Both the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S 4 launched at approximately the same time, but the gap in their software was pretty big. The Galaxy S 4 launched with the newest version of Android available, 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Previously relegated to Nexus devices, Samsung adopted it for their newest flagship. However, the HTC One launched with 4.1.2, a much… Read more
When Google Hangouts were launched (back during the first day of Google I/O), they brought together a few elements of Google’s many separate chatting services. But though it was awesome, it was missing a few key things, namely SMS and Google Voice integration. These drawbacks made the service little more than a simple instant messaging app, when it… Read more
Samsung motioned a “rugged” version of the Galaxy S 4 in a pretty unenthusiastic way, more of a side note than an anything exciting. However, after it was mentioned, rumors have been flying. And this may be the first look we get at the device. With a red full metal shell with some (sexy) exposed bolts and black inserts at the top and bottom, it’s a… Read more
What’s On Your Homescreen? is back with another homescreen, wildly different from the previous one. It’s my turn to brag, so here is my home screen: On my main device, the Samsung Galaxy Note II, I’m a huge fan of consistency, and my icon pack reflects that. Every icon in the Glasklart icon pack is uniform and gray, which really suits my taste. This… Read more
At Google I/O, Google announced a full redesign of Google+ for web users. They changed everything to the new card interface that they are so fond of, along with adding many new amazing features. One of those features was auto hashtag, made to expand on posts and allow you to get more content from them. This feature is included in the new update to the… Read more
According to new a report out of SamMobile, Samsung is making plans to give the Galaxy S III many of the features included in the new Galaxy S 4. Thanks to newly leaked I9300XXUFME3 4.2.2 firmware, this new update gives us some insight as to the features that will be included if and when Samsung ultimately decides to seed this to the world. All… Read more
It looks like Verizon customers will soon be able to join the club as a proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy S 4. Verizon has already moved up the date for the S 4 release, but now it seems some users who pre-ordered the device, are receiving notifications that their new Galaxy S 4 has shipped. This is great news as many Verizon customers, including… Read more
What a crazy week! Not only did we get Google I/O 2013, and quite a few surprises on that front, but we also got the release date and price for NVIDIA Shield! The device will launch sometime in June with a pre-order date of May 20th, and it’ll retail for a low price of $349 (well, low for what we expected). Then, with Google I/O, Google took the focus… Read more
The elusive white Nexus 4 has been popping up in lots of different places, but it seems Google I/O has been the place to finally serve some answers. This time, MobileBurn was able to get their hands on the device and provide us with some pretty pictures and a new video. Unfortunately, the person who lent MobileBurn the White Nexus 4 wasn’t able to… Read more
The friends from SamMobile leaked some interesting information Friday morning bringing use an image and specs for a purported Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0. If you recall, Samsung recently made official the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 with specs that we were less than excited about. For what it’s worth, benchmarking has demonstrated that this new Tab 3 7.0 is… Read more
Sprint’s cellular coverage and customer base just got a little bigger in the Midwest today. Sprint announced today, it has completed a deal giving them 20MHz of spectrum in Midwest areas including Chicago and Champaign, Ill South Bend, Ind. and 10MHz in the St. Louis market. Also included in the deal are 420,000 U.S. Cellular customers that… Read more
Some good news coming out of HTC this morning as the company’s North American president, Jack Tong, says that production capacity will double this month. In fact, production will not only double this month by continue increasing in June to meet the “strong demand” for the HTC One. “Our capacity is expected to rise significantly starting from mid-May. We… Read more
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