At CES 2013, Samsung have announced a brand new device, the Samsung Galaxy SII Plus. Still incorporating the same design as the original Galaxy SII, the SII Plus comes with a 4.3 inch Super Amoled WVGA display (480 x 800 pixels). The device will also be sporting Android JellyBean 4.1.2, a 1.2GHz Dual Core processor and 1GB of RAM. The rear facing camera is 8 megapixels to shoot HD photos and a 2... »
Canonical has had a successful 2012 with the releases of Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10 and recently Ubuntu for Google’s Nexus 7. Now with the new year, Canonical has unveiled it’s new product; Ubuntu for Phones. The Software Ubuntu for Phones defines itself to be used more with gestures rather than relying on buttons and taps to accomplish tasks in a way that is fast and easy. An example of th... »
Huawei prepares a direct competitor to Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Expected to be officially announced at CES 2013, Huawei has finally unveiled the Ascend Mate, its new smartphone-tablet. Specifications The device will use a low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) display, running at 1080p Full HD resolution for an impressive Retina-busting pixel-density of 361ppi screen of 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) which delive... »
Chinese telecommunication equipment manufacturer ZTE has unveiled their high-end smartphone, Nubia Z5. I can’t help but think that this device has a striking resemblance to the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S3. Let’s hope that Apple don’t hit ZTE for $1 billion! Specifications ZTE’s Nubia Z5 smartphone sports a Snapdragon S4 Pro from Qualcomm APQ 8064 (quad-core 1.5GHz) pr... »
![Smartphone Users By Numbers [Infographic]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/HTC-One-X-Plus-L45b-black-533x200.png)
Recently I wrote an article with a very interesting infographic about the rise of Android over the last five years. Since then we have been working with CouponAudit to create another infographic that puts some more meat on the bones as to who is actually using all these shiny new smartphones that are on the market today. Following our research the information contained below does make for some ve... »
The 8X is the new smartphone by Taiwanese company, HTC (you may have heard of them). This is their début device that is going to be powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system. Simple to manipulate with its new design, the HTC 8X may look a lot like the Nokia Lumia 920, but looks are only skin deep. According to HTC, the smartphone design is the most comfortable you’ll e... »
![Which is Better, Android Or iPhone? [Opinion]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/S3vsiPhone5-533x200.jpg)
I’ve been trying to decide whether or not to publish my thoughts on the whole Android (or more specifically the Samsung Galaxy S3) or iOS (again, more specifically the iPhone 5). I’ve read a tonne of articles, some supporting Samsung and others supporting the iPhone and reading through the comment sections of these articles, there is always a plethora of ‘discussion’ betwee... »
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