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Advent's budget Tegra tablet has incredible performance for the price thanks to Nvidia's latest chipset - you can't get faster for less Google delivers big Hangouts update for iOS
Yesterday may have been our big day for new Google software on Android, seeing the release of both the Google Now Launcher and a Google+ update, but now it’s iOS’s turn, and Google has a pretty substantial update available for the platform’s Hangouts app, bumping it ahead to version 2.0. Tablet users are really going to like this one, as Hangouts gets optimized for your iPad’s display. That means a two-pane view for conversations, ...
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Devs working to bring Nokia app store to Androids everywhere
When it comes to the Nokia X (and X+, and XL), Nokia is playing by its own set of rules. That means an Android experience that’s a bit different from what you’re used to, a change motivated in no small part by the absence of Google apps. With no Play Store to turn to, Nokia’s put together its own Android app store, to which Nokia X users will turn for their software fix. Curious to see what they’ll be working with? Look no further than a helpful project from the resourceful guys over at XDA-Developers, making the Nokia app ...
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Wi-Fi calling should come standard on all smartphones
I’m sitting in my grandmother’s house in my hometown, and I want to make a call. I pick up my phone, dial a number, and hit the giant red Call button. It fails. I remember T-Mobile has literally no service in Pinnacle, North Carolina, so I connect to her Wi-Fi network. “I can use Wi-Fi calling,” I think. Nope. The Moto X doesn’t support Wi-Fi calling. People, this is 2014. This should not happen. I have a perfectly good Wi-Fi network and a perfectly capable smartphone in an area with no service, and I still have no way to place a call, unless I pick up the ...
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Release dates leak for Verizon tablets from Samsung, LG
Samsung’s Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 may be a serious tablet heavyweight, but it’s also got a premium sticker price to match, selling for $750 on up. If you’ve been hoping that a carrier subsidy might be a nice way to bring that figure down a little you’re in luck, as we’ve already seen evidence of a Verizon-branded NotePRO 12.2 leak. But when might such a device actually arrive? If we’re to believe a new leak, it ...
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Why a top screen edge gesture doesn’t belong on a smartphone
We’ve seen some leaks of the new Windows Phone action center that will be coming to Windows Phone 8.1 recently. It’s basically a screen where you can find all of the missed notifications, but also quickly access toggle buttons for things like WiFi power, Driving mode, etc. The method to access this new action center is exactly the same as Android, which Apple also copied for iOS… swipe down from the top edge of the screen. Now, I am of the opinion that copying bad design is bad. Just because everyone else is doing it, doesn’t make it right. What’s bad about ...
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BlackBerry keeps the door open for another tablet (but maybe don’t hold your breath)
Over the years, we’ve seen many a smartphone manufacturer move into tablets. Some, like Samsung, take to the form factor like a fish to water, and tablets become an established part of their mobile lineups. Some, like LG, saw their tablet efforts go dormant for years, only to recently rekindle things. Then there are companies like HTC, which had some early dalliances with tablets, but seem to have moved on altogether. Where does BlackBerry fall in all of this? We had the ...
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Persistent malware scanning coming soon to make Android more secure
Android malware exists – there’s no sugar-coating that – but for the majority of users, it’s a remote threat at best. So long as you’re installing apps from trusted sources and keeping on top of any security updates that come your way, you’re in great shape. But just because Android security is already decent doesn’t mean it can’t get even better. A new update going out in the next few weeks will help do just that, making an ...
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Pricing can make or break Project Ara, and Google knows that
If you look back just a few years in the timeline of modern smartphones, we’ve come a tremendous distance. To think the HTC ThunderBolt was, at one time, innovative and groundbreaking is pretty humorous these days. It’s difficult to remember that the original Motorola DROID was an impressive piece of kit and that 3G data speeds were normal just three, short years ago. Design, specifications, and especially software have all matured in a way few of us would have thought possible at the time. And it’s spoiled us to the point that we’re displeased with the announcement ...
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Empty Nest: What I miss (and don’t) about the Nokia Lumia 1520
I’ve learned that there are two things about being a smartphone-and-tablet reviewer. The first thing: you get to handle awesome gadgetry days or weeks ahead of its official release date, and you’re not just allowed to use the heck out of it; you need to, in order to do your job. That’s the awesome thing. The other, less-awesome thing: you eventually have to give it all back. Empty Nest is a recurring column discussing what I miss -and what I don’t- about the devices I’ve had to return. • It was a confluence ...
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Latest 2014 HTC One (M8) pics reveal a slightly different design
There’s been no shortage when it comes to leaks of the HTC M8, the phone that looks like it’s going to launch as the all new One in just a few weeks. A number of pictures of the phone’s hardware have crossed our desk, some more believable than others, and last week we saw a bunch of high-quality renders of the handset. Was the book already closed on the M8′s design? Well, maybe not; even in that ...
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OnePlus One CyanogenMod phone to get a cheap Nexus-level price tag
Last month we started getting answers about Cyanogen Inc.’s plans to work with an OEM to produce an all-new CyanogenMod smartphone, with news of the formation of OnePlus from former Oppo staff and its plans for its One handset. From what OnePlus shared about the hardware (and those details were very sparse) it sounded like we were looking at a pretty darn high-end phone. We’ve talked a little about
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