We know that the HTC One is a fantastic and powerful device. Hell, look at these benchmarks! But how does it stack up against HTC’s previous flagships, the One X and One X+? Is it worth the upgrade? Should you keep your old device? Or do you need the new One? Well, we can’t really tell you. But we can help you make that decision! One of the biggest… Read more
If you’ve purchased a Nexus 4and were disappointed with the display (especially compared to the similar LG Optimus G), you’re not alone. Luckily, it isn’t hardware related. Google and LG tweaked their kernels in completely different ways, creating what could be mistaken for two different displays altogether. Lucky for us, the developer community never… Read more
The most exciting feature of the new Nexus 10 is hands-down the brilliant new display, but just how brilliant is it? Google employee Romain Guy has taken to his Google+ page to show of the new display, and it’s quite a looker. These shots are of the actual screen, taken with high-end DSLRs, and not just a screenshot over the product. Head to the source… Read more
One problem I’ve always had with Gmail is that I have to leave the compose screen when I take a look at other emails. Gmail’s interface is a bit archaic in some ways, and this is one of them. Despite not liking Yahoo Mail, their tab-based system works a lot better. Google seems to understand that, so they’ve redesigned the compose interface. Instead… Read more
There was a study done by IHS on the display technologies behind the glass of the Galaxy S III and the new iPhone 5. The results are actually surprising: The Galaxy S III display is higher tech compared to the display of the iPhone 5. First of all, the iPhone 5 display only shows 72 percent of the standard NTSC color gamut, while the Galaxy S III shows… Read more
Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has posted a study proving that people like bigger screens. This is surprising, since as a person with large hands, even I find it a bit difficult to wield a phone that is 4.8″. However, according to the study, among Android phones sold in 3 months in 8 countries, 29% had a screen larger than 4.5″. And those who bought larger… Read more
Have you ever wanted to make one app stop rotating without constantly toggling auto rotate in settings? If you have notification toggles, that makes the issue better, but not ideal. What you need is PerApp. It lets you toggle orientation lock, volume boost, and screen timeout length individually for each app. And if you have root, you can also adjust… Read more
Smart Stay is a feature of the Galaxy S III that keeps the phones screen on while you’re looking at it, using thew front facing camera to track your eyes. This means that while you’re reading something, your screen will not time out. Once you look away, it will be allowed to time out. So why should this feature stay exclusive to the Galaxy S… Read more
Last night while I was doing some late night web surfing on my Nexus 7 I noticed some pretty serious screen flicker going on. Today, I noticed Nexus 7 owners on the XDA forums having the same issue. Here’s what XDA member potentiality says will reproduce the screen flickering on any Nexus 7: Weak WiFi signal. Backlight dimmed to under 30%. A… Read more
Samsung has unveiled a new Android-based flip phone exclusively for the Chinese market. The GT-B9120 is a retro styled smartphone that features not one, but two 3.5-inch Super AMOLED 480×800 touchscreen displays, a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM. You’ll also get 16GB of on board storage as well as Bluetooth,… Read more
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