Things are getting a bit crazy over the smartphone industry with the eventual release of 1080p HD displays and it’s no wonder that various phone makers all want a slice of the promising high-end market pie. HTC was the first in the market to release 1080p handset with the J Butterfly, followed by the Droid DNA and soon the Deluxe. …
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High display resolution gives is bright and sharp graphics. It doesn’t seem to matter that people can no longer a distinguish pixel density value higher than 340 ppi, but phone makers want to impress us with numbers. Samsung will begin the production of the next generation Super-AMOLED HD display in early 2013. This should give enough time for the company …
Some iOS devices updated to iOS 6.0.1 are still experiencing WiFi problems and it is not easy to understand why seven weeks after the problem was discovered, Apple still failed to fix this nagging issue. Users are reporting that the WiFi option is still grayed out and inaccessible. As before, the WiFi problem tend to strike users of iPhone 4S. …
A woman from Texas was fooled into thinking that a mirror is the new iPad. Salonta Freeman was reported to pay $200 for a fake tablet. A stranger offered the women some units of iPad and laptop with ridiculous discounts and agreed to relinquish his iPad for only $200 or a fourth the official retail price. This wasn’t the first …
The ZTE Score M is an affordable way to get decent and comfortable Android experience. The phone weighs 4.8 ounces and a little bit thick at 12.7mm. The front is completely glass and the sides are made of shiny black plastic. With a 3.5” HVGA display, the Score M surely offers a budget feel and the display seems to be …
A study was performed recently to test the presence of two common allergens, nickel and cobalt on several popular mobile devices. The test showed that a third of BlackBerry models seem to contain some amount of nickel. It is widely believed in the medical field that nickel and cobalt can cause itchy, dry patches along the ears, jawline and cheekbones. …
Rovio has partnered with Lucasfilm to release the new Star Wars-themed spin off Angry Birds for various platforms including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Mac and Windows. In this game, players guide a plucky group of birds inspired from protagonists of Star Wars franchise in their struggle against the notorious evil pigs. Players can swing lightsaber, use the Force and employ …
Recent reports released by IDC, a technology research firm, showed that Android OS now represents about 75 percent for about 75 percent of the worldwide smartphone industry. Apple may have huge success in the United States and many developed countries, but it only grabs 15 percent of share in the global phone market. Apple is still on the top in …
Compared to the Mango (Windows Phone 7.5), the Windows Phone 8 “Apollo” comes with plenty of goodies under the hood. But if the revamped tile-based interface and much smoother animation just don’t cut it out for you, a few other features may will. Microsoft is working with Devicescape to offer support for more than 11 million WiFi hotspots around the …
Green Throttle Games has unveiled its upcoming controller, called the Atlas. Like other controllers in the market, the Atlas is designed to remedy issues faced by mobile games when using touch-only devices. The controller can be connected through simple Bluetooth connection and it supports HDMI-out connection through microHDMI or mobile high-definition link. Green Throttle has released a video promotion, which …