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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...

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How BlackBerry 10 targets all the major mobile platforms

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Jan 31st by Chase Bonar 6

Google Sync to support Windows Phone through July 31, Microsoft working on CalDAV and CardDAV support

News Today's the day that Google had planned to cease offering its Exchange ActiveSync-powered Google Sync service to consumers, but it looks like the feature will live on a bit longer for Windows Phone. Google has revealed to The Verge that...

Jan 30th by Alex Wagner 1

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Do you have to have the latest software on your phone?

Android For the longest time, I would never settle for anything but the latest and greatest on all mobile fronts. I had to have both the latest hardware and software in any scenario. I never waited for official software updates, and the minute new...

Jan 30th by Taylor Martin 81 60 Reactions

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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...

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Samsung ATIV Odyssey Video Review Part 2

Cell Phone Reviews If you're passionate about Windows Phone 8 but are looking for something outside of what HTC and Nokia have to offer, take a look at Samsung's ATIV Odyssey. It fits somewhere in between the Lumia 822 and 8X, and is a good bargain at...

Jan 28th by Aaron Baker 0

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Samsung ATIV Odyssey Video Review Part 1

Cell Phone Reviews If you like Windows Phone 8 but you're tired of HTC and Nokia dominating the spotlight, take a look at Samsung's first US-based Windows Phone 8 device. Verizon's selling the Samsung ATIV Odyssey for $49.99 with a contract, making it an...

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What features should be standardized across all smartphones?

Android Before my time, our expert Evan Selleck tackled a big question: Which smartphone features can you live without? Though there are many I can simply do without, I believe there are many more that should be standardized across the board. We...

Jan 27th by Chase Bonar 21

Nokia Music+ streaming service coming soon with unlimited downloads and skips

Cell Phone Apps Nokia has been offering its free Nokia Music streaming service in the U.S. since September of last year, giving Lumia owners the opportunity listen to playlists curated by the company's "musicologists" or create their own playlist based on...

Jan 27th by Alex Wagner 1

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The Infobar A02 is the freshest OS mashup you have never heard of

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Jan 26th by Chase Bonar 6

Nokia Laser tipped as high-end Lumia handset that's headed to Verizon

News Nokia CEO Stephen Elop teased last month that his company "is planning a lot of exciting things with Verizon," and now we've gotten some details on just what one of those exciting things might be. A new report from The Verge cites Verizon...

Jan 24th by Alex Wagner 6

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Samsung ATIV Odyssey: Software

Videos This time around, we're taking a look at some of the unique software features that come on the Samsung ATIV Odyssey. It launched today on Verizon Wireless, and can be had for $49.99 with a two-year agreement. What software features...

Jan 24th by Aaron Baker 7 6 Reactions

New DMCA rule requiring carrier permission for legal phone unlocks to go into effect on Jan. 26

Android Take note, frequent phone unlockers, because a recent update to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act that disallows mobile phone owners from unlocking their devices is set to go into effect this weekend. Back in late October, the Librarian...

Jan 24th by Alex Wagner 11

Nokia Q4 2012 report: $585 million profit, 4.4 million Lumias shipped, 808 PureView its last Symbian phone

News Next up on the "What's Your Financial Results?" show, we've got Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and his Finnish phone firm. Nokia this morning reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2012, revealing that it pulled in an operating profit of...

Jan 24th by Alex Wagner 0

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Is the market ready for a 41-megapixel camera?

Android As more rumors fly around, the latest (and yet not-so-latest at the same time) to fly past my ear is talking about another Nokia phone that may feature a 41-megapixel camera. Perhaps a superior camera that surpasses any other available on...

Jan 23rd by Anna Scantlin 11

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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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Samsung ATIV Odyssey Unboxing

Unboxing Verizon's Samsung ATIV Odyssey is finally here, bringing Samsung and Windows Phone 8 together in the United States. It's nice to see Samsung's Windows Phone finally land on Verizon, and at the price point, it'll be a strong competitor to...

Jan 23rd by Aaron Baker 14 11 Reactions

Samsung ATIV Odyssey, red Nokia Lumia 822 and pink Motorola DROID RAZR M hitting Verizon on Jan. 24

Android Tomorrow is going to be a big day for Verizon, as the carrier just announced that it'll be adding a trio of new devices to its shelves on Thursday, Jan. 24. First up, the Samsung ATIV Odyssey will finally be making its way to Verizon with...

Jan 23rd by Alex Wagner 0

Nokia EOS Windows Phone reportedly coming to market with 'true' PureView camera

News Nokia may have already used its PureView branding on a Windows Phone device to describe the Lumia 920's 8.7-megapixel camera, but according to a new report, the company is prepping a "true" PureView Windows Phone product for debut in 2013....

Jan 23rd by Alex Wagner 1

Microsoft said to be prepping CalDAV, CardDAV support for Windows Phone

News Things have been rocky between Google and Microsoft as of late. Just this month, Microsoft complained that Google was blocking it from offering a "fully featured" Windows Phone YouTube app, and then there was some brouhaha surrounding the...

Jan 21st by Alex Wagner 3

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"Are you someone who has switched from iOS to another platform, or have you simply just refused to use Apple's mobile OS due to a missing piece of functionality?"

valerie Page I use both they both have features I like

Jerale Hoard Samsung :P. If I didn't have a BlackBerry Z10 I would rather be with a iPhone 5. Samsung has good hardware (stolen ideas) and great camera quality but it's software sucks.

Lenn Liggins I do believe the IPhone is a very good phone, however, they haven't made any changes other than add a half inch to it. I'm a Windows phone guy.

Dallas Henry Firstly, it sucks ballsacks for phones. Secondly, I do use it for my iPad Mini. Thirdly, it hasn't changed much since inception. Fourthly, "SAMSUNG"... no need to say more. Fifthly... I wanted to type "fifthly".