The Galaxy Nexus is a fast phone. That much me know, but how fast is it compared to the other big dogs? According to a browser test conducted by Mail Online the Galaxy Nexus outpaced the iPhone 4S, DROID RAZR, and even Samsung’s own Galaxy S II. You can see the impressive results in the chart above. The likely reason for these results is the built in… Read more
Most internet users are not too fond of Adobe Flash. In fact a campaign called “Occupy Flash” has started which urges users to remove Flash completely from their devices. We’re not quite that aggressive, but we like it when sites move towards HTML5. YouTube is the next site to transition more towards HTML5. The latest features added to YouTube’s HTML5… Read more
A few days ago Samsung began pushing the Android 3.2 update to the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and it didn’t go as smoothly as they planned. Some users reported that after the update wifi, Bluetooth, and auto-update were broken. Fret not, for Samsung has an update rolling out that fixes everything it broke. The fix will be rolling out via an OTA update. If you… Read more
Most of you are waiting very patiently (or impatiently) for the Galaxy Nexus to arrive in the States. Once it does arrive a lot of you will be looking to root it and do all the amazing things only a rooted device can do. Thanks to the amazing Android community you won’t have to wait for a root solution after your long wait for the phone. This method… Read more
For some people Thanksgiving is merely a day that stands between them and sales as far as the eye can see. Of course we’re talking about Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. The sales have only just begun. Verizon is getting set to have a pretty decent offering this weekend. Most notably is the Motorola XOOM for only $200 on contract;… Read more
Verizon customers probably don’t want to hear about a Samsung device that isn’t the Galaxy Nexus, so we’re sorry if this stings a little. A leaked document from Droid-Life shows that the very un-Galaxy Nexus-like Samsung Illusion will be available to purchase on November 23rd. If you want to pick up in-store you’ll have to wait until January… Read more
Apple App Store App Purchases…say that ten times fast. It’s a fairly well know fact that Android users are a little stingy with their hard earned dollars. That’s no surprise considering much of Android’s rise to fame can be credited to having low cost alternatives to other smartphones. It only makes sense that people who buy cheap phones might not… Read more
The reviews of the Galaxy Nexus have been glowing to say the least. A lot of that praise is for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It’s being called a near perfect combination of hardware and software, and being called the best Android phone ever. But now that the confetti has settled some of the flaws are being discovered. One of those flaws is the lack… Read more
The Galaxy Nexus U.S. launch is still up in the air leaving Android fans clamoring for any bit of Ice Cream Sandwich they can find. Thankfully the always resourceful Android community has come through once again and provided the much improved Ice Cream Sandwich keyboard to download. The keyboard will work on any device running Android 2.2 and above;… Read more
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