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I find myself relying on Google Now multiple times every day

Android When Apple first announced Siri, I wasn't all that impressed. That's mainly due to the fact the service had already been around for quite some time and was effectively more efficient and powerful before the being swooped up by Apple. Don't...

Feb 1st by Taylor Martin 16

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What is the perfect smartphone size?

Android What is the perfect smartphone size ? It's a question we continually find ourselves coming back to as mobile manufacturers seem to be throwing various smartphone sizes at a metaphorical wall of users to see what sticks. Over the...

Feb 1st by Taylor Martin 180 122 Reactions

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My Nexus 4 just arrived, and it feels like it was made for a hobbit

Android I was out of town when the Nexus 4 first went on sale. If I recall correctly, I was in New York City that day for a one-off HTC press event – the announcement of the DROID DNA. I wasn't able to stay up late the night before to hit the 3:00...

Jan 31st by Taylor Martin 30

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Here's to hoping Apple can standardize 128GB

Android For months now, I have been hounding virtually every mobile manufacturer about an increasingly problematic matter. You guessed it! Storage space. As smartphones and tablets have matured and substantially grown in capabilities over the last...

Jan 29th by Taylor Martin 20

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Do you still hack your phones?

Android When I bought my first Android smartphone, the last thing on my mind was breaking out my laptop and flashing the latest mod. I wasn't even sure what "rooting" was, considering it was the second Android smartphone to grace the U.S. market....

Jan 28th by Taylor Martin 43

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I'm only two six-second videos in and I love Vine

Iphone Os Ever since Kevin Systrom's and Mike Krieger's co-creation, Instagram, sold for a cool $1 billion to Facebook, there has been a mad grab for the next big mobile media sharing platform, a metaphorical gold rush of the 21st century. More...

Jan 28th by Taylor Martin 3

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My ideal mobile setup is a high-end smartphone and mid-sized tablet

Android Earlier this week, I explained that my week spent carrying nothing but the DROID DNA every day was great and that switching back to a two-phone setup was both annoying and difficult to cope with. As much as I like having the option to...

Jan 25th by Taylor Martin 41 25 Reactions

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How many different mobile devices do you use each day?

Android As we strive to have a single device that does it all, no mobile device can … yet. So many of us have found comfort in using multiple devices to get the job done. With every generation, though, mobile devices become more powerful and,...

Jan 23rd by Taylor Martin 86 66 Reactions

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Carrying just one phone is remarkably and understandably serene

Android For the last four years, I have carried no less than two smartphones with me everywhere I have gone. I plug up two phones beside my bed each night; I pack (at least) two phone chargers when I plan an overnight trip; I send and receive text...

Jan 23rd by Taylor Martin 25

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What features can Apple do without in a budget iPhone?

Iphone Os In today’s emerging mobile markets, budget smartphones are gaining popularity at an alarming rate. As we get closer to an age where affordable, efficient, and functional are all adjectives we use to describe phones, we have all the reason...

Jan 21st by Chase Bonar 95 73 Reactions

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What does MEGA mean for cloud storage and the mobile industry?

Android It’s no secret that the amount of storage a smartphone offers plays a key role in the success of a device’s release. With the Nexus 4, customers were caught off guard by the lowest capacity option of 8GB. Customers had mixed reviews on the...

Jan 20th by Chase Bonar 37 28 Reactions

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To the smartphone haters of the Web

Android Calling all haters: you may have 99 problems, but your smartphone ain’t one. So, what’s the problem? It’s you. I regularly surf YouTube’s popular videos. I have a lengthy subscription of channels that cover a wide variety of subjects, too....

Jan 17th by Chase Bonar 80 39 Reactions

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OEMs, can you please stop making phones with anodized aluminum?

Android Phones are generally only made of a few different materials: silicon, plastic, glass and some metal. From time to time, there are anomalies like this Bamboo phone, for instance. But if you make the rounds at your carrier store, you will...

Jan 16th by Taylor Martin 20

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What's in a smartphone's name?

Android A Samsung phone codenamed SGH-I425 was recently leaked on a benchmark website with some killer specs. Our news machine Alex wrote about it here. I was quite intrigued by a smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 720p screen...

Jan 15th by Chase Bonar 26 11 Reactions

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Are you interested in a Facebook phone? (Poll)

Android In case you missed it, there was a Facebook event earlier today, where Facebook was believed to be unveiling a phone. Of course. Every inkling of a Facebook event over the last two years has led to mass hype and countless rumors detailing...

Jan 15th by Taylor Martin 17

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Siri might soon be able to tell you the truth if you ask her how you smell

Iphone Os If you have ever forgotten to pop in a mint on the first date, you’re not alone. And if you have an iPhone, you’ll probably be interested in what Adamant Technologies is working on. Based in San Francisco, Adamant Technologies has found a...

Jan 15th by Chase Bonar 15 12 Reactions

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Is there room for all the up-and-coming mobile operating systems?

Android In the mobile space, most everything major is divided between two primary platforms we're all too familiar with: Apple's iOS or Android from the search giant Google. Chances are, if any new mobile application is released, it hits iOS first...

Jan 4th by Taylor Martin 17

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What to expect at CES 2013

Android The new year has begun, and that means one thing: the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is right around the corner. Officially, it starts January 8, but the press events, announcements and parties all begin days before. I will hit the ground...

Jan 2nd by Taylor Martin 8

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What 2013 smartphone are you looking forward to most? (Poll)

Android In retrospect, 2012 was a crazy year for the mobile world. The smartphones are of an unbelievable caliber. Build quality was greatly improved, as was speed, performance, wireless connections, NFC, displays and cameras. We're certain that...

Jan 1st by Taylor Martin 85

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Taylor's New Year's tech resolutions for 2013

Android Today is the last day of 2012, so there's no better time than now to reflect on how things have gone this year. And there's no better day than today to determine which areas need improving. There's something symbolic and significant about...

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"Take the poll! What is the perfect smartphone size?"

Akash Gupta 4 Inch

Ira James White Jr. 4 inches is perfect ergonomically and for size, all these big phones are getting out of hand. I say getting out of hand because most if not all cellphone makers think they're in a size race now, and I feel like we're going back to the damn 80's and 90's with these big phones by our heads.. get a decent 7 inch tablet to compliment your phone if you need something bigger