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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...

5 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 15 5 Reactions

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A "Nexus 4S" wouldn't be so bad

Android Trends in the mobile industry have, as of lately, been following a perfectly normal pattern of making a good product and then improving on it with a follow-up model – a model of phone that’s different, but not different enough to “bring it...

5 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 90 65 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...

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You can’t see it, but sound quality is a beautiful thing

Lifestyle Today was enlightening for me. It started off with my favorite set of headphones being unexpectedly crushed by own foot. The pair of headphones I had weren’t expensive; they were the free kind that comes with your iProduct (you know, the...

Apr 19th by Anna Scantlin 82 53 Reactions

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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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Do your homework before you run out to buy the Galaxy S 4

Android With the Samsung Galaxy S 4 getting ready for launch day mere days from now, I thought this would be a good opportunity to share my opinions about who should and who shouldn’t (have to) upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy S 4. Whether you choose...

Apr 19th by Anna Scantlin 91 39 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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Thanks for giving creepers a stealthy set of peepers, Google

Lifestyle This is more of a rant article I have decided to write, because despite positive reactions from people I can’t help but to positively despise Google Glass. I’m just going to begin by restating exactly what I said a few sentences ago: I...

Apr 18th by Anna Scantlin 56 39 Reactions

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Customer loyalty: What keeps you with your provider?

Lifestyle Ever since I heard about T-Mobile’s new uncarrier approach to cell phones and contracts (or lack thereof) I’ve been heavily thinking of switching from the only carrier I’ve ever really known in depth in order to get a taste of that new...

Apr 18th by Anna Scantlin 153 99 Reactions

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Which feature would you sacrifice for better battery life?

Lifestyle There’s a certain point where we all know we’re preaching to the choir about battery technology. You, me, and just about everyone else who has used a smartphone in their life knows that battery life isn’t as good as...

Apr 18th by Evan Selleck 80 46 Reactions

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How long will the HTC One hype last?

Lifestyle Some of the biggest hype surrounding a phone right now seems to be around the HTC One, the beautiful aluminum phone that HTC showcased at MWC 2013 earlier this year. With the phone being released shortly before another highly anticipated...

Apr 17th by Anna Scantlin 162 92 Reactions

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Playing dirty: It’s not just an Apple thing anymore

Lifestyle For the longest time in the mobile industry it seemed that Apple was the one that people chose as the bad guy – you knew other companies were playing games too, but Apple was a prime target because, well, they just made it easy. However, a...

Apr 17th by Anna Scantlin 52 25 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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How could I have forgotten the importance of removable batteries?

Android Lately I’ve been taking a lot of things into consideration. There’s less than 3 months before I’m due for an upgrade. While I’ve narrowed it down quite a bit an important factor to phones that I had completely forgotten about since getting...

Apr 14th by Anna Scantlin 208 162 Reactions

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Should Samsung go from “cheap and plastic” to “metal and fantastic”?

Lifestyle The Galaxy S II, Galaxy S III, Note, Note II, Galaxy S 4, and pretty much every other Samsung device ever made all have one thing in common with each other: their housing is made out of plastic. According to an insider who spoke with...

Apr 13th by Anna Scantlin 206 139 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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All T-Mobile needs now is broader network coverage

Lifestyle In another attempt to get customers to flock to T-Mobile’s doors, the carrier that was once the only carrier out of the major four to not (officially) carry the Apple iPhone officially began selling the popular brand of smartphones today -...

Apr 12th by Anna Scantlin 98 82 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 23 22 Reactions

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Loosen the reins and put your whip down, Verizon

Lifestyle Right now, we’re all kind of in a frenzy. T-Mobile unveils its “Uncarrier” approach, and people are interested. In fact, the idea seemed to catch on so well with consumers that Verizon made a statement that they also would be willing to...

Apr 12th by Anna Scantlin 89 42 Reactions