Archives for April 4th, 2014
Infographic: Features of Paranoid Android ROM
If you’re new to rooting your Android device, you are probably getting bogged down in trying to figure out just which custom ROM is the best one for you. While CyanogenMod often steals the show when it comes to the custom Android ROM scene, Paranoid Android shines when it comes to getting rid of that ...
Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy S5 Up For Pre-Order, Buy One Get One Free!
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is now up for pre-order over at Verizon. Samsung’s 2014 flagship smartphone will set you back $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year contract. Just like Verizon did with the HTC One M8, new Verizon customers will be able to purchase a second GS5 for free after the ...
Is the Xperia Z2 a worthy successor to the Xperia Z1?
Now that the Sony Xperia Z2 has started to trickle out to very select users in Asia, we wanted to pose a question that has been on our mind for a while i.e. how worthy is the Xperia Z2 as an upgrade over the Xperia Z1? On a quick glance, it appears that not much ...
Infographic: Why the Internets are Clogged With Cats and Bacon
Many like to think that the internet is made up of apps, business applications and serious grown-up type stuff. But when we look at the inner workings of the interwebs, the bigger picture becomes clear. And it’s a picture of a big fuzzy cuddly cat next to a steaming pile of bacon. That’s right, internet ...
Deal Alert: Best Buy Offering the HTC One M7 for $1, M8 for $150
Looking for a hot deal on a new Android phone? Good, we’ve got two of them for you! Best Buy is offering the HTC One M7 for just a dollar, and the new version of the HTC One, the M8, for just $150 when signing a new two-year contract with AT&T, Sprint or Verizon. The ...
Sony SCR12 Style Cover Stand for Xperia Z2 Tablet Review
Sony created a dedicated case for the Xperia Z2 Tablet in the form of the Style Cover Stand SCR12. Sony only started to create its own cases last summer, when it launched the CP12 Power Cover for the Xperia Z Ultra. Other cases announced since then (excluding the QX10/QX100 camera attachment cases) include the SCR10 ...
Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom looks from the back
Well folks, the day has come. We have the back cover of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom to show you, meaning that the launch is pretty much imminent. As you can see for yourself, that’s one powerful camera this phone packs on the back, which as far as we’ve heard should house a 20-megapixel sensors ...
Samsung ATIV SE quietly arrives at Verizon Wireless
Even though neither Verizon Wireless nor Samsung issued a press release, the Samsung ATIV SE got a page at the carrier’s website. From there will learn that folks will be able to buy it for $199.99 with a two-year contract or $599.99 sans any strings attached. Best of all, Verizon offers BOGO deal on this ...
Video: Project Ara video shows us the future of smartphones
When Lenovo acquired Motorola from Google, the search giant kept Advanced Technology and Projects group which is responsible for development of Project Ara. It’s been a while since we’ve heard something from these guys and now they’ve released a short video to depict the progress. The release of this clip coincides with the Project Ara Developers’ ...
LG to move 15 million smartphones in the second quarter?
LG is expected to move some 15 million smartphone in the second quarter of the year. If numbers from Mirae Asset Securities Co. are correct, this will be the best ever 3-month period for the company, with monthly smartphone sales growing from previous record of 4.4 in Q4 2013 to 5 million units. As we would ...