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HP Slate 7 vs. Google Nexus 7: An affordable tablet comparison

Android Earlier today HP launched what you might call its "answer" to the Google Nexus 7 - the HP Slate 7. While I can say overall the tablet has some impressive features that the Nexus 7 doesn’t, these features might not necessarily be appealing...

5 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 36 27 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...

5 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 48 35 Reactions

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How much longer will Android come second for applications?

Android It never fails. Every time that one app that you’ve really wanted to try out gets released, it’s only for iOS. Guess what you carry? Not an iOS device. But how much longer will this whole “waiting for apps” thing last for Android users?...

5 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 13

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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...

5 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 37 34 Reactions

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I think T-Mobile is less "deceptive" than other carriers

Lifestyle Today, news brought a puzzling accusation from the Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson: T-Mobile is being deceptive in its “no contract” statements, claiming that it might as well be considered a two-year contract if you can’t cancel...

5 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 58 31 Reactions

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Despite reviews, only you can decide which camera is best

Lifestyle As “upgrade day” for me gets closer by the minute, I’ve been ramping up my research for what phone would work best for me. For the moment I’m focusing in on which features I would like to have for my next “it” phone, and lately I’ve been...

5 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 56 49 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...

5 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 35 26 Reactions

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If it's incomplete, don't release it

Android Here’s a problem that I’m seeing with today’s smartphones: It’s becoming less and less that we actually see new products released. Tech news website Tbreak Technology has reported that Samsung is planning on releasing a “water-proof,...

Apr 24th by Anna Scantlin 55 27 Reactions

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Apple to Apple, dust to dust?

Ios According to the New York Times, last night Apple announced its worst financial results in a decade, resulting in an 18 percent net income decrease during the second fiscal quarter of 2013. All in the same breath, let’s not get carried...

Apr 24th by Anna Scantlin 117 94 Reactions

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How important are display models in wireless retail stores?

Lifestyle When you walk into a wireless carrier retail location, whether it's a third party store or a corporate spot, the one thing your'e likely to find --other than sales representatives (hopefully) ready to help you find a phone-- is display...

Apr 23rd by Evan Selleck 67 50 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 68 26 Reactions

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Why are we ditching expandable memory?

Lifestyle Memory is not to be sold short as being the epitome of what makes our phones so versatile. The amount of content we are able to put on our phones is entirely dependent on how much memory we have on a device. But what happens when you run...

Apr 21st by Anna Scantlin 168 113 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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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...

Apr 20th 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...

Apr 20th by Chase Bonar 1

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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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