time in issuing it, the ACLU is trying to help you out. In a complaint for...

Apr 18th by Chase Bonar 63 50 Reactions

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Facebook, do your homework before expanding to iOS and Windows Phone

Android Facebook Home shunned iOS and Windows Phone in favor of Android and it's been a rough start for the social media company so far. For the few Android devices which are officially supported by Facebook, Home has taken quite a blow as...

Apr 16th by Chase Bonar 49 42 Reactions

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The fingerprint scanner: Apple's Ace for the next iPhone?

Ios Rumors of the iPhone 5's successor are ramping up to unprecedented levels and a new job posting by Apple only adds fuel to the fire. Apple listed a job posting for a software engineer to join its Melbourne Design Centre team in Florida,...

Apr 14th by Chase Bonar 101 74 Reactions

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Android Key Lime Pie needs to match the new Google Play Store

Android "It will help you find great entertainment, fast." This is how Google describes the Play Store update which will begin rolling out to Android devices 2.2 and above in the coming weeks. The update brings a familiar card-style layout akin to...

Apr 13th by Chase Bonar 45 35 Reactions

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5 ways to make Facebook Messenger's Chat Heads better

Android Facebook threw mobile a curveball and announced their new Messenger app with something special. On any regular day in a calendar year, I would've carried on my with daily functions which generally includes ignoring Facebook. But today I...

Apr 12th by Chase Bonar 24 22 Reactions

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The thin smartphone war needs to stop

Lifestyle We are stuck in the middle of an imaginary race amongst manufacturers to deliver increasingly thin smartphones upon the release of every new device. In the process, we've seen features shed and discarded like they mean nothing to the...

Apr 12th by Chase Bonar 90 55 Reactions

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The LG Optimus G Pro is a smartphone with much to prove

Android LG is that other Korean smartphone manufacturer that usually gets the short end of the stick in terms of brand loyalty and sales. The company may share the same origin as Samsung, but that's where the similarities end. If you factor...

Apr 11th by Chase Bonar 17 13 Reactions

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HTC: All you need to do is meet demand

Android For the past few years, HTC has been in a gulf-sized hole and many would argue it was a self-inflicted wound. HTC's latest jab against competitors comes in the form of the One. The One has been labeled as the Taiwanese company's "last...

Apr 9th by Chase Bonar 31 23 Reactions

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The world is ready for a fourth mobile platform

Android It's a good time to be involved in mobile technology. In fact, I sometimes wonder how it could get any better. And then it dawned on me. What of a web-based mobile OS, or one with multi-platform compatibility? In other words, there's a lot...

Apr 7th by Chase Bonar 38 22 Reactions

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What I'd like to see in Android Key Lime Pie

Android It's hard to believe Android Jelly Bean is turning one year old next month. Last year, Jelly Bean brought many welcome changes to the outgoing version, Ice Cream Sandwich, thought it was largely an incremental update. Now we're about to...

Apr 6th by Chase Bonar 54 15 Reactions

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There's no place like Facebook Home

Business And Money Not even a day later and the Internet is up in arms over Zuck's latest venture into our pockets with Facebook Home. If you had caught me yesterday morning, I'd probably denounce it to no avail, reciting The Bill of Rights as recourse, but...

Apr 5th by Chase Bonar 34 30 Reactions

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Samsung's smartphone designs have worn out their welcome

Android Since Samsung made the first Galaxy S device, one could safely assume they were serious about their smartphones. The phone packed very solid specifications at the time, and even landed on all major carriers in one variety or another,...

Apr 5th by Chase Bonar 165 104 Reactions

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We should like what Facebook unveils, right?

Lifestyle As you have already heard from every technology outlet on the Interwebs, Facebook is holding a press event for something that they wouldn't like us to ignore. Rumors have pointed to a deeply integrated Facebook user interface and possibly...

Apr 4th by Chase Bonar 15 13 Reactions

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Form over function: When will smartphone warranties catch up to design?

Business And Money Damaging your smartphone is the technological equivalent of getting bad plastic surgery, except one is easier to get corrected. In my experience, smartphone repair shops have taken it upon themselves to make the repair process as expensive...

Apr 2nd by Chase Bonar 11 9 Reactions

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Google Now can make the smart watch tick

Google The smart watch has had a rough pre-release over the past few months. If there's anything we can learn from the great smart watch rumor mill, it's that the smart watch is set to have a rough kick-off when the first models enter the...

Mar 31st by Chase Bonar 28 14 Reactions

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Here's one way to stop smartphone screens from growing

Ios Smartphones are getting big. They're getting lighter. Most are getting wider, too. Ultimately, the trend of larger smartphones is mimicking how the very first cell phones looked: enormous to the point of recklessness. But the trend of...

Mar 30th by Chase Bonar 47 35 Reactions

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The premium smartphone problem

Business And Money The word "premium" brings many thoughts to mind. Desire, exclusivity, and price occupy a large space in my id, if you will. Like anything else, there's a certain sense of elusiveness to anything we want. Some prefer BMW over Audi, others...

Mar 29th by Chase Bonar 65 39 Reactions

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T-Mobile is ready to go big in 2013

Lifestyle The men and women in magenta are closer than ever from cutting unsuspecting consumers free from conniving two-year commitments. With T-Mobile's recent announcement as the Uncarrier, the facade of your impenetrable commitment is nearing to...

Mar 29th by Chase Bonar 42 33 Reactions

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Google, please don't neuter the Nexus 5

Android Google has morphed its Nexus line to the point of unrecognition in the past year. The Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10 all have high end devices in their cross hairs. Some consumers have identified with the merit of Google, myself included....

Mar 28th by Chase Bonar 108 25 Reactions

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HTC Reimagined: What should be their new motto?

Business And Money Earlier yesterday, our Alex Wagner reported that HTC's new Chief Marketing Officer Benjamin Ho has revealed to the Wall Street Journal that HTC is ready to get loud about their brilliance and ditch the tagline Quietly Brilliant. He says...

Mar 26th by Chase Bonar 74 55 Reactions