Consumer Reports may have lost some of its luster in recent years thanks to the onslaught of smartphone rankings across the web. Still, when Consumer Reports talks, people listen and that’s why we’re taking note of their new choice for “top-rated smart phone.” According to the report published yesterday, the Galaxy S 4 dethroned the LG Optimus G which sat… Read more
AT&T does again what they do best: block video chatting apps. Like with FaceTime before it, AT&T had recently given its position on the new Google Hangouts: Video calling will not be supported on mobile data at this time. Obviously, people did not take kindly to this. If we’re paying for data, and we can use other apps like Skype to video chat, why not… Read more
Consumer Reports has put out some interesting info: The Samsung Galaxy S 4 is now their top rated smartphone. This device has dethroned the LG Optimus G from its throne in their rankings. Consumer Reports praises the Galaxy S 4 for its camera, multitasking abilities, and cool but gimmicky features. And while there is a huge war between those who love… Read more
We weren’t expecting Key Lime Pie at Google I/O. It was pretty clear that it wasn’t coming for whatever reason. We don’t know whether it was to give manufacturers time to update their devices to 4.2, or they’re working on something big and need more time, but we expected this to happen. However, it seems that we missed a few references to Key Lime Pie… Read more
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
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